Nursing Mothers-The Challenges

Having a baby is often one of life’s greatest experiences. People say that being a

mother comes naturally, but often women struggle with what would seem to be a natural

process-breastfeeding.

Birth takes a toll on a woman’s body and mind and our culture often limits the time the

new mother has to bond and recuperate. Stress can interfere with the nursing process.

Financial pressure to return to work adds to the stress.

Not all women are told about lactation consultants, who are specialists in the nursing

experience. They can be a valuable source of information and support for the nursing process.

It takes time to learn for both mama and baby, and when the mother must return to work

after a short time, this can interrupt the process, leading women to worry about their milk

supply, which in turn can cause a reduce supply.

When our own mothers did not successfully breastfeed, there is a perception that we will also have problems and the support of having someone who has been successful is very important for a new mother.

Taking time to relax during each feeding is important. Drinking lots of water is also important. A relatively small increase in calories is required but eating well is critical. It is often said an extra sandwich should provide enough extra calories for nursing.

Hearing more about the experience of breastfeeding can be helpful. If you are comfortable sharing your stories, this can open up a discussion about the topic of breastfeeding.

1. Have you or anyone close to you been a breastfeeding mother?

1. What challenges did you or the person you know have with breastfeeding?

1. How long you choose to breastfeed is a personal choice for both mother and child. Did people comment on the age of your child who was still nursing? The World Health Organization suggests continuing to breastfeed up to two years of age.

1. Share any tips you may have for supporting a nursing mother as she begins the nursing experience

NOTE: Post your full reply to the discussion prompts first, which will allow you to see your peer’s posts. The “edit and delete” post feature has been disabled so be sure you have fully responded to all the questions and your post is written the way you want it to be graded.

By their mouth

I am a student who is trying to improve my English writing skills. I can understand basic English, but when I write, my sentences sometimes sound unnatural or confusing. I also make a grammar mistakes and have difficulty choosing the right words to express my thoughts clearly. For examples, I am not always sure how to form correct sentences or how to make them sound more natural, like how native speakers write. Sometimes my ideas are clear in my mind, but I struggle to put them into proper English sentences.

I am trying to express my feelings in English, but I struggle with grammar and sentences structure. Sometimes I write sentences like “they just proud of me” and I’m not sure if it is correct. I also find it hard to explain my emotions clearly, especially when I feel sad or overthinking.

Can someone help me understand the correct way to form sentences when expressing feelings? Also, how can I improve my grammar and make my sentences sound more natural and clear?

Dietary Analysis Assignment 4: Water and Micronutrients

Your Tasks

TASK 1- FOOD LOG

You will keep a 3-day food log, where you will record the meals and snacks, along with their nutrients, that you ate throughout each day. You can choose to track this using Cronometer or the

This week’s focus: water, sodium, potassium, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, calcium, and iron.

You may record carbohydrates, fat, and protein; however, they are not required for this week.

Please see the page for more specific details on this process.

TASK 2- ANALYSIS

Please answer the following questions in complete sentences:

1. In regard to last week’s ‘challenge’-
   1. Did you try your protein/fat additions or replacements? If so, how did it go?
2. In regard to water-
   1. Did you meet the recommendations for water intake? What are considerations that a person needs to make when determining water needs?
   2. What drinks do you mainly drink to meet fluid needs? Do you think that those are healthy choices (caffeine, alcohol, sugar)?
3. In regard to micronutrients-
   1. What is your fruit and vegetable consumption like? Are you meeting recommendations? What are ways that you can increase your consumption?
   2. What were your averages for salt, potassium, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, calcium, and iron? Were these values above, below, or at the recommended values? Did these averages surprise you?
   3. Were you taking a multivitamin prior to this course? After seeing these values, do you think you will continue taking the multivitamin or will you start taking a multivitamin? Why or why not?
4. Looking forward-
   1. What are foods that you can start eating in order to increase the above micronutrients (except salt!) in your diet?
   2. What are ways that you can cut back on salt in your diet?

   Discussion 6: Food Additives

   Your Tasks

   TASK 1- ORIGINAL POST

   Please do the following in your original post:

   1. Pick one food additive.
   2. Discuss the purpose of this food additive. (3 points)
   3. Are there any benefits to using this food additive? If so, what are they. (3 points)
   4. What are the drawbacks, if any, to using this additive? Are there replacements that the food industry could be using instead? (3 points)
   5. Generally speaking, do you believe that food additives are more helpful or more harmful, and why? (6 points)
   6. The post must be at least 250 words. (2 points)
   7. Include at least 1 outside reference, cited in APA format. This reference needs to be cited both in-text and at the end of the post in a reference list. (3 points

Dietary Analysis Assignment 4: Water and Micronutrients

Your Tasks

TASK 1- FOOD LOG

You will keep a 3-day food log, where you will record the meals and snacks, along with their nutrients, that you ate throughout each day. You can choose to track this using Cronometer or the

This week’s focus: water, sodium, potassium, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, calcium, and iron.

You may record carbohydrates, fat, and protein; however, they are not required for this week.

Please see the page for more specific details on this process.

TASK 2- ANALYSIS

Please answer the following questions in complete sentences:

1. In regard to last week’s ‘challenge’-
   1. Did you try your protein/fat additions or replacements? If so, how did it go?
2. In regard to water-
   1. Did you meet the recommendations for water intake? What are considerations that a person needs to make when determining water needs?
   2. What drinks do you mainly drink to meet fluid needs? Do you think that those are healthy choices (caffeine, alcohol, sugar)?
3. In regard to micronutrients-
   1. What is your fruit and vegetable consumption like? Are you meeting recommendations? What are ways that you can increase your consumption?
   2. What were your averages for salt, potassium, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, calcium, and iron? Were these values above, below, or at the recommended values? Did these averages surprise you?
   3. Were you taking a multivitamin prior to this course? After seeing these values, do you think you will continue taking the multivitamin or will you start taking a multivitamin? Why or why not?
4. Looking forward-
   1. What are foods that you can start eating in order to increase the above micronutrients (except salt!) in your diet?
   2. What are ways that you can cut back on salt in your diet?

   Discussion 6: Food Additives

   Your Tasks

   TASK 1- ORIGINAL POST

   Please do the following in your original post:

   1. Pick one food additive.
   2. Discuss the purpose of this food additive. (3 points)
   3. Are there any benefits to using this food additive? If so, what are they. (3 points)
   4. What are the drawbacks, if any, to using this additive? Are there replacements that the food industry could be using instead? (3 points)
   5. Generally speaking, do you believe that food additives are more helpful or more harmful, and why? (6 points)
   6. The post must be at least 250 words. (2 points)
   7. Include at least 1 outside reference, cited in APA format. This reference needs to be cited both in-text and at the end of the post in a reference list. (3 points

Dietary Analysis Assignment 4: Water and Micronutrients

Your Tasks

Task 1- Food Log

You will keep a 3-day food log, where you will record the meals and snacks, along with their nutrients, that you ate throughout each day. You can choose to track this using Cronometer or the

This week’s focus: water, sodium, potassium, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, calcium, and iron.

You may record carbohydrates, fat, and protein; however, they are not required for this week.

Please see the page for more specific details on this process.

Task 2- Analysis

Please answer the following questions in complete sentences:

1. In regard to last week’s ‘challenge’-
   1. Did you try your protein/fat additions or replacements? If so, how did it go?
2. In regard to water-
   1. Did you meet the recommendations for water intake? What are considerations that a person needs to make when determining water needs?
   2. What drinks do you mainly drink to meet fluid needs? Do you think that those are healthy choices (caffeine, alcohol, sugar)?
3. In regard to micronutrients-
   1. What is your fruit and vegetable consumption like? Are you meeting recommendations? What are ways that you can increase your consumption?
   2. What were your averages for salt, potassium, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, calcium, and iron? Were these values above, below, or at the recommended values? Did these averages surprise you?
   3. Were you taking a multivitamin prior to this course? After seeing these values, do you think you will continue taking the multivitamin or will you start taking a multivitamin? Why or why not?
4. Looking forward-
   1. What are foods that you can start eating in order to increase the above micronutrients (except salt!) in your diet?
   2. What are ways that you can cut back on salt in your diet?

   Discussion 6: Food Additives

   Your Tasks

   Task 1- Original Post

   Please do the following in your original post:

   1. Pick one food additive.
   2. Discuss the purpose of this food additive. (3 points)
   3. Are there any benefits to using this food additive? If so, what are they. (3 points)
   4. What are the drawbacks, if any, to using this additive? Are there replacements that the food industry could be using instead? (3 points)
   5. Generally speaking, do you believe that food additives are more helpful or more harmful, and why? (6 points)
   6. The post must be at least 250 words. (2 points)
   7. Include at least 1 outside reference, cited in APA format. This reference needs to be cited both in-text and at the end of the post in a reference list. (3 points)

details are in the photo

This research paper will be a Problem and Solution Paper, and should be about something on a local scale. This means that you will brainstorm and identify a problem that impacts your life that you would like to see solved. Then you will try to figure out what steps can be made to solve or start solving this problem.

For instance, former students have written about everything from fixing potholes on major Atlanta roads, to ways to assist the unhoused population of Atlanta, to best diets for people with diabetes, to ways to combat high costs of housing in Atlanta, etc. These are just some examples, and next week you’ll do some brainstorming to come up with your topic (what problem you want to address in your paper and what possible solutions you might investigate through research).

Once you have your topic, every major assignment will be about this topic, and each one should help you build toward the final paper at the end of the semester. It is totally fine to switch topics at any point in the semester, but the earlier you land on a topic the better.

• We will start with Research Project Part 1: Personal Response where you will discuss your topic through the lens of your own experiences and ideas, before doing researcher. This will be where you should explain what the problem is that you want to address, what your connection to that problem is, what your personal experiences have taught your about the problem, and what ideas you have for solutions. For this first essay, you will be discussing your topic before doing any research.

For example, if the topic were fixing potholes, for Research Project Part 1, you might write about your experiences driving in Atlanta, why this is a topic of personal concern for you, what problems potholes have caused you, and what you would like to see done about it.

• We will then go through a Peer Review Workshop, based on your Research Project Part 1, where you give and receive comments to and from some of your classmates about what you have so far about your topic, and what you should focus on in the research phase.
• Then, our next step will be Research Project Part 2: Research and Source Analysis where you will then do the research into your topic, finding at least 4 different sources that will give you the information you need to write your research paper. These should be sources that include any background information you might need, details about the problem you want to address, and ideas about possible solutions. This assignment will basically be an essay where you discuss the research process and what sources you found, what makes them trustworthy and useful sources for your paper, and how you plan to use them in your final paper, etc.

So, returning to our example of potholes, you might find a news article that talks about current efforts to fix roads in metro Atlanta, an academic article that discusses how damaging potholes can be and why maintaining infrastructure like roads is essential for a city’s economy, an article about who funds road repair projects, and another about successful efforts to update and repair roads in other cities, for example. Your essay would then consist of explaining what your topic is, and then going through your sources explaining why they are useful to you and what makes them credible.

Here are questions in English (with details) based on your new notes about The Plot and Freytags Pyramid:

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Questions:

1. What is a plot in a short story?

Explain how the author arranges events and why it is important.

2. Why is a story compared to climbing a mountain?

Describe how this relates to the structure of the plot.

3. What does sequence of events mean in a plot?

Explain how events are organized from beginning to end.

4. What are the three main parts of a plot?

Identify and explain the beginning, middle, and end.

5. What is Freytags Pyramid?

Describe its purpose in understanding a storys structure.

6. What happens during the exposition?

Explain what is introduced at the beginning of the story.

7. What is the inciting incident?

Describe how it starts the main conflict in the story.

8. What is rising action?

Explain how it builds tension through a series of conflicts.

9. What is the climax of the story?

Describe why it is the point of greatest tension between characters.

10. What is falling action?

Explain what happens after the climax leading to the end.

11. What is the resolution?

Describe how the story ends and conflicts are solved.

12. Why does a short story usually have only one plot?

Explain why it can be read in one sitting.

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If you want, I can also turn this into a quiz (multiple choice with answers) or make it easier to memorize