1. SMARTIE OR MILK DUD?????

2. BREASTFEEDING AND CHILD SURVIVAL CURRENT BREASTFEEDING RECOMMENDATIONS SUPERIORITY OF HUMAN MILK BENEFITS OF EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING FOR SIX MONTHS MATERNAL MEDICATIONS AND BREASTFEEDING

3. MILK DUD OR SMARTIE AFTER THIS CLASS TODAY YOU WILL HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE TO MAKE THE CHOICE TO BE A SMARTIE RATHER THAN A MILK DUD……… OK NOW ….. NO SNICKERS, BUT JUST LISTEN HERE’S HOW TO BECOME ALIFESAVER…….

4. BREASTFEEDING AND CHILD SURVIVAL IS BREASTFEEDING THAT MUCH BETTER FOR MY BABY THAN FORMULA? HOW MUCH HEALTHIER WILL MY BABY BE, SHOULD I BREASTFEED? HOW DOES MY DECISION TO BREASTFEED CONTRIBUTE TO INFANT HEALTH ? BABIES GROWTH IMMUNITTY DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING IQ

5. CURRENT BREASTFEEDING GUIDELINES AAP GUIDELINES HEALTHY PEOPLE 2010 WHO/UNICEF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BLUEPRINT

6. CURRENT BREASTFEEDING RECOMMENDATIONS AAP RECOMMENDS THAT YOUR NEWBORN SHOULD BE EXCLUSIVELY BREASTFED FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF LIFE AND FOR UP TO A YEAR OR LONGER WITH COMPLEMENTARY FEEDINGS , FOR AS LONG AS YOU(MOM) AND BABY WISH

7. WHY IS BREASTMILK BETTER THAN FORMULA??? HUMAN MILK FOR HUMAN BABIES FORMULA VS HUMAN MILK COLOSTRUM MATURE MILK COMPOSITION

8. WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS TO BABY IF EXCLUSIVELY BREASTFED FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF LIFE……….

9. WARNING USING INFANT FORMULA MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A child developing diabetes Allergies Ulcerative colitis Crohn’s disease Cholera Ear infections SIDS Childhood cancers especially lymphomas and Hodgkins disease

10. IQ

11. WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS FOR MOM IF BREASTFEEDING FOR SIX MONTHS? DECREASE RISK FOR OVARIAN CANCER DECREASE RISK FOR BREAST CANCER DECREASE RISK FOR OSTEOPOROSIS DECREASE RISK FOR MATERNAL HEMORRHAGE INCREASED SELF CONFIDENCE AND FACILITATED BONDING WITH THE BABY RETURN TO PRE PREGNANCY WEIGHT SOONER LESS SICK DAYS FROM WORK BECAUSE OF A HEALTHIER BABY

12. BREASTFEEDING BENEFIT FOR DAD DECREASED COST…$$$$$$AVING$ FOR DAD DECREASED HEALTH CARE COSTS BECAUSE OF HEALTHIER BABY…DECREASED TRIPS TO THE CLINIC

13. BENEFITS TO SOCIETY HEALTHIER BABY HEALTHIER ADULTS HEALTHIER NATION LOWER HEALTHCARE COSTS LESS LANDFILLS AND WASTE

14. WHAT MEDICATIONS OR DRUGS ARE SAFE FOR ME TO TAKE WHEN I AM BREASTFEEDING?? ACTUALLY MEDICATIONS DURING LACTATION ARE MOST GENERALLY SAFER DURING LACTATION THAN THEY ARE DURING PREGNANCY ….ASK RX: ASK YOUR LACTATION CONSULTANT OR DR HERBS: VISIT WITH YOUR LC OR DR NO STREET DRUGS SMOKING BIRTH CONTROL SHOULD BE PROGESTIN ONLY AND STARTED AFTER 6 WEEKS OTC COLD FLU PREPARATIONS CANCER DRUGS OR RADIATION THERAPY DRUGS ALCOHOL

15. IN CONCLUSIONBREASTFEEDING IS THE HEALTHY WAY TO FEED BABIES NOW YOU CAN CHOOSE AND MAKE THE INFORMED DECISION ……MILK DUD’S ……SMARTIE’S …….CHANGE …….LIFE SAVER FOR YOUR LITTLE SUGAR BABY!!! APPLAUSE PLEASE NO SNICKERS