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Circle every hour when your
baby starts a nursing.
Circle the W when your baby has a wet diaper.
Circle the S when your baby has a soiled (poopy) diaper.
Birth Date: ___/___/___ Birth Time: __:___ AM PM
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Attempt the first nursing as soon after
birth as possible, at least during the first hour.
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Use good latching technique (tickle lips,
mouth open WIDE, both lips flanged out, etc.) every time you nurse!
Always take baby off and re-latch if it isn’t right.
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Don’t worry if baby is uninterested the
first few times you try to nurse (very normal)
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Insist that baby be given NO ARTIFICIAL
NIPPLES (bottles, pacifiers, nipple shields)
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Allow baby unlimited time at the breasts
when sucking actively.
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Put baby to breast at first signs of
hunger (stirring, rooting, hands in mouth) -- don’t wait until baby is
crying, which is a late hunger cue.
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First 24
hours |
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GOAL |
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12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 |
6 to 8 |
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Wet Diaper |
W |
1 |
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Black tarry
soiled diaper |
S |
1 |
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Second 24
hours |
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GOAL |
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12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 |
6 to 8 |
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Wet Diapers |
W W |
2 |
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Brownish/black
tarry soiled diapers |
S S |
2 |
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Third 24
hours |
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GOAL |
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12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 |
8 to 12 |
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Wet Diapers |
W W
W |
3 |
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Brownish/Greenish soiled diapers |
S S
S |
3 |
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Fourth 24
hours |
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GOAL |
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12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 |
8 to 12 |
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Wet Diapers |
W W
W W |
4 |
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Yellow soiled
diapers |
S S
S |
3 |
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Fifth 24
hours |
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GOAL |
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12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 |
8 to 12 |
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Wet Diapers |
W W W W
W |
5 |
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Yellow soiled
diapers |
S S
S |
3 |
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Sixth 24
hours |
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GOAL |
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12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 |
8 to 12 |
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Wet Diapers |
W W W W
W W |
6 |
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Yellow soiled
diapers |
S S
S S |
4 |
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Seventh 24
hours |
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GOAL |
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12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 |
8 to 12 |
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Wet Diapers |
W W W W
W W |
6 to 8 |
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Yellow soiled
diapers |
S S
S S S S |
4 to 12 |
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Be deliberate about waking baby for feeds,
with a max. of 3 hours between feedings.
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Your milk should start “coming in”
(changing from colostrum to mature milk) between days 2 and 5. Take care
to prevent engorgement by feeding even more often and using cold
compresses between feedings and moist heat just before a feeding to
decrease discomfort.
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If baby is having trouble latching onto an
engorged/hard breast, express or pump until nipple is soft, then try
again to latch. Be sure to empty (soften) both breasts a minimum of
every 3 hours during this first week.
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Some newborns sleep all the time when not
nursing. Don’t worry if your baby does this.
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It’s OK for baby to nurse more than 12
times each day, and to have more wet diapers or more soiled diapers. You
CAN’T nurse too often. You CAN nurse too little. Call your Lactation
Consultant or Pediatrician if you have fewer than the numbers on this
log.
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NOTE: The article above titled "First
Week Daily Breastfeeding Log" was provided by a
visitor to "The New Parents Guide" and is the opinion of its author
who gathered the information directly from
certified lactation consultants and other breastfeeding information guides. "The New Parents Guide" does not guarantee the information to
be factual. Always use the guidance of you child's doctor
over information you read on this site or elsewhere; your doctor knows what is
best for your baby.
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