Breastfeeding Basics
Useful tips and hands-on demonstrations to help you master the art of breastfeeding
Choosing to breastfeed is one of the best things you can do for your baby. Although it’s a natural response, breastfeeding is also a learned skill that may take a little practice to be successful. In this class, you’ll learn about all the nutritional and health benefits of breast milk, how to hold your little one to feed them, pumping and storing milk, where to find help if you need it, and much more.
Led by Courtney Polk, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and Registered Nurse
11 chapters and 55 lessons
37 videos and 8 interactive games
14 downloadable PDFs, including Skin to Skin, Feeding Log, and Road Map for Returning to Work
RN, IBCLC
Breast Changes
Making Milk
Types of Breast Milk
Wrapping Up
Baby-Led Feedings
3 C's of Breastfeeding
Getting in Position
Learning About Latch
Burping Your Baby
How Much Babies Eat
Diapers
Baby’s Weight Gain
Tracking Feedings
Day 1: Birthday Nap
Day 2: Learning Day
Day 3: All-Day Buffet
Day 4: Milk Drunk
Day 5: Night Owl
Cluster Feeding
Sleepy Baby
Growth Spurts
Sore Nipples
Engorgement
Blocked Ducts & Mastitis
Pacifiers
Using Formula
Donor Milk
Premature Babies
Baby in the NICU
Healthy Eating
What to Avoid
Breastfeeding in Public
Returning to Work
Collecting Your Milk
Hand Expression
Breast Pumps
How Often to Express
Preparing to Pump
Storing Breast Milk
Cleaning the Pump
Baby Stops Feeding
Breast Fungal Infection
Blocked Nipple Pores
Blood in Breast Milk
Baby Tongue or Lip Problem
Milk Supply: Too Much
Milk Supply: Too Little
Thank You
Breastfeeding Toolkit
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