Breastfeeding Essentials Outline

• Breastfeeding Initiatives

• Communication and counseling

• Preparing to Breastfeed

• Normal Breastfeeding

• Mom baby separation & milk expression

Breastfeeding Essentials Objectives

• Explain effective counseling skills in a participant focused approach

• Identify ways breastfeeding impacts maternal and infant health

• List barriers to breastfeeding and describe strategies to overcome them.

• Identify major parts of the breast involved in making milk and name the primary hormones of lactation and their role in milk production.

• Describe early practices that can facilitate a good start with breastfeeding and list tips to identify infant feeding cues and how to know baby is getting enough

• Explain steps to effective positioning and latch at the breast and distinguish between an effective and ineffective infant latch

• Describe basic steps to hand expression

Common Concerns Outline

Common Maternal Issues

• Sore nipples

• Engorgement

• Mastitis spectrum

• Nipple variations

• Common Infant Issues

  • Latch difficulties

  • Slow weight gain

  • Reflux

  • Jaundice

• Low Milk Production

  • Perceived low milk supply

  • Delayed milk production

  • Low milk production

• Management Tools & Techniques

  • Breast compression

  • Massage

  • Reverse pressure softening

  • Nipple shields

  • Breast pumps

Common Concerns Objectives:

Common Concerns Objectives:

• Identify signs and strategies to address maternal lactation issues including sore nipples, engorgement, ductal narrowing, mastitis, and nipple variations.

• Describe strategies to address latching difficulties and slow weight gain in breastfed infants.

• Recognize signs of low milk production and describe basic strategies and solutions for increasing supply.

• Describe techniques for breast compression, breast massage, and reverse pressure softening.

• Explain indications for using a breast pump and nipple shield and list steps for effective use of them.

Delving Deeper Outline:

• Exclusive Pumping

• Supporting Breastfeeding for the Preterm Infant

Delving Deeper Objectives:

• List 2 risk factors for preterm infants and describe the positive impact of breastfeeding on those risk factors.

• Describe 2 ways to support breastfeeding in preterm infants.

• List 2 reasons why a breastfeeding woman may choose to exclusively pump.

• Explain why efficient pumping and flange fitting is important to maintain supply with exclusive pumping.