81 | Stocking Your Office

Are you ready to stock up on all the office essentials for your lactation business? 

Well, you're in luck because we are here to guide you through the must-haves for your workspace. In this episode, we are discussing everything from safety gear to nifty tools that will make your office life a breeze.

Supporting breastfeeding families is crucial, so we are dishing out the essential tools and information to make that happen.

“You can waste a whole lot of money buying all the gizmos and gadgets and props and things that people talk about.”

In this episode, we will cover:

The bare minimum items that your lactation office needs (2:02)The importance of considering individual preferences and practices when choosing tools for the office (4:36)Keeping alternative feeding tools, such as syringes and finger feeding supplies, for cases of immediate supplementation needs (17:42)Ethical Considerations of Accepting Free Products (20:08)

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Leah Jolly is a private practice IBCLC with Bay Area Breastfeeding in Houston, Texas.

Annie Frisbie is a private practice IBCLC serving Queens and Brooklyn in New York City and the creator of the Lactation Consultant Private Practice Toolkit.

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