Advocare The Farm Pediatrics offers personalized appointments to discuss your lactation goals for breastfeeding or pumping. Ask our front desk staff about scheduling your appointment today!
What to expect:
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Appointments are personalized to your needs, but on average you can expect a 30–45-minute visit.
Dr. Michelle Russ will cover the following topics below, in addition to having your baby weighed, attempt a breastfeeding session, and a post-feed weight to assess milk transfer. For pumping mothers, Dr. Russ will help guide you through a full pumping session.
Latch and holds.
Signs of milk transfer
Tongue tie evaluation
Breast care
Hand expression and/or Hands-on pumping
Pump Flange measurements and Flange inserts
Pump settings and Power-pumping
Supplementing with expressed breast milk, if needed
Paced bottle feeding technique.
Expressed Milk storage.
Maternal diet recommendations to maintain milk supply
For a breastfeeding visit-- mother and baby, and 1 support person may attend.
For a pumping visit--mother, baby and 1 support person (both optional); pump and full set of accessories needed for a pump session in the office.
Any personal items that will make your feeding or pumping session more comfortable.
Any lactation products you would like guidance on using.
