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My wife and I just had our first child, a little girl, and we wanted to get a lactation consultant to help with breast-feeding. The hospital gave us a list of people to choose from but I figured I would ask here as well. We live in Old Bethpage.
My wife and I just had our first child, a little girl, and we wanted to get a lactation consultant to help with breast-feeding. The hospital gave us a list of people to choose from but I figured I would ask here as well. We live in Old Bethpage.
Thanks!!
Congratulations! How exciting
The Huntington area is probably a bit too far for your wife to visit the Dolan Center on Pulaski Rd, but you might want to look for a local chapter of the La Leche League! Here's a link to start:
La Leche League of Nassau, Suffolk, and Queens, New York (http://www.sokolowdesign.com/lll/index.html - broken link)
It's a group of woman with a common goal. Getting a referral from someone who recently was or is currently nursing might be a good way to find someone your wife is comfortable with.
I know from my own family that sometimes the burning desire to nurse just isn't enough to get it done and the ensuing frustration just escalates the difficulties - a good consultant can make a difference (though not always - Mother Nature can be pretty stubborn...)
Congratulations and good luck! I don't have any personal recommendations but here's a link to a great site that really helped me with lactation issues years ago when my kids were babies--it's run by a trained research scientist who is now a Board Certified Lactation Consultant.
kellymom :: Breastfeeding and Parenting (http://www.kellymom.com/index.html - broken link)
She is amazing !!!! Helped so many of my family & friends. She will provide you with a "Super bill" which you can submit to your insurance for reimbursement.
Her name is Viktoriya Ilina-Levy , her website is below !
She is amazing !!!! Helped so many of my family & friends. She will provide you with a "Super bill" which you can submit to your insurance for reimbursement.
Her name is Viktoriya Ilina-Levy , her website is below !
The child would be five years old by now - a little too old IMHO
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