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2. Welcome and Housekeeping Today’s learnings:  Become familiar with the benefits of breastfeeding  Tips for getting started with breastfeeding when your baby is born  Become familiar with breastfeeding techniques  How to maintain your breast milk supply  Information for parents planning to return to work or study  Opportunity to network with other parents  Opportunity to ask questions

3. Breastfeeding is the transfer of love and food at the same time

4. Breastfeeding Welcome to parenthood! Please introduce yourself Tell us something you would like answered within the session.

5. Breastfeeding For Baby…….  Has all the nutrients for growth and development.  Prevent respiratory and intestinal infections, and allergies.  Less likely to develop inflammatory bowel disease and diabetes.  Reduces risk of Sudden Unexpected Death of an Infant (SUDI/SIDS) Benefits of Breastfeeding

6. For Mum…….  Will make your uterus (womb) contract, which helps reduce the risk and amount of bleeding after birth.  Reduces the risk of breast cancer and epithelial ovarian cancer.  The cost of extra food required by you to breastfeed is small in comparison to the large cost of formula and equipment needed for its preparation.  Convenient as you will always have the milk ready to go wherever you are.

7. Breastfeeding Skin to Skin (1 hour if possible) Skin to skin assists with the release of hormones in the mother and encourages breastfeeding instincts in the newborn Feeding Cues Getting started……….

8. http://raisingchildren.net.au/artic les/breastfeeding_attachment_vi deo.html/context/1645 Attaching and positioning your baby

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10. Signs of effective feeding Hearing Baby Swallow Breasts feeling empty after feeds Baby is putting on weight Baby is alert and settled Baby has 6 wet nappies and 3 or more soiled nappies

11. Breastfeeding Breastfeeding & Returning to Work, Study or attending a Social Event Expressing Options (hand, manual and electronic pumping) If returning to work, talk to your employer about your intensions before going on maternity leave Consider  a comfortable private area to express milk while at work  scheduled pumping breaks  somewhere to store expressed milk

12. Breastfeeding Links and Resources Australian Breastfeeding Association www.breastfeeding.asn.au Women and Newborn Health Services www.wnhs.health.wa.gov.au/services/breastfeeding/index.htm

13. Breastfeeding Useful apps and reading 10 recommended apps for Breastfeeding by Kidspot www.kidspot.com.au/the-best-feed-tracking-apps-for-mums/ This publication can be downloaded from the Women and Newborn Health Services WebpageWomen and Newborn Health Services http://www.feedsafe.net/ App to help calculate alcohol levels in your breastmilk. Infant Feeding Guidelines National Health and Medical Research Council

14. Breastfeeding Thank You