Lactation Education/Consulting

• Home visits prior to delivery to create optimal breastfeeding environment
• Benefits to breastfeeding
• How to know if my baby is getting enough milk
• Stool/wet diaper patterns of the newborn
• Breastfeeding after a Cesarean section

• Hospital Visit after delivery
• Proper latch on
• Breastfeeding positions
• Wet diapers and poops

• Home Visits post delivery for issues noted below
• Feeding problems
• Proper latch on
• Proper positioning
• Importance of fore/hind milk
• Flat or inverted nipples
• Use of breast shields
• Sore/cracked nipples of fissures
• Jaundice and breastfeeding
• Weight loss/dehydration
• Slow weight gain
• Engorgement
• Blocked milk duct
• Mastitis
• Thrush evaluation
• Colic
• Breastfeeding multiples
• Increasing milk supply
• Supplemental devices
• Supplementing with formula
• Use of breast pumps
• Pump rental sources
• Breast milk storage
• Planning for returning to work
• Breastfeeding in the work environment
• Maternal Diet instruction
• Post Partum exercise
• Birth Control Method of Breastfeeding
• Other issues as needed