Starting Out
Alternative Milk
Expression
Milk Production
Boosting Milk Supply
Weaning
100
True or false: Milk supply will start to increase automatically after the first couple of days, whether milk is removed or not.
What is true. Wiessinger, Diane, Diana West, and Teresa Pitman. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding. 8th ed. New York: Ballantine Books, 2010. Print.
100
This mimics a milk release by creating pressure within the breast.
What is hand expression. Wiessinger, Diane, Diana West, and Teresa Pitman. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding. 8th ed. New York: Ballantine Books, 2010. Print.
100
More of this milk-producing hormone is produced at night than any other time of day.
What is prolactin. Cadwell, PhD, FAAN, RN, ANLC, CLC, IBCLC, Karin, Cynthia Turner-Maffei, MA, ALC, CLC, IBCLC, and Lois D. W. Arnold, PhD, MPH, CLC. The Curriculum in Support of the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding. 4th ed. Massachusetts: Health Education Associates, 2011. Print.
100
Crying is a _________ indicator of hunger.
What is late. Wiessinger, Diane, Diana West, and Teresa Pitman. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding. 8th ed. New York: Ballantine Books, 2010. Print.
100
The best rate at which to wean a baby from breast milk and/or breast feeding is _________________.
What is slowly. "If the mother opts to wean, this is best accomplished by gradually dropping one feeding at a time over the course of many days." This will reduce mom's risk of engorgement, and help make the transition easier on baby. Cadwell, PhD, FAAN, RN, ANLC, CLC, IBCLC, Karin, Cynthia Turner-Maffei, MA, ALC, CLC, IBCLC, and Lois D. W. Arnold, PhD, MPH, CLC. The Curriculum in Support of the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding. 4th ed. Massachusetts: Health Education Associates, 2011. Print.
200
This can make a baby less able to signal hunger, but is often done to babies right after birth, before being returned to mom (hint: often seen when he returns from the nursery).
What is swaddling. Wiessinger, Diane, Diana West, and Teresa Pitman. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding. 8th ed. New York: Ballantine Books, 2010. Print.
200
If new moms are separated from their babies after birth, the goal is for them to start expression within _____ to _____ hours.
What is three to six.
200
By the time a baby is six-weeks old, many women find that their breasts don't feel as _________ anymore. This is completely normal, and happens when supply and demand have balanced.
What is full. Wiessinger, Diane, Diana West, and Teresa Pitman. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding. 8th ed. New York: Ballantine Books, 2010. Print.
200
The best time to express more milk while still continuing to breastfeed is ______________________.
What is after breastfeeding (to get milk that wasn't ingested by baby). Wiessinger, Diane, Diana West, and Teresa Pitman. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding. 8th ed. New York: Ballantine Books, 2010. Print.
200
This desire for uninterrupted sleep is a risk factor for early weaning.
What is night weaning. Wiessinger, Diane, Diana West, and Teresa Pitman. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding. 8th ed. New York: Ballantine Books, 2010. Print.
300
This can reduce baby's breast milk intake in the early weeks by "tricking" the baby's system into thinking he's full.
What is a pacifier. Wiessinger, Diane, Diana West, and Teresa Pitman. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding. 8th ed. New York: Ballantine Books, 2010. Print.
300
Freshly expressed breast milk can stay refrigerated for at least _____ days.
What is three. Wiessinger, Diane, Diana West, and Teresa Pitman. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding. 8th ed. New York: Ballantine Books, 2010. Print.
300
If the baby is getting bottles, and mom doesn't pump or express milk during that time, her breasts will make _________ milk.
What is less. Wiessinger, Diane, Diana West, and Teresa Pitman. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding. 8th ed. New York: Ballantine Books, 2010. Print.
300
Among hormonal reasons mothers can have trouble making enough milk are __________ problems, which can cause problems with milk release.
What is thyroid. Wiessinger, Diane, Diana West, and Teresa Pitman. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding. 8th ed. New York: Ballantine Books, 2010. Print.
300
It has been estimated that a natural weaning age for humans is between _____ and _____ years.
What is two and seven. American Academy of Family Physicians, 2008.
400
When the time between nursing sessions decrease, and babies nurse more frequently, this is often referred to as ______________ ________________.
What is cluster feeding. Wiessinger, Diane, Diana West, and Teresa Pitman. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding. 8th ed. New York: Ballantine Books, 2010. Print.
400
When baby is only a few days old, and mom is expressing milk using a breast pump, it's best to put in _____ to _____ pumping sessions in each day (with at least one during the night).
What is 8 to 12. Wiessinger, Diane, Diana West, and Teresa Pitman. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding. 8th ed. New York: Ballantine Books, 2010. Print.
400
The Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) for lactating women is _____ additional calories over pre-pregnancy requirement.
What is 500. Cadwell, PhD, FAAN, RN, ANLC, CLC, IBCLC, Karin, Cynthia Turner-Maffei, MA, ALC, CLC, IBCLC, and Lois D. W. Arnold, PhD, MPH, CLC. The Curriculum in Support of the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding. 4th ed. Massachusetts: Health Education Associates, 2011. Print.
400
This is any substance that increases milk production, including herbs, foods and prescription medications, and it may add to the boost that good milk removal provides.
What is galactagogues. Wiessinger, Diane, Diana West, and Teresa Pitman. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding. 8th ed. New York: Ballantine Books, 2010. Print.
400
When a baby abruptly stops nursing, it is referred to as this, as compared to weaning naturally.
What is a nursing strike. Wiessinger, Diane, Diana West, and Teresa Pitman. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding. 8th ed. New York: Ballantine Books, 2010. Print.
500
DAILY DOUBLE! High levels of this hormone causes sleepiness and tells baby that she's full; a low level can wake her and tell her she's hungry.
What is cholecystokinin. Wiessinger, Diane, Diana West, and Teresa Pitman. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding. 8th ed. New York: Ballantine Books, 2010. Print.
500
The first couple of days of a baby's life, the average amount of a good breast-feeding for a term baby is one ________________.
What is teaspoon. Morton, Jane, MD. “Hand Expression of Breastmilk.” Online Video Clip. http://newborns.stanford.edu/Breastfeeding/. Web. 23 October. 2013.
500
Restarting milk production after it has been stopped for a substantial period of time is referred to as ______________.
What is relactation. Wiessinger, Diane, Diana West, and Teresa Pitman. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding. 8th ed. New York: Ballantine Books, 2010. Print.
500
Good advice for a mom looking to boost her supply after she noticed a recent "dip" over the last week, where her baby never seems satisfied, often seems hungry after nursing, and she never seems to experience a let-down sensation that she felt before would be ________________________.
500
DAILY DOUBLE! These are abundant in human milk throughout lactation, and also increase in concentration during the second year and also during the weaning process.
What is antibodies. Lawrence & Lawrence 2011, Goldman 1983, Goldman & Goldblum 1983, Institute of Medicine 1991.
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