DEFINITIONS
The most common cause of this problem is poor latch.
What is sore nipples?
It is best to wait at least this long to introduce a bottle to a breastfed baby.
What is 3 weeks?
By this day after birth, mom loses the initial swelling and fullness in her breasts.
What is day 10?
The AAP recommends that this supplement be given to infants older than 6 months to prevent cavities.
What is Fluoride?
This hormone stimulates milk production.
What is Prolactin?
This "highway system" serves as a way to transport the milk through the breast to the nipple.
What are milk ducts?
WIC and AAP agree that breastmilk only will provide complete nutrition for this long.
What is 6 months?
These 2 indicators are the best way to tell a baby has gotten enough milk at the breast.
What are weight gain and diapers?
These drugs of abuse should be avoided while breastfeeding.
What are cocaine, heroine, ecstasy, marijuana...?
This hormone causes tiny muscles around the alveoli to contract, which squeezes milk through the ducts.
What is Oxytocin?
Fever, swelling, fatigue, redness and extreme tenderness in the breast characterize this problem.
What is mastitis?
This is how long WIC recommends breastmilk be stored in the refrigerator.
What is 4 days?
These are possible signs of milk oversupply.
What are fussy between feeds, gains weight too quickly, and green stools.
This commonly used herb may increase milk supply.
What is Fenugreek?
Women with PCOS, insulin resistance, and extreme obesity are more likely to have low milk supply due to low levels of this milk-making hormone.
What is Prolactin?
Results from the buildup of bilirubin, a product in the blood that is formed when red blood cells are broken down.
What is jaundice?
It takes this long for nicotine to pass into breastmilk after mom smokes?
What is 20 minutes?
These are a few reasons that milk production could be delayed.
What are pre-term birth, maternal hypertension, C-section, traumatic delivery, and extreme obesity.
A Rx medication may be needed to treat this condition that may cause breast pain, itching or burning, and shiny breast tissue.
What is Candida Albicans or thrush?
Taking birth control with both of these hormones can reduce milk supply.
What are Estrogen and Progesterone?