Carle Foundation Hospital Provides Support as You Navigate Breastfeeding in Champaign-Urbana

• Breastfeeding can improve your life as well as your infant’s, both now and in the future. Carle’s Breastfeeding Clinic team and OB healthcare team is willing and trained to assist you with your breastfeeding needs. This team, including board certified lactation consultants, physicians and nurses, is available to help you be a successful breastfeeding mother. Here are some quick facts about the importance breastfeeding- for you and your baby.

For Mothers, Breastfeeding…

• • • Decreases blood loss after delivery and reduces your risk of ovarian cancer 
    • Decreases the risk of breast cancer before menopause 
    • Decreases the risk of postpartum depression 
    • Is free and saves money 
    • Burns an extra 500 calories a day 

For Babies, Breastfeeding…

• • • Is a natural laxative that is gentler to their stomachs than artificial supplements 
    • Tends to correlate with a higher IQ 
    • Strengthens immunity, meaning less allergies, ear infections and serious illnesses 
    • Decreases risk of diabetes and heart disease 
    • Decreases risk of obesity 
    • Improves eyesight 
    • Decreases risk of certain cancers 
    • Decreases asthma

Need some help and encouragement?  Carle Community Breastfeeding Clinic is available to assist you with: 

• • • Breastfeeding education 
    • Feeding assistance 
    • Pump instructions 
    • Assistance obtaining a pump for home use 
    • Baby weight checks 

Let’s be real: while preparing to have a baby is one of the most exhilarating times of our lives, it can also be one of the most daunting. That’s why we’re here to help families of all shapes and sizes in the greater Champaign-Urbana area as they navigate fertility, pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding. Click here to go back to the All Things Baby: Fertility, Pregnancy, Childbirth and Breastfeeding in Champaign-Urbana Post.