And then came the pumping, and the SNS, and the bottles, and
the hospital lactation consultant visits, and more weight checks.
The hospital lactation consultant visited and helped me with latching.
Not exact matches
The average
lactation consultant visit by
hospital staff is less than 10 minutes.
After I got home I went back to the
hospital to
visit a
lactation consultant and get some help with latching, which was a GAME CHANGER for us.
The average
visit in the
hospital with
lactation consultant is 5 - 10 minutes.
If your
hospital does not have one on staff, you can feel free to hire a private
lactation consultant to
visit with you during her stay.
«Insist on having the
lactation consultant visit you every day you're in the
hospital.
Since then I have continued my part time work at the
hospital, but have also started my own business as a private
lactation consultant visiting women at home.»
I wentto a breastfeeding class and had a
lactation consultant visit me at the
hospital.
If it's not possible for you to have an in - home
visit from a
lactation consultant, many
hospitals and other organizations offer support groups and outpatient clinics.
Don't hesitate to ask a nurse to show you what to do, and request
visits from a
lactation consultant while you're in the
hospital (many
hospitals have them on staff).
If you deliver in a
hospital, request a
visit from the
lactation consultant and take advantage of the
hospital staff while you're there so you can feel more comfortable when you go home.
In addition to consulting for Tinyhood, I am a
Lactation Consultant at Stamford
Hospital (CT) and Willows Pediatric Group (CT) and provide home
visits through my private practice.
«They didn't understand why anyone would need a
lactation consultant after leaving the
hospital with baby, let alone multiple
visits in an outpatient setting.»
Most
hospitals have
lactation consultants on staff who will
visit you if you give birth in a
hospital.
Ask about breastfeeding classes before birth and find out which
lactation consultants you can see after you leave the
hospital and how many
visits are covered.
(1) Get up and walk; (2) don't plan on anything other than small light meals the first 24 hours afterwards; (3) take stool softener; (4) bring flip - flops; (5) use the nursery; (6) bring the number of a
lactation consultant who can
visit you in the
hospital if you plan to nurse; (7) try to line up 1:1 adult to baby for the first few weeks, especially late afternoon and early evening.
Breastfeeding was always a goal for me, and I was happy to
visit with the
lactation consultant at the
hospital after my first child was born.
I'd suggest telling all the nurses that you want to breastfeed and asking for the
lactation consultant to come
visit at every opportunity in the
hospital.
They were
visited by a
lactation consultant within the first three postnatal days before discharge from
hospital.
There are lots of helpful nurses and
lactation consultants at the
hospital, and some even do house
visits.»
At our
hospital, this included optional antenatal classes, which did address infant feeding, and postnatal
visits by a
lactation consultant should any problems with breast feeding arise.
¶ Physical contact = home
visit,
hospital postpartum follow - up
visit; active reaching out = follow - up phone call to patient after discharge; referrals =
hospital phone number to call,
hospital - based support group, other breastfeeding support group,
lactation consultant / specialist, U.S. Department of Agriculture Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, outpatient clinic.