2011 is the year breastfeeding awareness month was established.
what is 2011
Breastmilk protects babies from this.
What is infections
You need these three things to breastfeed
A baby. a breast, and a brain
T/F: Families who breast feed can save as much as 500-800 dollars in the first year alone.
False, 1,200-1,500
Breastmilk from the breast is always…
What is Clean, the right temperature, readily available, nutritious, etc…
Breastfeeding awareness month was established for advocacy, protection and promotion of breastfeeding ?
What is advocacy, protection and promotion of breastfeeding
Childern who are breastfed are less likely to developed this respiratory disease.
What is asthma
This is the best way to make more milk.
What is nurse more often
Breastfeeding can help prevent another one of these.
what is provide contraception protection
Newborns should eat this many times per day.
What is 10-12? Frequent feedings are necessary for babies to grow adequately, to slowly stretch their stomachs, and to increase mom's milk supply.
80% of women start out breastfeeding?
What is 75% of all new mothers.
Babies who are breastfed for six months are less likely to become this.
what is obese
When babies are nursing well, getting milk, and not hurting mom they probably have a good ______.
What is "latch"? "Latch" is what we call how baby's mouth fits on mom's breast.
Mothers who breastfeed have a decrease risk of this.
What is mothers who breastfeed have a decreased risk of breast and ovarian cancers.
Around 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months old a baby goes through __________, which is a period of rapid growth when a baby may wake more often and need to be fed more often to help mom's body adjust to his new food needs.
What is a growth spurt?
75% of women breastfeed 6 months after birth?
What is 43%
These immune components in breastmilk help babies fight off infection.
What are antibodies? Antibodies are little warriors in mom’s body that fight off germs.
Giving bottles and pacifiers early in a baby's life may (HELP) or (HARM) the breastfeeding relationship. (Pick one)
What is harm? Because these nipples are shaped differently and work differently, the baby learns to suck differently on them.
This is how breastfeeding can help a mom's uterus.
What is less uterus bleeding and quicker return to normal size
Babies may breastfeed for this long in their life.
What is two years
13 % of babies are exclusively breastfed.
What is 13%.
True or false: breastmilk changes to meet the needs of growing babies and toddlers.
What is true? Breastmilk changes over the course of a feeding, over the course of the day, and over the course of the baby’s duration of breastfeeding to meet their needs.
The correct amount of time for a baby to eat is: for 10 minutes on either breast; for 30 minutes split between both breasts; for 30 minutes on only one breast; or any of the above.
What is any of the above?
T/F: If 90% of all US families were to breastfeeds exclusively for six months, the U.S. would annually save $13 billion from reduced medical and other costs.
True.
This early milk is made during pregnancy and the first 3-5 days after birth and is very thick and concentrated (think sweet + condensed milk).
What is colostrum? Mothers make very small amounts of thick, nourishing colostrum that is gentle on baby’s brand-new tummy. Mom makes just the right amount for her baby.