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Service Description

Professional Lactation Consulting Service from the comfort of your own home! Gentle guidance & nurturing support in the spaces you will be caring for your baby and family! More details are below! At an Initial Lactation Consultation, we will cover all of the important aspects to help you get started breastfeeding, including understanding your baby's hunger cues, comfortable positioning, getting the best latch possible, including how to tell when your baby is getting milk and when your baby is full. In this appointment, we will also cover infant care and sleep patterns to help you get as much rest as possible during this transition to parenthood. We will discuss any issues or questions that arise to help you get off to a great start! Initial Appointments are usually 60-90 min, depending on the individual needs of the family. We are looking forward to helping you resolve your breastfeeding issues and help you reach your goals! Included with Initial Lactation Appointments: - One in-home visit ~60-90 minutes, (depending on the needs of the family) - Review of relevant infant and family health & lactation history - Discuss recent & current issues, concerns, challenges or difficulties - Oral functioning assessment with gloves Full Feeding Assessment & Support! - Observe a feed & assess milk transfer and latch - Show how to know when and how much milk your baby is getting - Guidance for feeding management (when to switch, timing, schedules) - Suggestions for positioning & latching adjustments to improve comfort and drinking - Learn new comfortable positions with helpful tips & tricks - Practice latching independently with gentle guidance We go above and beyond with family care! - Determining interacting factors, sources and root causes of difficulties - Focused resolution of current issues and discussion of various paths of action and next steps - Discuss strategies & implementation process with parents - Develop a plan together for the next week that works for family goals - Address any concerns and answer any questions about the plan - Unlimited Follow-up Support Q & A for 3 weeks over email, text & phone