TRUE / FALSE
BREASTFEEDING IS MOST BENEFICIAL FOOD FOR THE CHILD IN FIRST YEAR OF LIFE
TRUE
LIST 3 BENEFITS OF BREASTFEEDING TO BABY
NUTRITION
SENSORY STIMULATION
IMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PREVENTION FROM ALLERGIES
WHICH ONE IS CORRECT
BREASTFEEDING HELPS MOTHERS REDUCE / PUT ON WEIGHT.
REDUCE
TRUE / FALSE
ONCE BABIES STARTS TO EAT SEMI-SOLID FOOD AT 6 MONTHS, THEY DO NOT NEED BREAST MILK
FALSE Once solids are started it is important to continue breastfeeding as your baby will continue to receive many benefits such as water, nutrition, protection from disease, it helps the baby to digest the solid food.
WHAT SHOULD BE THE STOOL COLOR OF A BREAST FED BABY
YELLOW / GOLDEN YELLOW
BREASTFEEDING SHOULD HURT WHILE FEEDING
FALSE.
IF PROPERLY LATCHED, IT SHOULD NOT HURT
BREASTFEEDING DECREASES THE CHANCE OF CHILDHOOD ______ & _______
OBESITY
ALLERGIES
NAME TWO CANCERS WHICH BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS HAVE DECREASED INCIDENCE OF
BREAST
OVARIAN
IF MOTHER IS HAVING COLD / FLU / SKIN DISEASES SHE CAN PASS THEM TO THE BABY THROUGH HER BREAST MILK
FALSE
If a mother has an illness, her breast milk will help protect her baby from those same illnesses
WHAT ARE EARLY SIGNS THAT BABY NEEDS TO BE FED? (BEFORE BABY STARTS TO CRY)
LIP SMACKING / LIP LICKING
FINGER IN THE MOUTH
TO MAINTAIN MILK SUPPLY BREASTS NEED TO BE STIMULATED
TRUE.
THAT'S WHY BABIES SHOULD BE LATCHED REGULARLY EVEN IF NOT HUNGRY
WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF EXTENDED BREASTFEEDING
BEYOND 1 YEAR OF AGE
HOW MANY CALORIES MOTHERS NEED TO EAT EXTRA WHILE BREASTFEEDING
550 / DAY
TRUE / FALSE
BREASTFEEDING PREVENTS YOU FROM GETTING PREGNANT
FALSE
WHAT ARE SOME WAYS TO REDUCE BREAST ENGORGEMENT
HEAT OR COLD COMPRESSES / BREAST MASSAGE / PUMPING / ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS
FOREMILK IS AT THE END OF FEEDING AND IS HIGH IN FAT AND PROTEINS
FALSE
HIND MILK IS...
COLOSTRUM IS ALSO CALLED AS BABY'S FIRST ________________
IMMUNISATION
LIST 2 / 3 IMMEDIATE BENEFITS OF BREASTFEEDING TO MOTHER
DECREASED POST - PARTUM HMG
DECREASED PP DEPRESSION
EARLY PRE-PARTUM WEIGHT ACHIEVEMENT
TRUE / FALSE
MOTHER'S CANNOT TAKE ANY MEDICINES WHILE BREAST FEEDING.
NAME 3 KINDS OF DRUGS IN WHICH BREAST FEEDING IS CONTRAINDICATED
FALSE
ANTI-EPILEPTICS / ANTI-COAGULANTS / ANTI-CANCER
WHICH MINERAL DOES AN INFANT START TO LOOSE AFTER 6 MONTHS OF AGE
IRON
BREAST MILK PROVIDES ACTIVE IMMUNITY
FALSE
PASSIVE IMMUNITY
NAME TWO / THREE INFECTIONS WHICH BREAST FED BABIES ARE LIKELY TO HAVE MUCH LESSER THAN FORMULA FED BABIES
EAR INFECTION (OM)
PNEUMONIA
DIARRHOEA
NAME THE HORMONE WHICH
A) PROMOTES MILK PRODUCTION
B) PROMOTES MILK EJECTION
A) PROLACTIN
B) OXYTOCIN
CAN BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS DRINK ALCOHOL WHILE BREAST FEEDING?
YES,
BUT ONLY MODERATELY AND NEED TO KEEP 3-4 HRS GAP BEFORE THEY GIVE THE NEXT FEED TO THE BABY. THEY CAN PUMP THE MILK BEFORE THEY INTEND TO TAKE ALCOHOL.
BREASTFEEDING DECREASES THE INCIDENCE OF SIDS WHICH STANDS FOR _________________ BY _____ %
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME
50%