Postnatal / Breastfeeding Home Visit, 1h
When discharged from hospital, many parents feel that they still need
extra support. Our programme starts the day after the mother and the
baby are discharged from hospital and, continues regularly for a period
of 1 - 12 weeks. It enables the family to properly adjust to the new
situation, ensures that breastfeeding is well established and that an
emotional well-being is secured.
Each visit is tailored according to the individual family´s needs, with the emphasis being to focus on the most urgent issues present. In the early days this is quite often the breastfeeding; therefore, we would focus on the prevention of sore breasts and mastitis, show you different feeding positions, discuss how often and how long you need to feed your baby and how to know if your infant is getting enough milk.
As other issues then follow, you will be given the required support and advice to ensure that you are able to both fulfil and enjoy your role as a new parent. This typically includes:
* Performing a complete physical check on the baby
* Assistance in the care and maintenance of the belly button and cord
* A demonstration of the basics of baby massage
* Weighing the baby
* Administering a PKU blood test (if required)
* Checking that the uterus is contracting well
* Checking that the perineum/wound is healing well
* Giving support through the 'baby blues'
* Discussing different aspects of parenting and baby care.
Each visit is tailored according to the individual family´s needs, with the emphasis being to focus on the most urgent issues present. In the early days this is quite often the breastfeeding; therefore, we would focus on the prevention of sore breasts and mastitis, show you different feeding positions, discuss how often and how long you need to feed your baby and how to know if your infant is getting enough milk.
As other issues then follow, you will be given the required support and advice to ensure that you are able to both fulfil and enjoy your role as a new parent. This typically includes:
* Performing a complete physical check on the baby
* Assistance in the care and maintenance of the belly button and cord
* A demonstration of the basics of baby massage
* Weighing the baby
* Administering a PKU blood test (if required)
* Checking that the uterus is contracting well
* Checking that the perineum/wound is healing well
* Giving support through the 'baby blues'
* Discussing different aspects of parenting and baby care.
Additional 300 HKD per visit for Lamma island, Tung Chung, Gold Cost area,
Yuen Long, Sheng Shui, Fanling area, Tai Po, Shek O and Big Wave Bay. Unless the midwife happens to live in the area.
