NSPN 7150 Overcoming Breastfeeding Challenges
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How to help infant increase the demand - ✔✔increase frequency and duration of feedings
improve latch
skin to skin contact
stimulate infants during feeding
breast compression while breastfeeding
offer both breasts
Reasons to hand express - ✔✔protects from engorgement, plugged ducts and mastitis
positive effect on milk supply and establishment early on
helps promote exclusive breastfeeding
costs nothing & always available
Ways to help the dyad learn to breastfeed - ✔✔work on the techniques of latch and position
SSC & optimal times to feed
be gentile and dont force anything
increase the amount of time gradually
focus on progress & remind she's a good mother
Infants behaviour interpretation: Shaking head back and fourth - ✔✔Infant is seeking breast
anchor chin on the breast
, Infants behaviour interpretation: On and off the breast - ✔✔Infants know when they need a
bigger mouthful of breast, so they try again.
If breasts are too full, express milk and feed by a spoon or cup and evaluate the infant's suck.
Infants behaviour interpretation: Having consistently long (>30 mins per side) or short (<5 mins
per side) feed and falls asleep but doesn't release breast - ✔✔Normal if the infant is thriving
and healthy
Infants behaviour interpretation: Wanting to breastfeed "constantly" - ✔✔Normal: observe
infant output and duration of feed
Infants behaviour interpretation: Pulling at or off the breast - ✔✔Milk flow is too fast: give
the infant time to catch a breath and calm down before putting back to the breast
Infants behaviour interpretation: Arching away from the breast - ✔✔The infant can't find
breast - distressed/disorganized:
calm the infant, then try again
*Reasons newborns have issues latching* - ✔✔Poor mechanics (most common reason)
flat or inverted nipples
pain
oral aversion d/t negative birth experience or forcing infant's head onto breast at birth
ankyloglossia (tongue tie)
sleepy infant
*Reasons older infants have difficulty latching* - ✔✔pain
illness (blocked nose)
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How to help infant increase the demand - ✔✔increase frequency and duration of feedings
improve latch
skin to skin contact
stimulate infants during feeding
breast compression while breastfeeding
offer both breasts
Reasons to hand express - ✔✔protects from engorgement, plugged ducts and mastitis
positive effect on milk supply and establishment early on
helps promote exclusive breastfeeding
costs nothing & always available
Ways to help the dyad learn to breastfeed - ✔✔work on the techniques of latch and position
SSC & optimal times to feed
be gentile and dont force anything
increase the amount of time gradually
focus on progress & remind she's a good mother
Infants behaviour interpretation: Shaking head back and fourth - ✔✔Infant is seeking breast
anchor chin on the breast
, Infants behaviour interpretation: On and off the breast - ✔✔Infants know when they need a
bigger mouthful of breast, so they try again.
If breasts are too full, express milk and feed by a spoon or cup and evaluate the infant's suck.
Infants behaviour interpretation: Having consistently long (>30 mins per side) or short (<5 mins
per side) feed and falls asleep but doesn't release breast - ✔✔Normal if the infant is thriving
and healthy
Infants behaviour interpretation: Wanting to breastfeed "constantly" - ✔✔Normal: observe
infant output and duration of feed
Infants behaviour interpretation: Pulling at or off the breast - ✔✔Milk flow is too fast: give
the infant time to catch a breath and calm down before putting back to the breast
Infants behaviour interpretation: Arching away from the breast - ✔✔The infant can't find
breast - distressed/disorganized:
calm the infant, then try again
*Reasons newborns have issues latching* - ✔✔Poor mechanics (most common reason)
flat or inverted nipples
pain
oral aversion d/t negative birth experience or forcing infant's head onto breast at birth
ankyloglossia (tongue tie)
sleepy infant
*Reasons older infants have difficulty latching* - ✔✔pain
illness (blocked nose)
