Postpartum Workshops
The Breastfeeding journey
Receive the critical knowledge you need to navigate each major breastfeeding milestone.
Whether you’re new to lactating or have breastfed before, our workshops cover a range of topics and provide evidence based, safe advice from our experienced lactation consultants. Lean how to incorporate “what’s best” for your family as you navigate each new phase of breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding & Working
7-9pm
LIVE on Zoom
This workshop is focused on the experience of a lactating parent 4-6 months after giving birth. Though, the foundational knowledge and self-reflection activities are likely to be helpful learning for any phase of infant feeding.
In this class you will learn to understand:
- Why you are likely feeling a lot of seemingly conflicting emotions, but all of them are valid and deserve to be acknowledged.
- How to care for yourself during this difficult physical, mental, and emotional transition.
- How much frozen breastmilk to store in your freezer, and how to use that breastmilk strategically and intentionally.
- How much and how often and in what method should your nursing baby be bottle fed in place of missed nursing sessions while apart?
- Where, when and at what frequency to pump to protect your milk supply in place of nursing.
Breastfeeding & solids
7-9pm
LIVE on Zoom
This workshop is focused on the experience of a lactating parent 4-6 months after giving birth. Though, the foundational knowledge and self-reflection activities are likely to be helpful learning for any phase of infant feeding.
Learn everything you need to know about introducing solids.
- When to start solids
- Why introducing complementary food matters
- Which solids to offer in which order
- How to offer the solids
- How to protect and continue nursing
- What safety rules to follow
Breastfeeding a big baby
7-9pm
LIVE on Zoom
This workshop is focused on the experience of a lactating parent 9 months through two and beyond! Top teeth & toddler nursing through two. Though, the foundational knowledge and self-reflection activities are likely to be helpful learning for any phase of infant and toddler feeding.
Learn the unique challenges of breastfeeding in the last months of the first year of breastfeeding through the unknown duration of breastfeeding a toddler.
- Why extended nursing is beneficial at each phase of infant and toddler development.
- How to manage unwanted nursing behaviors and what boundaries you may need to set to stay comfortable when nursing
- How upper teeth interface with breastfeeding and & other dental considerations
- What unique challenges & benefits are involved when nursing a toddler
Weaning from breastfeeding
7-9pm
LIVE on Zoom
This workshop is focused on the experience of a lactating parent who is considering weaning from breastfeeding. Though, the foundational knowledge and self-reflection activities are likely to be helpful learning for any phase of breastfeeding.
You’ll think of the end of breastfeeding when you think of weaning. But, weaning is by definition a progression, not an event.
In this workshop, you will learn about what weaning from breastfeeding means. Specifically, I will name the important differences in Weaning from producing milk and/or Weaning a child from nursing
- When to wean
- How to wean from producing milk
- What developmental stages impact the experience of weaning a baby from nursing
