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- Twins or More
- Premie/NICU
- Implants/Reduction
- GERD
- Tongue-tie Evaluation
- Nursing after difficulty
conceiving or
sustaining pregnancy - Insufficient or
Overabundant milk - High or Cleft Palate
- Adoption/Relactation
- Survivor of abuse
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| Tuesdays 10 am to 12 New Baby New Paltz 15 Plattekill Ave New Paltz, NY Free Lactation Consultation A place to meet other mothers and babies. Tuesdays 10-noon 845-750-4402 |
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IBCLC
Lactation ConsUlTANT
Lactation ConsUlTANT
Serving Ulster and Orange
Counties, NY
New Paltz, 12561
Highland, 12525
Accord
Gardiner
Goshen
High Falls, 12440
Kerhonkson
Middletown 10940 10941,
10943
Modena
Newburgh 12550, 12551,
12552, 12553, 12555
Pine Bush 12566
Plattekill
Rifton, 12471
Rosendale
Tillson
Walden 12586
Wallkill
Woodstock
Areas of Dutchess County
Amenia 12501
Bangall 12506
Beacon 12508
Castle Point 12511
Dover Plains 12522
Fishkill 12524
Glenham 12527
Hopewell Jct. 12533
Hyde Park 12538
Lagrangeville 12540
Millbrook 12545
Mt Ross 12567
Pine Plains 12567
Pleasant Valley 12569
Redhook 12504 12507 12571
Poughkeepsie 12601 12602
12603 12604
Wappingers Falls
Stormville 12582
Rhinebeck 12572
Areas of Sullivan, Greene,
Columbia, Albany, and
Rensselaer and Counties
(About 45 minutes from New
Paltz, ask if you are not sure)
Counties, NY
New Paltz, 12561
Highland, 12525
Accord
Gardiner
Goshen
High Falls, 12440
Kerhonkson
Middletown 10940 10941,
10943
Modena
Newburgh 12550, 12551,
12552, 12553, 12555
Pine Bush 12566
Plattekill
Rifton, 12471
Rosendale
Tillson
Walden 12586
Wallkill
Woodstock
Areas of Dutchess County
Amenia 12501
Bangall 12506
Beacon 12508
Castle Point 12511
Dover Plains 12522
Fishkill 12524
Glenham 12527
Hopewell Jct. 12533
Hyde Park 12538
Lagrangeville 12540
Millbrook 12545
Mt Ross 12567
Pine Plains 12567
Pleasant Valley 12569
Redhook 12504 12507 12571
Poughkeepsie 12601 12602
12603 12604
Wappingers Falls
Stormville 12582
Rhinebeck 12572
Areas of Sullivan, Greene,
Columbia, Albany, and
Rensselaer and Counties
(About 45 minutes from New
Paltz, ask if you are not sure)
My Story.
I wasn't always a breastfeeding expert. When I started, I was a breastfeeding failure. I had sore, cracked
nipples, engorgement, mastitis, and a fussy baby. I really needed more support than I got. With the help of a
couple of Lactation Consultants, La Leche League, and persistence, my son and I figured it out. Our experience
inspired me to go on and help other women learn to breastfeed. Over the past 14 years, I have helped thousands
of women overcome breastfeeding difficulties. I went on to nurse twins, and have experienced the joy and
satisfaction of "mothering through breastfeeding". In time, my kids weaned, with fond memories of our nursing
days and nights.
I have a passion for breastfeeding as a way to get to know your baby and yourself. And I get discouraged
when I hear of mothers who gave up because they had the wrong information or no support. I don't make a lot of
money doing this. Your home visit of 90 minutes takes me about 3 hours when I factor in packing supplies, driving,
phone follow up, and I am not going to leave you hanging if your baby doesn't "get it" in 89 1/2 minutes. I don't
sell pumps, paraphernalia or gadgets to make more money. It's me and my extensive skills helping to get
breastfeeding right for you and your baby. (I think it's fair that I be paid as much as your plumber ...and for
comparison, a plumbing fail will become a charming anecdote in a decade, a breastfeeding fail won't.)
I am a Board Certified Lactation Consultant, a La Leche League Leader, Communication Skills Instructor, and a
Resonance Repatterning Practitioner. I speak several times a year at parenting conferences about how to
communicate better with your baby, child, teen or partner. You may not imagine you will make it through the next
month, let alone 15 years, but someday you will have a teen. What you are doing now, is the foundation for how
you will relate then. It makes that much of an impact. It really is that important.
The first babies I helped to breastfeed are now teenagers. I am still friendly with those moms and they still tell
me how I helped them. They remember things I have forgotten I told them. I want you to be one of those moms:
"Remember when you told me to talk to my baby, because he understood?
"Remember when you told me to get together weekly with the other moms on the couch?
"Remember when you told me slow down and not do so much?
"Remember when you told me to go to bed earlier?"
"Remember when you told me to sleep when the baby slept?"
"Remember when you told me that in 2 months, this would not be my problem?"
"Remember when you told me that I was not crazy, that I was not the only one?"
Here's what they say next...here's the punch line...
"I still remember you telling me that and I still do it, even though my baby is now a teen."
Its not just feeding, its a way of living. Its about a kinder, gentler, more wholesome way of life that will heal you
of your childhood pain, your birth nightmare, or your chronic disappointments and make you a better, more patient,
loving, compassionate person. Really.
Still not sure? Ask me anything at all in your free 15 minute consultation. More than half of all breastfeeding
problems are resolved in 15 minutes or less. You don't have to keep suffering or feel like you are the only one who
ever had this problem. (845) 750-4402
or.........................
if you are feeling shy, send me an email, and I'll email you back or call you later today or tomorrow:
I wasn't always a breastfeeding expert. When I started, I was a breastfeeding failure. I had sore, cracked
nipples, engorgement, mastitis, and a fussy baby. I really needed more support than I got. With the help of a
couple of Lactation Consultants, La Leche League, and persistence, my son and I figured it out. Our experience
inspired me to go on and help other women learn to breastfeed. Over the past 14 years, I have helped thousands
of women overcome breastfeeding difficulties. I went on to nurse twins, and have experienced the joy and
satisfaction of "mothering through breastfeeding". In time, my kids weaned, with fond memories of our nursing
days and nights.
I have a passion for breastfeeding as a way to get to know your baby and yourself. And I get discouraged
when I hear of mothers who gave up because they had the wrong information or no support. I don't make a lot of
money doing this. Your home visit of 90 minutes takes me about 3 hours when I factor in packing supplies, driving,
phone follow up, and I am not going to leave you hanging if your baby doesn't "get it" in 89 1/2 minutes. I don't
sell pumps, paraphernalia or gadgets to make more money. It's me and my extensive skills helping to get
breastfeeding right for you and your baby. (I think it's fair that I be paid as much as your plumber ...and for
comparison, a plumbing fail will become a charming anecdote in a decade, a breastfeeding fail won't.)
I am a Board Certified Lactation Consultant, a La Leche League Leader, Communication Skills Instructor, and a
Resonance Repatterning Practitioner. I speak several times a year at parenting conferences about how to
communicate better with your baby, child, teen or partner. You may not imagine you will make it through the next
month, let alone 15 years, but someday you will have a teen. What you are doing now, is the foundation for how
you will relate then. It makes that much of an impact. It really is that important.
The first babies I helped to breastfeed are now teenagers. I am still friendly with those moms and they still tell
me how I helped them. They remember things I have forgotten I told them. I want you to be one of those moms:
"Remember when you told me to talk to my baby, because he understood?
"Remember when you told me to get together weekly with the other moms on the couch?
"Remember when you told me slow down and not do so much?
"Remember when you told me to go to bed earlier?"
"Remember when you told me to sleep when the baby slept?"
"Remember when you told me that in 2 months, this would not be my problem?"
"Remember when you told me that I was not crazy, that I was not the only one?"
Here's what they say next...here's the punch line...
"I still remember you telling me that and I still do it, even though my baby is now a teen."
Its not just feeding, its a way of living. Its about a kinder, gentler, more wholesome way of life that will heal you
of your childhood pain, your birth nightmare, or your chronic disappointments and make you a better, more patient,
loving, compassionate person. Really.
Still not sure? Ask me anything at all in your free 15 minute consultation. More than half of all breastfeeding
problems are resolved in 15 minutes or less. You don't have to keep suffering or feel like you are the only one who
ever had this problem. (845) 750-4402
or.........................
if you are feeling shy, send me an email, and I'll email you back or call you later today or tomorrow:
Emily called me after the birth of her 3rd child. She had given up trying to breastfeed her first babies but she was determined to breastfeed her third. Zoe was a fussy baby. She seemed unhappy and uncoordinated. Emily was wornout, worried and certain that this baby was going to end up like the others. We talked about her birth and what had happened in the hospital. We set her up with some pillows and waited for Zoe to try nursing again. At first observation, Zoe wasn't opening her mouth wide enough. I encouraged Emily to "wait for the gape". Zoe fussed for a long time, before finally opening really wide. Emily was amazed. For the first time in 4 days, she had no pain. Emily and Zoe had a few more speedbumps, but they were on their way to a good year of nursing. |
It all starts with a Free 15 minute phone call. 1/2 of the problems that women call me with are resolved on that
first call. You don't have to be shy or suffer because you think you have a 'dumb question' or a 'problem that
nobody on earth ever had before' or that you are 'so far gone that no help is possible'.(845) 750-4402 (24/7 )
first call. You don't have to be shy or suffer because you think you have a 'dumb question' or a 'problem that
nobody on earth ever had before' or that you are 'so far gone that no help is possible'.(845) 750-4402 (24/7 )
Moms share their experience:
- I feel so connected and I
am the center of my
baby's world."
- "When my baby sleeps in
my arms after nursing, I
feel peaceful and
content."
- "I love when she pulls
back and lets go with a
big smile and milk
dripping out of the
corner of her mouth."
- "I can get my baby to
sleep anytime, anywhere.
- "It's nature's way for me
to get a break. I can put
my feet up and relax."
- "I feel a little selfish. I
love that I am the only
one who can calm him
every time."
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You had a picture perfect vision of nursing your baby that
has disintegrated into days or weeks of tears, frustration
and pain.
Your nipples probably hurt and you cringe when you put your hungry baby
to your breast. You may have been told to supplement because you are not
making enough milk. Your baby may sleep, fuss, pull away or cry when you
nurse and you may even think your baby hates you or breastfeeding.
Probably, quitting has crossed your mind. You can't seem to get breastfeeding
right, you may be finding yourself in a community of formula feeders who don't know
how to get you through this hurdle, you can't find someone who "gets" what you are
going through. You are starting to feel hopeless. You are probably feeling any
combination of sadness, regret, defensiveness, anger and shame.
You have searched online, asked your friends and family, gotten help from
the hospital Lactation Consultant, read breastfeeding books, called La Leche
League, pumped, maybe used feeders, SNS, bottles, nipples shields and shells.
You are discouraged and confused with the results. Breastfeeding still isn't working.
The biggest reason those didn't work is because most breastfeeding experts don't
understand that your baby already knows how to breastfeed. What really needs
to happen is that YOU need to learn how to let your baby breastfeed.
And, when you do that, you and your baby are going to have an
unbreakable, loving, secure bond forever. It is not just about feeding your
baby, it nurtures you, too. It is a way to mother your baby that is unlike any other.
Breastfeeding can be intuitive and natural but sometimes it's not easy. If
you are nursing and it hurts, or your baby is not gaining weight, there's probably
something or several things together that need adjusting. There are literally
hundreds of things that can contribute to painful or ineffective nursing.
Breastfeeding is like riding a bike. Some people hop ride on, wobble a little,
and ride easily and naturally. Others try a hundred times, crashing and crying,
skinned knees and palms, anger and frustration before they finally get it. But,
one day, it clicks. All the little actions come together and you are sailing along,
wind in your hair --Flying-- and you feel confident and happy. When you learned
how to ride a bike, you may have even had someone who held the seat while you
wobbled. Someone who encouraged you, and reminded you to "Pedal! Pedal!
Pedal!"
And just like riding a bike, some women figure it out on their own and
others need a little help from someone who can listen, observe, and give you
encouragement...and remind you to Nurse! Nurse! Nurse!
You may be wondering if you need some help or if you can get by on
your own. In my experience, if you fit one or more of these situations, you
could use some extra help:
You may be able to get some free help that will get you what you need
and I encourage that. I offer free help at New Baby New Paltz, every Tuesday
because I don't want to see women suffer, and for a variety of reasons, some
women are just not able to pay for breastfeeding help.
If you've decided you do need a private session, here's what you DON'T
want in your Lactation Counselor: The Answering Machine, "My Way or the
Highway", attitude, inexperience, rough handling, lateness, excuses, unanswered
questions, confusing breastfeeding protocols, and "old-school approaches" that
aren't respectful and don't work.
Here's how I work with clients:
You start with a free consultation over the phone. That resolves more than
half of the problems. (Yay!) You can call me even if it's 2 in the morning...
(especially if it's 2 in the morning.) (845) 750-4402
If that doesn't do it, you have a few options:
If you just need a little tune-up or some support around weaning, pumping,
solids, thrush, mastitis, toddlers, some mysterious thing, or going back to work,
I offer a 15 minute targeted coaching sessions on whatever you are needing.
It's a Phone, skype or office visit--whatever works for you.
If you need more, I offer home, office, or skype visits, seven days a week.
I come to your home (and I don't expect the dishes to be done, refreshments or
for you to be a hostess). We talk about what's going on, what has happened
and why breastfeeding isn't going well. Then, we work together to correct the
problem. At the end of the visit, you will either be breastfeeding without pain or
you will have a temporary breastfeeding-friendly feeding plan so you can be more
at ease. You will receive:
It's affordable: Use the "Less Than Formula" payment plan and save big
bucks.
Here are my Policies:
"On my honor, I will try, To do my Best Policy": I will do my best to get
breastfeeding right for you and your baby.
"Love The One You're With Policy". I will bring sensitivity, love and caring into
every interaction.
"Laughing and Crying Policy". Yes, both, of course, and sometimes together.
"Talk-Dirty-To-Me Policy". We will be discussing what lands in your baby's
diaper.
"Dress Code". PJ's are expected, showers are optional, hairdo?...not likely...
At some point, you will feed the baby and I will look at your breast and see
how your baby latches on. (I will be showered, professionally dressed and
hair tied back.)
"The Shovel-It-In Policy". You and I don't like being force fed and neither
does your baby. I don't do it.
"It Takes A Village Policy". There is no one lonelier than a new mom. I'll get
you connected with other new moms.
"Pay-it-Forward Policy". I will work with you if you are in a financial
constriction.
"Breastfeeding Nazi Policy". I want breastfeeding to work for You and Your
Baby, not for some "Gold Star", A++, Idealistic, Vision that Someone...
Somewhere... had Sometime...
Here are my standards:
My first concern is to make sure your baby is fed. My first choice of food is
your breast milk either at your breast, expressed or from your stored supplies.
My next choice would be donor milk from a milk bank. If that isn't possible, we
use formula.
I fully expect for you to be nursing pain free or almost pain free in less
than 3 visits.*
You, your baby, your breastfeeding goals, opinions, culture, lifestyle, and
family will be respected when we work together.
I have an evidence-based practice, so what we do has been studied and
shown to work and you don't get stuck with some folklore, bizarro habit.
You are the expert in your baby, (even if you don't feel like it, yet.) You set
the pace and decide if you like something or don't.
Keep the baby calm. It is essential to be gentle with the baby and ease into
breastfeeding rather than making lots of changes and upsetting your baby.
We follow current American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines and track
weight, stools and wet diapers, so you are confident your baby is getting
enough milk.
Your situation, problem, solution, and story are private, except where I
have legal responsibilities mandated by law.
Here is my "No More Tears Guarantee": I am not perfect, but I am here to
serve you. I'll be the first to tell you that I don't know everything there is to
know about breastfeeding. If something is not right, please tell me, I'll find a way
to make it right. If you are not happily breastfeeding after 3 visits, I will either
refund your money or you can 'pay it forward' with a Gift Certificate you can give
to a friend or donate to WIC or another agency.
*Not every woman can breastfeed, but only 1 or 2 percent can't. If you
are one of those, we'll go through the hard decisions together, cry together, and
teach you strategies so you can be the best mom for your baby. Its about the
saddest thing I can imagine and sometimes it happens.
When you get this working, you are going to feel empowered. You are
going to have a proven way to meet all your baby's needs. You are going to feel
really good in a really core way about being a mother. Breastfeeding is liquid love.
Breastfeeding is not just good for his physical health, it's good for yours.
Even if you only nurse a few weeks, your baby has received the best start to life
she can have and you have helped to shrink your uterus back to its normal size.
And, it gets better the longer you nurse. Breastfed babies have stronger
immune systems, fewer ear infections and illnesses. Their risk for lymphoma,
allergies, diabetes, and obesity are decreased. Women who breastfeed have
lower rates of ovarian and breast cancers. They are at lower risk for heart
disease and osteoporosis.
Then, there are the financial aspects. Breastfeeding allows you more money
in your pocket. How much? How about enough for a major appliance in a year?
How about going out for a fancy dinner once a month? Four cans of powdered
formula costs as much as a candlelit dinner. Getting some help to get
breastfeeding working is going to pay for itself very quickly.
You probably aren't real concerned about being green, right this minute,
but how about: no cans, no trash, no coupons, no trips to BigBoxMart, no cow-
burping methane nightmares, no high fructose corn syrup. Your milk is locally
grown, attractively packaged, open 24/7, always fresh, always the right
temperature, and it is a renewable resource.
has disintegrated into days or weeks of tears, frustration
and pain.
Your nipples probably hurt and you cringe when you put your hungry baby
to your breast. You may have been told to supplement because you are not
making enough milk. Your baby may sleep, fuss, pull away or cry when you
nurse and you may even think your baby hates you or breastfeeding.
Probably, quitting has crossed your mind. You can't seem to get breastfeeding
right, you may be finding yourself in a community of formula feeders who don't know
how to get you through this hurdle, you can't find someone who "gets" what you are
going through. You are starting to feel hopeless. You are probably feeling any
combination of sadness, regret, defensiveness, anger and shame.
You have searched online, asked your friends and family, gotten help from
the hospital Lactation Consultant, read breastfeeding books, called La Leche
League, pumped, maybe used feeders, SNS, bottles, nipples shields and shells.
You are discouraged and confused with the results. Breastfeeding still isn't working.
The biggest reason those didn't work is because most breastfeeding experts don't
understand that your baby already knows how to breastfeed. What really needs
to happen is that YOU need to learn how to let your baby breastfeed.
And, when you do that, you and your baby are going to have an
unbreakable, loving, secure bond forever. It is not just about feeding your
baby, it nurtures you, too. It is a way to mother your baby that is unlike any other.
- "Even though it was hard at the beginning, I am glad I stuck it out.
I didn't know there was so much more to it than just the feeding."
Breastfeeding can be intuitive and natural but sometimes it's not easy. If
you are nursing and it hurts, or your baby is not gaining weight, there's probably
something or several things together that need adjusting. There are literally
hundreds of things that can contribute to painful or ineffective nursing.
- "In hindsight, it seems obvious. How I was holding Michael was all
wrong, but I didn't know it at the time."
Breastfeeding is like riding a bike. Some people hop ride on, wobble a little,
and ride easily and naturally. Others try a hundred times, crashing and crying,
skinned knees and palms, anger and frustration before they finally get it. But,
one day, it clicks. All the little actions come together and you are sailing along,
wind in your hair --Flying-- and you feel confident and happy. When you learned
how to ride a bike, you may have even had someone who held the seat while you
wobbled. Someone who encouraged you, and reminded you to "Pedal! Pedal!
Pedal!"
And just like riding a bike, some women figure it out on their own and
others need a little help from someone who can listen, observe, and give you
encouragement...and remind you to Nurse! Nurse! Nurse!
- "If it hadn't have been for Donna, we never would have made it.
We had so many problems and I was ready to give it up."
You may be wondering if you need some help or if you can get by on
your own. In my experience, if you fit one or more of these situations, you
could use some extra help:
- If your nipples are raw, bleeding, cracked, or hurting
- If you think, or have been told, that you are not making enough milk
- If your baby is 5 days old and your milk has not come in
- If your baby is 14 days and has not regained birth weight
- If you think that your baby hates you and/or breastfeeding
- If you are crying more than 2 hours in a day or think you are not cut out
You may be able to get some free help that will get you what you need
and I encourage that. I offer free help at New Baby New Paltz, every Tuesday
because I don't want to see women suffer, and for a variety of reasons, some
women are just not able to pay for breastfeeding help.
If you've decided you do need a private session, here's what you DON'T
want in your Lactation Counselor: The Answering Machine, "My Way or the
Highway", attitude, inexperience, rough handling, lateness, excuses, unanswered
questions, confusing breastfeeding protocols, and "old-school approaches" that
aren't respectful and don't work.
Here's how I work with clients:
You start with a free consultation over the phone. That resolves more than
half of the problems. (Yay!) You can call me even if it's 2 in the morning...
(especially if it's 2 in the morning.) (845) 750-4402
If that doesn't do it, you have a few options:
If you just need a little tune-up or some support around weaning, pumping,
solids, thrush, mastitis, toddlers, some mysterious thing, or going back to work,
I offer a 15 minute targeted coaching sessions on whatever you are needing.
It's a Phone, skype or office visit--whatever works for you.
If you need more, I offer home, office, or skype visits, seven days a week.
I come to your home (and I don't expect the dishes to be done, refreshments or
for you to be a hostess). We talk about what's going on, what has happened
and why breastfeeding isn't going well. Then, we work together to correct the
problem. At the end of the visit, you will either be breastfeeding without pain or
you will have a temporary breastfeeding-friendly feeding plan so you can be more
at ease. You will receive:
- One-on-one observation with you and your baby breastfeeding and
- interacting to see what is really going on. If I can't help you, I'll tell you
right away and make a referral to someone who can.
- Home Visits so you can stay home in your jammies, not have to take
- your new baby out. I will see you today or tomorrow and be on time. I'll
help you set up a 'nursing nest' and lying down positions so that you are
really comfortable.
- Frequent and timely follow up by phone, until breastfeeding is working
- right for you and your baby. You can call me 24/7, if you need to, and I
answer my own phone. No pressing 1 for this or 2 for that. If it's not
convenient for me, I'll schedule a call back.
- Compassionate counseling so you and your baby feel better mentally
- and emotionally as individuals and as partners in this special relationship.
It's affordable: Use the "Less Than Formula" payment plan and save big
bucks.
- $25 per week will get you all the help you need. Home Visits, Phone support,
whatever... Unlike buying formula, you will be done paying in a few weeks.
Here are my Policies:
"On my honor, I will try, To do my Best Policy": I will do my best to get
breastfeeding right for you and your baby.
"Love The One You're With Policy". I will bring sensitivity, love and caring into
every interaction.
"Laughing and Crying Policy". Yes, both, of course, and sometimes together.
"Talk-Dirty-To-Me Policy". We will be discussing what lands in your baby's
diaper.
"Dress Code". PJ's are expected, showers are optional, hairdo?...not likely...
At some point, you will feed the baby and I will look at your breast and see
how your baby latches on. (I will be showered, professionally dressed and
hair tied back.)
"The Shovel-It-In Policy". You and I don't like being force fed and neither
does your baby. I don't do it.
"It Takes A Village Policy". There is no one lonelier than a new mom. I'll get
you connected with other new moms.
"Pay-it-Forward Policy". I will work with you if you are in a financial
constriction.
"Breastfeeding Nazi Policy". I want breastfeeding to work for You and Your
Baby, not for some "Gold Star", A++, Idealistic, Vision that Someone...
Somewhere... had Sometime...
Here are my standards:
My first concern is to make sure your baby is fed. My first choice of food is
your breast milk either at your breast, expressed or from your stored supplies.
My next choice would be donor milk from a milk bank. If that isn't possible, we
use formula.
I fully expect for you to be nursing pain free or almost pain free in less
than 3 visits.*
You, your baby, your breastfeeding goals, opinions, culture, lifestyle, and
family will be respected when we work together.
I have an evidence-based practice, so what we do has been studied and
shown to work and you don't get stuck with some folklore, bizarro habit.
You are the expert in your baby, (even if you don't feel like it, yet.) You set
the pace and decide if you like something or don't.
Keep the baby calm. It is essential to be gentle with the baby and ease into
breastfeeding rather than making lots of changes and upsetting your baby.
We follow current American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines and track
weight, stools and wet diapers, so you are confident your baby is getting
enough milk.
Your situation, problem, solution, and story are private, except where I
have legal responsibilities mandated by law.
Here is my "No More Tears Guarantee": I am not perfect, but I am here to
serve you. I'll be the first to tell you that I don't know everything there is to
know about breastfeeding. If something is not right, please tell me, I'll find a way
to make it right. If you are not happily breastfeeding after 3 visits, I will either
refund your money or you can 'pay it forward' with a Gift Certificate you can give
to a friend or donate to WIC or another agency.
*Not every woman can breastfeed, but only 1 or 2 percent can't. If you
are one of those, we'll go through the hard decisions together, cry together, and
teach you strategies so you can be the best mom for your baby. Its about the
saddest thing I can imagine and sometimes it happens.
When you get this working, you are going to feel empowered. You are
going to have a proven way to meet all your baby's needs. You are going to feel
really good in a really core way about being a mother. Breastfeeding is liquid love.
- "I look at my big, fat baby and I think to myself:
I did that! That's all from my milk!"
Breastfeeding is not just good for his physical health, it's good for yours.
Even if you only nurse a few weeks, your baby has received the best start to life
she can have and you have helped to shrink your uterus back to its normal size.
And, it gets better the longer you nurse. Breastfed babies have stronger
immune systems, fewer ear infections and illnesses. Their risk for lymphoma,
allergies, diabetes, and obesity are decreased. Women who breastfeed have
lower rates of ovarian and breast cancers. They are at lower risk for heart
disease and osteoporosis.
- "I love to smell her 'butter breath' and 'honey hair'."
"His skin is so creamy and delicious. It glows. I love rubbing my cheek
on his."
"We all got the flu and she just had a runny nose!"
"He is so fussy, the only time he's calm is when he is nursing."
"When I went for my 6 week check-up, my uterus was back to normal!"
"My mother had breast cancer, I am not taking any chances."
Then, there are the financial aspects. Breastfeeding allows you more money
in your pocket. How much? How about enough for a major appliance in a year?
How about going out for a fancy dinner once a month? Four cans of powdered
formula costs as much as a candlelit dinner. Getting some help to get
breastfeeding working is going to pay for itself very quickly.
You probably aren't real concerned about being green, right this minute,
but how about: no cans, no trash, no coupons, no trips to BigBoxMart, no cow-
burping methane nightmares, no high fructose corn syrup. Your milk is locally
grown, attractively packaged, open 24/7, always fresh, always the right
temperature, and it is a renewable resource.
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