At the initial lactation consultation.....
I will talk you through a handout titled
"Breastfeeding Guidelines in the First Couple Weeks" and
"The Ideal Breastfeeding Session."
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to view and print the handout.
Another article on this website's medical library, called "Prenatal Class: Breastfeeding 101," reviews this same information in the form of videos and articles.
Click here to jump to that article.
Also consider signing up for a 1 hour prenatal breastfeeding class at LPG.
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to access the details.
The initial breastfeeding visit is scheduled for 1 hour, and follow up visits are 30 minutes.
- If it's your newborn's first visit to LPG, I will also do the elements of the Initial Newborn Check-up. Otherwise, I'll customize the visit based on your needs.
- I'll review the history of pregnancy, labor, delivery, newborn hospital stay, and your health history.
- I'll weigh, examine, and check your baby's jaundice.
- I'll follow up on problems and initiate the referral process if your baby needs more testing or to see a specialist.
- I'll assess how you position your baby and how your baby latches.
- I'll do my best to help you achieve a comfortable latch.
- I'll weigh your baby before and after a feeding to get a snap shot of how well your baby removes milk.
- I'll provide education to get you started on your breastfeeding journey.
- There is SO much to cover and you're sleep deprived. I don't mean to overwhelm you.
- Thus, I've developed all these resources for you to review later.
- I'll help you establish a feeding plan to get you through until our next visit.
- Together, we'll decide when to follow up, based on medical needs and based on the support you feel you need.
- It's impossible to cover everything, so you can click the titles below to access more stuff we'll try to go over at your visit.
- Pumping Guidelines and fitting the flange (video)
- Hand express colostrum and breastmilk (video)
- Storing and Preparing Breastmilk
- Paced Bottle Feeding (video)
- Feeding with a cup or syringe
- Latching Guidelines (2 videos included)
- Burping and Reflux (video)
- Triple Feeding (video)
- Feeding Log to print
- How insurance pays for lactation visits
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