Supporting Partners--LCinPP conference

[Guest guest]

Hey Ladies,

At the LC in PP conference in Philadelphia this past weekend Kay Hoover and her

student April Rosenblum spoke about " ing Father and Family Support for the

Breastfeeding (or soon to be) Mother. " Kay discussed the profound positive

impact that including fathers in breastfeeding education has on breastfeeding

outcomes. We broke off into individual groups to discuss ways that we as LCs in

PP can empower and educate partners. We were asked to post our selected list

of 3 here:

1.Explicitly invite dad/Partner to breastfeeding support class.

2.Teach dad/partner specific ways to support the breastfeeding mother ie suggest

that partner provided S2S for comfort in between feedings, teach the partner to

massage mom during breastfeeding to promote relaxation and letdown, refer to

partner as the " coach " of the team or the number one supporter of breastfeeding,

refer to the partner as the " closer " —the person who comforts the baby after mom

has fed.

3.Teach the partner to know when it is necessary to reach out for breastfeeding

help from an IBCLC

Group Members: Carol Tenneriello, Dermer, Dot Norcross, Patty Gordella,

, Stolow, and lie Krauss

The conference was amazing!

Thank you ladies.

lie Krauss