By: Camille Brown

Claire Jahr

Michelle Urai

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-nudge the baby’s mouth with the nipple

- wait for the baby’s mouth to open before inserting the nipple

-ensure the baby’s mouth encircles almost the entire areola

- hold your baby close to your body

-work the milk ducts manually

-switch sides only after the first breast is completely empty

Cross Cradle:

- most women find most comfortable

- use opposite arm to support the baby

e.x. right breast use left arm

- allows mother to adjust to babies needs with other hand

- Good for:

-infants with problems latching on

-drowsy babies

Cradle Hold:

- use the same arm to support the baby

e.x. right breast use right arm

- allows you to be discrete in public

- most comfortable position for bottle feeding

Football Hold:- use same hand to support body and place legs & feet

under mother’s arm- use pillow to bring baby to correct level- Good For:

-large breasted women-multiple feedings-premature babies-babies that struggle latching on

Side-Laying Hold:

- pillows used to support mother & child

- allows mother to present both breast w/o changing sides

- Good For:

-night feeding

- prone position

- upside-down side laying

- hands and knees

- Good For:

- baby has trouble staying on breast

- baby has trouble extending his/her tongue

- baby has trouble coping with milk flow

Multiple feeding:

- used for twins or triplets

- use any combination of the

above methods

Tandem feeding:

- feeding 2 children of different ages

- use one of tradition holds for younger child

- allow older child to position themselves

- boost immune system

- promotes bonding b/w mother & child

- more economic way to feed infants (price)

- lower’s mother & child’s chance of breast cancer

- boost I.Q.

- colostrum is the perfect match for passing meconium

- breast milk is more easily digested

- help infants absorb nutrients better

- suckling helps shrink mother’s uterus

- helps mother’s lose pregnancy weight (500 cal./day)

- preterm breast milk specially designed for premature infants

- stabilizes the progress of endometriosis

- women on medications

- women with eating disorders

- women with flat or inverted nipples

- women with cracked/dry nipples

- women with nipple blisters

- women with breast abscess

- women with the breast cancer gene

- women unable to maintain personal hygiene

- women with concern of relapse or continued illegal drug use

- breast augmentation or reduction

- life threatening diseases

- rheumatoid arthritis

- prevalent in European countries

- beginning to emerge in America

- released by prescription

- donated by women with over abundance of milk

- donors screened

- milk pasteurized

Cons:

- not specialized to infants age

- expensive

- Minnesota has a law that allows mother’s to breastfeed in public.

- specialized nursing areas

- use sling or blanket if prefer being discrete

- Minnesota is one of the few states with a law requiring employers to accommodate breastfeeding mothers returning to work.

- unpaid breaks

- when allowed to breastfeed at work

the women miss less work

- studies show women have a higher

morale and return to work faster

- As of now a judge does not legally have to excuse a woman from jury duty when she is breastfeeding.

Harmful Side Effects:

-infections of milk ducts & engorged breast (improper weaning)

Currently there is a bill in front of congress that would excuse women from Jury Duty.

- Running out of milk.

- Formulas are the same as breast milk.

- Pumping is a good way of knowing how much milk the mother has.

We hope you enjoyed our TIT bits on breastfeeding!!