The Psychological load and Overwhelm of Toddler Feeding with Chana Topek Diamond, LCSW, CLC, CD

Many dad and mom expertise important stress and accountability with regards to feeding their new youngster, significantly round breastfeeding. That is very true for the person offering nourishment and diet by means of breastfeeding.

At present 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 primarily based on Lengthy Island that focuses on working with of us within the perinatal neighborhood.

Together with her multifaceted background in social work, lactation consulting, and doula providers, Chana brings a singular and holistic perspective to this dialog. Her insights, affirmations, and empathy are extremely helpful for anybody navigating the challenges of feeding a brand new child. If you happen to’re feeling the psychological load and overwhelm that usually accompany this stage, keep in mind—you’re not alone!

On this episode, you’ll study: 

• About Chana and what led her to beginning work and specializing in the perinatal neighborhood in her work as a medical social employee

• Concerning the complexities of selecting to breastfeed or to not breastfeed

• Chana’s definition of what the psychological load of breastfeeding is

• The influence toddler feeding can have on a brand new dad or mum

• The challenges Chana sees along with your shoppers, as an authorized lactation marketing consultant, with regards to breastfeeding

• How societal stress 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 closing tip or piece of recommendation Chana wish to provide new and expectant dad and mom

• The place you’ll 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 individuals. 

A ardour for particular person connection and dedication to the resilience of all individuals introduced her into personal apply. Chana works with Serving to Fingers Psychotherapy, a gaggle psychotherapy apply primarily based on Lengthy Island that focuses on working with of us throughout the reproductive/perinatal spectrum. 

Turning 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 beginning doula in 2011 and has been supporting households since then as they develop their households and change into dad and mom. Chana now works as a personal labor and beginning doula, lactation/feeding counselor and childbirth educator.

Chana approaches being pregnant, labor, beginning, feeding and parenting from a sensible and compassionate perspective. She presents empathetic and unconditional help for pregnant individuals and their households as they develop. The assumption that beginning and parenthood are possibilities and areas during which 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, day-after-day, she volunteers at her synagogue and at her kids’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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