Why Does Breastfeeding Feel So Hard? feat. Katie Prezas IBCLC PMH-C

Countless parents feel disappointed, confused, frustrated, and overwhelmed by the breastfeeding process. Why is that? In this educational session, we'll explore some of the social, emotional, and technological complications met by lactating parents today. This presentation will cover themes like shame and guilt, stress, stigma, feeding/parenting expectations and pressures, social support including groups, and apps and social media. Providers will leave this session equipped with actionable tactics to reduce parental overwhelm, ease shame and guilt in patients, and provide more holistic care for families.

Katie Prezas is an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant and owner of Empowering Lactation. She helps families navigate infant feeding including breast/chestfeeding, pumping, bottles, returning to work/daycare, weaning, and everything in between. With an additional certification in Perinatal Mental Health, she focuses on developing feeding plans for parents that are manageable for their family and situation; she also has significant expertise in tethered oral tissues, including tongue-tie…