World Breastfeeding Month Final Quiz: The first weeks

Which is NOT an indicator of adequate feeding/hydration for a 6 day old exclusively breastfed baby?

Baby is having 7 heavy, clear, wet diapers and 4 yellow, seedy dirty diapers each day

Baby is feeding every 3.5 to 4 hours, and must be awakened and kept awake through each feeding.

Baby transitions from showing hunger cues pre-feeding to calming during, then falling asleep following an active 20 min feeding

Baby is gaining approx. An ounce a day since mom's milk has increased.

A mom with an 8 day old, on hotel status, has an upper respiratory infection and is prescribed 3 medications by her PCP. Which response by you reflects an understanding of medications and mother's milk.

Most medications are safe, and you need them, so you can go ahead and take them.

Medications readily pass into milk & the infection can also pass to him through breastmilk. The safest option is to pump and dump while on the medication.

If you make a list, I can have the lactation consultant or pharmacist look them up. We could also call the Risk Center to find out more.

The information is readily available if you google it.

The doctor prescribed them, and he/she got extensive training in lactation pharmacology, so it's safe.

A mom calls the unit and says her milk has come in and her breasts are full and uncomfortable. She asks what she can do to manage it. You recommend all except:

Continue to take her prescription ibuprofen around the clock as an anti-inflammatory

Use ice packs on the breasts (with a barrier) after feedings.

Use heat packs and pump after each feeding.

Call lactation or her provider if she starts having signs of a "plugged duct" or mastitis.

Continue to feed every 2.5-3 hours and on demand.

Educate her that it usually lasts around 24 hours.

Bonus: In honor of Indigenous Breastfeeding Week, which facts about Native American Breastfeeding are true?

Celebrates the breastfeeding journeys of Native and Indigenous families

Promotes equity in Native first foods experiences

Breastfeeding occurs in higher rates than the non Indigenous population

There is no such thing, only world breastfeeding week

Celebrates the healing power of milk medicine

World Breastfeeding Month Final Quiz: The first weeks

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