This episode covers the benefits of breastfeeding, why some mothers decide not to breastfeed, breastfeeding struggles and how to overcome them by asking for help and using resources so that moms can be confident when they bring baby home and ways family members can support a breastfeeding mom. 

For the past 15 years Tawanna’s career in Public Health with a focus on Lactation and breastfeeding education. She is a Certified Lactation Consultant and Breastfeeding Educator in Broward County. Assisting New mothers with breastfeeding is her passion as well as being a dedicated wife, and mother of 6 wonderful children whom she’s breastfed. Her love for breastfeeding started when she became a teen parent at the age of 17. This bought the desire for her to help other mothers like herself successfully breastfeed their babies. She has worked for the Broward County WIC program as one of the first Breastfeeding Peer counselors in the county in 2005. In 2016 she became Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Coordinator for the Broward County WIC program, and a member of the Broward County Breastfeeding Coalition.

Resources and Information to help parents during early days with a Newborn:

-WIC

-Your Pediatrician

-Educational Classes. Pediatric Associates hosts FREE Virtual Breastfeeding classes taught by Tawanna Nottage. For a full list of class schedules, please visit Pediatric Associates’ website: https://pediatricassociates.com/classes-events/breast-feeding/