As a Certified Breastfeeding Counselor, you do not diagnose or treat anything, including mastitis. However, it is within your scope of practice to provide general education. This includes providing evidence-based information about how to prevent mastitis. It was once thought that bacterial infections were the most common reason for mastitis. However, we now know that […]
How Breastfeeding Reduces Infections – What Breastfeeding Counselors Should Know
As Certified Breastfeeding Counselors (CBC), we spend a lot of time educating families about breastfeeding. We often talk about the benefits of breastfeeding. Understanding how breastfeeding reduces infections is vital for helping parents understand the benefits of breastfeeding. It is important to note that breastfeeding is the physiological normal way to feed infants following birth. […]
How Breastfeeding Counselor Support Partners
As Certified Breastfeeding Counselors, we spend quite a bit of time supporting the lactating parent and baby. However, we also support the entire family unit, especially the partner. CBCs can support partners in many ways. It’s important to recognize that the partner plays a crucial role in this process as well. Certified breastfeeding counselors are […]
Supporting Parents With Chronic Low Supply
As a Certified Breastfeeding Counselor, you will run into families experiencing a variety of hurdles while breastfeeding. One rare hurdle parents might face is chronic low supply. Having chronic low supply is not a common breastfeeding challenge. However, it can be a very difficult, frustrating, and heartbreaking experience. One hurdle for lactation experts supporting parents […]
Breast Milk Jaundice and Breastfeeding Jaundice – What Breastfeeding Counselors Need to Know
As Certified Breastfeeding Counselors, it’s important to understand jaundice and its impact on infants. This way you can support nursing parents navigating this condition. Jaundice in and of itself is a symptom and not a disease. Among breastfed infants, breast milk jaundice and breastfeeding jaundice are sometimes a concern. Jaundice affects up to 80% of […]
Pumping Laws – What Breastfeeding Counselors Need to Know
As breastfeeding counselors, you play a crucial role in supporting nursing parents. Part of that support includes understanding the laws that protect breastfeeding and pumping in the workplace. Knowing pumping laws is an important part of supporting parents. While we are in the US and this article features US laws, it is important to note […]