PRENATAL LACTATION EDUCATION
Allegra offers private one on one virtual or in-person breastfeeding education courses for the expectant mother (and partner or other support person). She teaches these via Zoom or in clients' homes or her own home, depending on client needs.
Prenatal Lactation Education sets a mother up for a successful feeding experience. Contrary to popular belief, breastfeeding often does not come "naturally" and must be taught and learned woman to woman, mother to mother, to ensure a successful outcome for both mom and baby.
POSTPARTUM FEEDING SUPPORT
Allegra offers troubleshooting postnatal lactation support and infant feeding support and guidance to set a new mother and baby up for feeding success, whether that be with breastfeeding, bottle feeding, pumping, formula or some combination of any/all of these. She is there to evaluate and when necessary, redirect a breastfeeding experience that is not going well by offering new strategies.
She supports a nursing mother with guidance regarding latch, positions, hunger cues, when and how to breastfeed, and understanding normal developmental milestones that impact breastfeeding.
She supports a bottle-feeding mother with bottle-feeding strategies and skills, pump guidance, and bottle and formula guidance and best practices.
She is available across the country for virtual support services and in CT & NY when in-person.
Mamatoto Wellness offers virtual and in-person prenatal education & postpartum support. Mamatoto Owner, Allegra McBane, is a Certified Lactation Educator Counselor (CLEC).