Quiz 2: Strategies to help mothers to continue to breastfeed pre and post division Copy

Nipple shields can be useful in protecting sore nipples or helping babies to latch but it is essential that the baby can

Still open his mouth wide enough to latch on to the shield
Use the largest shield available
Still transfer milk with the shield

If a mother is waiting for her baby to have a tongue-tie division and her baby is struggling to gain weight and she is anxious about milk supply what could you suggest (tick 4)

Bottle feeding formula as this will take the pressure off mum
Offering the breast more often
Using breast compression to increase milk transfer
Expressing after feeds to increase milk supply and provide milk for top ups
Using a cup or finger feeding to top up with expressed milk to avoid bottle exposure

Paced bottle feeding is appropriate in cases

Where baby has reflux
Where a breastfed baby is being topped up
Where baby is gulping and choking when feeding
For all babies having a bottle

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