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  If you are going to be separated from your baby, you may need ongoing support navigating challenges that may arise. Many birthing parents who are separated from their baby face engorgement, leaking, and declining production, as well as potential emotional challenges. Learn about the laws that protect you as a nursing parent and practical solutions to making breastfeeding or chestfeeding work!
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  Going back to work can bring up a lot of emotions. Planning for your return while you are pregnant can put you at ease when the time arrives for you to return.
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  Breastfeeding at Home, at Work, and in Public
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  Pumps and Supplies
  Insurance coverage may vary. Medicaid requires prescription to be written after baby is born, up to 60 days after birth; one pump every 3 years. Pumps are also available from WIC.
  Acelleron
  877-932-6327
  Massachusetts based mail order breast pumps
  Corporate Lactation Services
  802-875-5683 or 888-818-5653
  Vermont based mail order breast pumps; virtual lactation consults
  Lactation Resources of Vermont
  802-878-6181 
  Vermont based mail order breast pumps; virtual lactation consults
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  Last Reviewed: July 26, 2022
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  Care for Your Baby and Young Child
  Caring for a baby or young child means thinking about the food you feed them, the time you spend reading, singing and playing games with them, and the things you do to keep them safe, healthy, and growing well.
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  Help Me Grow
  Help Me Grow Vermont is a system model for improving access to existing resources and services for expectant parents and families with young children through age eight. Help Me Grow promotes the healthy development of children by supporting families, providers and communities to identify vulnerable children and link families to community-based programs and services.
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  Infant Safe Sleep
  All parents care about their baby’s safety. Learn more about resources to help parents and care givers put babies to sleep safely.
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  Child Care and Early Learning
  High quality early experiences promote brain development, socio-emotional skills and support learning for children so that they will succeed in school.
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  Toxic Stress and Trauma
  Childhood experiences, positive or negative, can have a major impact on long-term growth and development, and health. Negative or adverse childhood experiences can contribute to chronic disease, including mental and emotional conditions, in adulthood. These negative experiences are often referred to as toxic stress or adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).
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  Breastfeeding
  Find helpful information and resources to support individuals who are breastfeeding/chestfeeding and their families. Topics such as Why Breastfeed, Prepare for Success, Skin-to-Skin & Latch, Milk Supply, Separation, Breastfeeding Laws, Local Resources and WIC Breastfeeding Support.
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  Infant Safe Sleep for Health Professionals
  Find resources to use when educating new parents and caregivers about safe sleep practices.
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  Safe Sleep
  Sudden Unexpected Death of an Infant (SUDI) is any infant death that is unexpected and initially unexplained. Frequently, the cause of the death is determined after a thorough investigation and autopsy by a medical examiner and coroner.
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  Vermont's Developmental Screening Registry
  Help me Grow: Vermont’s Universal Developmental Monitoring and Screening System and Registry
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  Resources for Health Professionals
  There are key resources for health professionals related to Vermont’s infants and young children. Find resources from Bright Futures, Help Me Grow, Child Care Wellness Consultants, Children's Integrated Services and more.
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  COVID-19 Guidance for Child Care and Out-of-School Programs
  COVID-19 guidance for child care and out-of-school programs
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  Child care providers help make sure Vermont's children are safe and healthy. Find health information, resources and requirements especially for child care providers.
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  Expecting & New Parents
  New parents have a lot to consider when it comes to their child's health. Find information and resources to help new and expecting parents keep the youngest Vermonters healthy and safe.
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  Parents and caregivers keep Vermonters of all ages healthy and safe. Find more information for people who care for the health of others.