What Happens During Your Lactation Consultation?

Initial Lactation Consultation 

• Listening to your birth story and the problems you are having with breastfeeding
• Medical history of Mother and Baby
  
• Examination and assessment of Mother's breasts and nipples
• Examination and assessment of Baby's oral anatomy, muscle tone, suck function, energy level
• Weight checks before and after the feeding to assess how much milk your baby is drinking (milk transfer)
• Observation and assessment of the entire feeding
  
• Demonstration of ways to improve your baby's feeding/sucking ability when necessary
• Alternative feeding methods, if necessay, taught with return demonstration
• Set-up and rental of hosptial-grade pump, if needed
• Identification of how much milk your baby needs
  
• Plan of care discussed and written
• Handouts given
• Resources identified
• Supplies, as needed to resolve breastfeeding issues
• Follow-up visit scheduled