breastfeedings
Mother-baby nursing sessions
Breastfeedings are instances of nursing an infant at the breast.
The plural typically appears in medical or scheduling contexts, counting discrete feeding sessions: The pediatrician asked how many breastfeedings the baby had in twenty-four hours.
She logged the breastfeedings in an app.
Of milk glands
- prolactinMilk-production hormone
- oxytocinBonding neurotransmitter from hypothalamus
- engorgementOverfilling causing swelling
- ductsEnclosed passage tubes
areola · nipple · milk production · hormones · glands · alveoli · lobes · expressing
Securing with a catch
- milkMammalian nursing fluid
- sucklingUnweaned infant mammal
- colostrumInitial postpartum milk
- letdownFailure to satisfy expectations
hindmilk · foremilk · supply · demand · cluster · nourishing · satiation · swallowing
Arranging in specific locations
- cradle holdArm position for infants
- football holdArm-secured ball position
- side-lyingResting on one flank
- latchDoor-securing catch
pumping · expressing · storage · bottles · nipple shields · lanolin · cracked nipples · soreness
Breastfeeds another's child
- traditional practicesCulturally inherited behaviors
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- modestyAbsence of vanity
- workplace rightsEmployee legal protections
maternity leave · fed is best · colonialism · indigenous practices · ceremonial · rites
Childbirth assistance professional
- doulaTrained childbirth support person
- peer counselorSame-status support provider
- support groupGathering for mutual encouragement
- hotlineDirect emergency phone connection
guidance · education · classes · encouragement · workplace accommodation · normalization · community · mentorship
mammary
Of milk glands
- prolactinMilk-production hormone
- oxytocinBonding neurotransmitter from hypothalamus
- engorgementOverfilling causing swelling
ducts · areola · nipple · milk production · hormones · glands · alveoli · lobes · expressing · ejection
latching
Securing with a catch
letdown · hindmilk · foremilk · supply · demand · cluster · nourishing · satiation · swallowing · gulping
positioning
Arranging in specific locations
- cradle holdArm position for infants
- football holdArm-secured ball position
- side-lyingResting on one flank
latch · pumping · expressing · storage · bottles · nipple shields · lanolin · cracked nipples · soreness · mastitis
wet nurse
Breastfeeds another's child
- traditional practicesCulturally inherited behaviors
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- modestyAbsence of vanity
workplace rights · maternity leave · fed is best · colonialism · indigenous practices · ceremonial · rites
midwife
Childbirth assistance professional
- doulaTrained childbirth support person
- peer counselorSame-status support provider
- support groupGathering for mutual encouragement
hotline · guidance · education · classes · encouragement · workplace accommodation · normalization · community · mentorship · advice
breastfeedingsformula feeding
Nourishing infants with manufactured milk
bottle feeding · infant formula · wet nursing · weaning · supplementation
- breastfeeding supportAssistance for nursing parents
- breastfeeding rightsLegal protections for lactating mothers
- breastfeeding classInstruction in infant nursing
- breastfeeding helpSupport for nursing mothers
- breastfeeding classesTraining for nursing mothers
- extended breastfeedingNursing past typical weaning age