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National Breastfeeding Week

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Skin-to-skin contact lessens the chance of _______, because babies become colonized with the bacteria on their own mother’s skin (this does not happen if they are separated from mom in the nursery).
Advise moms about _______services offered at GMH when help is needed after discharge.
Let the baby finish the ______ breast before offering the second side.
Breastfeeding is the foundation of lifelong good ________.
Breast _______ work well to get milk flowing well to the baby.
It is _____ required that a breastfeeding mother discontinue breastfeeding to take a medication.
When skin-to-skin, mothers naturally adjust the warmth of their breasts to keep their infants at the optimal ______.
Help moms develop _______ expectations-there is no day or night to a newborn.
In the "magic hour", the mother and baby are best primed to form an intense ____ with each other.
A proper _______is the key to successful breastfeeding.
The factor at play in the "magic hour" is the hormone ______, (aka the love hormone), which plays a critical role in bonding.
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Babies often incorrectly receive artificial baby milk to supplement colostrum because of a misconception that colostrum is _________ for total nourishment.
Mothers with babies in NICU should be given 1 ml syringes to collect the initial ________ (this can be useful for other newborns as well).
A free breastfeeding support group, led by one of our GHS IBCLCs, is held every _______ from 12N-3p.m. at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church on Augusta St.
Frequent breastfeeding in the early weeks encourages good milk ______.
Just because the baby will take a bottle in the early weeks, does not mean the bottle is not having a ________effect.
It is perfectly natural, absolutely ______, and totally expected for a newborn to wake up in the night and need nourishment.
Encourage moms that there is a support network available and advise them to call 455-_____, our seven day a week breastfeeding warm line.
Teach moms to break _______ by sliding a clean finger into the corner of the baby’s mouth when needed to help the baby detach.
In the early days, a baby typically has one ____ diaper for each day of life (1 on day one, 2 on day two, etc.).
Once supplementation of formula is given, the gut _______ profile of breastfed infant changes to that of a formula fed infant.