
Barbara Cohen, IBCLC
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
Prenatal Home Visit
At a 90-minute prenatal visit, we'll talk about:
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What the first hours of your baby's life might look like with regard to breastfeeding
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What you can do to protect the "golden hour", your first opportunity to establish a primal extra-uterine connection with your baby
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The importance of maintaining the integrity of your baby's microbiome, skin-to-skin contact and early and frequent nursing
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What your partner can do to help facilitate breastfeeding and how to avoid or manage early discomfort
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What the signs are that your baby is drinking colostrum and eventually transitional milk from your breasts
Postpartum Home Visit
At a 2 1/2- to 3-hour home visit, here's what happens:
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A full medical, pregnancy and birth history will be taken
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Pre- and post-feed weighing to determine intake from your breasts
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Observation of a full feeding
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Attention to comfortable positioning and latch technique
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Comprehensive oral and structural exams
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Observation of a pumping session, if you will need to pump
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Nutritional support for your milk supply and postpartum wellness
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Demonstration of paced bottle-feeding
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Creation of a sustainable feeding care plan that will evolve as your breastfeeding improves and your baby grows
Small Group Clinic
At a 2-hour clinic for established clients only here's what happens:
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Observation of a full feeding
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Pre- and post-feed weighing to determine intake from your breasts
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Each mother learns individualized oral motor activities to do with baby at home
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Each mother learns individualized therapeutic movement-based exercises to do with her baby at home
For consultation and clinic rates and information, please call 646-265-0826 or email barbaracohenibclc@gmail.com