Family to Family Health Information Center

The Importance of Breastfeeding for You and Your Child with Special Health Care Needs

Video Index

0:00 - Introductions

2:48 - Importance

4:46 - Benefits to women

5:24 - Goals for breastfeeding

6:24 - Strategies for support

7:40 - What should families focus on?

9:09 - How dads and partners can make a difference

11:09 - Breastfeeding surprises

12:13 - Breast tenderness

12:57 - Latching/sucking

14:18 - How to get a baby to latch

15:05 - Different positions for breastfeeding

16:36 - How much breastmilk does an infant need?

17:55 - When is a baby hungry? Feeding cues

22:10 - Where should a baby sleep?

23:10 - Is the baby getting enough milk?

24:40 - When to call a healthcare provider

25:58 - Solid foods

27:17 - Good diet

29:28 - Fluids

31:01 - Breastfeeding and the working mother

33:28 - Pumping

34:41 - Safely storing breastmilk

37:07 - Breastfeeding in public

38:15 - If you must smoke...

42:00 - Medication and breastfeeding

43:25 - Recreational drugs

43:40 - Babies with cleft lips and palates

45:20 - If you are unable to breastfeed

46:30 - Online resources

 

Additional Resources

• Family to Family Health and Wellness Series: Breastfeeding
• Series de Salud y Bienestar: Lactancia
• Breastfeeding health tips/Lactancia consejos de salud

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