Breastfeeding Support

Located at Kettering Health Washington Township, First Steps Breastfeeding offers additional support with in-person and virtual prenatal consultations and postpartum visits.

We help with issues such as the following:

• Baby eating less than eight times in 24 hours and less than 10 minutes per feeding
• Baby not having yellow, seedy bowel movements and having 6-8 wet diapers per day by day 5
• Baby not swallowing frequently while feeding
• Breasts not feeling full before feedings and softer after
• Difficult or painful latching
• Engorgement
• Lack of milk production
• Nipple or breast pain during or after nursing
• Painful, hot, firm area on the breast