Certified Breastfeeding Counselors provide ongoing support throughout the breastfeeding relationship. For many clients, this also includes support and education for pumping breast milk. Many clients wonder if they need to continuing pumping after a year. This could be a question from an exclusively pumping parent. However, it tends to be a common question for working […]
Breastfeeding Toddlers – How Certified Breastfeeding Counselors Can Help
As certified breastfeeding counselors, we often think about early breastfeeding. However, our training and scope of practice extends throughout the entire breastfeeding relationship. For some families, this means support around breastfeeding toddlers. With the new AAP Breastfeeding Recommendations, we may see even more families seeking support while breastfeeding toddlers. Breastfeeding physiology does not change much, […]
Maintaining Milk Supply While On Vacation
As a Certified Breastfeeding Counselor, your role is to educate and support new parents. In many cases, new parents who struggle with supply are given poor advice. Breastfeeding mismanagement is often the culprit in low milk supply rather than a physiological problem. Maintaining milk supply while on vacation can be a concern for many new […]
Breastfeeding During The Summer
As a Certified Breastfeeding Counselor, parents are going to ask you many questions about breastfeeding. Breastfeeding during the summer can bring up more questions than you might imagine before you work with clients. From how to best feed baby to how to manage feeling so hot, there are many myths to break and tips to […]
Certified Breastfeeding Counselor Training For Healthcare Professionals
Whether you are a traditional healthcare working, such as a nurse or pediatrician, or you are non-clinical like a doula, continued training is important. With the new AAP breastfeeding recommendations, breastfeeding counselor training is an important certification to add to our skillsets. The AAP is now recommending more support for breastfeeding parents. They encourage pediatricians, […]
The AAP Breastfeeding Recommendations Update 2022
In the United States, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) provides guidelines and recommendations for board certified pediatricians to follow. They also provide recommendations for parents as well as other professionals who work with children. This includes the AAP breastfeeding recommendations. The AAP breastfeeding recommendations have long included exclusively breastfeeding for six months, then continuing […]