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Breastfeeding Education. Haley Toltzis Clint Wheeler Allison Schultetus Rachel Longfors. For Men!. Presented By:. The Breastfeeding Resource Center 411 Medical Plaza Lane Gainesville, FL 32606 Phone: (352) 377-MILK www.brc_gainesville.com 24hr hotline: 1800-BREAST-2.
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Breastfeeding Education Haley Toltzis Clint Wheeler Allison Schultetus Rachel Longfors For Men!
Presented By: The Breastfeeding Resource Center 411 Medical Plaza Lane Gainesville, FL 32606 Phone: (352) 377-MILK www.brc_gainesville.com 24hr hotline: 1800-BREAST-2 "You feed your baby, we feed your needs."
Our Agency • Services We Provide • Counseling Services/support groups • Nutrition education • Educational Seminars • Community Activities • Products etc…
Our Staff • President • Health/Childbirth Educators • Lactation consultants • Dietitians • Child Care Workers • Counselors
Why Breastfeeding Ed for MEN? • Their unique role is important to the initiation and continuation of breastfeeding. • Support • Care
“Milk It For All It’s Worth” • 4 week program held 4 times a year • Tuesday and Thursday nights • Meetings at fun places • Motivating guest speakers • Food, FUN, prizes, and socializing
Brief Overview • Why Breastfeed? • How to bond with your baby • How you can help • Post partum depression • Sex: Why you aren’t getting any
Why Breastfeed? • Many Benefits to mother and baby • No preparation • Helps mother lose weight • Never runs out • ITS FREE!!!
How to bond with your baby • BABIES DON’T BREAK!!! • Hold your baby with or without a shirt on • Change the baby’s diaper • Bring the baby to your partner for feedings • Sing or talk to your baby • Give your baby a massage
How You Can Help • Make unwanted visitors leave • Do the shopping/cooking/chores • Make sure mom is comfortable • Encourage the Mom to nap • Establish good communication • Spend time with older children (if any) • Most of all, provide emotional support to her
Post Partum Depression • A lot of fathers speak of feeling invisible in the first weeks after birth • Heightened sense of being a protector • Feelings of insecurity • Lack of SEX (There are support groups for fathers)
SEX:Why you aren’t getting any • Don’t Take it PERSONALLY!!! • Breastfeeding is an intense relationship which involves a lot of touching. • No sex for first several weeks due to healing
SEX:Why you aren’t getting any • Fatigue • Sex vs Sleep • Try sex in morning or middle of day • Pain During Sex • Tenderness/lack of lubrication • Explore gentle lovemaking that’s more comfortable • Sensory Overload • Personal space being invaded • Do alone activities to unwind and increase sexual desire
SEX:Why you aren’t getting any • Emotional Overload • Having a baby doesn’t mean your sex life is over! • High emotional demands of the baby • Making new relationships with the baby puts yours on hold • Communication • You and your partner will work through it if you communicate and are sensitive to each others needs.
Activity • 2 Volunteers for a Role Play activity.
That’s Not All Folks! • If you want to learn more or learn about our services, contact the BRC • Join us Tuesday and Thursday nights for a four week program just for dad’s. • This program is held four times a year.
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