A Guide To Your New Family's First Weeks - Meriter Health Services

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How Is Breastfeeding Going Answer these questions on day 4, 5, or 6. Bring this with you when you see your health care provider to see if your baby is doing well with breastfeeding. 1. Do you feel breastfeeding is going well Yes No 2. Has your milk come in yet Did your breasts feel firm or full between days Yes No 2 and 4 after delivery 3. Do your breasts feel full before feedings and/or emptier after feedings Yes No 4. Are your nipples extremely sore Do you dread feedings No Yes 5. Do you experience pain during the entire feeding No Yes 6. Is your baby able to latch on to your breasts Opens wide and Yes No gets about 1 inch of areola into her mouth 7. Do you hear rhythmic suckling and swallowing while your baby nurses Yes No 8. Does your baby ask to feed (Answer no if you have to wake Yes No your baby most of the time.) 9. Does your baby nurse about every 2-3 hours At least 8 times in 24 hours Yes No 10. Is your baby having breast milk (yellow seedy) bowel movements Yes No At least 3 - 4 in 24 hours 11. Is your baby wetting his diaper at least 4-6 times in 24 hours Yes No 12. Does your baby often seem hungry after feedings (Crying, fussy, No Yes sucking hands frantically) If you have circled any answers in the right-hand column, please call the Breastfeeding Helpline at (608) 417-6547 or (800) 261-4449, or your health care provider to discuss in more detail. 70
Mother and Baby Teaching Checklist Mother Care Check when First Weeks Topic Topic page number Complete NBC= information on Newborn Channel Rest 13 NBC Cramping/Comfort/Vaginal Flow 13-16 NBC Perineal Care/Whirlpool/Sitz Baths 16 Bowel Care - Hemorrhoids 17 Cesarean Birth: Recovery 19-20 Breast Care/Post Partum 17, 26-27 Nutrition 18, 31 NBC Child Care 51 Family/Sibling Adjustment 55-56 NBC Postpartum Blues/Emotions 57-59 NBC Sexuality/Birth Control 18 Domestic/Family Violence 58 Postnatal Exercise 60-62 Common Signs of Illness Front Cover of First Weeks Baby Care Check when First Weeks Topic Topic page number Complete NBC= information on Newborn Channel Safety/Security/Car Seats 50-51, NBC, Handout Breast Feeding Skills 21-31 NBC Bottle Feeding Skills 33-35 Diapering 36 NBC Urine/Stool Patterns 33 Quieting Tips/Shaken Baby Syndrome 47-49 NBC Bathing/Skin/Cord Care 37-38, 42-43 NBC Circumcision Care 41 Jaundice 44 Temperature Taking (rectal & axillary) 45 Common Signs of Illness Front Cover of First Weeks, 46 NBC Back to Sleep/SIDS Prevention 52-53 NBC Infant Behavior/Play 54 NBC 71
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