Lactation counseling is a crucial service aimed at supporting and empowering mothers to successfully breastfeed their infants. This counseling is provided by trained lactation consultants or specialists who offer personalized guidance on various aspects of breastfeeding. During sessions, mothers receive education on the benefits of breastfeeding, proper latch techniques, and positioning to ensure both comfort and effective milk transfer. Lactation counselors also address common challenges such as nipple pain, milk supply issues, and infant feeding behaviors. They provide strategies for overcoming these obstacles, enabling mothers to meet their breastfeeding goals. Additionally, counselors support mothers in understanding the baby's hunger cues, establishing a breastfeeding routine, and managing the transition back to work while maintaining milk supply. This comprehensive support enhances the breastfeeding experience, promoting the health and well-being of both mother and baby.

Why is breastfeeding such a wonderful thing?

• All the nutrients required for growth and development are supplied by breast milk to an infant throughout the first six months of life.
• Breast milk has advantages as a source of nutrients and immunity-boosting substances that last long into toddlerhood.
• It guards against sickness and maintains babies' health.
• Breast milk is quickly absorbed by babies.
• Breast milk is efficiently used by a baby's body.
• The interval between pregnancies can grow when a woman breastfeeds.
• Because breastfeeding facilitates the mother's uterus's contraction, it lowers the likelihood of postpartum hemorrhage.
• Breastfeeding reduces the mother's risk of developing ovarian and breast cancer.
• When a mother breastfeeds, her weight returns to pre-pregnancy levels more quickly.
• Breastfeeding creates an emotional relationship between moms and newborns.