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3. Advantages of Breastfeeding Learning objectives/content/messages Learning objective: By the end of this session, participants will be able to list the advantages of breastfeeding for the baby, mother, family, and community Advantages for baby • Supplies all necessary nutrients in proper proportion • Digests easily and does not cause constipation • Protects against diarrhoea • Provides antibodies to illnesses • Protects against infection, including ear infections • During illness helps keep baby wellhydrated • Reduces the risks of allergies • Is always ready at the right temperature • Increases mental development • Prevents hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) • Promotes proper jaw, teeth, and speech development • Suckling at breast is comforting to baby when fussy, overtired, ill or hurt • Promotes bonding • Is the baby’s first immunization Materials/times/activities Materials: • Blue, green, and red tokens • Flipchart paper, markers, masking tape • Handout 3: “Advantages of Breastfeeding” for TOT • Handout: “LINKAGES Facts for Feeding during the 1 st Six Months” for TOT • F. Savage King, Helping Mothers to Breastfeed for TOT Time: 45 minutes Activity: Hand out coloured tokens to form three discussion groups: 1. Advantages for the baby (blue) 2. Advantages for the mother (green) 3. Advantages for the family and community (red) Have each group present its list and ask whether other participants have other points to add. Review handout and discuss in plenary. Advantages for mother • Reduces blood loss after birth (early or immediate breastfeeding) • Saves time and money • Makes night feedings easier • Delays return of fertility • Reduces the risk of breast and ovarian cancer Advantages for family and community • Is available 24 hours a day • Reduces cost of medicines for sick baby • Delays new pregnancy • Reduces time lost from work 17
4. Mother-to-Mother Support Group Practice: Advantages of Breastfeeding Learning objectives/content/messages Learning objective: By the end of this session, participants will be able to: • Participate in a mother-to-mother support group (MtMSG) with the theme: “Advantages of Breastfeeding.” • Describe the characteristics of a (MtMSG). Characteristics: • Provides a safe environment of respect, attention, trust, sincerity, and empathy • Allows women to share breastfeeding information and personal experiences, support each other through their own experience, strengthen or modify certain attitudes and practices, and learn from each other • Allows women to reflect on their experience, doubts, difficulties, popular beliefs, myths, information and adequate breastfeeding practices • Breastfeeding mother-to-mother support groups are not LECTURES or CLASSES. All participants play an active role. • Focus on the importance of mother-tomother communication • Allows all participants to have eye-to-eye contact through the sitting arrangement • Varies from 3 to 15 participants • Is facilitated by an experienced breastfeeding mother who listens and guides the discussion • Is open, admitting all interested women • Facilitator and participants decide on the length and frequency of the meetings Materials/times/activities Materials: • “LINKAGES Frequently Asked Questions Sheet on Mother-to-Mother Support for Breastfeeding” for TOT Time: 45 minutes Activity: Demonstrate the role of support group facilitator with the theme “Advantages of Breastfeeding.” Participants including workshop facilitator(s) sit at same level in a circle and share their own experience or that of mothers, sisters, or wives. All participants experience attendance at a support group (this is not a group role play). --------------------------------------------------------- After the practice support group, discuss in plenary. Reflect on and describe the characteristics of a mother-to-mother support group: 1. What did you like about the support group 2. What didn’t you like 3. Were any doubts about breastfeeding answered 4. How was this different than an educational talk 5. How would you describe the environment of the support group Go through checklists 4a–4c with the participants. 18
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