Online Breastfeeding / Chestfeeding and Pumping Class
With Alice Norris, RN, IBCLC, $65/up to 2 participants
Tuesday or Wednesday, 6:30 pm-8:30 pm
- May 9th
- June 26th
- August 7th
- October 9th
Our online class focuses on teaching skills and techniques that prepare families for positive breastfeeding, chest feeding and/or pumping experience. We encourage partners and support people to attend the class.
Some of the topics discussed are the following:
- Proper latch and position
- Normal feeding expectations in the first weeks
- How to determine if your baby is getting enough milk
- Why skin-to-skin is so important
- Resources for when you need help
- The basics of pumping and storage
- Tips for bottle introduction
- What to expect if supplementation is needed
- Benefits of breastmilk
Our class is taught by Alice Norris, an internationally board-certified lactation consultant. Alice has been working with mothers and babies for over 20 years as a maternal-child health nurse and a certified HypnoBirthing instructor. Her mission is to help babies enter into the world in a calm and peaceful way, and then to help them bloom by providing families with evidence-based information and support. You can find more about Alice at Blooming Babies.