Pumping
Pumping can be a vital tool for breastfeeding mothers, offering flexibility and convenience while ensuring that their baby receives the benefits of breast milk. Understanding the basics of pumping, from equipment to techniques, can help optimize milk supply and simplify the feeding routine.
Pumping can be a vital tool for breastfeeding mothers, offering flexibility and convenience while ensuring that their baby receives the benefits of breast milk. Understanding the basics of pumping, from equipment to techniques, can help optimize milk supply and simplify the feeding routine.
Lara Mele, IBCLC, RLC | Lara’s Lactation Consulting | 828-278-9048 | Lara@laraslactationconsulting.com | www.laraslactationconsulting.com |
Elkin, NC Meredith Comer, LPN, CLC https://www.facebook.com/meredithcomerlpnclc/
Postpartum Care
Postpartum care is vital for ensuring both physical and emotional recovery after childbirth, providing support for new mothers as they adjust to their new roles. Comprehensive care during this period helps address common challenges, promotes healing, and fosters overall well-being for both mother and baby.
Postpartum care is vital for ensuring both physical and emotional recovery after childbirth, providing support for new mothers as they adjust to their new roles. Comprehensive care during this period helps address common challenges, promotes healing, and fosters overall well-being for both mother and baby.
Blog Post: Thoughts on a Postpartum Doula
Urgent Maternal Warning Signs: Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) , CDC Precautions
Postpartum Nutrition
Navigating postpartum nutrition is essential for new mothers as they recover and adjust to life with a newborn. By focusing on nourishing foods, women can support their healing, enhance their energy levels, and foster a positive breastfeeding experience.
Prenatal nutrition is a cornerstone of a healthy pregnancy, providing both mother and baby with the vital nutrients needed for optimal development. Understanding how to balance your diet during this crucial time can help ensure a smoother pregnancy and a healthier start for your little one.
Blog Post: What to Eat After You Give Birth?
Blog Post: The CDC and Placenta Encapsulation
Returning to Work
Returning to work postpartum presents a unique set of challenges as new parents balance their professional responsibilities with the demands of caring for a newborn. Navigating this transition effectively requires careful planning and support to ensure both career and family needs are met with confidence and ease.
Returning to work postpartum presents a unique set of challenges as new parents balance their professional responsibilities with the demands of caring for a newborn. Navigating this transition effectively requires careful planning and support to ensure both career and family needs are met with confidence and ease.
Blog Post: Tips for Pumping Breast Milk at Work
Sleep
Navigating sleep challenges during the postpartum period is a common struggle for new parents, as they adapt to their baby's needs and irregular sleep patterns. Prioritizing effective sleep strategies and self-care can help restore balance and improve overall well-being during this transformative time.
Navigating sleep challenges during the postpartum period is a common struggle for new parents, as they adapt to their baby's needs and irregular sleep patterns. Prioritizing effective sleep strategies and self-care can help restore balance and improve overall well-being during this transformative time.
Book- Dr. Weissbluth-book- Healthy Sleep Habits Happy Child (warning, does have extension method)
Book- Good Night Sleep Tight by Kim West
Book- Sweet Sleep- by 3 authors, fantastic! Has lots of scientific data in it- great for clients ok with co-sleeping
The Snoo- Harvey Karp- https://www.happiestbaby.com/pages/snoo
Simple sleep shaping guideline pg 70 of ProDoula pp care book