Infant hydration and intake: |
- At least 1 void per day of age and at least 1 stool per day
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- Mucous membranes are moist, and normal skin turgor
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- Infant's weight loss is not excessive for delivery type and feeding method*
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Infant feeding behaviors: |
- Feeds at the breast or mother expresses colostrum within the 2 hours after birth
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- Wakes frequently to feed and seems content after feeding
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- Audible swallows during feeds
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- Feeds at least 8 times in 24 hours
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Maternal signs and practices: |
- Mother is not having nipple pain or compression
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- Evidence of colostrum either on the baby's mouth or upon hand expression or leaking from the nipples (reassuring, but not essential)
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- If infant is not consistently latching, mother is expressing either by hand or with pump at least 8 times in 24 hours
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- If infant is preterm, mother is also expressing either by hand or with pump with each feeding and at least 8 times in 24 hours
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