Benefits of Breast-Feeding
•Infant:
•Decreases incidence of infection (i.e., otitis media, pneumonia, meningitis, bacteremia, diarrhea, urinary tract infection [UTI], botulism, necrotizing enterocolitis).
•Higher levels of immunologic factors—immunoglobulins, complement,interferon, lactoferrin, lysozyme
•Decreased exposure to enteropathogens
•Other postulated benefits include higher IQ, better vision, decreased risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), less fussy eaters.
•Decreased incidence of chronic disease (Type 1 diabetes, lymphoma,
•Crohn’s/ulcerative colitis [UC], allergies).
•Maternal (increased maternal oxytocin levels):
•Decreased postpartum bleeding
•More rapid involution of uterus
•Less menstrual blood loss Y I E L D F A C T S I N
•Delayed ovulation
•Improved bone mineralization
•Decreased risk of ovarian and breast cancer
•Psychological benefits:
•Increased maternal–child bonding
•Other:
•Save money for family and society, no risk of mixing errors, correct
temperature, convenient, no preparation
Common Problems with Breast-Feeding
•Soreness of nipples
•Not due to prolonged feeding––due to improper positioning and poor removal
•Engorgement
•Unpleasant/painful swelling of the breasts when feeding cycle is decreasedn suddenly (relieved by increasing feeding on affected breast)
•Maternal fatigue, stress, and anxiety
•Affects hormones needed for lactation
•Fear of inadequate milk production leading to formula milk supplementation
•As the infants begins to feed less often, less milk is naturally produced.
This often causes mother to misconceive that she is not producing
enough milk to nourish the baby. Because of this, mother will
frequently begin supplementing her milk with bottle milk, beginning
a cycle of longer intervals between feeding, which causes less and less
milk to actually be produced.
•Jaundice (see Table 5-1 and chapter on gestation and birth)
•Possible vitamin deficiencies—A, D, K, B12, thiamine, riboflavin
•Infants who are exclusively breast-fed should receive vitamin drops after
age 4 months.
•Higher levels of immunologic factors—immunoglobulins, complement,interferon, lactoferrin, lysozyme
•Decreased exposure to enteropathogens
•Other postulated benefits include higher IQ, better vision, decreased risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), less fussy eaters.
•Decreased incidence of chronic disease (Type 1 diabetes, lymphoma,
•Crohn’s/ulcerative colitis [UC], allergies).
•Maternal (increased maternal oxytocin levels):
•Decreased postpartum bleeding
•More rapid involution of uterus
•Less menstrual blood loss Y I E L D F A C T S I N
•Delayed ovulation
•Improved bone mineralization
•Decreased risk of ovarian and breast cancer
•Psychological benefits:
•Increased maternal–child bonding
•Other:
•Save money for family and society, no risk of mixing errors, correct
temperature, convenient, no preparation
Common Problems with Breast-Feeding
•Soreness of nipples
•Not due to prolonged feeding––due to improper positioning and poor removal
•Engorgement
•Unpleasant/painful swelling of the breasts when feeding cycle is decreasedn suddenly (relieved by increasing feeding on affected breast)
•Maternal fatigue, stress, and anxiety
•Affects hormones needed for lactation
•Fear of inadequate milk production leading to formula milk supplementation
•As the infants begins to feed less often, less milk is naturally produced.
This often causes mother to misconceive that she is not producing
enough milk to nourish the baby. Because of this, mother will
frequently begin supplementing her milk with bottle milk, beginning
a cycle of longer intervals between feeding, which causes less and less
milk to actually be produced.
•Jaundice (see Table 5-1 and chapter on gestation and birth)
•Possible vitamin deficiencies—A, D, K, B12, thiamine, riboflavin
•Infants who are exclusively breast-fed should receive vitamin drops after
age 4 months.
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