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

Many mother and father expertise important stress and duty on the subject of feeding their new little one, notably round breastfeeding. That is very true for the person offering nourishment and diet via breastfeeding.

At present on Yoga|Delivery|Infants I haveChana Topek Diamond. Chana is a licensed scientific 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 scientific and administrative roles at NY’s largest well being and human service company. Chana works with Serving to Palms Psychotherapy, a bunch psychotherapy follow primarily based on Lengthy Island that makes a speciality of working with of us within the perinatal neighborhood.

Together with her multifaceted background in social work, lactation consulting, and doula providers, Chana brings a novel and holistic perspective to this dialog. Her insights, affirmations, and empathy are extremely worthwhile for anybody navigating the challenges of feeding a brand new child. If you happen to’re feeling the psychological load and overwhelm that always 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 scientific 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 mother or father

• The challenges Chana sees along with your shoppers, as a licensed lactation advisor, on the subject of breastfeeding

• How societal stress to breastfeed impacts the psychological overwhelm new mother and father usually really feel

• Some methods to reduce the psychological load of breastfeeding

• The hyperlink between breastfeeding and anxiousness

• How Chana, an LCSW specializing in postpartum care, helps people who initially deliberate to breastfeed however later realized it wasn’t a viable choice for them

• One closing tip or piece of recommendation Chana want to supply new and expectant mother and father

• The place you could find her work

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About Chana:

Chana is a licensed scientific 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 scientific 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 non-public follow. Chana works with Serving to Palms Psychotherapy, a bunch psychotherapy follow primarily based on Lengthy Island that makes a speciality of 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 turned a labor and beginning doula in 2011 and has been supporting households since then as they develop their households and turn out to be mother and father. Chana now works as a non-public 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 provides empathetic and unconditional assist for pregnant individuals and their households as they develop. The idea that beginning and parenthood are possibilities and areas during which to develop, discover and acquire a way of self is one which guides Chana’s follow. 

Chana lives on Lengthy Island along with her household. Along with speaking about something perinatal all day, each 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 can make her snigger.

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IG: @doulachana

www.doulachana.com
www.hhptherapy.com

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