Here's the thing... as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant I talk every day to women who are
seeking help with breastfeeding.
Seeking help with breastfeeding is a great idea if you have questions or concerns.
Not exact matches
As the group began holding meetings and corresponding by mail
with mothers
seeking breastfeeding help, Mary Ann Cahill became known among them as «our unequalled writer.»
People who have been through
breastfeeding and experienced the problems — and those
seeking support — are getting involved in the La Leche League and
with NCT
breastfeeding support, for example, to
help people.
I hope this blog
helps any
breastfeeding mother
seeking out information and others» experiences
with tongue - tie, labial frenulum (lip - ties), laser frenulectomies, and all the challenges and hiccups that come along
with them.
Other ways to
seek out support in between your baby's check ups at the provider's office are to sign up for our Top 10
Breastfeeding Tips, check out our Instagram page for tips, tricks, and many mama's experiences, as well as watching our on - demand video classes
with information to
help you overcome issues you might face.
You can have your doula or nurses
help you
with breastfeeding, but usually laying the baby skin to skin in this newborn period is enough to get your baby
seeking the breast and nursing without a lot of assistance.
In that process, identify what aspects of
breastfeeding your baby you were most excited to experience, and
seek out the
help of an IBCLC
with experience in supporting mothers
with low milk production or IGT.
You should
seek extra
breastfeeding help if your child is born prematurely, has a physical problem such as a tongue - tie or a cleft lip, or is diagnosed
with a neurological issue such as Down syndrome.
There are some good lactation consultants, according to Krystal Revai, a fellow of the Academy of
Breastfeeding Medicine, but if a woman has chronic low milk supply, she should
seek the
help of an ABM physician, a doctor
with breast - feeding expertise.
If you would like to continue
breastfeeding your baby
seek help from an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant or other health care professional
WITH EXPERIENCE diagnosing tongue and lip ties.
Get
help with latch and positioning, and
seek medical advice for possible conditions that may interfere
with comfort while
breastfeeding.
I have several friends whose first attempt at
breastfeeding was unsuccessful but who resolved to learn more, try again, and
seek help when necessary, and went on to have happy nursing relationships
with subsequent kids.)
If you are having trouble
with breastfeeding or you find it to be painful,
seek out
help from a Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) or an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).
Side note: if you are ever experiencing pain
with breastfeeding that is more than a brief moment of discomfort or lasts beyond initial latch please
seek out
help, pain is usually an indication of a problem than can be corrected.
My son didn't latch immediately, so I
sought the
help of la leche league ladies when my son was three / four days old, then went to a local place that
helps with breastfeeding issues, and even took my son to a chiropractor since they told me it looked like he had restrictions.
If you're struggling while
breastfeeding with inverted nipples,
seek help from a lactation consultant.
Women
with PPD who do
seek help often look to complementary and alternative medicine treatments because of concern that antidepressant medication or other substances will be transferred to the baby via
breastfeeding.