Hi Sally,

 Here is the outline of a talk that I presented early childhood educators
last fall. If you are interested, I would be happy to send you the expanded
version. For visuals, I  brought along samples of a cup, eye dropper, and
Foley feeder and a doll to demonstrate alternative feeding methods if
necessary. I also showed them the page from The Breastfeeding Atlas that
shows normal breastfeeding BM's. I demonstrated how a sling could be used to
help a baby accept a bottle. I brought a number of children's books depicting
breastfeeding as normal behavior and at the end of the presentation I gave
each participant a notecard called "Michelle & Baby Phoebe"   from the
Attachments catalog which shows a little girl breastfeeding her doll.

Hope this helps!

Kathy

BREASTFEEDING AND EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

Kathleen Fallon Pasakarnis, M.Ed. IBCLC


Objectives:
1. To appreciate the importance of breastfeeding to the health and
development of infants and toddlers
2. To discuss strategies that will assist employed mothers to continue to
breastfeed through the challenges of regular separations from their babies
3. To share ways that breastfeeding can be introduced in the classroom as the
biological norm

I. Breastfeeding and Early Childhood Health and Development
A. Breastfeeding Saves Lives
1. The World Health Organization acknowledges that breastfeeding saves as
many as 1.5 million lives a year.
2. Infants in poor households are 5 times as likely to die from infections in
the first 2 months of life according to Dr. Michael Latham, Cornell professor
of international nutrition.
3. Even in the industrialized world, there are fewer deaths due to SIDS,
necrotizing entercolitis, bacteremia, meningitis, and botulism.
B. Breastfeeding Reduces Illness
1. Lower Rates of Illness
a. Diarrhea, inflammatory bowel disease
b. Ear infections
c. Lower respiratory illness (pneumonia)
d. Juvenile diabetes
e. Dental caries
f. Urinary Tract Infections
C. Breastfeeding Fosters Optimum Child Development
1. Research on breastfeeding and cognitive development
2. Research on breastfeeding and speech and language development
3. Breastfeeding and optimal visual development
D. Breastfeeding Fosters Optimal Parenting
1. Ideal way to begin to establish a close bond
2. Studies have suggested that there may be a lower rate of child abuse in
breastfeeding families considered to be at risk.
3. Exclusive breastfeeding helps space children
4. Breastfeeding allows a mother to feel competent, which can be especially
important when she observes the close bond between her infant and childcare
provider.
II. Strategies to Protect the Breastfeeding Relationship
A. Provide space for mothers to breastfeed at the childcare center
B.  Provide time for mothers to breastfeed- before and after work, on breaks
and lunch hours if possible.
C. Be cognizant of current guidelines for the handling and storage of human
milk
D. Understand the risks of using formula and the optimal use of it when
necessary for the breastfeeding infant
III. Introduce breastfeeding in the classroom as the biological norm
A. Read picture books with illustrations of nursing babies
B. Include pictures of nursing mothers and babies in your picture displays
C. Allow mothers who are comfortable to nurse their babies in the classroom

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