All About Breastfeeding Course Outline

When You Join All About Breastfeeding, You Get Full And Immediate Access To:

Lesson One 

What You Need To Know About Breastfeeding Before You Deliver

• In Lesson One you will learn how to prepare for breastfeeding and what items will be essential to your success. 
• You will learn how colostrum works and how breastmilk is produced. 
• We will cover when to expect your milk to come in and how it can be delayed due to various factors, but you will also learn how 'low-supply' can be prevented in **most** cases.  Ensuring a healthy supply of milk is essential to your continued success and breastfeeding journey. 
• We will talk about leaking colostrum during pregnancy and what it may mean for your lactation journey as well as how to collect that liquid gold before delivery and why some mamas may want to start storing it up (learn how to know if you might be one of them). 
• We will also cover how to make a plan for your partner to help with your breastfeeding journey to help it go smoothly.
• Sleep is essential during your recovery and for milk production.  In this lesson, I will talk about safe sleep options for breastfeeding mamas that can help you get a headstart on getting more sleep right away. 
• We will cover what to do if you have flat or inverted nipples, and how you don't need to be worried or plan to use a nipple shield right away just because your nipples may be flat or inverted.
• Finally, we will talk about how to set up your breast pump and size your flanges appropriately to avoid nipple damage and ensure adequate supply.

Lesson Two

The First Two Days

• In Lesson two you will learn how the first 2 hours are important in setting up your supply as well as turning on those milk receptors, but if you are not able to be with babe right away there is something you can do to help your milk come in.
• We will cover hunger cues and feeding on demand and why it is important to help establish your milk supply.
• You will learn all about the best positions to nurse baby and why your latch is super important as well as how to recognize if it is not good and how to fix it.
• You will learn how to wake a sleepy baby because it is the number one reason I am called into a new mama's room to help with breastfeeding - they don't know how to wake that sleepy baby!
• You will learn how to burp your breastfed baby.
• You will learn how to know your baby has had enough to eat and if your supply is ample or if your baby needs supplementation.
• You will learn all about nipple shields and how they can be helpful for some, yet harmful for others.
• You will learn the many reasons pediatricians and others might recommend supplementation and the different ways you can supplement if it is needed.
• You will learn about breastmilk jaundice and how to breastfeed through it.
• You will have an understanding of why you will hear conflicting information from hospital staff members and what to do with the information.
• You will learn why night #2 is the worst night you will have while in the hospital and how to prepare for it so that you will struggle less than many mamas who have gone before you that didn't know ahead of time to make a plan.
• You will learn how to care for cracked or bleeding nipples and how to prevent further damage.

Lesson Three

The First Two Weeks

• In Lesson three you will learn that getting home can feel good, but overwhelming at the same time and how to manage.
• You will learn all about the Haakaa and why I find it a necessary tool.
• You will learn how to know the difference between engorgement, plugged ducts, nipple blebs, and mastitis and how to heal yourself quickly.
• You will learn how to store milk safely.
• You will learn how to wean from a nipple shield if you were sent home with one from the hospital.
• You will learn how to introduce a bottle to a breastfed baby and when the optimal time is to do so.
• You will learn how to increase your supply if you are not making enough milk.
• You will know how to identify if your baby is gassy from your milk or something else.
• You will learn the difference between thrush and 'milk tongue'

Lesson Four

Beyond The First Month

• In Lesson four you will learn how to safely drink alcohol and breastfeed your baby.
• And what to do if you decide to Exclusively Pump
• The following lessons will be added to the course shortly:
  • Cluster Feeding For Older Babies and Spurts
  • Traveling With Pumped Milk
  • Boosting Milk Supply When Pumping
  • Introducing Solids -Baby Led Weaning