{"id":1985,"date":"2020-04-05T12:28:26","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T12:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/location\/uchealth-wee-steps-at-poudre-valley-hospital\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T16:23:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T16:23:33","slug":"uchealth-wee-steps-at-poudre-valley-hospital","status":"publish","type":"uch_location","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/uchealth-wee-steps-at-poudre-valley-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"UCHealth Lactation Support Program &#8211; Fort Collins"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"su-pullquote su-pullquote-align-right\">Some evening appointments are available; contact us to learn more.<\/div>\n<h3>Breastfeeding support in northern Colorado<\/h3>\n<p>We offer all new mothers the opportunity to schedule an appointment with an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) within the first week of your baby&#8217;s life. This is a great chance to ask questions and discuss any infant feeding issues.<\/p>\n<p>There are many\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/services\/womens-care\/pregnancy-childbirth-newborn-care\/breastfeeding-support\/\">breastfeeding<\/a> benefits for both you and your baby. Breastfeeding can be challenging at first but we offer many services and resources to help you successfully breastfeed your baby.<\/p>\n<p>To help breastfeeding get off to the right start, we encourage you to hold your baby skin-to-skin as much as possible in the hours and days after birth. Rooming-in and keeping your baby in your room during your hospital stay also helps establish a good start with breastfeeding.<\/p>\n<p>When mother&#8217;s milk isn&#8217;t available, donor human milk may help your baby thrive and grow. To learn more about human donor milk, how to donate milk or how to receive donated milk, visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rmchildren.org\/mothers-milk-bank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mother&#8217;s Milk Bank<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Breastfeeding difficulties?<\/h3>\n<p>If you experience breastfeeding difficulties after you go home, you may\u00a0call\u00a0to speak to a certified lactation counselor about your specific concerns. Your concerns may be resolved over the phone or by appointment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2356,"featured_media":228,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-1985","uch_location","type-uch_location","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uch_location\/1985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uch_location"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/uch_location"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2356"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}