Relactation is the process of re-establishing breastfeeding after a period of cessation. It is often a difficult task which requires support and guidance, especially from professionals. Whether a parent stopped breastfeeding due to personal reasons, medical issues, or cultural factors, relactation offers an opportunity to resume breastfeeding and provide valuable benefits to both the parent […]
Thrush and Breastfeeding – What CBCs Need to Know
As a Certified Breastfeeding Counselor (CBC), you support clients through a variety of breastfeeding challenges. While breastfeeding can be beautiful, and is a natural process, it can come with difficulties. Thrush and breastfeeding is a common challenge which can pop up through the breastfeeding journey. As a CBC, you do not diagnose or treat things […]
Certified Breastfeeding Counselors Hosting Support Groups
Breastfeeding is the physiological normal way to feed an infant. However, as natural as it might be, it can present a lot of challenges and anxieties for families. For Certified Breastfeeding Counselors, hosting support groups is one way to help support families tackling this natural but difficult part of parenting. As a Certified breastfeeding counselor […]
What is a Certified Breastfeeding Counselor’s Role?
At the International Breastfeeding Institute, we specialize in training Certified Breastfeeding Counselors (CBC) who have a medical background, as well as those who do not. What is a certified breastfeeding counselor’s role? It can depend slightly on whether you are hospital staff, like our partners at New York Presbyterian, or a non-medical professional. However, the […]
The Benefits of Bodywork and Breastfeeding
As Certified Breastfeeding Counselors, it is important we understand how to support clients. It is our role to support them in initiating breastfeeding and navigate common breastfeeding challenges. At times, some challenges go beyond our scope. As a CBC, understanding the benefits of bodywork and breastfeeding can be important. The body is connected. When there […]
Trans Women’s Milk as Good as Breast Milk, Says NHS Trust
As Certified Breastfeeding Counselors, it is important we stay up to date with current lactation topics. It is also important we have the skills and information to support all families. The NHS recently said evidence supports trans women’s milk as good as breast milk. In a time where the boundaries of science and societal norms […]