Feeding & Positioning Guidance

 

•Hands-on help finding comfortable positions for feeding

•Adjusting latch and positioning for comfort 

•Practicing new positions or feeding rhythms

• Reading baby’s hunger and fullness cues

• Discussing Newborn Behaviors and Feeding Patterns​

•Understanding cluster feeding and normal variability

•Supporting sleepy, fussy, or distracted feeders through

•Tracking diapers and signs that feeding is going well

 

Comfort & Early Challenges

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•Strategies for nipple and breast comfort​

•Mindful Body Mechanics for Parents While Feeding 

•Gentle breast massage and hand expression for comfort or flow

•Non-clinical support for engorgement, fast letdown, or overfullness

•Understanding when a concern requires an IBCLC or medical referral

 

Pumps, Bottles, and Mixed Feeding

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•Pump setup, flange basics, and creating a workable routine

•Safe milk storage and warming

•Paced bottle-feeding for partners and caregivers

•Combo feeding (breast/chestfeeding + bottle) support

•Returning to work or school feeding planEnvironment & Emotional Support

•Setting up comfortable feeding spaces

•Partner support strategies

•Processing emotions around feeding, expectations, and identity

•Support during feeding transitions (supplementing, stopping, shifting goals)

 

Referral & Resources

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•Refferals to IBCLC's and Occupational Feeding Specialists

•When to contact your pediatrician

•Local and community lactation support connections