Breastfeeding Terms Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Nursing & Healthcare Careers has 24 clues. Answers range from 3 to 13 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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Darker skinned area around the nipple.
"liquid gold"
The process of milk production.
Breastfeeding position recommended for large breasted and/or c-section moms.
Expressing milk from the breast mechanically.
Higher fat content milk produced at the end of a feeding.
Breastfed infant's stools should change from meconium to transitional stools by day____________.
Helps stabilize infant body temperature.
Firm, swollen breasts.
Cream that soothes and protects sore nipples.
Reduces infant risk of ear infections, respiratory illnesses and gastroenteritis.
_____________ feeding can prevent engorgement.
Infection of the breast.
Minimum amount of breastfeedings in 24 hours.
The hormone that stimulates the mammary glands to produce milk.
A signal that releases milk into the ducts; it may result in a tingling sensation.
Breastfeeding should ______ be painful.
Infants should return to birth weight within two_________.
Newborns turn their face toward a stimulus and make sucking motion with their mouth.
Breastfeeding reduces a mother's risk of breast and ovarian____________.
If nipples are sore, feed the infant from the ____________ sore nipple first.
Breastfeeding moms should consume____________ hundred extra calories per day.
World Health Organization recommends _______________ breastfeeding for the first six months of life.
Mouth open wide, lips flared out and chin touching the breast.

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