Breastfeeding Welcome and Housekeeping Todays learnings Become familiar with the benefits of breastfeeding Tips for getting started with breastfeeding when your baby is born Become familiar with breastfeeding ID: 529277
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Breastfeeding
Welcome and Housekeeping
Today’s learnings:
Become
familiar with the benefits of
breastfeeding
Tips for getting started with breastfeeding when your baby is born
Become
familiar with breastfeeding
techniques
How to maintain your breast milk supply
Information
for parents planning to return to work or study
Opportunity
to network with other parents
Opportunity
to ask
questionsSlide3
Breastfeeding is the transfer of love and food at the same timeSlide4
Breastfeeding
Welcome to parenthood!
Please introduce yourself
Tell us
s
omething you would like answered within the session.Slide5
Breastfeeding
For Baby…….
Has
all the nutrients for growth and development.
Prevent
respiratory and intestinal infections, and allergies.
Less
likely to develop inflammatory bowel disease and diabetes.
Reduces
risk of Sudden Unexpected Death of an Infant (SUDI/SIDS
)
Benefits of BreastfeedingSlide6
Benefits of Breastfeeding
For Mum…….
Will make your uterus (womb) contract, which helps reduce the risk and amount of bleeding after birth.
Reduces
the risk of breast cancer and epithelial ovarian cancer.
The
cost of extra food required by you to breastfeed is small in comparison to the large cost of formula and equipment needed for its preparation.
Convenient
as you will always have the milk ready
to
go wherever you are.Slide7
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Skin to Skin
(
1 hour if possible
)
Skin to skin assists with the release of hormones in the mother and encourages breastfeeding instincts in the newborn
Feeding Cues
Getting started……….Slide8
http://raisingchildren.net.au/articles/breastfeeding_attachment_video.html/context/1645
Attaching and positioning your babySlide9
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Signs of effective feeding
Hearing Baby Swallow
Breasts feeling empty after feeds
Baby is putting on weight
Baby is alert and settled
Baby has 6 wet nappies and 3 or more soiled nappiesSlide11
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Breastfeeding & Returning to Work,
Study or attending a Social Event
Expressing Options
(hand, manual and electronic pumping)
If returning to work, talk to your employer about your intensions before going on maternity leave
Consider
a comfortable private area to express milk while at work
scheduled pumping breaks
somewhere to store expressed milkSlide12
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Links and Resources
Australian
Breastfeeding Association
www.breastfeeding.asn.au
Women and Newborn Health Services
www.wnhs.health.wa.gov.au/services/breastfeeding/index.htmSlide13
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Useful apps and reading
10 recommended apps for Breastfeeding by Kidspot
www.kidspot.com.au/the-best-feed-tracking-apps-for-mums/
This publication can be downloaded from the
Women and Newborn Health Services
Webpage
http://www.feedsafe.net/
App to help calculate alcohol levels in your breastmilk.
Infant Feeding Guidelines
National Health and Medical Research CouncilSlide14
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Thank You