CLS- CERTIFIED LACTATION
SPECIALIST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT RATED
A+
What is chestfeeding?
✔✔ Answer: A term used by many transmasculine and non-binary parents to
describe feeding and nurturing their children from their bodies.
What is body feeding?
✔✔ Answer: A term that may be used by anyone, but is most commonly used by
transmasculine or non-binary parents.
What did the original infant formula consist of, and who created it?
✔✔ Answer: It was made from wheat flour, sugar, and cow’s milk, and was
created by Henri Nestlé in the 19th century.
Where are hypoplastic breasts typically located, and what are their common
characteristics?
✔✔ Answer:
Usually positioned around the 3rd–5th rib area
Often asymmetrical
May appear as though breast development stopped during puberty
When does milk start to produce for mom and baby (breast buds)? -ANSWER
✔✔16-20 weeks
,What is the function of montgomery glands/tubercles? -ANSWER ✔✔Lubricates/
protects nipples/areola
pH-lowering fatty acids- lethal for Invading micro-organisms
Scent glands- guide infant to nipple
Pregnancy- glands hypertrophy= more prominent
Approximately how many pores are there in the nipple? Average? -ANSWER
✔✔4-18
9
T/F: the nipple contains smooth muscle fibers that allows the nipple to become
erect and graspable. -ANSWER ✔✔True
What is the act of moving an anatomical part forward? -ANSWER ✔✔protraction
What are some tricks and tools for inverted nipples? -ANSWER ✔✔avent
nipplette
supple cups
breast shells
latch assist
nipplesuckers
inverted syringe
best tool- laid back position
What is the breast composition? -ANSWER ✔✔2/3 glandular
1/3 adipose
, What is the tail of spence? -ANSWER ✔✔breast tissue that extends axilla
What structure fills the alveolus? What do they do? -ANSWER ✔✔lactocytes
cells that actually synthesize the milk
What is it called when a lactating mother delivers her baby and the breasts grow by
1500 cc or more? -ANSWER ✔✔gestational gigantomastia
What are the roles of colostrum? -ANSWER ✔✔protection- primary
nutrition- secondary
T/F: What the clock not the baby. -ANSWER ✔✔What the baby not the clock.
When does mature milk come in? -ANSWER ✔✔10-14 days
How long does rusty pipe syndrome last? -ANSWER ✔✔24-72 hours
What percentage of water is human milk? -ANSWER ✔✔87.5%
How many living cells does colostrum have? -ANSWER ✔✔5 mil per ml
How many living cells does mature milk have? -ANSWER ✔✔decreased 10 fold
SPECIALIST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT RATED
A+
What is chestfeeding?
✔✔ Answer: A term used by many transmasculine and non-binary parents to
describe feeding and nurturing their children from their bodies.
What is body feeding?
✔✔ Answer: A term that may be used by anyone, but is most commonly used by
transmasculine or non-binary parents.
What did the original infant formula consist of, and who created it?
✔✔ Answer: It was made from wheat flour, sugar, and cow’s milk, and was
created by Henri Nestlé in the 19th century.
Where are hypoplastic breasts typically located, and what are their common
characteristics?
✔✔ Answer:
Usually positioned around the 3rd–5th rib area
Often asymmetrical
May appear as though breast development stopped during puberty
When does milk start to produce for mom and baby (breast buds)? -ANSWER
✔✔16-20 weeks
,What is the function of montgomery glands/tubercles? -ANSWER ✔✔Lubricates/
protects nipples/areola
pH-lowering fatty acids- lethal for Invading micro-organisms
Scent glands- guide infant to nipple
Pregnancy- glands hypertrophy= more prominent
Approximately how many pores are there in the nipple? Average? -ANSWER
✔✔4-18
9
T/F: the nipple contains smooth muscle fibers that allows the nipple to become
erect and graspable. -ANSWER ✔✔True
What is the act of moving an anatomical part forward? -ANSWER ✔✔protraction
What are some tricks and tools for inverted nipples? -ANSWER ✔✔avent
nipplette
supple cups
breast shells
latch assist
nipplesuckers
inverted syringe
best tool- laid back position
What is the breast composition? -ANSWER ✔✔2/3 glandular
1/3 adipose
, What is the tail of spence? -ANSWER ✔✔breast tissue that extends axilla
What structure fills the alveolus? What do they do? -ANSWER ✔✔lactocytes
cells that actually synthesize the milk
What is it called when a lactating mother delivers her baby and the breasts grow by
1500 cc or more? -ANSWER ✔✔gestational gigantomastia
What are the roles of colostrum? -ANSWER ✔✔protection- primary
nutrition- secondary
T/F: What the clock not the baby. -ANSWER ✔✔What the baby not the clock.
When does mature milk come in? -ANSWER ✔✔10-14 days
How long does rusty pipe syndrome last? -ANSWER ✔✔24-72 hours
What percentage of water is human milk? -ANSWER ✔✔87.5%
How many living cells does colostrum have? -ANSWER ✔✔5 mil per ml
How many living cells does mature milk have? -ANSWER ✔✔decreased 10 fold
