RE: Supporting Partners--LCinPP conference

[Guest guest]

Thank you lie and yes it was amazing.

I spoke after all the groups read their

top three. I didn't occur to me to change hats and to think about what I

teach in my childbirth education classes. If you have a chance to see

clients prenatally or in the very early days....

We know how skin to skin connects us and

that it tunes in mom and baby. Well since Dad can't breastfeed, there are

other things that are very skin to skin that he can do to tune him into the

baby and likewise. In the early weeks these can be " HIS " jobs

so mom can rest and recover and the first is BATHING . Mom should stay

out of the way and out of the room. He won't do it " Her Way "

and she will become the number one assistant if she is around, not very

restful. So take this time to take shower herself and or take a walk

around the block. Bathing can be very bonding especially if it includes

some infant massage which is mutually enjoyed. A little Daddy Waltz after

it is all done on his bare chest and Viola! Daddy Baby Connection made

from the start. You could also add diapering in there too. Not as

much fun but so much of a help for mom and also skin to skin.

I enjoyed all of the sessions but I liked

the interaction of this one. Thanks to Kay we were all working together

and coming up with all kinds of ideas.

Lou Moramarco IBCLC

Birth,

Breastfeeding & Before

International

Board Certified Lactation Consultant

Bradley

Childbirth Educator

Certified

Birth Doula

(732)

239-7771 marylou22@...

www.lunadoula.com

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[mailto: ] On Behalf Of lie Krauss

Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012

8:58 PM

To:

Subject: Supporting

Partners--LCinPP conference

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