| A | B |
|---|
| Sucking on breast stimulates | Hypothalmus |
| Hypothalmus triggers | Anterior pituitary |
| Anterior Pituitary triggers | Milk production |
| 3 things involved in breast milk production | Hypothalmus, Anterior pituitary, sucking on breast |
| Vitamin and mineral NOT NEEDED for lactation | Folate & iron |
| Vitamins needed for lactation | A,E, C, & most B's |
| Minerals needed for lactation | Zinc, magnesium, & selenium |
| Extra calories needed for lactation | 650-800 |
| Very important to keep up milk production | 2 quarts of water per day |
| four things to decrease during lactation | Cigarettes, marijuana, alcohol, & coffee |
| First milk | Colostrum |
| Immune protection-makes antibodies | Colostrum |
| Nutritionally complete | Advantage of breast milk |
| Easily digested | Advantage of breast milk |
| Protects against infection | Advantage of breast milk |
| Decrease risk of food allergies | Advantage of breast milk |
| Convenience & cost | Advantage of breast milk |
| Reduced breast cancer | advantage of breast milk |
| 6 advantages of breast milk | Nutritinally complete, easily digested, protects against infection, decrease risk of food allergies, convenient and cost, reduces chance of breast cancer in mom |
| Iron & vitamin D RDA in infants | Greater than adult |
| Folate RDA in infants | Equal ro adult |
| liquid only feeding period | 0-4 mos |
| Reasons for liquid only (3) | Immature kidneys, immature GI tract, Lacks suck and swallow reflex |
| Transitional feeding period | 5-12 mos |
| Liquid and semi-solids | transitional feeding period |
| Characteristics of transitional feeding period (3) | Maturing GI tract, maturing kidney, mature suck & swallow reflex |
| Modified adult feeding period | 1-10 years |
| Increased variety and textured food | Modified adult feeding period |
| Modified adult feeding period characteristics (2) | mature GI tract & mature kidney, |
| After 4-6 mos & birth weight doubled | When to introduce solids |
| Need additional calories and iron | When to introduce solids |
| Mature suck & swallow reflex | When to introduce solids |
| Able to hold head up | When to introduce solids |
| Mature kidney and GI tract | When to introduce solids |
| When to introduce solids (5) | after 4-6 mos and doubled birth weight, needs additional calories & iron, mature suck and swallow reflex, able to hold head up, mature kidney & GI tract |
| One new food per week | How to introduce solid |
| vegetables before fruits | How to introduce solid |
| Start with iron fortified cereals | How to introduce solid |
| How to introduce solid (3) | one new food per week, vegetables before fruit,start with iron fortified cereal |
| No eating during first year (3) | eggs, honey, cow milk |
