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46 | A hospital birth plan for breastfeeding success with Collette, Labor & Delivery RN

Are hospitals accidentally sabotaging your Golden Hour & breastfeeding success without you even realizing it?

If you're planning a hospital birth and want to exclusively breastfeed from the start, you need more than good intentions—you need a strategy. In this episode of the Breastfeeding With Confidence podcast, I’m joined by Colette—a labor and delivery nurse who’s seen it all from the inside. Together, we unpack how to protect the Golden Hour and share real hospital birth breastfeeding tips to help you advocate for yourself and your baby from the very first moments.

We dive into:

Why the Golden Hour after birth is one critical for successful breastfeeding
The best hospital breastfeeding tips to make sure your baby gets skin-to-skin and a good latch before anything else
How to confidently advocate for delayed newborn procedures that interfere with breastfeeding
What to do when hospital staff or policies aren’t aligned with your birth and feeding goals
How to handle difficult nurses, navigate pushy routines, and stay calm and in control
Why having a birth plan isn’t enough—and how to communicate it effectively
How doulas, coaches, or trained support people can help you bridge the gap between hospital care and your breastfeeding vision

Whether you're weeks away or counting down the days to delivery, this episode is packed with hospital birth breastfeeding tips and empowering insight to help you go in prepared—not blindsided.

🎧 Listen now to make sure your hospital birth supports your breastfeeding goals from minute one.

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