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NORTH STATE PARENT FAMILY RESOURCE GUIDE SPRING/SUMMER 2023 FAMILY LIFE & SUPPORT
La Leche League USA
Helping Parents Learn
About Successful
Breastfeeding
COURTESY OF LLL USA
La Leche League USA (lllusa.org) is an important part of the international La Leche League, which helps mothers all over the world as they navigate
the journey of successful breastfeeding for their newborns. With several chapters in the North State, La Leche League offers free meetings and lots of important information for families to help them reach their nursing goals. Meetings are organized by “Leaders,” trained parent volunteers who offer free information and support to anyone with breastfeeding, pumping, and human milk feeding questions or concerns. The leaders are experienced with breastfeeding
and accredited by La Leche League International.
With North State chapters in Redding, Red Bluff and Chico, as well as online and phone support for mothers in other local areas, La Leche League offers valluable support between meetings for breastfeeding challenges, such as positioning and latch, being sure your baby is getting enough milk, soreness, pumping and milk storage, and so
much more!
Leaders and members also help parents learn about
the ages and stages of breastfeeding, and work to create a community of support by bringing breastfeeding families together.
Find out more about La Leche League
For those who are interested in finding out more about La Leche League and its important work, it’s helpful to browse the lllusa.org website, which has a wealth of helpful articles that answer many questions about breastfeeding. According to the League, one of the most common questions is, “How do I support a new mother who is breastfeeding?”
Support for Breastfeeding Moms
Breastfeeding support can look different from family to family and from child to child. Ideally, breastfeeding support should go beyond just the family unit to wider family and friends and even the broader community and employers.
Tips for support persons
Often support people are unsure of what to do to help a nursing pair. While your role in the early days is to feed the baby, what about your partner’s role? These ideas can really make a difference:
• Keep food on hand, especially no-fix, easy-to-eat, one-
handed food, and foods high in fiber.
• Set up a sleeping arrangement that works for everyone.
Don’t be afraid to try a few different ones to see what works best, which may involve separate sleeping spaces for a while. Be flexible!
• Monitor visitors and discourage guests from overstaying their welcome.
• Run errands including getting groceries.
• Adjust the positioning of the pillow or help with a latch.
• Adjust the lighting in the room.
• Refill a water bottle or grab a phone charger.
• Change the baby’s diaper.
• Clean and cook.
• Massage baby or the nursing parent
• Encourage with love. Often, words of encouragement can
be the best help for a new parent full of self-doubt.
Tips for visiting new parents
Are you unsure of what to do when visiting parents with a newborn? How long should you stay? What is helpful, and what isn’t? Here are some tips to help you navigate this exciting time:
• Don’t assume they are available. Being at home doesn’t
mean that they are free. Call or text to make sure your visit
isn’t a burden.
• Don’t come empty-handed. Food doesn’t have to be
homemade but should be nutritious and easy to eat with
one hand.
• Wash your hands immediately when you arrive.
• Don’t visit if you are sick, recovering, or “coming down with
something.”
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North State Lactation
Educators and Consultants
BUTTE, GLENN, TEHAMA COUNTIES
Sierra Negrete, CPM
Bilingual Lactation Support midwifesierra@gmail.com
Katarra Shaw, IBCLC, LM
Certified Bilingual Lactation Consultant lunamadremidwifery.com lunamadremidwifery@gmail.com
Cheryl Bill, IBCLC
Help your baby thrive with in-home lactation support. Insurance accepted. Se habla Español. (530) 526-5509.
SHASTA COUNTY
Sierra Negrete, CPM
Bilingual Lactation Support midwifesierra@gmail.com
Ruth Anne Thornton, IBCLC, RN
Certified Lactation Consultant & Registered Nurse
lovelatchlactation.com support@lovelatchlactation.com
SISKIYOU COUNTY
Chelsy Marriott, BS, CD/PCD(DONA), SBD, CFFE
Lactation Education Counselor nurturedguidance.com chelsymarriott@gmail.com
Brenda Montaño, Sol y Luna Birth Work
Full-Spectrum Doula and Lactation Educator zineswithsol.com, zineswithsol@gmail.com “Se Habla Español”
Andrea Vyenielo, IBCLC, RN
Certified Lactation Consultant First5siskiyou.org drey@first5siskiyou.org
Photo by Three Moons Doula Service and Birth Photography