Episode 98 You Know Your Baby Best, Does your Lactation Consultant Think that Too?

Have you been made to feel like the person who knows your baby best by the medical care providers that you have hired to advise you on how to help you care for your babies? If not, how did the care providers make you feel? It turns out this phenomenon has been studied in the lactation field and those who help you with lactation can either help build your self-efficacy or make you feel like you aren’t good at feeding your baby!On this episode you will hear themes related to: Different approaches used by lactation consultants The underlying assumptions those approaches show about the consultants My ideas about how I try to treat every client How I hope you  feel after working with a lactation consultantHead to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for more Milk Making Minutes episodes!Listen to Episodes of The Milk Making Minutes on Amazon Music too!Listen to The Mediation Mama Podcast on Apple or, SpotifyTo book a lactation consultation with me, visit my website: www.quabbinbirthservices.com. In many cases I can bill your insurance, or create a superbill for you to submit for reimbursement. I offer virtual consults for clients outside of my service area!To buy books about pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and parenting, and to support the show while doing it, go to my bookshop!My music was composed by Nela Ruiz. You can get her to make music for your project  by visiting her website: https://www.nelaruizcomposer.com/Follow me on IG https://www.instagram.com/lonigrosh_ibclc_podcast_host/  to laugh about baby feeding (so you don’t cry) and to see photos of guests. Follow me on TikTok to answer questions of the day and ponder systemic inequities together: @lonigroshibclcBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/lo-s-lactation-lab--5834691/support.