Lactation and
Integrated Infant Feeding Support
Feeding your baby is a wonderful opportunity for bonding throughout the day, but may take some support to find the methods that work best for you and your baby. Let us help you meet your breast or chestfeeding goals!
Services
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Hands-On Breast/Chestfeeding Support
Location: In Person (Home or Center)
Length of Time: 90 minutes for initial and 60 minutes for follow-up
​What to Expect:
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Detailed history
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Feeding observation
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Pre and post feed weighing
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Oral assessment of baby (if indicated)
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Collaborative and personalized feeding plan
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Detailed assessment report​​
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Virtual Personalized Consultation
Location: Virtual​​​​​​​​​​
Length of Time: 30-60 minutes
What to Expect:
This consultation time allows you to make a personalized plan with the lactation consultant related to topics such as:
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Back to Work
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Bottles
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Pumping
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Weaning
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Etc.​​​​​​​​​​
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Virtual Prenatal Consultation
Location: Virtual
Length of Time: 60 minutes
What to Expect:
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Breast/chestfeeding pros/cons
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Breastfeeding/chestfeeding myths
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Types of milk
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Steps for success
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Hand expression
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Pumping
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Common issues and solutions
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Position and latch
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How to know baby is getting enough
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Infant hunger cues/behaviors
​Location
Lactation visits are provided in-home, in-center, and online. Online sessions are best for generalized lactation basics like prenatal consultations, advice on back to work, etc.
In-person support is ideal for personalized lactation support once your baby is here for hands-on support and assessment of how breast/chestfeeding is going. In-home sessions are ideal as this is your natural setting where you and your baby are most comfortable and we can work in real time to find the best positions for you with the items you already have. In-center visits are also available for those who prefer to come visit us in Menlo Park.
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IBCLC vs Feeding Therapist
While there is overlap between what a feeding therapist and lactation consultant (IBCLC) can work on with a parent and infant who are having difficulty with breast/chestfeeding, there are some variations (detailed below).
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In general, a lactation consultant is working on issues that may stem from the parent, child, or both to optimize feeding. A feeding therapist works more specifically with feeding issues that stem from the child.
At The Airplane Spoon, we have a team of feeding therapists and a lactation consultant who is also a feeding therapist, so you can be sure you’re getting all your bases covered.
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Contact
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