Kilgores Medical Pharmacy

Breastfeeding

Meet our Breastfeeding Consultant from Breastfeeding Center of Columbia

Patt Stewart RN, IBCLC

Offering a variety of services and goods:

Breastfeeding classes
Prenatal consultations
Lactation consulting
Nursing bra fitting and sales
Pump rental and sales
Large selection of breastfeeding supplies in stock

Why leave the comfort of your own home?

For your convenience, we offer 24-hour service in your home.

~Or~

If you prefer, we also offer private appointments in a comfortable setting located in Kilgore’s Medical Pharmacy on Chapel Hill Road.

Love notes from happy families

"I thought nursing was supposed to hurt until a friend told me about the Breastfeeding Center of Columbia. "

~Katie

"After such an easy pregnancy and delivery, having breastfeeding problems was a big surprise, but Patt was right there with me offering support and loving guidance. I truly could not have made it through without her. "

~Ann

"Thanks to the Breastfeeding Center of Columbia our labor, delivery, and first feedings were everything we had envisioned. We couldn’t imagine going through such an intense time with out them. "

~Sarah and Josh

Breastfeeding Questions and Answers

Q:	If the baby is off the breast for a few days or weeks, should the mother restart breastfeeding because the milk sours?
A:	The milk is as good as it ever was. Breastmilk in the breast is not milk or formula in a bottle.

Q:	Does a mother whose breasts do not seem full have little milk in the breast?
A:	Breasts do not have to feel full to produce plenty of milk. It is normal that a breastfeeding woman's breasts feel less full as her body adjusts to her baby's milk intake. This can happen suddenly and may occur as early as two weeks after birth or even earlier. The breast is never "empty" and also produces milk as the baby nurses. Is the baby getting milk from the breast? That’s what’s important, not how full the breast feels.

Q:	If a mother has surgery, does she have to wait a day before restarting nursing?
A:	The mother can breastfeed immediately after surgery, as soon as she is awake and up to it. Neither the medications used during anaesthesia, nor pain medications nor antibiotics used after surgery require the mother to interrupt breastfeeding, except under exceptional circumstances. Enlightened hospitals will accommodate breastfeeding mothers and babies when either the mother or the baby needs to be admitted to the hospital, so that breastfeeding can continue. Many rules that restrict breastfeeding are more for the convenience of staff than for the benefit of mothers and babies.

Q:	Should babies need to know how to take a bottle?
A:	Though many mothers decide to introduce a bottle for various reasons, there is no reason a baby must learn how to use one. Indeed, there is no great advantage in a baby's taking a bottle. Since Canadian women are supposed to receive 52 weeks maternity leave, the baby can start eating solids around 6 months, well before the mother goes back to her outside work. The baby can even take fluids or solids that are quite liquid off a spoon. At about 6 months of age, the baby can start learning how to drink from a cup, and though it may take several weeks for him to learn to use it efficiently, he will learn. If the mother is going to introduce a bottle, it is better she wait until the baby has been nursing well for 4-6 weeks, and then give it only occasionally. Sometimes, however, babies who take the bottle well at 6 weeks, refuse it at 3 or 4 months even if they have been getting bottles regularly (smart babies). Do not worry, and proceed as above with solids and spoon. Giving a bottle when breastfeeding is not going well is not a good idea and usually makes the breastfeeding even more difficult. For your sake and the baby's do not try to "starve the baby into submission". Get help.

For more information about breastfeeding visit:

Contact:

Patt Stewart RN, IBCLC
Registered Nurse
Board Certified Lactation Consultant
pstewartlc@kilgoresrx.com
Office 447-4444
Home 573-642-7627
Cell 573-239-2104

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