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Becoming a Breastfeeding Counselor

1. Breastfeeding Counselors: Who they are and what they do.

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Mother nursing her baby in a room with sunlight coming in a window. "Compassion from birth is in our blood. It is there not only in the beginning but of your whole life. Dalia Lama"

Small baby at the breast. "The gift the keeps on giving. Breastfeeding is so much more than a meal."

Mother nursing a toddler at a playground. "Babies only get hungry when you can nurse them in private. April Fools! The real deal: breastfeeding infants eat on demand; it helps them grow and regulates your milk supply."

If you were to describe breastfeeding your baby in one word, what would it be?" A heart shape is formed by the words Precious, worthwhile, awesome, Beautiful, peaceful, heaven, purpose, caming, acrobatics, love, convenient, healthy, amazing, relaxing, connection, bliss, soothing, magical, life, yeowch, special, blessing, best, gymnastics, and more.

A newborn nurses. "Infant nutrition shold be considered a public health issue and not only a lifestyle choice. AAP 2012"

"If 90% of US families could comply with medical recommendations to breastfeed exclusively for 6 months, the United States would save $13 billion per year and prevent an excess 911 deaths, nearly all of which would be in infants."

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