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Breastfeeding Support
Breastfeeding Support & Education
We at Carbon County Public Health understand how challenging breastfeeding can be at first. We offer a variety of breastfeeding support services to assist women in need of counseling. Our highly trained nurses can provide education and support on the following breastfeeding topics:
- Anatomy and Physiology of the breast and lactation
- Benefits of Breastfeeding
- Breast milk Storage
- Breastfeeding in Public
- Dad’s involvement
- Dietary Requirements of a breastfeeding mother
- Establishing Your Supply
- Frequency and Duration of a feed
- Growth Spurts
- Hand Expression
- Milk Expression
- Newborn Feeding Cues
- Nursing a baby at different stages of growth and development
- Positioning at Breast
- Proper Latch
- Types of breast milk
Educational Opportunities
It is important to the nurses at Carbon County Public Health to help women to get off to a great start! We have a variety of educational opportunities that help to promote, educate, and encourage women to breastfeed, including:
- Baby Weight checks to demonstrate adequate intake
- Lactation Consultation after the baby is born
- Pregnancy Counseling
- Prenatal Visits that include breastfeeding information throughout
- Support and encouragement
- A variety of videos, handouts, and prepared slideshows
We Have Breastfeeding Supplies!
Carbon County Public Health, Best Beginnings Office currently has some supplies available for sale. We have the following available:
- Evenflo single Electric Breast Pumps - $40
- Medela Hospital-grade double pumping kits (can be used as a manual or with a hospital grade pump which we also rent on a sliding scale) - $50
- Medela SoftShells - $8.50
- Medela Harmony® Breast Pump with PersonalFit Flex™- $30
- Medela Symphony/Lactina Double Pumping Kit- $50
Breast Pumps
We Rent Medela Hospital Grade Breast Pumps for $5-25 per month sliding scale! Call 307-328-2660 for information. We also have 2 Certified Lactation Consultants on staff to assist you.