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Carin g Fo r You r Baby: Bonding While Bottle - Feeding Tip s fo r Mothers Living with HIV I n th e Unite d States Can I b r eastfeed m y b a by? Th e Worl d Healt h Organizatio n an d th e Cen t er s fo r Diseas e Con t r o l strongly recommend tha t wome n wit h HI V i n th e Unite d State s d o no t breastfee d t o preven t passin g HI V to thei r b a by. “Whe n repl a cemen t feed i n g i s accept a ble , fea s ible, affordable, sus- tainable and safe, avoid anc e o f al l breastfeedin g b y HIV - infect ed w o men is recommended.” WHO 2007. How do I bottle feed my baby? - Cons i de r us i ng dona t ed, pasteurized breas t mil k fro m a mil k ban k t o fee d y o ur ba b y - Talk t o your doc t o r , m i dw i f e , or WIC prov i d er about what k i nd of formulas a r e a v a ilable for y our b a by - Choose an i ron - fort i f ied for m ula to pr e v ent anem i a Follow the d i re c tions on the s i d e of the f orm u la p ac k a ge. You w i l l need t o mix le v el scoops of pow d er e d for m ula wi t h w a t er i n s i de of clean bo t tle s. What is bonding? B on d i ng i s t he emo t i o n a l connection th a t a mother m a kes w ith her baby. A ttachment i s the relat i onship th a t mom and baby make with each other. Bond i ng helps y ou feel connected to y o ur baby attac h ment ma k es baby feel safe. You can bond with y o ur ba b y without breastfeed i ng. How can I bond with my baby? Skin - to - ski n : W hen bot t le feeding t a ke b a b y ’ s c lothes o f f d o w n to the d i aper and put him skin - to - skin aga i nst y o ur ches t , co v er w i t h a blanket and look in t o bab y ’s e y e s. This helps with bonding because: - Ba b y s t ays warm - Ba b y s ays cal m , less cr y i ng - Ba b y ’ s heartbe a t a nd bre a t h ing w i l l be re gu l a r - More attachment  Roomin g - in: R oom i n g - i n i s w hen m om and baby a r e i n t h e same room together s tart i ng r i gh t af ter bi r t h . W hen mom s ar e w i t h t h e i r bab i e s al l t he t i m e i n t he f i rs t fe w hour s an d d a y s o f l i fe they bond. This also helps you listen to bMby’s cues .  Know what your baby wants and when: - W h en ba b y p u t s her hand t o her mou th , l i cks her l i p s or t u rns her head to t h e s i de and opens her mouth, she is probably hungry. - W h en ba b y i s fussy b ut has just been fe d , check the d iaper. - W h en ba b y cr i es he m i ght just want to be held; p i ck ba b y up, roc k , s i n g , u ddl e , a n d soo t h e him.  Hold baby close: Baby w i ll b e able to r ecogn i ze your

smell and w i ll r e cogn i ze y o ur v o i c e from when she was i n s i d e y o u r w omb.  Laug h an d pla y wit h baby : Pla y i ng w i th baby w i ll help y ou bond and learn more about y o u r b a b y.  Am I spoiling my baby? N o ! Ma n y moms wonder i f they can spo i l the i r bab i es by p c k i ng th e m up when they are cr y i ng. T he truth i s th a t l i ste n ing to y o ur baby and hold i n g h i m when he cr i es h elps mom and baby bond. T h i s makes baby feel safe. T hat me a ns th a t b a by t rus ts y o u to take ca re of him and th a t y o u are l i s t ening to what he needs. Photo Credit: Hu�ngton Post Photo Credit: Hawaii.edu Resources f o r more in f o rmation:  HIVE – A hub of positive and reproductive sexual health http://www.hiveonline.org/ 415 - 206 - 8919  The Well Project http://www.thewellproject.org/  W O R L D - I n forma t io n & Suppor t fo r W o me n L i v in g w i t h H I V www . wo me nh i v . org 510 - 986 - 0340  Proje c t In fo r m - N a t i on a l H I V / A I DS Tr e a t m e n t H o tl i ne http://www.projectinform.org/ 800 - 822 - 7422  Huma n Mil k Bankin g As s ocia t io n o f No r t h A m er i ca www . hm b a na . o rg 919 - 861 - 4530  N a t iona l Mil k Bank www . n a t i on a lm i l k bank . o rg 866 - 522 - MILK  W I C http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/women - infants - and - children - wic  W I C I n fan t Formul a D a t a bas e http://wicworks.nal.usda.gov/wic - formula  U SD A o n I n f an t Fo r m ula http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/ GuidanceDocumentsRegulatoryInformation/InfantFormula/default.htm  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Perinatal HIV topics http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/risk/gender/pregnantwomen/ Version 09/2015 R eference s: M o r i , R , K ha n n a, R , P l e dge, D, et a l . ( 20 09 ) . A m e t a - a n a l y s i s o f phy s i o - l og i ca l effect s b y sk i n - to - s k i n conta c t fo r n e w bo r n s a nd m other s . P e d i atr i cs i n t ern a t i ona l , M oore , E R , A nders o n, G C , & Bergman , N . ( 2 00 7 ) . Ear l y s k i n - to - sk i n c onta c t for m ot h er s an d the i r hea l t h y ne w b or n i nfant s. Th e Coch r a n e d a ta b as e of sy s temat i c r e v i e w s, ( 3 ) , C D 003519 - K ar il , D . , B e a l , J. ( 2 0 R eco nc e p tual i z i n g th e Nurse ’s Ro l e i n th e N e w b or n Per i a s an “ A tta c her ” . M aterna l an d C h il d Nur s i n g , 3 1 ( 4 ) : 257 - 2 6 2. Cre a te d b y K ar i Radof f RN , U CSF S choo l o f Nurs i ng , N u rs e M id w i fery Photo Credit: Hu�ngton Post Questions? For more info, check out www.hiveonline.org Photo Credit: h�p://www.wikihow.com/Make - Powdered - .aby - Formul