We offer lactation consultation appointments with a board-certified lactation consultant in the comfort and familiarity of our office. To schedule an appointment, please call our scheduling team at (616) 588-1200 x2. Breastfeeding Benefits Babies and Mothers An infant who receives breast milk has the following advantages: - Breast milk is specific for your baby
- Breast milk has the perfect combination of nutrients for your baby
- Breast milk protects against infections
- Breastfed babies have a lower risk of developing asthma as children
- Breastfed babies have a lower risk of childhood-onset diabetes
A woman who breastfeeds enjoys the following advantages: - Less risk of developing osteoporosis
- Less risk of developing premenopausal breast cancer
- More likely to lose weight faster
- Saves time—no formula to mix
- Saves money—no need to buy formula
What a board-certified lactation consultant can do for me? - prenatal education to learn the normal course of breastfeeding
- latch-on and positioning of infant
- resolving sore nipples, nipple infections, or other disorders of the breast or nipple
- a plan to protect your supply and feed your baby if he will not latch
- weaning from a nipple shield or proper sizing of a nipple shield if warranted
- milk supply concerns or if you’ve been told to supplement with formula
- low weight gain in infant/concern about milk volume intake at the breast
- nursing multiples or special-needs infants
- pumping for a premature or ill infant
- pumping and returning to work
- guidance when you have been told to wean for any reason and you are not ready
- direction in choosing a breastpump for your particular situation, and in choosing a breastshield that fits correctly
- nursing confidently in public
- other’s medication questions and/or mother’s medical issues that relate to breastfeeding
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