Feeding Infants and Supporting Breastfeeding Mothers

If you are employed in a state that uses a registry to track professional development hours, you will be able to provide your registry ID (Stars, MOPID, Registry or other ECE ID#) after you have completed the quiz for the course. If you pass the quiz we will report your course completion to the state registry using the registry ID that you provide.

This course is a great resource for information about how to handle formula and breast milk as well as beginning the solid food process. It also addresses making a place in your center for moms to breastfeed. Course length – 2.0 hours.

The course helps answer the following questions:

• In what ways do breast milk and formula differ?

• How do I prepare breast milk when it comes to me frozen?

• What is the safest way to warm formula and breast milk?

• How do I keep everyone’s milk separated?

• What are some tips for beginning solid foods?

• How can I make a breastfeeding area in my center for moms to feel comfortable?

Participants who successfully complete this course will:

• Understand the advantages of breastfeeding.

• Learn ways to make their center breastfeeding friendly.

• Gain knowledge of ways to store, reheat and feed breast milk and formula.

• Learn helpful tips for feeding infants their first solid foods.