Items I try never to leave home without:-):

--The Breastfeeding Atlas  (can show the parents what a pinched nipple,
tongue-tie, etc. look like)

--The Diaper Diary (let's talk about poop!)

--a baby doll--mine cost a whopping $ 14 from WalMart--has great flanged
lips

--tubing to make a SNS, along with tweezers and my granny glasses so I can
thread it:-) (not really a teaching tool)

--flashlight--helps to see what baby is doing, esp when mom has large
breasts.

--digital camera, both for clinical slides and for giving the mom a picture
of her own baby positioned at the breast.  Parents have loved this.
HTH,

Warmly,

Anna Swisher, MBA, IBCLC
Abundant Blessings
Austin, TX

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