Breastfeeding Your Baby

A mother's milk is the healthiest, safest food for a baby.  While it may seem like it should come naturally, breastfeeding is not always without challenges.  Support, education, and correct information are vital to a good experience. Scroll down for specific class content.

Baby Steps also offers the services of a Certified Lactation Specialist who can come to your home to offer hands-on help with breastfeeding.  Click here for more information.

It may help you to read inspiring stories of other breastfeeding moms.  Click here for our collection of stories.

 

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Course Content

• Benefits of breastfeeding for mother, father, & baby.
• Overcoming doubts and uncertainty.
• The early days of breastfeeding: how to know if the baby is getting enough milk, jaundice, diaper counts, colostrum and breastmilk, common occurrences that may cause problems in the breastfeeding relationship.
• Nursing positions: how-to, benefits, and tips.
• Pumping, bottle feeding, and supplementing.
• Breastfeeding problems and working through them.
• Introducing solids.
• Weaning

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Course Information

This class lasts 2-3 hours and costs $45.  Payment is required prior to class start date unless other arrangements are made in advance.

Class may be cancelled if a minimum number of students do not register.  In case your class cancels, you may be offered the option of a private class.  The cost of a private class is $50 and consists of 1 class, 2-3 hours long, depending on your schedule and that of your teacher.