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Breastfeeding Resources Hand Expression of Colostrum or Mature Milk Manual or hand expression of colostrum or mature milk is an important skill to learn before you give birth. The reason is that some newborns have trouble effectively latching and sucking and this technique can be done to help them get…
Example of safe skin-to-skin care in the newborn period. Photo Credit: Shutterstock Breastfeeding Resources Skin-to-Skin Care to Promote Breastfeeding Skin-to-skin care is the practice of placing a baby without clothing other than a diaper directly on a parent’s bare chest. It is thought to encourage latching, improve infant temperature regulation,…
Breastfeeding Resources Calculating Percent Weight Loss Knowing your newborn’s percent weight loss is critical to ensuring adequate feeding. Excessive weight loss, especially greater than 7 percent of the birth weight has been associated with higher rates of excessive jaundice (or hyperbilirubinemia) and high sodium dehydration (or hypernatremic dehydration), both of…
Though you may want to breastfeed, a few situations make breastfeeding inadvisable, like certain maternal infections, taking medications that are unsafe for a baby, or if the baby has certain medical conditions like galactosemia. Go to the CDC website by clicking on the button below and consult with your doctor.…
Breastfeeding Resources Preparing to Feed Your Baby Learning about the basics of breastfeeding, combination feeding, or formula feeding during your pregnancy is important to ensuring safe and adequate feeding when your baby arrives. Gathering all the essential items you need to bring to the hospital is equally important. Read and…
Fed Is Best Feeding Plan 2024 Edition The Fed Is Best Feeding Plan is a way you can prepare yourself to feed your baby before you give birth. It helps you consider how you wish to feed your baby and how you want to address problems with feeding, if they…