Final Flashcards
What are the benefits of breast milk?
- The act of breastfeeding makes the upper eye stronger - switching sides
- The act of breast feeding makes the baby used their whole jaw to suck - makes the roof of mouth flatter
- Drains the baby’s Eustacian tube & prevents middle ear infection
- Boosts the immune system (mother’s antibodies are in breast milk)
- Breast milk is high in cholesterol (is needed for the brain to grow
- Less likely to have mental health problems
- Less likely to be obese - don’t make a baby finish their bottle even if they stopped because theyre full
What is colostrum?
the first milk - concentrated
full of antibodies for right after delivery
acts as a laxative for babies right after delivery as well
-Very thick and syrupy, orangish, high in protein, low in sugar and fat
-If you dont plan to breast feed you should at least give them the colostrum
How long is colostrum present?
It is present for 1-3 days after birth
What is foremilk?
The first milk that comes in - it is very watery
Has much less fat and doesn’t satiate
Why a newborn has to feed much more often in the beginning
It becomes a normal consistncy after
What factor determines the consistency of the breast milk?
How often the baby nurses
The less time between feedings, the lower amount of fat
- The composition of human milk changes over time - based on how old the baby is and feeding times
Continuous/on demand feeding
every 30-45 minutes
how often newborns should be feeding
preferred method
Interval feeding
every 2 hours
How does breastfeeding benefit the mother?
Ovarian cancer and breast cancer is reduced - ovaries aren’t supposed to be constantly cycling
Let down reflexes causes hormones to be released - oxytocin, prolactin (love hormones- decreased risk for postpartum depression) happens during pumping and breast feeding
Uterus contracts during breast feeding - helps uterus to go back down to normal size
Burns extra calories
Stops uterine bleeding
Decreased risk for osteoporosis and heart disease
WHO recommendations for breast feeding
Exclusive breast feeding for first 6 months - no solids
Introduce solids at 6 months - but still should be the primary source of nutrition
The primary source of nutrition should be breast milk until 12 months
The child should continue breast feeding until 2 years and beyond if the mother and child is still into it
Variables that effect the duration of breast feeding
Demographic variables - Asian americans breast feed for the longest
Age - the older you are the more likely you are to breastfeed
Married women breast feed longer
Women in higher SES
Mother that have to go back to work dont breastfeed a long
Support from significant others
Professional support
Psychological barriers - most important
-prenatal maternal intention
Maternal confidence
How interested the mother is in breastfeeding once the baby is born
What is the number one complaint to pediatricians during the first year?
Sleep
How many parents ask for advice on sleep?
50%
How many children are being labeled as having a sleep disorder between birth and age 3
30%
How long do newborns sleep for
18-20 hours
How many hours are 1 year olds sleeping for?
14 hours
How many hours of sleep do 3 year old need>
12 hours
Night wakings at 3 months
every 3 hours
Night wakings at 6 months
about ever 6 hours (have been sleep trained
What is a sleep disorder?
5 night wakings a week for 3 months
-being awake for more than 20 mins and getting into parents bed
only recognized as a sleep disorder if the parent sees it as a problem
What is insomnia disorder
difficulty maintaining sleep
Early morning wakes that requires caregiver intervention
3 nights per week
Causes clinical levels of distress for the individual or the parents and any of the domains of functioning (academic etc.)
What portion of the world co-sleeps?
2/3