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Breastfeeding Support

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Breastfeeding your baby provides many advantages to both of you, but successful breastfeeding often requires education and practice.

Breastfeeding support services at Riverside Medical Center’s Family Birthing Center can help you learn how to start breastfeeding, get a good latch and find the best position for you and your baby, and pump and store breastmilk. Best of all, our breastfeeding support services offer encouragement and community — you can connect with other new or expectant moms to share advice and receive expert recommendations from our certified lactation consultants.

Reasons to Seek a Breastfeeding Support Consultation

Whether you’re expecting or have just welcomed your first or third baby, you and your baby can experience difficulty breastfeeding initially. Common reasons for requesting a consultation with a certified lactation consultant include:

  • Baby shows little satisfaction with breastfeeding
  • Breast engorgement, which is when the breasts are uncomfortably full
  • Breastfeeding after returning to work
  • Flat or inverted nipples
  • Difficulty with or failure to latch on
  • Low or overabundant milk supply
  • Multiple births, such as twins or triplets
  • Personal history of breast surgery or breast biopsy
  • Slow infant weight gain
  • Sore nipples
  • Sucking abnormalities

 

Our Breastfeeding Support Services

Prenatal Breastfeeding Classes

» Our certified lactation consultants will introduce you to great information about breastfeeding, how to get started and other practical tips.

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Post-Hospital Follow-up

» Personalized breastfeeding follow-up after you return home from the hospital with your baby.

Lactation Consultations

» Inpatient and outpatient consultations with a certified lactation consultant, available seven days a week for new mothers who are in the hospital and by appointment after returning home.

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Benefits of Breastfeeding

A large body of evidence supports breastfeeding as beneficial for the health of mothers and babies. Breastfeeding can:

  • Aid in spacing pregnancies
  • Boost your self-esteem
  • Delay the return of menstrual periods
  • Help protect your baby against dental cavities throughout life
  • Help you lose post-pregnancy weight
  • Increase the bond between you and your baby
  • Lower your baby’s risk of developing childhood obesity
  • Make your baby less likely to develop ear infections, diarrhea, and respiratory illnesses if he or she breastfeeds exclusively for the first six months of life.
  • Reduce your risk of breast, uterine, and ovarian cancers
  • Reduce your risk of osteoporosis

Comprehensive Breastfeeding Support for You and Your Baby

If you have questions about breastfeeding or have encountered challenges, our certified lactation consultants can help. For more information or to make an appointment, call the Riverside Family Birthing Center at (815) 935-7511.