Johnston: #microbiome research is beginning to reveal exactly how #breastfeeding differs from formula feeding #BreastfeedLA
Johnston: #breastmilk facilitates normal bodily functions #BreastfeedLA
Johnston: #breastmilk is a conplex biosystem, NOT JUST FOOD #BreastfeedLA
Johnston: dysbiosis of gut has possible links to #mentalhealth issues #BreastfeedLA
Johnston: appendix is a reservoir of microbial diversity which is unaffected by #antibiotics 😮 #BreastfeedLA
Johnston: as soon as baby gets ANY formula, gut microbiome is immediately altered, becomes more like adult gut #BreastfeedLA
Next up: Tom Johnston, CNM, IBCLC on The Maternal-Infant Microbiome or Oro-Boobular Axis #BreastfeedLA
Johnston: teach #dads 3 things-when & how does baby eat, how to tell baby is done #BreastfeedLA #IBCLC
Johnston: help #dads move from #laborcoach to #breastfeeding coach #BreastfeedLA
Johnston: look for "how to dad" video online #BreastfeedLA
Johnston: accept as normal the differences in learning & parenting styles between women and men #BreastfeedLA
Johnston: provide chairs for each parent in exam rooms #BreastfeedLA
Johnston: don't even suggest that dads can change diapers since they can't breastfeed! #BreastfeedLA
Johnston: deeper voice soothes baby against the chest #BreastfeedLA
Johnston: fatherly nurturing behavior: bring them into "feeding zone" help w/latch, cuddle, burp #BreastfeedLA
Johnston: teach #fathers about #breastfeeding - give them stats! #BreastfeedLA
Johnston: male brains do appreciate & integrate data, while postpartum women are less engaged by numbers #BreastfeedLA #IBCLC
Johnston: re-frame #breastfeeding teaching to help #fathers build appropriate expectations #BreastfeedLA #IBCLC
Johnston helping audience become "boy-lingual" #BreastfeedLA #IBCLC
Johnston: suggests use of earth tone colors on handouts about #breastfeeding - more engaging for #fathers #BreastfeedLA
Johnston: *has just written for Clinical Lactation, the journal of #USLCA #BreastfeedLA #IBCLC
Johnston: "Just the husband" - so insulting! It's their baby, too! #BreastfeedLA
Johnston:#fathers ARE interested and want their engagement to be acknowledged #BreastfeedLA #IBCLC
Johnston: watch your nonverbal exclusion of dads, body language that isolates them #BreastfeedLA #IBCLC
Johnston: we must stop assuming dads don't want to help or be involved with #breastfeeding #BreastfeedLA #IBCLC
Johnston: what on earth makes #mothers doubt the organ system of lactation?! #BreastfeedLA #IBCLC #milksupply
Johnston: citing studies showing #dads as peer trainers to other dads increases #breastfeeding initiation & duration #BreastfeedLA #IBCLC
Johnston: using "Risks of Not Having An Involved Father" to demonstrate importance of #father engagement with their children #BreastfeedLA
Johnston: Dr Robert Bradley was "the father of fathers" - included #dads at #births #BreastfeedLA
Johnston: when hospital is properly staffed, risk of complications decreases #BreastfeedLA