"The greatest joy is nursing one's own baby, the second greatest is helping another woman to nurse hers..." -Norma Woolf Ritter
Do you need a Lactation Consultation? Often new and experienced moms wonder, "Do I really need help?" Here are some common reasons you may want to seek help from an IBCLC:
Nipple pain and damage
Engorgement, thrush, plugged ducts and mastitis
Concerns about milk production
Baby weight gain problems
Breastfeeding after breast surgeries
Lip/tongue-tie related challenges
Breastfeeding multiples
Induced Lactation -Surrogate, adoptive or same sex parents