Embark on your feeding journey confidently with the knowledge you need for a smooth transition into parenthood.
This prenatal breastfeeding class will set you up for success before your baby arrives. It will help you avoid common pitfalls, decrease your chance of nipple pain, teach you how to resolve common issues, and may even increase the amount of milk your baby receives by optimizing your feeding techniques.
We will discuss everything you need to know to get off to a great start.
More than 3 hours of content, but you can go at your own pace!
You will have access for 1 year.
Course Outline
Making Milk
In this lesson you'll learn how your body makes milk and how to optimize your production.
Feeding Your Baby
In these lessons you'll learn all about responsive feeding, how often and how much to feed your baby, positioning and latch, bottle feeding, pumping, and how to store your milk.
Included with your course:
Lactation Foundations Booklet
Included as part of the course, you will receive the Lactation Foundations Booklet (PDF download).
This handy resource contains all of the information you'll want to have at your fingertips when baby arrives:
How to tell baby is getting enough
Expected diaper output
Average feeding volumes
Treatment guidelines for common issues such as sore nipples, plugged ducts, and mastitis
How to select a bottle
Bottle feeding tips
Milk storage guidelines
Cleaning and Sanitization guidelines
Supply checklist
...and many additional resources including links & videos.
Your Instructor
Rebecca McCann, BSN, RN, IBCLC, PMH-C
Rebecca has been working with breastfeeding families since 2005. She started her career as a mother-baby RN and became an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) in 2010. She worked in the hospital as a Lactation Consultant on mother-baby units and in the NICU for 10 years before opening a private practice. Rebecca has taken advanced training in oral habilitation, tethered oral tissues, feeding reflexes, and bottle refusal. She is also certified in Perinatal Mental Health (PMH-C)