nutrition during lactation Flashcards
hyperactive letdown
milk streams from the breast - can overwhelm baby- get air in and gets gas and fussy
hyperlactation
can cause hyper active letdown- too much milk for the baby- can cause excessive gas, green frothy, green frothy explosive stool. can have high volumes of low fat milk which can lead to colitis
engorgement
overfilled- common in first week (day 2-3) when the baby is sleepy, sore nips, or bad technique. some techniques are to pump out the milk if the baby is not there
may have to pump before feeding to make less lard
cabbage leaves
reduce discomfort and swelling
plugged duct
try new position, massage, warm
mastitus
inflammtion of the breast, can occur do tu cracked nip or engorgement- examp baby missing a feeding- get fever and flu like symptom. can be resolved by pum[ping or feeding frequently or antibiotics
what is the most common erason for stoping bf
thought of not making enough
can birthcontrol be given to lactating women
yes but progesterone only should be given, estrogen can decrease milk production
alcohol of bm
can reduce the amount produce and can be found in the milk, less time sleeping
cigarettes
can increase otitus media, asthmas, respiratory infections, gi disregulation, (coliac disregulation) produce less milk less likely to bf lower fat in milk should be discourages
thc
weed
can go into bm
cafeine
can ause babies to be wakeful, hyperactive and fussy
food alergies
infant food alergies are developed by genetic risk of allergy, duration of bf, time for introduction of other foods, maternal smoking , air pollution, infectious deseases, maternal diet, immune system
food intolorences
cannot give the baby bm that is gassy or acidic
diet and infant colic is controversial- make a log book to see if theirs trends
some flavors can be passed through
pre-term infants
at risk for insufficient milk intake, hypoglycemia, jaundice, poor weight gain
dont have proper swallowing reflex and could have trouble latching- mothers should pump to maintain milk supply