Session Objectives
Describe their role in practices that assist rooming-in.
Describe their role in practices that assist baby-led (demand)
feeding.
Suggest ways to awaken a sleepy baby and to settle a crying
baby,
List the risks of unnecessary supplements.
Describe why it is important to avoid the use of bottles and
teats.
Discuss removing barriers to early breastfeeding.
Step 7
Practice rooming in – allow mothers and infants
to remain together 24 hours a day.
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• Build the mother’s confidence in her
ability to care for her baby and give her
support:
Supplements can:
- Overfill a baby’s stomach,
- Reduce milk supply,
- Can cause insufficient weight gains,
- Reduce protective effect of
breastfeeding,
- Reduce the mother’s confidence,
- Be an unnecessary expense.
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More reasons why supplement use is
not recommended: