by Joyce Slaton posted in Products

Pretty much any healthcare provider that sees new moms has a lactation consultant ready to help with breastfeeding problems. But seeing them involves making phone calls, scheduling an appointment, putting on clothes, and getting down to the clinic/hospital/office...none of which is easy with a newborn. When you're having trouble breastfeeding, when you really need somebody, you're alone in your house, maybe even in the middle of the night.

That's why long-distance lactation consultations are a natural outgrowth of your phone's video capabilities. A lactation consultant on a video call can do everything that a LC can do in an office visit, with the exception of touching you. But as one longtime lactation consultant told us, LCs are plenty used to talking women through their problems on the phone. "Having video makes our lives so much easier!" says Kathy Cline, RN, MSN, CLC, and Director of Program Development and Lactation Services at Momseze (it's pronounced "Mom's ease").
The company, which officially launched today, has one of the coolest ideas we've seen yet for super-easy-on-moms lactation support. Parents who need help can download the free Momseze app (available for iPhone or Android), then open it, press "Connect Now," and they'll be immediately connected to an LC for a video chat, voice phone call, or text conversation using their phone or tablet. Momseze services are available 24 hours a day, 365 da...