CLC EXAM 2025
CERTIFIED
LACTATION
CONSULTANT EXAM
TEST BANK 300+
MOST TESTED
QUESTION AND
ANSWERS
,Prolactin is dependent upon - ANSWER-Nipple
stimulation
Associated with obesity in formula fed infants -
ANSWER-Hyperinsulemia
Smell is important for newborns: - ANSWER--
to attract the baby to the breast
- because babies are comforted by their own
mother's smell
- because they are likely to stop crying and start
seeking the breast when they smell their own
mother
Women post c-sec reported greater satisfaction
with comfort, ease of positioning, and
breastfeeding for long periods in the side lying
or laid back position? - ANSWER-side lying
When nursing, the baby's mouth should be
open ______ degrees. - ANSWER-140-160
The baby's tongue takes up half the mouth.
True or false. - ANSWER-TRUE. Which is why
they have to open their mouths wide to make
,room for the nipple to stretch in the top half of
the mouth.
Ideally, the cheek line (profile) should be
____________. - ANSWER-Rounded
The nursing rhythm should be: - ANSWER-
Irregular with burst of 1 suck to 1 pause for a
swallow or 2 sucks to 1 pause for swallows
Ideally the feeding should end when: -
ANSWER-The baby ends the feeding
GI hormone that causes fullness - ANSWER-
Cholecystokinin
Myoepithelial cells - ANSWER-Muscle cells
around the alveolus
The last part of feeding - ANSWER-Hindmilk
Period when baby is not at breast - ANSWER-
Interbout period
, Nothing other than human milk - ANSWER-
Exclusive bf
Paracellular pathway - ANSWER-Elevated
prolactin levels close this
oxytocin releasing mechanism - ANSWER-
Baby hand massage
Produced by hormones of pregnancy -
ANSWER-Colostrum
Conducts systematic reviews - ANSWER-
Cochrane collaboration
Cellular lock for a chemical key - ANSWER-
Receptor site
Anabolism - ANSWER-Storing energy for
growth
Carb found only in mammal milk - ANSWER-
Lactose
CERTIFIED
LACTATION
CONSULTANT EXAM
TEST BANK 300+
MOST TESTED
QUESTION AND
ANSWERS
,Prolactin is dependent upon - ANSWER-Nipple
stimulation
Associated with obesity in formula fed infants -
ANSWER-Hyperinsulemia
Smell is important for newborns: - ANSWER--
to attract the baby to the breast
- because babies are comforted by their own
mother's smell
- because they are likely to stop crying and start
seeking the breast when they smell their own
mother
Women post c-sec reported greater satisfaction
with comfort, ease of positioning, and
breastfeeding for long periods in the side lying
or laid back position? - ANSWER-side lying
When nursing, the baby's mouth should be
open ______ degrees. - ANSWER-140-160
The baby's tongue takes up half the mouth.
True or false. - ANSWER-TRUE. Which is why
they have to open their mouths wide to make
,room for the nipple to stretch in the top half of
the mouth.
Ideally, the cheek line (profile) should be
____________. - ANSWER-Rounded
The nursing rhythm should be: - ANSWER-
Irregular with burst of 1 suck to 1 pause for a
swallow or 2 sucks to 1 pause for swallows
Ideally the feeding should end when: -
ANSWER-The baby ends the feeding
GI hormone that causes fullness - ANSWER-
Cholecystokinin
Myoepithelial cells - ANSWER-Muscle cells
around the alveolus
The last part of feeding - ANSWER-Hindmilk
Period when baby is not at breast - ANSWER-
Interbout period
, Nothing other than human milk - ANSWER-
Exclusive bf
Paracellular pathway - ANSWER-Elevated
prolactin levels close this
oxytocin releasing mechanism - ANSWER-
Baby hand massage
Produced by hormones of pregnancy -
ANSWER-Colostrum
Conducts systematic reviews - ANSWER-
Cochrane collaboration
Cellular lock for a chemical key - ANSWER-
Receptor site
Anabolism - ANSWER-Storing energy for
growth
Carb found only in mammal milk - ANSWER-
Lactose
