The Breastfeeding Clinic
because you and your baby deserve it
Online Breastfeeding support & education
(enquire about fees here ;-)
Leana Habeck, holds a BCur degree from the University of Stellenbosch and is an RN, RM, RPN & CHN. She worked in maternity before starting a family. She also has a qualification in Perinatal Education from the University of Johannesburg and taught antenatal classes in Stellenbosch and the Helderberg area for many years. She is a trained crisis pregnancy counsellor and worked at a local crisis pregnancy center for many years, later running their well-known abstinence based sex education program before having her third child. Leana is a La Leche League Leader and compiled (and facilitate) the Online Breastfeeding Peer Counselling Training Course. She is also an IBCLC and a founding member of LACSA (Lactation Consultants of Southern- & Africa). She is a Trainer of Trainers and has taught the WHO/UNICEF 20 hour Breastfeeding Management Course numerous times. She has been protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding families in her and her colleagues’ practice, The Breastfeeding Clinic, for many years. She has been interviewed on radio several times, regularly contributes to national baby magazines and has presented several talks at local workshops, National symposiums and recently at an International conference. Find her on Instagram and YouTube @leanahabeck
We are able to assist with normal, challenging, and/or unusual breastfeeding situations such as:
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assisting with the non-latching baby during the early postpartum days / coping with a disorganized suck & protecting the milk supply
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coping with engorgement
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help baby get a deeper latch (NOT “correct” or “poor” latch! No judgement here. Breastfeeding is a relationship!)
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first post-discharge visit (within the first week) to check baby’s latch, help parents with possible engorgement, answer new-parent concerns
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breastfeeding information and support when going back to work
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addressing “not enough” milk
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coping with breast “refusal” (newborns may have inability to latch immediately but can’t “refuse”, older babies could possibly refuse)
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dealing with faltered growth
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help with baby with arched palate & tethered oral tissues (commonly known as tongue tie/lip tie)
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investigate reason for sore nipples not responding to routine care
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breastfeeding multiples and premature babies
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breastfeeding after breast surgery
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help with nipple/breast conditions such as plugged ducts, milk blisters, vasospasm, thrush, Mammary Constriction Syndrome, etc.
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resource for medications in mother's milk
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starting solids
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and much more!
