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re: What does a "lactation consultant" do?
Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:30 am to GetCocky11
Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:30 am to GetCocky11
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It's the latest racket in newborn care.
Really?
......really?
It is, that doesn't mean breastfeed isn't important or that good lactation consultants can't provide useful information to women who have little guidance as far as breastfeeding is concerned. It just means a lot of people have taken advantage of renewed interest in breastfeeding to game the insurance/healthcare system and new parents in general.
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Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:31 am to mdomingue
My wife did it for 3 or 4 months. My son was a big baby. Actually dealt with the consultant a lot because she wasn't producing enough right away to sustain a 9 lb baby. Had to supplement to get his blood sugar high enough to leave the hospital. That was helpful.
But ultimately, he wanted to feed nonstop. My wife was staying home at the time and could not find time to sleep. He'd take a 3 hour nap on rare occasion, but would then cluster feed randomly every 45 minutes for hours. Wasn't until we decided to use a sample a formula we had one night so she could at least get 3 hours sleep in between pumping that we realized how simple the whole thing could be for us. After switching to formula, his schedule fell into place perfectly.
I get that it's important and we will try again. Sometimes it works well and if we had to do it, we would have gotten through it. But it was extremely difficult. I was lucky and got to go to work. My wife was losing her sanity.
But ultimately, he wanted to feed nonstop. My wife was staying home at the time and could not find time to sleep. He'd take a 3 hour nap on rare occasion, but would then cluster feed randomly every 45 minutes for hours. Wasn't until we decided to use a sample a formula we had one night so she could at least get 3 hours sleep in between pumping that we realized how simple the whole thing could be for us. After switching to formula, his schedule fell into place perfectly.
I get that it's important and we will try again. Sometimes it works well and if we had to do it, we would have gotten through it. But it was extremely difficult. I was lucky and got to go to work. My wife was losing her sanity.
Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:35 am to LSU1NSEC
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posting brelfie's on FaceBook - breast feeding her nephew 'cuz her sister was at work.
I see nobody reacted to this part. We're all good with this?
Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:38 am to GRTiger
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I see nobody reacted to this part. We're all good with this?
Can't post link - cuz boobs but there's quite a controversy in the comment section over this. LOL
What cracks me up about breast feeding is how it just pops up in the media for no rhyme or reason. Then you never hear about it again for a while. Maybe there's a National Breastfeeding Convention once a year.
Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:39 am to C
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Breast feeding is measurably better for the health and development of your child
Undoubtedly, did not mean to imply otherwise. My wife had issues related breast health/fibrocystic tissue that impeded her ability to deliver adequate amounts of breast milk without much pain and some breast milk bilirubin. It was a problem for our first and worse for the second. The most vital part of breast feeding occurs early on with the delivery of antibody rich colostrum. All of my kids got that part in plus some.
Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:46 am to mdomingue
Yes. Breastfeeding is definitely a new thing. Jesus was a formula baby.
Dumbasses
Dumbasses
Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:49 am to KG6
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Sometimes it works well and if we had to do it, we would have gotten through it. But it was extremely difficult.
A lot of people who have never been through this don't realize how people used to handle these situations before modern formula. They think "it's natural, nothing to it" without realizing that every woman is different in terms of milk production (and breast size is not necessarily an indicator). I am pretty sure the term nursemaid derived from women, typically from the poorer classes, who hired themselves out to women who struggled to produce enough milk.
My advice to you (though it seems like you are already there) is to be supportive of your wife and don't let her beat herself up about any of that.
Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:52 am to LSU1NSEC
My wife was never taught how to breastfeed, but she wanted to breastfeed. It is not instinctive and easy. For our first, the lactation consultant actually helped teach her some different techniques that helped tremendously.
Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:56 am to LSU1NSEC
I breastfed my son and understand the importance of it and the need for support and help for first time moms but the breastfeeding feminazis drive me nuts.
The "look at me posts" on fb are annoying as are the moms who refuse to be discreet and breastfeed in public in the most attention getting and even aggressive manner, just looking for someone to look at her the wrong way so she can run home, jump on Facebook and tell her story so she can be championed by the other nuts like her.
The "look at me posts" on fb are annoying as are the moms who refuse to be discreet and breastfeed in public in the most attention getting and even aggressive manner, just looking for someone to look at her the wrong way so she can run home, jump on Facebook and tell her story so she can be championed by the other nuts like her.
Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:57 am to LSU1NSEC
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Lactation Consultant - sounds interesting. Is there a college degree associated with this?
Yes, has to be an experienced L&D RN, job usually requires a BSN, at least 5yrs experience and a female. They also have to be certified as a Lactation Consultant.
This post was edited on 3/27/16 at 9:01 am
Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:57 am to Socrates Johnson
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It's the latest racket in newborn care. They guilt you into something that's marginally better than formula. There's also several opinions out there about the "benefits." My wife's cousin is one, but she's never had a kid, so no real life application.
Beast milk is wayyyyyyyyy better than formula, not marginally better like you claim. And medical science backs me on this one. How does a baby get its immune system for the first six months? From mothers milk. Breast feeding has also been linked with increased IQ. Were you bottle fed?
Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:58 am to mdomingue
Oh we could have gotten through it I'm sure. But it was taxing. I know my sister couldn't physically provide enough milk to sustain their child, yet a lactation consultant had her crying that she wasn't trying enough. Her son went on formula right away and is one of the smartest little kids I know. I don't mean to say that I disagree that breastfeeding is better. I know it is. But it's also not a death sentence for your child not to.
Posted on 3/27/16 at 9:01 am to Cashmoney99
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Yes. Breastfeeding is definitely a new thing. Jesus was a formula baby.
Dumbasses
Your reading comprehension sucks.
Pretty sure they didn't have a million dollar breastfeeding product industry when Jesus was breastfed. Also, when mothers failed to produce adequate breast milk in Jesus day, the were supplemented with animal milk, typically goat milk in that part of the world, or by a family member who was still lactating from a recent child.
Also didn't have health insurance that could be charged for a person coming in to tell you how wretched you are at breastfeeding. If you think I am wrong about how they can make a person feel, your experience is different from what my wife went through.
Posted on 3/27/16 at 9:02 am to gingerkittie
Was just reading an article about celebrity "Adele" going off on the breastfeeding nazis.
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This must be National Breastfeeding Awareness Month or something.
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“The pressure on us is f'n ridiculous,” Adele replies. “And all those people who put pressure on us, you can go f'k yourselves, all right? Because it’s hard. Some of us can’t do it. I managed about nine weeks with my boobs.”
The “Hello” singer, mother of 3-year-old son Angelo with partner Simon Konecki, later told the audience new mothers shouldn’t be embarrassed about not being able to breastfeed and should feed their children in the best possible way.
“All I wanted to do was breastfeed and then I couldn’t and then I felt like, ‘If I was in the jungle now back in the day, my kid would be dead because my milk’s gone,’” she added.
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This must be National Breastfeeding Awareness Month or something.
Posted on 3/27/16 at 9:05 am to L S Usetheforce
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I can definitely tell which posters were breastfeed and which weren't......breastfeed babies have higher IQs
Yeah, so can I.
*breastfed
Posted on 3/27/16 at 9:06 am to LSU1NSEC
I was warned by a friend to stay away from anyone associated with La Leche League, because they are pretty militant about breastfeeding.
Having said that, a lactation consultant might've been nice because I didn't understand that it wouldn't automatically be easy. I did a much better job of it with our second baby, since I understood that it takes a while before you and the baby are working like a team. Breastfeeding is awesome, but I wouldn't guilt anyone into it. It's not for everyone.
Having said that, a lactation consultant might've been nice because I didn't understand that it wouldn't automatically be easy. I did a much better job of it with our second baby, since I understood that it takes a while before you and the baby are working like a team. Breastfeeding is awesome, but I wouldn't guilt anyone into it. It's not for everyone.
Posted on 3/27/16 at 9:08 am to LSU1NSEC
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think there's a difference between a lactation consultant and a lactation nurse. We had a lactation nurse visit in the hospital and was really helpful and supportive of my wife. Just had her try different things and positions to help make things easier.
I know someone that used a lactation consultant on the recommendation of her friend. They made it through a half a session. The lady was rude and condescending and told her she needed to listen to her if she wanted to avoid being an inadequate mother. For real.
I'm not into this whole new age snake oil bullshite. Modern medicine exists for a reason.
I know someone that used a lactation consultant on the recommendation of her friend. They made it through a half a session. The lady was rude and condescending and told her she needed to listen to her if she wanted to avoid being an inadequate mother. For real.
I'm not into this whole new age snake oil bullshite. Modern medicine exists for a reason.
Posted on 3/27/16 at 9:10 am to LSU1NSEC
The lactation consultant was a big help to my wife right after our son was born. He wouldn't feed very well at first but eventually took to it very well. My wife breast fed / pumped daily for 1 year, all while still working full time.
Posted on 3/27/16 at 9:11 am to cwil177
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Beast milk is wayyyyyyyyy better than formula,
It is more than marginally better but not Waaay better after about 2 weeks.
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And medical science backs me on this one. How does a baby get its immune system for the first six months? From mothers milk
It does back up the idea that it is better, 6 months is a good threshold as well but the bulk of the immune boosting properties end with the ceased production of colostrum.
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Breast feeding has also been linked with increased IQ.
The links to increased IQ are fairly unscientific. The uptick in breastfeeding in the last several decades started with and has been most prevalent among the upper middle class/affluent. People also with access to better early childhood learning, which significantly boosts baseline IQ.
Don't get me wrong, I am a proponent of breast feeding. I just get tired of the militant attitudes by many proponents and marketing propaganda by people/groups with a financial motive.
Posted on 3/27/16 at 9:16 am to onelochevy
Babies in the nicu get formula. That is all you need to know. Breastmilk is better, but formula ain't far behind.
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