It is possible for a newborn to grow 3/4 of an inch overnight.
What is fact?
(Dr. Michelle Lampl, Anthropology, Emroy University)
100
Hard lump on breast, most common on outer, upper quadrant, not accompanied by a fever.
What is a plugged duct?
100
The pump every mother possesses.
What are her hands?
100
Cystic Fibrosis, Celiac disease, and other malasorption problems can be delayed by this.
What is breastfeeding?
(Breastfeeding Answer Book, 354)
200
Standard treatment for breast infection in addition to antibiotics and plenty of rest.
What is nurse the baby?
(WAB, page 126)
200
Typical weight gain for a breastfeeding baby is 5-6 onces per week for the first three months.
What is fact?
(The Breastfeeding Answer Book, Page 40)
200
Red streaks on breast, mother feels run down and has a low-grade fever.
What is a breast infection?
200
The legnth of time human milk can be stored safely in the refrigerator.
What is eight days?
(facts about breastfeeding, 1996)
200
Can cause baby to have greenish watery stools, although he nurses often, he can be fussy and possibly be a poor weight-gainer.
What is an overactive milk ejection reflex?
(WAB, page 54)
300
Treatment for low milk supply.
What is nurse the baby more often?
(WAB, page 138)
300
After twenty weeks gestation, the mother's body is capable of producing milk.
What is fact?
(The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, page 302 6th edition)
300
Uncomfortably full 2-5 days after birth, tender, possibly swollen breasts.
What is engorgement?
300
Ways to stimulate milk ejection reflex while at work.
What is photographs, clothing that smells like baby, or tape of baby crying?
300
The hormone responsible for lactation and the gland upon which it acts. This enables the adopted mother to nurse.
What is prolactin and the pituitary gland?
400
Good idea for a baby with jaundice that appears on day two or three of his life.
What is nurse the baby more often?
(WAB, page 278)
400
It damages a fetus to breastfeed during pregnancy.
What is fallacy?
(Breastfeeding Answer Book , Page 408)
400
White patches in the baby's mouth; mother has itchy, red, flaky nipples.
What is thrush?
400
Number one problem facing working mothers.
What is fatigue?
(Practical hints for working and breastfeeding (#329-17)
400
Staves off hypothermia and stabilizes neonate's blood glucose levels.
What is breastfeeding?
(Facts about Breastfeeding, 1996)
500
Treatment for a baby with a cold, flu, or mouth injury.
What is nurse the baby?
(and other common treatments)
500
There is a species of mammal where the male lactates.
What is fact?
(The Dayak male fruit bat produces a small amount of milk. It is not known why: possibly something in its diet is high in phytoestrogens which may spur the growth of male breast tissue.)
500
Can be caused by incorrect positioning or high palate in baby's mouth or short fenulum (skin under tongue) on baby, often "clicking" during nursing is a clue.
What are soar nipples?
500
Under running water or in a cup of warm water, never in a microwave or on the stove.
What is the best way to thaw breastmilk?
(WAB, page 158)
500
A way to keep twins, even triplets, well nourished physically as well as emotionally.