Benefits
Breast/chestfeeding strengthens_________________ with baby
What is Bond
Sore nipples...help!
Correct latch, air dry, olive oil, & contact your lactation consultant! :)
Babies should be exclusively breastfeed for the first _____ months
What is 6
signs of a deep latch
when milk volume surges day 3-5 and breasts are full and firm
What is Engorgement
Babies should ideally be brought to chest/breast within ____hour(s) of birth.
what is 1
Smacking lips, sticking out tongue, and rooting are:
What are feeding cues
Research suggests the lactating parent may have lower risk of ____________.
What is Breast Cancer, What is Ovarian Cancer
tender, hard lump in breast/chest with no fever
what is plugged ducts
True or False: Nursing is painful
What is False. Some discomfort is common at first but should be gone by the end of the first week.
Nursing babies should eat this often:
8-12 times in 24 hours
Day 1; Baby stomach is the size of a ___________
What is Cherry or Marble
_________ is like the baby's first immunization
What is Colostrum
How to know baby is getting enough milk
baby is gaining weight well
Formula fed babies sleep better. True or False?
False
Weaning should occur:
After one year of age, when it feels right for parent and baby
Nursing babies are less likely to have:
What is Ear infections, Diarrhea, Pneumonia, and other sicknesses
Feeling like you have the flu and a really sore breast...what to do?
Call your lactation consultant or HCP. You may have mastitis.
Babies drinking human milk should have about___wet and ___stool diapers per day.
This is how the body knows to make more milk
What is milk removal (by nursing or expressing)