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WIC Breast-feeding Support
Breastmilk Trivia
How Breast-feeding Works
New Baby Trivia
100

You should expect breastfeeding to hurt.

What is false? Breastfeeding, when the baby is attached correctly, should not hurt.

100
This group recieves the largest food package on the WIC program.
What are breastfeeding mothers and babies? Mothers who breastfeed recieve more food than they did even when they were pregnant, and mothers who exclusively or mostly breastfeed will stay on the WIC program for 1 year.
100
These immune components in breastmilk help babies fight off infection.
A. What are antibodies? Antibodies are little warriors in mom’s body that fight off germs. Babies don’t have any of their own, so it is important that mom pass these antibodies to the baby through breastfeeding so the baby gets sick less often.
100
You need these three things to breastfeed.
What are a breast, a baby, and a brain.
100
A baby's stomach is the size of this object when they are born.
What is a shooter marble. By day 3 the baby's stomach has grown to the size of a pingpong ball, and by day 10 the stomach holds the same ammount as a plastic egg. Feeding a newborn more than 2oz of milk is too much and stretches out their stomach. The amount of milk mom makes at these times are just enough for the baby.
200

Formula is just as good (or better than) breastmilk

What is false? Breastmilk contains hundreds of compounds that science has not even idenitifed yet.

200
Mothers going back to work or school can receive these items from WIC.
What is a breast pump? WIC offers 3 different kinds of pumps for different needs. About 2 weeks before you are planning to return to work or school, call WIC and schedule an appointment to get a breast pump. If your baby is born early or sick and cannot you may need a pump earlier, so call WIC right away.
200
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.
200

This is the best way to make more milk.

What is nurse more often? Frequent feedings at the breast encourage mom's body to make more milk for her growing baby.

200

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.

300
Breastfed babies are healthier.
What is true? Breastfeeding helps babies develop correctly.
300

This person is a WIC mother who will support my decisions about how to feed my baby.

What is a breastfeeding peer counselor? I am a Peer Counselor for WIC and am here to answer your questions or concerns, or to find someone who can! We have 4 IBCLCs in the office.

300
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. Burger King stole our slogan, but as a breastfed baby you can truly “have it your way!”
300

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. Babies latch on with wide mouths and take in a lot of mom's nipple and areola. A "good" latch is when baby is effectively drinking milk (listen for swallowing, jaw movement, chin buried in breast, lips turned out or not visible) and mom is comfortable (baby's latch is taking in much of her breast and not rubbing or pinching).

300

A baby should gain this many ounces per week in the first 2 months of life.

What is 4-6 ounces per week?

400
Mothers with breasts too large, too small, or with flat or inverted nipples will not be able to breastfeed.
What is false? Mothers of all shapes, sizes, and varieties can breastfeed. About 97% of mothers can physically provide all of their babies' nutrition, but unfortunately other factors get in our way.
400

WIC offers these for mothers to learn about breastfeeding.

What is a breastfeeding class? WIC offers several classes in person or zoom during business hours and I will do them outside of business hours if you ask!

400

Breastmilk has this many components: dozens, hundreds, or thousands.

What is thousands? Breastmilk has thousands of components in it, some of which science cannot even identify, more or less replicate and put in a can. Artificial Baby Milks have recently started adding DHA and ARA to try to be “more like breastmilk” but the only thing REALLY like breastmilk is the REAL thing.

400

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. The amount of time a baby spends sucking on an artificial nipple also cuts down on the amount of time the baby is at the breast, and may reduce mom's milk supply.

400
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? Growth spurts sometimes cause moms to think they are losing their milk supply-- it's exactly the opposite! Frequent nursing during growth spurts helps moms increase their milk supply to meet their growing babies needs.
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