Breastfeeding Essay

The three most critical factors to look at to assure yourself that baby is getting enough is weight gain, dirty diapers, and wet diapers. Weight gain: Normal newborns may lose up to 7% of birth weight in the first few days. All babies whether breastfeed or formula fed will lose weight. Generally, you will notice a weight gain around 3-4 days with a vaginal delivery and 4-5 day with a C-section. After mom’s milk transitions to mature milk from colostrum, the average breastfed baby gains 6…

This past week we discussed prenatal development. Although prenatal development is not an area that directly relates to the work of a child life specialist, I am personally interested in this topic for various reasons. I find it incredibly interesting that the most important phases of prenatal development occur when most mothers are just discovering that they are pregnant. I am intrigued by this topic because it is truly amazing what human bodies can do and create through such a defined…

ANALYSIS OF AVAILABLE PREVENTION EFFORTS (1 PAGE) Primary Prevention The most effective primary prevention effort to improve the health and wellbeing of pregnant women and their infants is through early and adequate prenatal health care (ODPHP, 2016). Early and adequate prenatal healthcare is proven to promote healthy pregnancies, to substantially reduce the number of preventable pregnancy complications, and to decrease the incidence of maternal and infant mortality (CDC, 2016). Prenatal care…

Parents are caught in a whirlwind of emotions when it comes to their baby. There are a million things to buy, do, and consider. All parents would agree that their baby's safety is a top priority. Babies may inspire us to lose quite a few winks, yet they spend a lot of their time napping. This is why it is of paramount importance to consider safety tips regarding baby bedding. Consider the following insights. - Purchase crib sheets, which fit securely over the crib mattress as well as snugly…

Cerebral Palsy The Birth defect that i’m going to write about is Cerebral Palsy. Cerebral palsy is a condition impaired by muscle coordination. Cerebral Palsy can affect people in many ways some being a person’s posture, balance, and ability to move, communicate, eat, sleep and learn. Cerebral Palsy can be caused by a brain injury of brain malformation that occurs while the brain is developing before, during, or after birth. As a result of the brain damage during brain development a…

Never before in its long history has yoga been getting more notice than in recent times. People have been getting into it all over the world, principally because prenatal yoga is one of the few exercises that a pregnant woman can safely undertake. It not only helps ease the trials and tribulations of pregnancy, but can also relieve the delivery itself when the time comes. The types of exercises entailed by yoga are of slow and gentle movements, and these are great during pregnancy. There are no…

When babies are hungry you don’t want them to have to wait to eat. Bottle sterilizers and warmers make it easy to have a clean, perfectly heated bottle ready when your baby is. Sterilized bottles are necessary to protect your young baby's developing immune system. Easier and faster than boiling, steam sterilizing with an electric or microwave baby bottle sterilizer saves time by eliminating bacteria in just a few minutes. Both options kill 99.9% of germs and bacteria on your baby's bottles,…

Effects of Smoking while Pregnant Amber Rickey Southern State Community College Abstract It has been proven that smoking significantly increases the risk of numerous pregnancy complications, some of which can be fatal for the mother or baby (Carlson, 2011). If your health isn't enough to make you quit smoking, then the health of your baby should be (Pagano, 2014). Smoking during pregnancy affects you and your baby's health before, during, and after your baby is born (Pagano, 2014). If you…

Chapter 1 Article In this article, it mentions that the SIDS has declined, but there are still over 2,300 infants who die because of SIDS annually. The highest rates of SIDS deaths has come from the United States. A new research shows that over 1,400 SIDS deaths have come from infants who sleep in the parents’ bed. Bed sharing is bad for infants because the airflow around the baby is not enough. You can share bedrooms, but not the beds. Also, low oxygen levels and brain defects have also…

In 1912 a one of a kind candy was made. This candies name is the “Life Saver” invented by Clarence Crane. This is a non-melting candy that was specially created for the summer time. In need of a larger profit he designed this candy because their chocolate kept melting and wouldn’t sell. Clarence could not ship the chocolate without it melting but knowing hard candies do not melt he came up with this great idea. The first of its kind was the Original Pep O Mint flavor, a big seller. The name…