Breastfeeding Support

Breastfeeding Support & Education

We at Carbon County Public Health understand how challenging breastfeeding can be at first. We offer a variety of breastfeeding support services to assist women in need of counseling. Our highly trained nurses can provide education and support on the following breastfeeding topics:

• Anatomy and Physiology of the breast and lactation
• Benefits of Breastfeeding
• Breast milk Storage
• Breastfeeding in Public
• Dad’s involvement
• Dietary Requirements of a breastfeeding mother
• Establishing Your Supply
• Frequency and Duration of a feed
• Growth Spurts
• Hand Expression
• Milk Expression
• Newborn Feeding Cues
• Nursing a baby at different stages of growth and development
• Positioning at Breast
• Proper Latch
• Types of breast milk

Educational Opportunities

It is important to the nurses at Carbon County Public Health to help women to get off to a great start! We have a variety of educational opportunities that help to promote, educate, and encourage women to breastfeed, including:

• Baby Weight checks to demonstrate adequate intake
• Lactation Consultation after the baby is born
• Pregnancy Counseling
• Prenatal Visits that include breastfeeding information throughout
• Support and encouragement
• A variety of videos, handouts, and prepared slideshows

We Have Breastfeeding Supplies!

Carbon County Public Health, Best Beginnings Office currently has some supplies available for sale. We have the following available:

• Evenflo single Electric Breast Pumps - $40
• Medela Hospital-grade double pumping kits (can be used as a manual or with a hospital grade pump which we also rent on a sliding scale) - $50
• Medela SoftShells - $8.50
• Medela Harmony® Breast Pump with PersonalFit Flex™- $30
• Medela Symphony/Lactina Double Pumping Kit- $50

Breast Pumps

We Rent Medela Hospital Grade Breast Pumps for $5-25 per month sliding scale! Call 307-328-2660 for information. We also have 2 Certified Lactation Consultants on staff to assist you.