Your peer counselor can give you...
- Tips for breastfeeding comfortably and discreetly, even in public.
- Ways you can stay close to your baby through breastfeeding after you return to work or school.
- Ideas for getting support from friends and family.
- Ways to get a good start with breastfeeding.
- Tips for making plenty of milk for your baby.
- Encouragement and support as you reach your breastfeeding goals.
- Help with breastfeeding concerns.
- Information on how to get more help from other healthcare professionals, if needed.
Your peer counselor will listen to your concerns and questions, and talk with you about your goals. She will call or meet with you during your pregnancy with more frequent interactions as you near your due date, and in the early weeks of breastfeeding.
- Breast milk is the best choice of food you can offer your baby.
- Breast milk contains Anti-viruses, Growth factors, Hormones, Anti-parasites,Enzymes, Anti-allergies & Antibodies which are not found in formula.
- Breastfeeding burns calories and can make weight loss easier for mothers after giving birth.
- Studies show that babies who breastfeed, have a reduced risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and those babies that are breastfed for at least six months have less allergies, asthma and ear infections.
- Breastfeeding is our natural way of bonding with our baby
“While Breastfeeding may not seem like the right choice for every parent,
it is the best choice for every baby.” ~Amy Spangler
Health District WIC Breastfeeding Helpline: 509.440.3608
Additional Support:
Health District WIC Clinics:
Kennewick Office
Address: 7102 W. Okanogan Place, Kennewick, WA 99336
Phone: 509.460.4202
Pasco Office
Address: 412 W. Clark Street, Pasco, WA 99301
Phone: 509.460.4203