Feeding - Techniques And Cues

Question 1

Most comfortable position for a mom to breastfeed after a carsarean? (C-section)

Answer 1

Football hold

Question 2

What are hunger cues for a newborn?

Answer 2

• Hand to mouth movements
• mouth and tongue movements
• crying (late sign)
• kicking of legs
• clenched fists
• sucking motions

Question 3

How to remove infant from breast?

Answer 3

• natural release
• use a finger (gently insert clean finger into corner of baby’s mouth between gums and your nipple)

Question 4

How many times a day should you feed a newborn? How long in between?

Answer 4

8-12 x

Around every 1.5-3 hrs

Question 5

Evaluating intake of infant - How many stools and wet diapers should a baby have per day by age 6 days?

Answer 5

6-8 wet diapers

Several stools

Question 6

How else can you evaluate that the baby is actually drinking enough milk?

Answer 6

• breasts feel soft after feeding
• infant cues to feed and appears relaxed after feeding
• feeds 8x or more per day
• audible swallow can be heard
• does jot lose more than 10% of birth weight

Question 7

What are special breastfeeding situations?

Answer 7

• multiple births
• breast surgery
• premature birth (may not be able to nurse effectively)
• delayed feedings (separation at birth, infections, diseases)

Question 8

How long can you keep breastmilk at room temperature for?

Answer 8

4 hours (6-8 in clean conditions)

1-2 hours if warmed for feeding

Question 9

Should you warm breastmilk?

Answer 9

No because if can destroy immune factors in milk

Question 10

What should you store breastmilk in?

Answer 10

Frozen glass or hard plastic containers (BPA free)

Question 11

How long can you store breastmilk in fridge and at what temperature?

Answer 11

4 degrees Celsius for 96 hours

Question 12

How long can you store breastmilk in freezer and at what temperature?

Answer 12

-4 degrees celsius for 6-12 months (although freezing breastmilk can destroy some antimicrobial factors)

Question 13

What is weaning?

Answer 13

Gradually introducing new foods to babies other than breast milk and formula

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Reducing frequency of breastfeeding/bottlefeeding

Question 14

Techniques for weaning?

Answer 14

Gradual weaning preferred

• eliminate one feeding at a time
• omit daytime feedings first
• eliminate favourite feeding last

Question 15

When will a infant need comfort nursing?

Answer 15

When ill or tired

Question 16

What is BFI (Baby friendly hospital initiative)?

Answer 16

Support, protect and promote breastfeeding

Has 10 steps to successful breastfeeding