Breastfeeding Counseling and Relactation Polyclinic
Breastfeeding Counseling and Relactation Polyclinic offers service to provide breastfeeding given sufficient time through the medium of the correct technique by building self-confidence for healthy mothers and babies, to help the mothers who have a gap in breastfeeding to get breast milk back (relactation) and to increase the rates of sustaining only breastfeeding in the first six weeks and together with complementary feeding up to 2 years of age and beyond.
Babies are examined by our neonatologist and the mothers and babies who need breastfeeding support among those are referred to Relactation Polyclinic. Solutions are offered to the problems that mother and baby have during breastfeeding. Support is given and self-confidence is built for the mother. The mother is practically trained for all the necessary techniques and practices. The control time is arranged considering the baby's condition. Follow-up and information are recorded. A brochure, a reminder and our numbers to contact are given to the mothers while leaving the polyclinic.
OUR VISION
Making a contribution to the policy of breastfeeding of babies with only mother's milk in the first 6 weeks and sustaining breastfeeding with convenient complementary food up to the age of 2 years to become a cultural norm in our country and making a contribution to build healthy families and a healty society by supporting especially mothers in every aspect during the process.
OUR MISSION
Extending the trainings about promoting, protecting and supporting of the policy of breastfeeding of babies with only mother's milk in the first 6 weeks and sustaining breastfeeding with convenient complementary food up to the age of 2 years, informing the society with brochures and videos about mother's milk and breastfeeding and increasing breastfeeding with mother's milk rates while decreasing infant mortality rates after all these efforts. In this context, our goal is to support the trainings of our healthcare professionals in the hospital and our mothers apply to our polyclinic on mother's milk and breastfeeding. To share up-to-date data about mother's milk and breastfeeding and give all the support needed to the mothers in this process.
COUNSELING SERVICES OFFERED IN OUR POLYCLINIC
1. EFFECTIVE AND CORRECT BREASTFEEDING TECHNIQUES
2. BREAST AND NIPPLE PROBLEMS
A. FLAT NIPPLE
B. NIPPLE ABSCESS
C. INVERTED NIPPLE
D. MASTITIS
E. BREAST ATTACHMENT (BREAST TENDERNESS)
3. BREASTFEEDING PROBLEMS
4. BREAST REFUSAL
5. TECHNIQUES OF INCREASING MOTHER'S MILK SUPPLY
6. TECHNIQUES OF EXPRESSING MILK
A. EXPRESSING MILK BY HAND
B. EXPRESSING MILK BY PUMP
7. RELACTATION (RESECRETION OF MILK)
8. STORING MILK
9. BREASTFEEDING OF ADOPTED INFANTS
10. BREASTFEEDING IN SPECIAL CASES