Question

The nurse is assigned to care for a client who has chosen to formula-feed her infant. the nurse should plan to provide which instruction to the client?

Answer 1

Wear a supportive brassiere continuously for 72 hours to help minimize breast engorgement. Avoid stimulation of the breasts or use of a heating pad that would cause an increase in circulation because those factors would increase milk production or cause the blood vessels and lymphatics to engorge.