Join International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, Melanie Henstrom, in learning how to navigate a successful breastfeeding relationship with your infant. Breastfeeding is a learned skills for both the parent and baby, and we are here to support you in all the variations of normal that come with feeding your infant.

This 2.5 hour class reviews the basics of breastfeeding, where you and your partner will learn:

• Antenatal Expression & its Benefits
• How to achieve a good latch
• How to operate breast pumps
• How to involve partners in helping with feeding
• How to avoid and treat mastitis
• Increasing milk supply
• Hand expression
• Breast sandwich
• Paced bottle feeding
• Pacifier use
• Storing breast milk
• Discussion around the amounts newborns need to eat
• Lymphatic drainage for engorgement
• Salt Soaks for nipple damage
• Dream feeding
• Block feeding to manage oversupply
• Biological breastfeeding and other positions
• Safe sleep conditions while breastfeeding
• Comfortable positions while breastfeeding to avoid muscle discomfort
• Rhythmic movement relaxation
• Signs to recognize tongue tie
• Alternative feeding methods