Ready to embark on the beautiful, yet sometimes challenging journey of breastfeeding?
This course is tailored for expectant or new mothers seeking to gain confidence in their breastfeeding journey, covering everything from the basics of milk production to mastering the perfect latch.
You'll gain a solid grounding in understanding your baby's needs and recognizing feeding cues, in order to help both you and your little one enjoy a comfortable and fulfilling breastfeeding experience.
But this isn't just about theory—I'm here to support you with practical, real-world skills. Learn how to overcome common hurdles such as engorgement, low supply, and feeding in public, and how to know that your baby is getting enough and you're on the right track.
By the end of this course, you'll be equipped with the knowledge to troubleshoot issues, maintain a healthy feeding routine, and make informed decisions about your breastfeeding journey. Whether at home or on the go, feel empowered by your new-found expertise to nurture your baby with confidence.
In a perfect world, every new mom and baby would get unhurried time with a specifically trained lactation professional at least within the first week or two of birth, but that doesn't always happen. I'm here to help fill in the gap!
With this course, you will have answers to tons of breastfeeding questions before you even know what to ask, as well as my professional support. With the right info, support, encouragement, and confidence you have a much better chance of reaching your goals. <3
In this course, you'll learn:
- How to get a great latch
- How milk production works
- How to increase or decrease your milk supply
- How often & how much your baby should eat
- How to know if your baby is getting enough milk
- when growth spurts happen & how to use them to your advantage
- What to expect the first weeks & months
- ...and more :)
Skills for Success
Unfortunately, you can't always count on our culture--or even our medical system--to get you feeling trained and well-informed in the area of breastfeeding.
Doctors and nurses are stretched thin, and unfortunately in many cases their own breastfeeding education is limited.
Specific breastfeeding education is a necessity that you often have to pursue for yourself!
Reliable Information
From social media to blogs and from parenting books to in-laws, there's plenty of BAD breastfeeding information out there. No wonder only about half of moms are still breastfeeding at the 6 month mark!
Spare yourself the discouragement and overwhelm of weeding through all the multitude of opinions and sketchy info online, and let me equip you with a solid foundation of evidence-based info and trustworthy resources to go to if you have more questions.
Personal Interaction
Unlike some larger courses, I plan to keep this course small enough to be able to answer your questions and interact with you as an individual.
My number one goal is to help you feel supported, encouraged, and confident so you can look back on these memorable years with joy and peace. <3
Curriculum Outline
Hi! I'm your instructor, Jessie. I'm a Certified Breastfeeding Counselor and a mom of three kiddos including twins (my kids are now 10, 7 and 7). When my first son was born, I was blessed to have experienced breastfeeding mom peers to look to, and an older mama had also gifted me with the awesome info-packed book The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding.
I believe these things (support and good information) played a huge part in my ability to exclusively breastfeed my first son and later my twins for about two years each. It was a great gift in my life. <3 I then pursued my CBC certification because I'm passionate about trying to help connect other mamas with the support they need to feel confident as a mom and reach their own breastfeeding goals.
I am not anti-formula, but I believe many women may be pushed that direction unnecessarily when they are not given the info, encouragement, and support they need and deserve (especially where lower income and/or poor quality health care is a factor). Average estimates of the cost of one year of baby formula range from $800 to nearly $2000!
Most of all, I just want other women to know they're not alone, even if it's through an online video course series. You're gonna do great, mama!