Infant Observation Assignment

Getting started, I collaborated with the class instructor by asking her if there were questions that the moms tend to ask on a regular basis. Common questions included: how do they know their babies are getting enough breastmilk, when to start solids, and how do they start preparing to go back to work. I also ask her about the different cultures and the ages of the infants that usually come to class.
I visited the Healthy People 2020 website and identified a topic and 2 objectives that affected this population. The topic I choose was Maternal, Infant, and Child Health (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2017). The objectives MCH-21: Increase the proportion of infants who are ever breastfed and increase the proportion of infant breastfeed exclusively through 3 months (U.S. Department of Health and Human
The moms were there to support each other too. One of the moms there asked questions about starting solids, her mother in law had told her that the baby does not need to eat as often and suggested she put baby cereal in the infant’s milk. I informed the mom that this might have been how her mother in law did things when she had her own babies but today research shows that babies did not need anything extra as long as they are gaining weight and developing on track. I added that when her mother in law was having babies this might have a recommendation from her doctor so she is not wrong it is just different now.
I demonstrated leadership by answering the mother’s questions. I allowed the moms to feel comfortable and confident in their situations. I feel I adapted to the situation by balancing my time between the moms.
I enhanced the capacity of the agency by answering the mothers questions with researched information. I would do things the same way. I engaged the mothers and they asked many questions. I made a breastmilk storage charge and made them available to the