Breastfeeding Flashcards
What cancer is a woman at a decreased risk of if she breastfeeds?
Breast cancer
Children at an increased risk of infections if they are breastfed. T/F?
F - decreased risk
How long should babies be breastfed for?
Should babies be given any other food/drink in this time?
6 months
No not even water - this is different in formula fed babies which are allowed water in heat/when ill
When should babies try to move from breast milk onto solid food?
Can breastfeeding still be continued?
6 months
Yes for as long as the mother wishes - generally up to 2 years
What vitamin should be recommended to pregnant and breastfeeding women as well as infants under 1 year?
Vitamin D
What is the name for the first very nutrient rich milk a mother produces?
When does it start getting produced?
Colostrum
Mid-pregnancy
Mature milk has the same overall daily intake of immune proteins as colostrum. T/F?
T
How should a babies mouth be positioned for effective latching to the breast?
Widely-gaped with tongue over lower lip
What hormone is released in high amounts when mothers and babies are in close physical contact?
Oxytocin
How long can expressed breastmilk be stored in the coldest part of the fridge?
5 days
What is mastitis?
Red inflamed breasts
What can aid with mastitis and engorgment of the breast?
Expressing a little milk before feeds
Don’t stop - will make it worse
Fluocloxacillin - same as cellulitis
Babies should be encouraged to finish their full bottle of formula milk. T/F?
F - this can lead to obesity
What type of feeding is more associated with obesity?
- Breast
- Formula?
Formula
What effect can a prominent linguinal frenulum have?
How can this be helped?
Tongue tie - can affect breastfeeding
Surgery - tongue tie division
If a mother is found to have strep B infection in her blood should she continue to breastfeed?
Yes
Infection can only spread through skin to skin contact with infected skin not through breastmilk
Blood borne infections do not spread through breast milk (HIV is potential contradiction to this)
A mother to be presents being on previous meds, she is concerned that when she starts breastfeeding this will go into her breastmilk and pass onto her baby.
Where can you go to check if drug is safe for breastfeeeding?
What advice should she be given around taking meds with a baby?
Take as a single dose (where poss.) immediately after breastfeeding and during the babies longest sleep period
Lactmed and breastfeeding network
How many times should a baby be feeding in the initial weeks?
8-10 times a day
