Many dad and mom expertise vital strain and accountability in terms of feeding their new little one, significantly round breastfeeding. That is very true for the person offering nourishment and diet via breastfeeding.
As we speak on Yoga|Start|Infants I haveChana Topek Diamond. Chana is a licensed medical social employee, doula, lactation/feeding counselor and childbirth educator. She earned Masters in Social Work from Yeshiva College and labored for a few years in each medical and administrative roles at NY’s largest well being and human service company. Chana works with Serving to Fingers Psychotherapy, a gaggle psychotherapy apply based mostly on Lengthy Island that makes a speciality of working with of us within the perinatal neighborhood.
Along with her multifaceted background in social work, lactation consulting, and doula companies, Chana brings a singular and holistic perspective to this dialog. Her insights, affirmations, and empathy are extremely beneficial for anybody navigating the challenges of feeding a brand new child. If you happen to’re feeling the psychological load and overwhelm that always accompany this stage, bear in mind—you’re not alone!
On this episode, you’ll study:
- About Chana and what led her to start work and specializing in the perinatal neighborhood in her work as a medical social employee
- In regards to the complexities of selecting to breastfeed or to not breastfeed
- Chana’s definition of what the psychological load of breastfeeding is
- The impression toddler feeding can have on a brand new guardian
- The challenges Chana sees along with your shoppers, as an authorized lactation guide, in terms of breastfeeding
- How societal strain to breastfeed impacts the psychological overwhelm new dad and mom usually really feel
- Some methods to reduce the psychological load of breastfeeding
- The hyperlink between breastfeeding and nervousness
- How Chana, an LCSW specializing in postpartum care, helps people who initially deliberate to breastfeed however later realized it wasn’t a viable possibility for them
- One ultimate tip or piece of recommendation Chana want to provide new and expectant dad and mom
- The place you could find her work
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About Chana:
Chana is a licensed medical social employee, doula, lactation/feeding counselor and childbirth educator. She earned Masters in Social Work from Yeshiva College and labored for a few years in each medical and administrative roles at NY’s largest well being and human service company serving a few of NY’s most susceptible and in danger folks.
A ardour for particular person connection and dedication to the resilience of all folks introduced her into non-public apply. Chana works with Serving to Fingers Psychotherapy, a gaggle psychotherapy apply based mostly on Lengthy Island that makes a speciality of working with of us throughout the reproductive/perinatal spectrum.
Changing into a birthworker discovered Chana after beginning her formal social work profession and what started as an curiosity has grown right into a small enterprise and true coronary heart work. Chana grew to become a labor and start doula in 2011 and has been supporting households since then as they develop their households and develop into dad and mom. Chana now works as a non-public labor and start doula, lactation/feeding counselor and childbirth educator.
Chana approaches being pregnant, labor, start, feeding and parenting from a sensible and compassionate perspective. She affords empathetic and unconditional help for pregnant folks and their households as they develop. The assumption that start and parenthood are possibilities and areas wherein to develop, discover and achieve a way of self is one which guides Chana’s apply.
Chana lives on Lengthy Island together with her household. Along with speaking about something perinatal all day, on daily basis, she volunteers at her synagogue and at her youngsters’s Jewish day college. Chana loves listening to podcasts, constructing neighborhood and discovering something that may make her giggle.
Join with Chana:
IG: @doulachana
www.doulachana.com
www.hhptherapy.com
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