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Episode 29 Content and Overview
There is a lot you can do to prepare for breastfeeding before you have your baby and some very simple steps you can take during your pregnancy. The more prepared you are for breastfeeding, the better start you will have, and the more successful your breastfeeding relationship will be. Don’t wait until you are holding your baby in your arms to think about breastfeeding. This episode features Lori Isenstadt of the All About Breastfeeding podcast. Lori is a breastfeeding expert and explains everything you can do to prepare for breastfeeding now and get off to a great start once your baby arrives.
Lori Isenstadt has many certifications in the maternity field. She has worked as a childbirth educator, postpartum and birth doula, she has written several eBooks, and for the last 20 years has worked as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. She is a pro on all things breastfeeding, she runs a private practice where she helps moms and babies with breastfeeding, and is the proud host of the All About Breastfeeding podcast.
Included in This Episode
- Preparing before and during your pregnancy
- Connecting with other breastfeeding moms
- Support Groups
- Breastfeeding classes
- Connecting with people before you have your baby
- Getting into to right mindset
- Surrounding yourself with the right people
- Preparing dad for breastfeeding
- Setting up your home environment
- What supplies you really need
- Saving and budgeting your money for the really important things
- How a lactation consultant can be helpful
- Online prenatal Skype consults
- Online breastfeeding mothers group
- All About Breastfeeding Podcast
- An epic piece of advice from Lori
- Connect with Lori