Breast feeding Class

These are the notes I took I breast feeding class. It's really important to me to breast feed my baby but its also my biggest fear. My mom and my sisters all breastfed for short times because they struggled for different reasons. I know it is so much more work and exhausting but the benefits for my baby are priceless. If I can give my daughter any edge on life I will work hard at it. 

Dads should find a way to bond 

Dads don't have to get up in middle of night

Babies aren't born hungry babies just want to to suck

Bottle vs breast baby fed totally different

Babies lose weight until 14 days then back and birth weight. Been soaking in water for 9 months so that us normal. 

Highest success rate in breast feeding is if you have a supportive partner. Dads will remember more since mom will be partly brain dead. 

- official recommendations 6 months 

The first 12 months brain is developing the most and fastest. 

Bmilk can't be replicated! 

Saves lives of babies and moms. 

 -colostrum seals their digestive tract , acts like a laxative

-Milk changes foremilk to hindmilk 

-formula harder to digest: made from cows milk, 

- alcohol: only if healthy full term -baby gaining weight because alcohol is a depressant. If you feel it your baby will get it! 

- can drink 2 caffeinated drinks. 

-limit chocolate 

- you can eat honey!! babies can't!!! 

- sushi is fine! 

- everything in moderation

- don't worry about what you eat! 

- first 13 weeks all babies super gassy. Especially in evening. 

- Could be a milk producing. -finucry spice in India don't start, oatmeal. 

- 60 percent less sick when breast fed

- obesity occurs more in bottle fed.  Because babies suck when not hungry...sucking helps babies cope. That's why babies can be overfed!!! You think they are hungry. 

- 6 weeks are peek of fussiness! 

- Bottles will over feed babies. 

- babies massage to drink... Dads can't they will try to suck.. Ha ha 

- try no pacifiers and no bottle for a month. Cause they use tongue different 

- first two weeks super hard and awkward. 

Advantages for mom 

-Uterus shrinks so flat belly sooner

-burn from 500-1,000 calories a day

- delays period 

- reduces cancers 

- reduces diabetes 

- increased bone density 

- makes moms healthier 

-don't toughen your nipples! 

-sore nipples are easy to fix. 

-95 percent of pain is all the wrong latch and position

- Push baby from back do chin goes first indent breast 

Where should my fingers be!!!! 

Hand under fingers pointed up. For a baby laying side ways

Divicoil not good too big of dose

Carlosons infant vitamin d at whole foods. g o get it. 

2000 miligrams of fish oil a day 

Get paid and panty liners 

1 reference book 

Get cotton pads 

Rub lanolin every time