Services
Mothers often have questions and concerns about breastfeeding. You want what’s best for your baby. I am a skilled experienced healthcare professional available to answer breastfeeding questions, assist with meeting breastfeeding goals and help when difficulties arise.
Let me aid you in preventing most breastfeeding challenges with prenatal and postnatal breastfeeding education, support and/or a lactation consultation.
Breastfeeding Education
This includes, but not limited to: Skin-to-Skin, Hand Expression, How Breastfeeding Works, Latch and Positioning, When to Feed Your Baby, Getting Enough Milk, Breast Care, Breastfeeding Lifestyle and much more to know how to improve your breastfeeding success.
Prenatal Breastfeeding Classes Learn about the benefits of breastfeeding, what to expect with breastfeeding, essential tips and techniques on supporting and holding your baby, how to determine if you have a proper latch and ways to improve your latch, discuss any concerns you have about breastfeeding before delivery and beyond.
Back-to-Work/School Consultation Help ease any concerns you may have about returning to work or school and beyond. Learn what to expect, how to maintain your milk supply and tips to prepare for returning back to work or school.
Lactation Consultations
Your breastfeeding goals are important to me and I aim to provide support and services to help improve breastfeeding outcomes. Need assistance with latching your baby, concerned about your baby’s weight or your milk supply? I specialize in breastfeeding education, clinical management and lactation care providing assistance with breastfeeding concerns.
Breastfeeding education entails, but not limited to: latch and breastmilk transfer concerns, low milk supply/oversupply, prematurity, newborn jaundice, tongue/lip ties, pumping protocols, sore, inverted and flat nipples, plugged ducts, mastitis and breastfeeding multiples.
A typical lactation consultation includes a complete history of mother and baby, review of concerns, goals and any previous history of lactation issues, assessment of mother and baby, feeding assessment with pre and post weight checks, written feeding plan and instructions, anticipatory guidance and if required, report findings to baby’s and/or mother’s primary doctor.
Newborn Education Have questions or concerns about newborn care? This includes, but not limited to: newborn traits and behaviors, crying and comforting, feeding, diapering, bathing, nail care and dressing, newborn health and safety.