Breastfeeding Classes
I offer breastfeeding classes for moms who are expecting and those with children up to one year of age or so. I also offer trainings for doulas in how to help families with breastfeeding. My classes are small, positive, and with lots of very useful information, whether you are breastfeeding or helping others to breastfeed. Bring your questions and go home with lots of tools for success.
Preparing To Give Baby The Best:
Basics Of Breastfeeding For Pregnant Moms
Scheduled classes for spring, 2010:
Tuesday, May 25, 2010, 7-9 pm
This class is 2 hours long and happens at WomanCare (205 Lilly Rd NE Bldg B, Suite C Olympia, WA 98506) and will include the following topics. Partners are always welcome.
- Your concerns and questions
- Anatomy of the breast and newborns' mouths
- Positioning and latching baby on for nursing
- Breast pumps and returning to work
- A few helpful herbs and remedies for the nursing mama
- What to expect in the first few days and weeks
- How do I know if my baby is getting enough?
- How often should my baby nurse and for how long?
- Sore nipples and engorgement
- In general-enjoy your baby and take care of yourself!
Breastfeeding Workshop for Pediatric Staff
June 8th, 2010 noon to 4 pm.
A hands-on afternoon of instruction in how to help moms and babies to breastfeed for pediatric staff, clinic nursees, midwives, anyone whose work includes helping with breastfeeding. Planned topics include phone triage for breastfeeding questions and details of assessment and correction of latch and positioning.
Class will be taught by Sarah Huntington, MPH, IBCLC, CD(DONA). Cost of the class will be $60. Location to be announced. To register for the class, please use the class response form below, or call Sarah at 360-357-3801.
Breastfeeding through the First Year (and Beyond)
Please contact Sarah for more details and schedule for this class, 360-357-3801.
If you have a moms' group or a group of friends who would like to arrange for a class, please contact Sarah (minimum of 4 registrants per class).
This class is two hours long and will take place at the office of Candyce Bollinger, counselor and parent educator. I will send directions when you register for a class. This class is perfect for a mom who has established breastfeeding, and whose baby is any age from about one to twelve months old. We will cover the following topics.
- Your concerns and questions
- Overview of baby's development in this period, as it relates to breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding and sleep
- Beginning solid foods, and nutrition and teeth!
- Mom going to work (or out for a date?), and separations in general
- The mobile breast feeder
- Baby's immunity and long-term breast feeding
Breastfeeding for Doulas
I do not have another Breastfeeding for Doulas course planned. You may want to check with Birth and Beyond in Seattle for their class schedule.
This class will give doulas basic skills to help moms and babies breastfeed. The course will meet the requirement for doula certification through DONA International. It will take place at WomanCare (205 Lilly Rd NE Bldg B, Suite C Olympia, WA 98506). For more information and to register, please use the contact form below or call Sarah at 360-357-3801.
Registration
Classes for pregnant and breastfeeding moms cost $15-35 on a sliding scale. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Partners are always welcome. The class for doulas will cost $35-55. To register for a class or to ask a question, please use the form below to send me an email or call 360-357-3801. Please include the following information:
- your name
- your phone number
- your email address
- your baby's due date or birth date
- the title and date of the class you want