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What does breast milk look like? Colostrum is the first milk that you will produce. It is usually more yellow in colour than mature breast milk, which is bluish white. What resources are there for me in the hospital? • Lactation Consultant 416-586-4800, Ext. 6373 • Your baby’s nurse • Breastfeeding Centre, 7 th Floor, 416-586-4800 Ext.4543 press 2 • Hours for the Breastfeeding Centre: Monday to Friday 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 10:00 a.m-4:00 p.m. Copyright © 2008 Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto 14 Feeding My Baby
Welcome to the Breast Pump Room • After your discharge from the hospital, mothers who have infants in NICU or Level II Nursery are welcome to use our Breast Pump Room. Please ask your baby’s nurse for the location of this room. Room 704, code 1254 • For your privacy, please ensure the door is closed tightly after you enter and leave the room. • If you have bought a double pump please bring it with you when you visit your baby and you can use it in the pump room. • If you have rented a “Medela” double electric pump you will need to bring your own Medela tubing, piston, bottles, flanges, valves and white flaps to use when you visit your baby as you can use the breast pump in the pump room. • Please transfer your pumped milk into pink-topped collection bottles. Please ask the nurse caring for your baby for more bottles when you run out. Label the bottle with your baby's name, date and time you pumped. • Soap for cleaning your breast pump kit is available by the sink in this room. • Please also wipe off the hospital pump after use and ensure the room is tidy after you have finished pumping. • To ensure the privacy only women are allowed in the breast pump room. • A telephone is provided in the parent lounge for your convenience for local calls only. • Please contact the NICU/Level 2 or the Lactation Consultant if the breast pump is not working satisfactorily or there are any other problems with this room. 416- 586-4800, ext. 6373. • If you have any questions or concerns about breastfeeding or breast pumping, please contact your baby's nurse or the lactation nurse. Copyright © 2008 Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto 15 Feeding My Baby
Page 1 and 2: Feeding and Nutrition for Your Baby
Page 3 and 4: Your Baby’s Parenteral Nutrition
Page 5 and 6: Your Baby’s Tube Feeding What is
Page 7 and 8: Why could this be a problem for my
Page 9 and 10: Are there mothers who can't or shou
Page 11 and 12: Breastfeeding Your Preterm Baby Bre
Page 13: Is reimbursement for pumps possible
Page 17 and 18: How do I bring my expressed breast
Page 19 and 20: Effective Positioning and Latching
Page 21 and 22: The Football Hold If possible sit i
Page 23 and 24: • weight gain over time (over a w
Page 25 and 26: Sometimes pumping is needed for com
Page 27 and 28: Are “over the counter” medicati
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Page 31 and 32: I follow a vegetarian diet. How can
Page 33 and 34: Resources for Breastfeeding Mothers
Page 35 and 36: Your arm should be positioned behin
Page 37 and 38: Where can I buy formula? • Formul
Page 39 and 40: What are special formulas? • Lact
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Page 45 and 46: Formula Feeding Tips • Keep formu
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