Antenatal Class 4/5

About breastfeeding and bottle feeding...

• breastfeeding

- learned skill!!
- skin-to-skin and eye-to-eye contact!
- tummy-to-tummy + nipple-to-nose;

12-14 times fed

Prolactin (protein) level peaks in the early morning;

If you do not put the baby to the breast, you will not produce milk;

Mastitis - breast infection - milk overproduction, not taken out;

Baby born with a hazelnut size tummy,
at 3 days - a small walnut,
at 10 days - a golf ball;

For the baby:
- antibodies/immunoglobulins;
- less ear infection (middle-ear);
- can't be overfed;
- not constipated;
- less tummy upset;
- hypoallergenic;
- easy to digest;

For the mummy:
- quickens recovery;
- reduces the bleeding postpartum;
- helps uterus to shrink back;
- lowers the rate of breast cancer (pre-menopaused);
- good for your bones;

• bottle feeding
- sterilization is crucial;
- shop (bottles, formula), clean, mix, warm;