Breastfeeding Basics
This is the first milk your body makes, often called "liquid gold."
What is colostrum?
True or False: Small breasts make less milk.
What is False?
This hold is often recommended after a C-section because it keeps pressure off the abdomen.
What is the Football Hold?
This is the safest position for a baby to sleep.
What is on their backs?
This symptom often has pregnant women making frequent trips to the bathroom—sometimes every hour.
What is frequent urination?
Most newborns breastfeed this many times in a 24-hour period.
What is 8-12 times?
True or False: You should stop breastfeeding if you get a cold.
What is False?
This hold gives moms extra control when helping a baby latch.
What is the cross-cradle hold?
Newborns typically sleep this many hours per day.
What is 14-17 hours?
Many pregnant women experience this sudden and overwhelming desire for a specific food.
What is pregnancy cravings?
This is the best indicator that a baby is getting enough milk.
What is wet diapers & appropriate weight gain?
True or False: Breast milk changes to meet a baby's needs.
What is True?
This hold is often used by experienced breastfeeding mothers and is the classic breastfeeding position.
What is the cradle hold?
This is often the first sign that a baby is hungry, before crying.
What are feeding cues?
This term is often used when a pregnant woman forgets why she walked into a room or loses her train of thought.
What is pregnancy/ mom brain?
This breastfeeding behavior involves frequent feedings over a short period of time.
What is cluster feeding?
MYTH OR FACT? : You should wait until your breasts feel full before feeding your baby.
MYTH
It's best to feed babies based on their hunger cues rather than waiting for breasts to feel full.
This position can be especially helpful for nighttime nursing
What is side-lying?
This is what you should do if a newborn falls asleep during a feeding but hasn't eaten much.
What is gently wake or stimulate the baby (tickle feet, change diaper, skin-to-skin, etc.)?
This reflex causes a newborn to turn their head and open their mouth when their cheek is stroked.
What is the rooting reflex?
This hormone helps your milk flow and also helps you bond with your baby.
What is oxytocin?
MYTH OR FACT?: You can tell how much milk a baby is getting by how much milk you can pump.
MYTH
Many moms pump much less than their baby can actually remove during a feeding. Babies are often more efficient than pumps, and pumping output is not a reliable measure of milk supply.
This hold is commonly used when nursing twins.
what is the football hold?
A good rule of thumb is that babies should wear this many more layers than adults are comfortable wearing.
What is one more layer?
During pregnancy, a mother's body produces enough extra blood to fill approximately this many soda cans.
What is about 40–50% more blood (roughly 20–25 extra cans of soda worth?