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Yes To Breastfeeding!

The document provides information about breastfeeding positions, benefits of breastfeeding for babies and mothers, and nipple care. It lists several standard breastfeeding positions like cradle hold, football/clutch hold, and side-lying. It outlines key benefits for babies such as reduced risk of various illnesses and potential for higher intelligence. Benefits for mothers include reduced risk of cancer, easier postpartum recovery, weight loss, and financial savings. Basic nipple care tips are given such as air drying and applying breastmilk to healed damaged nipples.

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Yes To Breastfeeding!

The document provides information about breastfeeding positions, benefits of breastfeeding for babies and mothers, and nipple care. It lists several standard breastfeeding positions like cradle hold, football/clutch hold, and side-lying. It outlines key benefits for babies such as reduced risk of various illnesses and potential for higher intelligence. Benefits for mothers include reduced risk of cancer, easier postpartum recovery, weight loss, and financial savings. Basic nipple care tips are given such as air drying and applying breastmilk to healed damaged nipples.

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Contact Us!

College of Nursing
Yes to
Adventist University of the Philippines

phone: 123-456-7890 BREASTFEEDING!


Website: www.aup.edu.ph

Facebook: AUP CON


Breastfeeding Positions
Newborn feeding Cues
Cross Cradle Hold
Benefits for the BABY
Early

- Protects against allergies and eczema. - Smacking or licking lips


Football/Clutch Hold
- Causes less stomach upset, diarrhea, and constipation - Opening and closing mouth

than formula. - Sucking on lips, tongue, hands, fingers, toes, toys, or

- Reduces the risk of viruses, urinary tract infections, clothing

Cradle Hold inflammatory bowel disease, gastroenteritis, ear

infections, and respiratory infections. Active

- Makes vaccines more effective. - Rooting around on the chest of whoever is carrying him

- May make your baby smarter. - Trying to position for nursing, either by lying back or
Side-lying

- Could help prevent obesity. pulling on your clothes

- Fidgeting or squirming around a lot

- Hitting you on the arm or chest repeatedly

Nipple Care
- Fussing or breathing fast

Late (calm baby before feeding)

- Moving head frantically from side to side

Benefits for the MOTHER


- Only wash your breasts with water when you bath or
- Crying
shower.

- Air-dry your nipples or dab them gently with a towel.

- There’s no need to clean the breast or nipples before


B - rings down risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
breastfeeding, it helps develop your baby's gut
R - eally helps you lose pregnancy weight.
microbiome.
E - ase your uterus to shrink back to pre-pregnancy size.
- Fresh breast milk can help heal damaged nipples, so try
A - lleviate your body after delivery.
massaging a few drops into them before and after feeds.
S - aves you money.
- Change nursing pads frequently if they become damp
T - ones down your risk of osteoporosis.
to reduce the risk of bacterial or fungal infections,
F - orms friendships.
including thrush.
E - stablishes closeness with your baby.
- Avoid increasing the gap between breastfeeds to ‘rest’
E - ncourage you be more eco-friendly.
your nipples.
D - elays menstruation.

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