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Ruthy Wilson, CRNP, MSN, IBCLC
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
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Registered Board Certified Lactation Consultant
Phone 321-960-5349
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Mommy Zone's services include lactation visits to help with breastfeeding difficulties or concerns by a registered nurse and board certified lactation consultant. Mommy Zone also rents and sells quality, effective, affordable breast pumps and other breastfeeding and parenting supplies including maternity fashions, breastfeeding bras and nursing fashions.
While the making of breastmilk is natural following the birth of a baby, the act of breastfeeding is a learned skill for both the mother and the baby. Often times in today's society, moms are confused by all the conflicting advice they get about breastfeeding. The reason there is so much conflicting advice is because there are so many different types of moms, babies, and breasts. There should be no "one size fits all" solution for breastfeeding difficulties because each breastfeeding couple is unique. Unless a mother finds a knowledgeable person with a broad scope of experience with many different types of moms, babies, and breasts, she may not find all the help that she needs to learn how to successfully breastfeed her baby.
Many moms read breastfeeding and child care books or take a breastfeeding class and still find themselves unprepared to have a satisfying and successful breastfeeding experience. A visit with an experienced board certified lactation consultant may help make the difference between a frustrating breastfeeding experience and an enjoyable, successful experience. Having a visit with Mommy Zone's lactation consultant includes an assessment of the baby's oral motor, an assessment of the mother's anatomy, a breastfeeding session to evaluate effectiveness of the feeding (test weights are done to determine actual intake from feedings), and improvements in positioning and latch-on techniques are taught. Valuable information about breastfeeding, newborn behavior and tips on how to read baby's body language are also included in a lactation visit. The lactation consultant's goal is to enable the mother to more effectively feed her baby at the breast with greater comfort and confidence. The lactation consultant also tries to help the mother to have a more enhanced mothering experience with a better understanding of her baby's needs and how her baby communicates these needs to her.
Breastfeeding should be an enjoyable experience for both the mother and the baby. The first objective is always to have a well-fed baby, however, breastfeeding can and should be more than just feeding the baby. It should be an enjoyable nurturing relationship in which the mother and baby feel comfortable, relaxed, and nurtured. It is a relationship that reaches deep into the heart and creates a deep bond of love and trust which nurtures the spirit of the child as well as the child's body.
"Yet Thou art He who didst bring me forth from the womb; Thou didst make me trust when upon my mother's breast. Upon Thee I was cast from birth; Thou hast been my God
from my mother's womb." Psalms 22:9
But Jesus said, "Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." Matthew 19:14
"Breastfeeding is the most precious gift a mother can give her infant. When there is illness or malnutrition, it may be a lifesaving gift;
when there is poverty, it may be the only gift" Ruth Lawrence, M.D.
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Last update 2003/06/05.
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