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Benefits
of Breastfeeding
Getting
Started
Fathers
and Breast Feeding
Adequate
Milk Supply
Challenges
and Concerns Engorgement
Plugged Duct
Mastitis
Drugs
and Breastfeeding
Storage
of Breast Milk
Nutrition
During Lactation
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ADEQUATE MILK
SUPPLY
Although breastfeeding
is the "natural" way to feed a baby, it is a skill that needs to be
learned. New mothers are often concerned about whether they are producing
enough milk. For most women, the more often they put the infant to
the breast, the more milk they will have.
POINTS TO STRESS:
- Frequent nursings
- Avoid bottles, formula, pacifiers
- Adequate rest and fluids
- Night feedings in early weeks to build supply, prevent engorgement
- Fatigue and emotional stress will inhibit letdown reflex; REASSURE
SIGNS OF ADEQUATE INTAKE IN BREASTFED
INFANT:
8-12 feeds in 24 hrs. Audible swallowing in baby when
milk lets down Baby alert w/good muscle tone and healthy skin Baby
content between feeds By day 5, 6 or more wet diapers every 24 hrs.
3-8 soiled diapers every 24 hrs. for the first 6 weeks Wt. gain of
4-7 ounces per week in baby Baby recovers birth wt. by 3 wks of age
Mothers breasts may feel full before feeding and softer after feeding.
  
  
 
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