Table of Contents
Daily Guide: Before Birth
NUMBER OF FEEDS
PACIFIER USE
HOSPITAL NURSERY AND NIGHT NURSES
DELAYING THE BABY’S FIRST BATH
CLUSTER FEEDING
HOW MUCH MILK?
YOUR MILK: COLOSTRUM
MILK SUBSTITUTES
IS THE BABY GETTING ENOUGH MILK?
BABY’S HANDS
MOM’S POSTPARTUM
HELPFUL ITEMS
Daily Guide: Day 1
THE GOLDEN HOUR
READINESS TO FEED
CROSS CRADLE
BELLY TO BELLY
BABY HUGGING THE BREAST
LEFT BREAST LEFT HAND
NIPPLE SANDWICH
NIPPLE TO NOSE
NIPPLE DIFFERENCES
MAXIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF MILK
LISTEN FOR THE BABY SWALLOWING
BREAKING THE LATCH
BURPING
FULL FEEDING
Daily Guide: Day 2
HAND EXPRESSION
LATCH PAIN
FOOTBALL HOLD
THE BABY’S POSITION
BELLY TO SIDE
BABY HUGGING THE BREAST
LEFT BREAST RIGHT HAND
NIPPLE SANDWICH
NIPPLE TO NOSE
CHANGING A DIAPER
JAUNDICE
SWADDLING
Daily Guide: Day 3
VASCULAR ENGORGEMENT
NIPPLE PAIN
NEWBORN SKIN RASH
INFANT WEIGHT LOSS CHART, 7-10%
Daily Guide: Day 4
VASCULAR ENGORGEMENT
BREAST SUPPORT
HAND EXPRESSION
ENGORGEMENT PUMPING
MASTITIS
Daily Guide: Day 5
BREASTFEEDING POSITION TIPS
FUSSY BABY
PUMPING
Daily Guide: Day 6
SPITTING UP
GOALS & GUIDELINES
Daily Guide: Day 7
NEWBORN BATHES
CRADLE HOLD
SLEEPING
SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT
Daily Guide: Day 8
LAY-DOWN BREASTFEEDING
BIRTH CONTROL
PEDIATRICIAN ADVICE
MEDICATIONS AND ALCOHOL
Daily Guide: Day 9
SUPPORTIVE BRA
INTRODUCING A BOTTLE
LOW MILK SUPPLY
HICCUPS
Daily Guide: Day 10 & Beyond
CRADLE CAP & BABY ACNE
NIPPLE YEAST & THRUSH
STARTING SOLIDS
UPCOMING MILESTONES
HELPFUL ITEMS CONTINUED