Health-and-Nutrition/C2/Feeding-expressed-breastmilk-to-babies/English
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Title Slide |
Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Feeding expressed breastmilk to babies |
Image: The caregiver is testing the temperature of the breastmilk on their wrist
Image: Woman is feeding milk from a glass container to the baby. |
In this tutorial we will learn,
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Image: Collage of benefits of hand expression.
GIF: Hand expression of breastmilk Image: Breast milk stored in a labelled closed glass container. |
Let us begin
Expressing breastmilk has many benefits for the baby and the Mother |
Image: Collage of benefits of hand expression.
GIF: Hand expression of breastmilk Image: Breast milk stored in a labelled closed glass container. |
Expressing breastmilk and storing it safely are explained in other tutorials |
Image: The caregiver is warming the breastmilk in warm water.
Image: The caregiver is checking temperature of breastmilk on their wrist |
Now, let us learn how to make the stored breastmilk ready for the baby to drink |
Image: The caregiver is washing their hands.
Image: The caregiver is showing their dry and clean hands. |
Before handling breastmilk the caregiver must -
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Image: Caregiver is holding old dated milk container and doesn’t touch new container. | Remember, the oldest stored breastmilk should always be used first |
Image: Frozen breastmilk in freezer
Image: Frozen breastmilk transferred to fridge from the freezer Image: Milk is defrosting Image: 24 hours clock |
When using frozen breastmilk,
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Image: Cross mark on 12 hours
Image: Frozen breastmilk is kept in cold water outside the fridge Image: Frozen breastmilk is kept in lukewarm water and shaken occasionally |
But if the frozen breastmilk is needed quickly, defrost it outside the fridge by -
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Image: Breastmilk container is shaken occasionally | While defrosting in lukewarm water -
Do not shake it vigorously and continuously |
Image: Drops on the outside of the frozen breastmilk container are wiped with a clean cloth.
Image: Condensation of water on the jar |
Dry the outside of the breastmilk container with a clean cloth before use |
Image: Defrosted breast milk
Image: The caregiver feeding the defrosted milk to baby from a cup Image: The caregiver is throwing away unused defrosted milk |
Use this defrosted breast milk within 2 hours and throw away any unused milk |
Image: Defrosted breastmilk smells and tastes different than fresh breastmilk.
Image: Baby accepts defrosted breastmilk |
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Image: The caregiver is smelling spoilt milk |
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Image: Stored breastmilk separates with cream rising to the top
Image: The caregiver shakes the milk gently Image: The cream is mixed in the milk again. |
Please remember -
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Image: The caregiver puts the container filled with breastmilk in a bowl of warm water | To warm the breastmilk just before feeding it to the baby-
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Image: The caregiver tests how warm the milk is by dropping a little on her wrist |
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Image: The caregiver uses stored breastmilk straight from the fridge to feed the baby
Image: Milk is overheated Image: The caregiver is scalded by overheated milk |
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Image: The caregiver is heating breastmilk on a stove
Image: The caregiver is heating breastmilk in a microwave Image: Heat destroys many infection-fighting factors present in breastmilk. |
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Image: The caregiver is feeding expressed breastmilk to baby | When the breastmilk is ready, offer it to the baby |
Image: Paladai
Image: Small cup Image: Spoon Image: Nifty cup |
To do so, the following utensils can be used:
Out of these, it is preferable to use a spoon or a cup to feed the baby |
Image: The caregiver is washing the cup with soap and water
Image: Cup is air-dried Image: The caregiver is wiping the cup with a clean unused cloth. |
Firstly, the caregiver must -
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Image: The caregiver is washing their hands with soap and water
Image: The caregiver is showing dry hands |
Then, the caregiver must wash and dry their hands properly |
Image: half-filled cup
Image: two-thirds filled cup |
They should half-fill or two-thirds fill the chosen utensil with breastmilk |
Image: The caregiver is holding the baby in a nearly upright position on her lap
Image: The caregiver’s hand is supporting the baby’s head and neck |
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Image: Paladai
Image: Tip of the paladai is positioned inside the baby’s mouth. It is resting lightly on the baby’s lower lip. Milk is at the rim of the beak of the paladai. |
If they are using a Paladai to feed the baby-
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GIF: Baby is suckling milk from the paladai
Image: The caregiver slightly tilts the paladai to keep the milk at the rim |
As the baby slurps milk -
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Image: Small cup
Image: Cup is resting on the lower lip of the baby. Image: The caregiver slightly tilts the cup so that the milk reached the top edge of the cup Image or GIF: Baby is drinking milk from the rim of the cup |
If the caregiver is using a small cup to feed the baby-
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Image: Spoon
Image: The caregiver is holding the spoon next to the baby’s lower lip Image: The caregiver tilts the spoon so that the milk is at the edge of the spoon GIF: The caregiver is feeding the baby with a spoon in the first few days of birth. Image: Spoon filled with milk |
If the caregiver is using a spoon to feed the baby-
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Image: Feeding the baby with a spoon first few days after birth |
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Image: Nifty cup
Image: The caregiver positions small reservoir of the nifty cup just inside the baby’s mouth GIF: Baby is suckling milk from the nifty cup Image: The caregiver slightly tilts the cup up to add milk to the reservoir as it empties. |
If the caregiver is using a nifty cup to feed the baby -
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Image: The caregiver is feeding expressed breastmilk to the baby
Image: The caregiver is pouring the milk in baby’s mouth Image: Baby is choking on milk Image: The caregiver has kept milk at the rim of the cup throughout the feed |
When feeding expressed breastmilk to the baby-
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Image: Baby is fully awake and alert in the feeding position.
Image: Baby is interested in feeding. She is asking for milk. |
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Image: Baby is wrapped in a cloth while the caregiver feeds her expressed breastmilk
Image: Baby knocks the cup out of the caregiver’s hands while feeding. |
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GIF: baby is suckling milk from a cup |
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Image: 60 to 90 ml milk
Image: Baby is holding her hands up while the caregiver is feeding from a cup Image: Baby falls asleep while the caregiver is feeding her from a cup Image: Baby closes her mouth while the caregiver is feeding her from a spoon |
Look for signs which show that the baby has had enough milk
Signs such as -
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Image: The caregiver is applying too much pressure on the lower lip of the baby with the cup.
Image: The caregiver has kept the cup very lightly on the baby’s lower lip. |
Remember-
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Image: The caregiver has put the paladai too far inside the baby’s mouth
Image: The caregiver has kept the paladai at the right place on baby’s mouth |
Do not put the cup, paladai or spoon too far inside the baby’s mouth |
Image: The caregiver is feeding the baby in a lying down position | Never feed a baby in a lying down position |
Image: The caregiver is bottle feeding the baby | Do not use a feeding bottle to feed the expressed breastmilk to the baby |
Image: The caregiver is feeding expressed milk to baby from a cup
Image: The caregiver is washing the used cup with soap and clean water Image: Feeding cup is air dried |
After feeding the baby -
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Image: Baby is rejecting expressed breastmilk when uncle is trying to feed her
Image: Baby is feeding properly when grandmother feeds her |
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Image: Baby is refusing expressed milk when uncle is feeding her
Image: The mother comes back from work Image: Mother breastfeeds the baby after coming home from work. GIF: Clock |
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Image: Safe breastmilk in a container
Image: The caregiver is washing their hands Image: The caregiver is washing the container Image: The caregiver is feeding milk to the baby from a cup GIF: Clock Image: Breastmilk filled container is stored safely in the fridge Image: Breastmilk filled container is stored safely in a room. |
Remember,
Keep the breastmilk safe by-
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Slide Number 2
Acknowledgement |
This brings us to the end of this tutorial
Thank you for joining |