Module 2 Giving Babies the Best

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Learning Objectives

• Identify three ways breastfeeding benefits
  infants, mothers, and society
• Name two common breastfeeding myths
• List two exceptions to breastfeeding

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Breast Milk vs. Formula

• Breast milk has more than 200 nutrients perfect
  for babys growth
• Human milk proteins are easier for babies to
  digest
• Infant formulas are different from human milk

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Breast Milk The Standard by Which Everything
Else is Measured

• Breast milk
• Is a living substance
• Is always clean and safe
• Changes to meet babys growing needs
• Has infection-fighting ingredients

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Breastfeeding Wheel Game
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Breastfeeding in Everyday Life

• There are many practical reasons to breastfeed
• Breastfeeding helps the entire family

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Overcoming MythsAbout Breastfeeding

• People believe many myths about breastfeeding
• Some myths last a long time and are passed along
  as facts
• Misunderstandings can be corrected with support
  from a peer counselor

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Separate the Breastfeeding Myths and Facts
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Exceptions to Breastfeeding

• In most cases, breastfeeding is possible
• For a small number of women, breastfeeding is
  not recommended
• WIC designated breastfeeding expert

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Wave Your Flag
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Breastfeeding Twins
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Tattoo
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Nipple Ring
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Mother Who is HIV Positive
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Mother has Herpes Simplex II
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Baby has Cleft Palate/Lip
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Mother has Hepatitis
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Mother Eats Junk Food
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Mother Uses Illegal Drugs
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Mother is Disabled
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Mother is Pregnant Again
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Premature Baby
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Mother with Previous Breast Surgery
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YIELD

• Sometimes we need to YIELD to someone who has
  more expertise
• Peer counselors continue to offer support, even
  when yielding

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