I agree! I was impressed with your class info, Allison!

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~Zena Kay, IBCLC
15 years in lactation
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Mother to: 4; ages 15 thru 24 yrs. 
Grandmother to: Gabey 3 yrs. & Lexie 23 mos. 

On Sep 30, 2011, at 7:34 AM, Lee Galasso <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> 
> 
> Hi Allison - You may be a newbie and yet you did such a great job listing
> the important things you share with teens that I copied and saved your
> message in my file on Teens and BF.and I am an oldie of 35 years in this
> field.  Thanks!  Keep up the good work.
> 
> Warm regards - Lee
> 
> Lee Galasso, MS, LLLL, IBCLC, RLC
> 
> Westchester County in NYS, USA
> 
> "Children Are Born with the Need to Breastfeed"
> 
> 
> 
> I am a BF Peer Counselor with WIC and an IBCLC. I talk with lots of young
> moms. I try to be very casual. I stress that they are the boss and they get
> to decide how they are going to do things. I get good reactions from this. I
> frequently hear that I am the only person that has told them this.
> 
> 
> 
> I acknowledge that bf can be "weird." I hear that word alot in regards to
> bf. I explain that it may feel weird and of course it does, how many times
> have you had a baby sucking at your breast? I discuss the difference between
> weird and pain. When you first start nursing, it may feel weird but weird
> isn't pain. I also tell them that hormones take over and the "weird" part
> stops being a concern.
> 
> 
> 
> Moms who don't want to even think about bf respond positively to skin to
> skin and a baby being able to latch by itself with very little help. When I
> talk about inborn reflexes and skills I get "cool!" as a response. I hand
> out the "Breastfeeding: You can do it!" DVD by Pamela Wiggins and ask them
> to watch the self attachment video. I've gotten good feedback on that.
> 
> 
> 
> I stress volume of colostrum, how much baby may get at a first feeding & in
> the first 24 hours. Show them a bottle and how different that volume is.
> Maybe use measuring spoons vs a bottle to show the difference. At a Grow and
> Glow WIC training, Cathy Carothers talked about pouring out most of the
> "small" 2oz bottle of formula in front of parents to show just how little
> baby needs. That is quite powerful.
> 
> Even after learning these things, I have moms call and tell me they don't
> have any milk. I remind them of the tiny amounts babies are supposed to eat
> as they learn to breastfeed.
> 
> 
> 
> I really like to talk about how they will get more sleep and how responding
> quickly to baby at night will get baby back to sleep sooner. It will get
> easier over time, you don't have to get up and fix bottles and baby is less
> likely to be awake with ear infections & other ailments. Bringing up the
> fact that there is less constipation gets their attention. Many know moms
> that formula fed and had to deal with constipation and switching formulas to
> deal with it.
> 
> 
> 
> I've found that alot of young mothers want to pump and offer bottles.
> 
> I discuss how it complicates things. You need to pump in addition to caring
> for baby, preparing bottles, cleaning pump parts, etc. It is much easier to
> sit and nurse the baby in front of the TV, while texting, dozing, etc. If
> they are insistent in wanting to pump, I ask them to consider bf in the
> hospital and the 1st week or so until their supply increases. Some moms will
> continue to directly bf and others go on to pump.
> 
> 
> 
> I also discuss 2nd night so they know what to expect when they go home from
> the hospital.
> 
> 
> 
> As I write this, I realize how much I cover. Generally, I like to have
> 
> 45 min to an hour to go over things. I pay attention to the moms so I can
> see when they stop listening or shut down.
> 
> 
> 
> In a nutshell, I cover
> 
> Skin to skin
> 
> Volume of colostrum
> 
> Frequency of feedings
> 
> 2nd night
> 
> Growth Spurts
> 
> 
> 
> I have to say, it is a bit intimidating to post this on a list with so many
> experienced people! I've been doing this for 1.5 years so I'm a newbie!
> 
> 
> 
> Allison Laverty Montag IBCLC, RLC
> 
> 
> 
> 
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