TECHNIQUES AND SAFE GUARD OF
BREASTFEEDING:
TECHNIQUES:
 THE CRADLE HOLD:
This classic breastfeeding position requires you to cradle your
baby's head with the crook of your arm. Sit in a chair that has
supportive armrests or on a bed with lots of pillows.
BEST FOR: The cradle hold often works well for full-term
babies who were delivered vaginally.
 THE CROSS-OVER HOLD:
Also known as the cross-cradle hold, this position differs from
the cradle hold in that you don't support your baby's head
with the crook of your arm. Instead, your arms switch roles.
BEST FOR: This hold may work well for small babies and for
infants who have trouble latching on.
 THE CLUTCH OR FOOTBALL HOLD:
As the name suggests, in this position you tuck your baby
under your arm (on the same side that you're nursing from)
like a football or handbag.
BEST FOR: You may want to try this hold if you've had a
Cesarean section (to avoid having the baby rest on your
stomach).
SAFEGUARDS:  HOW TO BOTTLE FEED YOUR BABY
 HEALTHIER BABY Make sure you are sitting comfortably. Enjoy holding your
baby and looking into their eyes as you feed them. Bottle
The incidences of pneumonia, colds and viruses are reduced
feeding is a chance to feel close to your baby and get to know
among breastfed babies," says infant-nutrition expert Ruth A.
them.
Lawrence, M.D., a professor of pediatrics and OB-GYN at the
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in  HELP WITH BOTTLE FEEDING
Rochester, N.Y.
Talk to your midwife, health visitor or other mothers with
 STRONGER BONES experience of bottle feeding if you need help. You'll find the
phone number for your health visitor in your baby's red book.
According to Lawrence, women who breastfeed their babies
have a lower risk of postmenopausal osteoporosis. "When a
woman is pregnant and lactating, her body absorbs calcium
much more efficiently," she explains.
 LESS RISK FOR BREAST CANCER
Breastfeeding can decrease your baby's risk of some
childhood cancers. And you'll have a lower risk of
premenopausal breast cancer and ovarian cancer, an often
deadly disease that's on the rise.
SAFEGUARDS:
TECHNIQUES AND SAFE GUARD OF BOTTLE
 LESS UNCOMFORTABLE:
FEEDING:
Bottle feeding doesn’t come with the pain that breastfeeding
TECHNIQUES:
does, including engorgement, cracked nipples, bite marks and
 BUYING BOTTLE FEEDING EQUIPMENTS mastitis
You will need a number of bottles and teats, as well as  CAN MEASURE HOW MANY THE BABY CONSUMED
sterilizing equipment. There's no evidence that one type of
You know exactly how much your baby has eaten by looking
teat or bottle is better than any other. But some feeding
at the mL consumed. You also don’t have to wonder if your
bottles have shapes or patterns that make them difficult to
baby has gotten enough. Once he has done his bottle, you
clean thoroughly. As hygiene is so important, simple bottles
know he has had enough and should be okay for a few hours.
that are easy to wash and sterilize are probably best
TECHNIQUES
AND
SAFEGUARDS
OF FEEDING
FOR BREAST
VS
FED AND
BOTTLE-FED
BABIES
BY: PRINCE MARK B. BADILLO
NCM 102 (PEDIATRICS)
BSN II-A