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Yes, it is generally safe and recommended for babies to receive routine vaccinations even if they have a minor illness like a cough or cold. The vaccines will still provide important protection against more serious diseases. It's important for vaccine-preventable illnesses that babies receive their vaccines on schedule according to their doctor's recommendations. Minor illnesses alone are not a reason to delay vaccination. You should always check with your pediatrician if you have any concerns about your baby's health and vaccinations.

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Yes, it is generally safe and recommended for babies to receive routine vaccinations even if they have a minor illness like a cough or cold. The vaccines will still provide important protection against more serious diseases. It's important for vaccine-preventable illnesses that babies receive their vaccines on schedule according to their doctor's recommendations. Minor illnesses alone are not a reason to delay vaccination. You should always check with your pediatrician if you have any concerns about your baby's health and vaccinations.

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Breastfeeding:

Best for Both Mother and


Baby
HBHE 710
Colleen Jensen
Sarah Middlemas
Emily VonderPorten

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The Gold Standard:
• The “gold standard” of infant feeding is:
• Breastfeeding exclusively for six months
• Providing appropriate complementary
foods with continued breastfeeding for
up to two years or beyond
Did You Know?
• According to the Center for Disease
Control (CDC), breastfeeding is ideal for
infants
• Both mothers and babies gain many
benefits from breastfeeding. (CDC)

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Amazing Breastfeeding
Facts for Baby:
• Breast milk is easy to digest and contains antibodies
that can protect infants from bacterial and viral
infections.
• Breastfeeding has been shown to be protective
against many illnesses, according to the La Leche
League (LLL), including:
– Painful ear infections, respiratory ailments, allergies,
intestinal disorders, colds, viruses, and Sudden Infant Death
Syndrome (SIDS).
– Lifetime protection from insulin dependent diabetes, and for
girls, breast and ovarian cancer.

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• When babies are born, their immune systems
are underdeveloped…

• Through breastfeeding you pass your


antibodies on to your baby, helping to keep
your baby healthy and grow their immune
system faster than bottle-fed babies (LLL).
– Your body will also make and pass back to your
baby antibodies to germs that they are exposed to
and pass to you, helping to protect your baby
(LLL)
Amazing Breastfeeding
Facts for Mother:
• Research indicates that women who
breastfeed may have lower rates of certain
breast and ovarian cancers. (CDC)
• Breastfeeding delays the return of the
menstrual cycle. (USDHHS)
• Breastfeeding mothers have increased self-
confidence. (USDHHS)

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• Breastfeeding uses up extra calories,
helping mothers to lose weight after
pregnancy. (USDHHS).

• Breastfeeding saves time and money.


There is no formula to prepare or
bottles to warm.

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Amazing Breastfeeding
Facts for Society:
• Breastfeeding mothers miss less work
because their infants are sick less often.
(USDHHS)

• Total health care costs in the United States


are lower for breastfed infants than for
formula fed infants. (USDHHS)
• Breastfeeding benefits the environment.
No packaging or plastic involved!

• The estimated cost of formula is $1200 per


year. Breast milk is free. (USBC)
Can my baby still have her
vaccinations if she has a
cough or a cold?
-We don't actually contract the illness itself, but we
become immune to it and we hope that the
immunity will be long-lasting and, in some cases,
for life.

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