True or False
Breastfeeding hurts.
What is false?
When latched correctly, breastfeeding should not hurt.
A phone number offering breastfeeding support.
What is breastfeeding warmline?
Our breastfeeding warmline is staffed by our peer counselor team, offering 24/7 support.
386-937-6405
These immune components in breastmilk help babies fight off infection.
A. What are antibodies?
Antibodies in breast milk help protect babies from harmful bacteria and viruses. Colostrum is especially high in anti-bodies.
Immediately after birth, this can help with getting breastfeeding started.
What is skin-to-skin?
Skin-to-skin in the immediate hour after birth, can help get breastfeeding off to a good start.
A baby's stomach is the size of this object when they are born.
What is a cherry?
Though models will vary, the standard is a cherry at birth, a walnut at day 2 of life, an apricot by one week, and a large egg by one month old.
Formula is just as good (or better than) breastmilk
What is false?
Breastmilk contains hundreds of compounds that cannot be replicated by science.
Mothers going back to work or school can receive these items from WIC, upon meeting certain criteria.
What is a breast pump?
Though a breast pump is not required for a successful breastfeeding journey, it can be helpful in the event of a separation.
The first milk made.
What is colostrum?
Colostrum is a power-house liquid. Though it comes in small amounts, it packs a powerful punch.
Breast milk supply is based on.
What is demand?
Feeding baby on demand can help increase milk supply. Aim for 10-12 nursing sessions a day.
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.
Breastfed babies are healthier.
What is true?
Breastfeeding offers a ton of benefits for including a risk reduction of common childhood illnesses.
This person is a WIC mother who will support my decisions about how to feed my baby.
What is a breastfeeding peer counselor?
Though all of our staff can support your breastfeeding journey, our peer counselors provide basic prenatal and postpartum education and support.
Shout out to Jessica and Yaneli!
As our babies grow, our breast milk.
What is changes?
Breast milk is a living substance and is continually changing to meet our babies needs.
What is latch?
Misshapen nipples after a feed can be a sign of a bad latch.
A baby should be back at birth weight.
What is 2 weeks?
While weight loss is common, baby should be back at birth weight by 14 days of age.
What is false?
We have different options and techniques that can help with overcoming these barriers, including nipples shields to create a teat.
WIC offers these sessions for mothers to learn about breastfeeding.
What is a breastfeeding class?
Currently, we offer a virtual feeding class to all prenatal individuals.
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.
What is 30-45 days?
Milk supply can take 30-45 days to regulate and generally is dependent on demand and milk removal, whether at the breast or with a pump.
What is a growth spurt?
Growth spurts sometimes cause moms to think they are losing their milk supply-- it's exactly the opposite! Frequent nursing during growth spurts helps moms increase their milk supply to meet their growing babies needs.
Most common growth spurts happen at 2 weeks, 1 month, 3 month, and 6 months old.
Mothers and babies can breastfeed comfortably in public.
What is true?
FL. Statues 383.015 states "A mother may breastfeed her baby in any location, public or private, where the mother is otherwise authorized to be, irrespective of whether the nipple of the mother’s breast is uncovered during or incidental to the breastfeeding. "
Breastfeeding exclusive moms can remain on the program for this amount of time.
What is 1 year?
Our breastfeeding exclusive moms can remain on the program for the first year postpartum, receiving double the food package for both her and baby (at 6 months).
Breastmilk from the breast is always.
What is the right temperature?
Other acceptable answers: on tap, fresh, free, etc.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends breastfeeding exclusively.
What is the first 6 months of life?
The current breastfeeding guidelines recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life, and then up to 2 years of age.
Percent of acceptable weight loss after birth.
What is 7%?
Most infants lose weight after birth, up to 7% of their birth weight, extreme cases 10%.