As a new mother, you may have heard many things about how to feed your baby. You may know breastfeeding is the best way to give your baby a healthy start in life and wonder how to fit it into your lifestyle. Mothers everywhere have found that breastfeeding CAN work. Your WIC peer counselor can help!
What Does a Peer Counselor Do?
- Listens to you
- Contacts you during your pregnancy to answer your infant feeding questions and helps you prepare for having a new baby
- Answers any questions or concerns you might have after your baby is born
- Shows you how to get more help from other health professionals, if needed
Who is Your WIC Peer Counselor?
A peer counselor is a WIC mother just like you. She lives in your community and has breastfed her own baby. She has been carefully selected by WIC to help give new mothers information about feeding their babies. She is here to give you support to meet your own goals for feeding your baby.
How Can a Peer Counselor Help You?
Your WIC peer counselor can give you:
- Tips for how to breastfeed comfortably and discreetly, even in public
- Ways you can stay close to your baby through breastfeeding after you return to work or school
- Ideas for getting support from your family and friends
- Ways to get a good start with breastfeeding
- Secrets for making plenty of breast milk for your baby
- She is here to give you support and help you meet your goals for feeding your baby
