Independent Study Module for Lactation Consultants

2. Breastfeeding challenges were most likely to lead to discontinuing breastfeeding when the baby was what age? a. Birth to 4 weeks b. 4 weeks to 3 months c. 3 to 6 months d. 6 to 12 months 3. By identifying specific reasons for discontinuing breastfeeding and approximate weaning ages for those reasons, peer counseling programs can: a. Learn and recognize that low-income mothers will always wean earlier than the rest of the population. b. Anticipate that “low milk supply” will be a problem and provide low-income breastfeeding mothers with formula just in case it is needed. c. Design more preventive age-related interventions to address reasons behind early weaning. d. Provide more video clips of celebrities breastfeeding to encourage low-income mothers to breastfeed.