Lactation Consultant

Jem04

Did any of you have a private lactation consultant come to your house?  I am really nervous about BF'd my twins, and I want to have a phone number just in case I need one after I leave the hospital.  If you know of someone you highly recommend, I'd certainly appreciate it.

Thanks!

californiafrog7905

Not sure where you're delivering, but I know Northside has excellent LC's on staff, and you can always call their 24-hour line (sorry, I don't have the #!) once you're home.  I'd also recommend having a LC come visit you in your hospital room at least once a day (if not more often, since you're going to have two babies in there!) and just abuse their services as much as possible!  BFing is a complicated business initially, but if you stick with it and have lots and lots of support, you can absolutely make it work for you and your boys. 

There's a BFing moms group out of Northside that meets every Tuesday in Dunwoody; that might be a really good source for you.  They have a message board and folks on there are pretty responsive when questions are posted.  Let me know if you want more info on that!  And GOOD LUCK--it's going to be phenomenal stuff!

julienandy

When I was going to the Northside group, we had 3 sets of twins.  The group is fantastic, VERY supportive from day 1.  Its a room full of people who are going through what you are and the moms of singles would try to pitch in to help the moms of twins.  Check it out, its FREE and there is a LC on hand.

The Northside number is free to use - call it anytime.  Most hospitals have LC support so I would just take advantage of the nearest one to you. 

You can also check out La Leche.

Good luck!

Julie 

slwprincess

Not sure where you are delivering... I delivered at Kennestone and my favorite LC was Ms. Mary- although I met 3 and they were all wonderful.  Anyway, I know that they do home visits b/c I remember her telling me that she would be out of the office for home visits on a certain day of the week.  I had a unique situation, Gavin was in the NICU for 5 days so I had to pump for the first 2 days to get my milk to come in.  Once he was out of the oxygen tent, they allowed me to nurse.  I asked that Ms. Mary be there with me the first time- when the NICU nurse paged her, she actually RAN to the NICU to be with me!  Considering she is a senior citizen, I was impressed!  Thank God she was there or I would have quit right then.  Holding a baby with all those tubes and trying to get a good latch... impossible.  Turned out he was tongue tied so we had to use a nipple shield at first and had to have his frenulum clipped when we left the hospital.  Again, I wouldn't have known this if it weren't for Ms. Mary.  After we were released, we had to come back for Gavin's circumcision b/c they weren't able to do it in the NICU.  So I stopped in then and asked them to do a weight check on him and one of the other LC's spent some time helping me try out some new positions.  I had to go back one other time for a weight check as well.  I also had to call once and they were just as helpful on the phone.  My point in all this rambling is that they are there to help you.  Don't hesitate to call and my experience is that they are even more eager to help those in special situations- like NICU babies or twins :-)

momof2inatl

The LC ladies at Northside were fantastic! I have never met a group of women who are so passionate about what they do! I had one come to me the day I delivered. She brought a pump and explained everything. They came to me each day I was in the hospital. My little ones were in the NICU for 5 weeks. They met with me every 2-3 days in the NICU so I could try and BF the kids. It was great having them there. They also taught me how to nurse them both at the same time...that was a sight to see! I didn't do that often though...it was tough to do unless someone is there to help.

Jem04

Wow, thanks ladies!  I am delivering at Northside, so I will definitely take advantage of the LCs as much as possible!!!  I'm sure they would come to visit me at home if necessary... but that might be expensive so hopefully I won't need it.  Thanks again!