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Get off to a Great Start! Skin to Skin Breast Crawl Hand Express As Needed More Skin to Skin Ask for the Lactation Consultant After the delivery, the baby should be placed Skin to Skin. Keep the baby Skin to Skin, allow them the time they need to do the breast crawl. Dooonnn't rush it. Watch the wonder take place. Watch the Breast Crawl Eager with anticipation its natural to want to rush it. Relax, breath and watch your amazing baby. IF it has been longer than an hour and you really feel the need to do something, then hand express. Offer drops of colostrum to babes lips while keeping baby Skin to Skin. How to Hand Express Continue to keep the baby Skin to Skin as much as you can. Placing bab
Hi there, and welcome! I'm an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, a mom to two great kids (aka case study 1 and 2) and a proud military spouse. You could say I have a soft spot for families, especially ones trying to breastfeed/chestfeed, induce lactation or provide breastmilk to their baby. My interest in breastfeeding began while working for WIC (Women Infant & Children) as a Wellness Counselor. While there I became a Certified Lactation Counselor via Healthy Children and a Certified Educator of Infant Massage. As with life in the military, we moved and I was blessed to be employed by Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington DC as a Breastfeeding Educator. My next step was t
