nutrition and breast feeding Flashcards
all children over 6 months should take vitamin ACD supplements
y
breast feeding reduces baby chances of developing which conditions later
obesity and diabetes
all breast feeding mothers should take which supplements?
vitamin D supplements
only feed baby when?
its hungry
why do you get cracked nipples?
poor attachment
mechanical pumping
management of cracked nipples?
continue breast feeding by milk expression and give the nipples time to heal
enlarged, painful, swollen and shiny breasts
engorgement
management of engorgement ?
empty breasts with regular hourly feeds
bilateral extreme breast pain worse on feeding
thrush
what can happen to the baby when you get thrush in the breasts
baby can get it too
management of thrush in mother?
miconazole or fluconazole
oral thrush in baby less than 4 months?
oral nystatin
oral thrush in baby more than 4 months
miconazole gel
how do you form bottle feed?
1 scope of formula per 30ml of water that has been boiled and cooled
how long can bottle feeds be kept for?
can be stored in fridge up to 24 hours