Advanced Breastfeeding Support of Las Vegas

Advanced Breastfeeding Support of Las Vegas The IBCLC's at Advanced Breastfeeding Support of Las Vegas are breastfeeding advocates on a mission

We're so excited for to provide her services!Don't hesitate to schedule a spot for a FREE screeningMonday, August 19th ...
08/10/2024

We're so excited for to provide her services!

Don't hesitate to schedule a spot for a FREE screening
Monday, August 19th from 9am-2pm at our Summerlin location!

Give her a follow!

Deciding when to stop breastfeeding is unique to each mom and baby. Weaning, or "involution," can take 30 days to a few ...
06/09/2024

Deciding when to stop breastfeeding is unique to each mom and baby. Weaning, or "involution," can take 30 days to a few years. Contrary to popular belief, there’s no age limit for breastfeeding—breastmilk remains nutritious at any age.

Methods of Weaning:

Self-Weaning: Let your child decide when to stop. Gradually, they’ll nurse less until they stop entirely. This often leads to greater independence and healthy attachments. The “don’t offer, don’t refuse” approach works well. Globally, children self-wean between 2 and 7 years old.

Mom-Led Weaning: If mom is ready to stop before the child, that's perfectly okay. Gradual weaning is recommended: eliminate one nursing session every 3-5 days. Add comfort techniques like cuddles and baby massages.

Timed Nursing: Limit the time spent nursing each session and slowly reduce it. Hardest sessions to eliminate are before bed, during the night, and morning. Use distractions like reading or favorite snacks.

Monitoring and Comfort:

Monitor mom’s breast health and emotions.
Ensure baby’s nutritional needs are met with expressed milk or formula if under one year.

Weaning should protect the mother-child relationship and be mindful of both physical and emotional health.

For emergencies or struggles, consult your IBCLC!

What the bleb!
06/05/2024

What the bleb!



Closing out Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month with these stats. You're not alone. There are resources & you can cou...
05/31/2024

Closing out Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month with these stats.
You're not alone.
There are resources & you can count on us to be a listening ear & we believe you. Your feelings are valid🫶💕

So what is harvesting colostrum prenatally? Basically- you start pumping or hand expressing when you are after 36 weeks...
05/02/2024

So what is harvesting colostrum prenatally? Basically- you start pumping or hand expressing when you are after 36 weeks pregnant, to harvest your milk (yes, colostrum is human milk!). You can expect to get a few drops to a couple milliliters… if you get more celebrate!!! We usually recommend specialty collection devices with 1ml oral syringes that can attach to your pump, or to catch it before it drips into the duckbill chamber. Anyway you collect it, you take the small amounts of colostrum and pull it up in a syringe. Then you will label it with your full name, date of birth, and date/time collected and place it in your freezer until baby gets here (don’t take it when you are in labor (even if you are planning a homebirth or birth center birth, label it! You don’t know if you have to transfer to the hospital and they require it to be labeled).

This is one of the many things we review with you during a prenatal appointment!
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We provide education to empower you! ••••
04/30/2024

We provide education to empower you!
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From colostrum & beyond, breast milk provides antibodies to fight off illness and infection. They also protect against a...
04/30/2024

From colostrum & beyond, breast milk provides antibodies to fight off illness and infection. They also protect against allergies & eczema.
The concentrations of immune properties change with you and your baby & they will continue to benefit from the immune benefits long after breastfeeding has ended!
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We're here to support you in each part
04/23/2024

We're here to support you in each part

Often times, people are taught to believe that breastfeeding cannot be beneficial after 12months of age- like there is s...
04/17/2024

Often times, people are taught to believe that breastfeeding cannot be beneficial after 12months of age- like there is some expiration date on the benefits of human milk. In fact, breastfeeding’s benefits continue on- even long after weaning.

#1 Benefit: Bonding.

This is one of our favorite benefits of breastfeeding our babies. Many believe that this benefit surpasses the nutritional bonus breastfeeding gives. During the process of breastfeeding, no matter the age, this connection between the mother and baby dyad helps to decrease cortisol levels. Oxytocin, “the feel good hormone” is released to help offset this inflammatory hormone that is a cause of many disease processes plaguing our culture today. You get snuggles, and your toddler actually stops and gives you all their attention… Causing both momma and baby to relax. This is the time when you savor all these moments that your child feels they need you.

#2 Illness Support

I am sure that every mother can relate that when their babies don’t feel well- it is so hard to just sit back and let the illness take its course (even though, that’s what we have to do sometimes). If you have ever dealt with a baby that won’t eat because of a nasty stomach virus- sometimes getting even water down them is hard. Not for the mom’s who breastfeed! The best way to heal a bad tummy bug is with that sweet momma’s milk. Making breastfeeding not only a cure for illness- better than any antibiotic- but it also aids in symptom management and prevents dehydration. Ever have a kid with pink eye?? Guess what the quickest, most easily accessible cure is for a breastfeeding mom? Her breastmilk! There is some science behind it, too! There are tiny antibodies. that are in your tears, which also are in high concentration in human milk. Other antibodies in Human milk have even been cultured to kill MRSA- which many antibiotics can’t even kill. There are also many stories of mothers who breastfed their child with cancer- and it helped in so many ways.

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If you need any other encouragement, give us a call💕••••
04/15/2024

If you need any other encouragement, give us a call💕
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04/10/2024

We love being on your support team 💕
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K-Tape helps aid in lymphatic drainage by opening lymphatic capillaries that are all over the skin! Here are some ways w...
04/09/2024

K-Tape helps aid in lymphatic drainage by opening lymphatic capillaries that are all over the skin! Here are some ways we use K-Tape during our visits.
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Autumn and Laura are the only team based International Board Certified Lactation Consultants in all the Las Vegas Metropolitan area. This means there is not only one breastfeeding expert who is there for the needs of your family, you get TWO for the price of ONE! When you work with us, you have the support of two highly trained Lactation Professionals, and big time breastfeeding advocates. We have been through issues breastfeeding our own babies, which lead to our career paths and passion we have today. We believe that every mom and baby should be given the opportunity to breastfeed.

When we first met, we hit it off and found that we had the same dreams and aspirations for our community… to raise those breastfeeding rates! Coming from the same world renowned educational background, University of California San Diego Lactation Consultant Program, we have the most up to date, and organized professional training than any other lactation credential. While most lactation professionals can get a 5 day training, or require 90 specific hours of training with no hands on experience, Laura and Autumn took on a 9 month Lactation Specific program with 120 hours of education and 300 hands on clinical hours- which is one of the only accredited programs that encompasses all the needs to become an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). IBCLC is the highest credential for lactation professionals and is recognized around the world. Throughout various other professional training, we continue to learn the latest and greatest information for our families.