Is it so? T/F
Breastfeeding reduces the risk of heart disease in mothers?
What is true. Heart disease is the number 1 killer of women.
Mothers who are on WIC have a higher breastfeeding rate compared to mothers that are not on WIC?
What is false. WIC participation is not associated with a difference in breastfeeding initiation compared to WIC-eligible nonparticipants, but the 2009 food package change may have improved breastfeeding exclusivity among WIC participants and receipt of breastfeeding support services may have improved breastfeeding initiation and duration.
Hypoallergenic Formula is equivalent to breastmilk?
What is false? Breastmilk contains Thousands of protective compounds that science has not even idenitifed yet.
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. If your baby is born early or sick and cannot breastfeed, you may need a pump earlier, so call WIC right away.
This is the best way to make more milk.
What is breastfeed more often? Frequent feedings at the breast encourage mom's body to make more milk for her growing baby.
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.
Mothers that breastfeed for 1-3 months decrease their risk of diabetes by 80%?
What is true? Half of pregnant women with gestational diabetes develop type 2 diabetes within 5 years of giving birth. breastfeeding 1-3 months cases of type 2 diabetes drop by 80%
This person is a WIC mother who breastfed for at least 6 months and supports breastfeeding families.
What is a breastfeeding peer counselor? Gabby and Precious are Peer Counselors for WIC and are here to answer questions or concerns, or to find someone who can!
Breastmilk becomes higher in calories as the baby grows?
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. Studies have found that an ounce of breastmilk may be close to 22 calories an ounce in the beginning, as the baby passes 6 months they have found it averages close to 44 calories an ounce.
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).
A baby should gain this many ounces per week in the first 2 months of life.
What is 4-6 ounces per week?
Mothers with nipple piercings should not breastfeed?
What is false? Nipple piercings can breastfeed.We highly recommend removing the piercing during pregnancy before breast changes.
asking "how is breastfeeding going" results in higher levels of breastfeeding success?
Asking a Mom if she is breastfeeding or bottlefeeding is a closed ended question which does not promote beneficial breastfeeding information.
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.
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.
From 1 month to 6 months a baby needs how many ounces of breastmilk per feed?
Babies between 1-6 months need no more than 3-4 ounces of breastmilk per feed. Their stomach does not keep growing and needing more.
Mothers are protected by federal law to pump at work for 2 years?
What is ? Federal Law currently protects mothers to pump at work for 1 year.
Indian river WIC Peer Counselor program has been awarded a Gold award from which federal program?
Our Wic was awarded the Gold medal of excellence in 2021 from the USDA.
Nearly 20 percent of world breastfeeding mothers self report insufficient milk supply (SRIM) issues?
What is False? Nearly 50% of mothers world wide SELF report insufficient milk supply and turn to formula. SRIM can generally be prevented or addressed successfully with appropriate breastfeeding support.
what is the purpose of the following items?
What is a colostrum collector, a passive milk collector and a milk collector.