Getting the correct size flange is one of the most important steps in efficient and comfortable pumping. Here are some tips on how to correctly size your flange. All Hygeia breast pumps come with a FREE annual supporting membership to La Leche League and your local leader will be happy to help you with flange size selection. You can also visit your local lactation consultant who is an expert on things like this. Getting an expert to help if you're having problems is key. If you need to find a lactation consultant near you, email us at socialmedia@hygeiababy.com and we'll give you some names and numbers.
About the IBCLC: Wendy Colson is a registered nurse (RN) and an international board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC) at one of San Diego's prominent woman's hospitals. Her private practice, Latching with Love, and her free breastfeeding support group, Milk & Cookies, are located in Carlsbad, California. She has over 16 years of nursing experience in both the Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU) and post-partum units. She has almost 10 years' experience as an IBCLC and has helped thousands of babies' breastfeed or receive their mother's pumped milk while hospitalized. Wendy has written protocols now in effect at the hospital where she is employed on the safety of breastfeeding and radiology, which has significantly decreased the occurrence of misinformation from her hospital's emergency room and radiology staff. She lives with her husband and three breastfed (8 years total) daughters in Carlsbad, CA.
28 авг 2024
