Date/Time
11/13/2024
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
‘Essentials In Nursing Your Newborn – Part 3’ is dedicated to addressing common challenges that mothers may encounter on their breastfeeding journey. By delving into these topics, Transitions Into Parenting aim’s to empower you with knowledge and strategies to navigate potential hurdles effectively.
What ‘Essentials In Nursing Your Newborn – Part 3’ Covers
- Early Concerns for the New Mother:
- Address common concerns that new mothers may face in the initial stages of breastfeeding.
- Learn about early signs and how to navigate them with confidence.
- Self Breast Assessment:
- Equip yourself with the skills to perform a self-breast assessment for early issue detection.
- Understand the importance of proactive monitoring for a healthy breastfeeding experience.
- Sore Nipple Prevention:
- Explore techniques and practices to prevent and alleviate nipple soreness.
- Gain insights into proper latch and positioning to enhance comfort.
- Engorgement Prevention:
- Understand the causes and prevention strategies for engorgement, a common issue in breastfeeding.
- Learn how to manage engorgement and maintain milk flow.
- Questionable Milk Supply:
- Recognize signs of a potential issue with milk supply and strategies to address it.
- Discuss ways to optimize and maintain a healthy milk supply.
- Early Concerns for the Baby:
- Explore common concerns related to newborns, such as sleep patterns and jaundice.
- Understand how to differentiate normal behavior from potential issues.
- Sleepy Baby:
- Learn about strategies to handle a sleepy baby during breastfeeding.
- Discover techniques to keep your baby engaged and ensure adequate feeding.
- Jaundice:
- Gain insights into jaundice and its connection to breastfeeding.
- Understand when to seek professional advice and how to support your baby through this phase.
- Weight Gain and Need for Supplementation:
- Discuss weight gain milestones and when supplementation may be necessary.
- Explore ways to monitor your baby’s growth and well-being.
Why Register for All Sessions?
By registering for all four parts of the breastfeeding series, you gain a holistic understanding of breastfeeding essentials, from the basics to overcoming challenges. This knowledge equips you to navigate your breastfeeding journey with confidence.
Client Enrollment
You must have a Client Enrollment Form filled out before registering for classes. You will only need to do this once. If you do not have one filled out, please do so now.
Breastfeeding 4 Part Series
| Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 |
| Objectives | Objectives | Objectives | Objectives |
| •Benefits of nursing for mother and baby
•How milk production starts and is maintained •How to prenatally prepare to nurse baby •Nutrition, smoking, alcohol, medications and drugs and mom’s milk |
•Positioning of the baby
•Proper latch •How to know baby is receiving enough milk |
•Early concerns for the new mother
•Self breast assessment •Sore nipple prevention •Engorgement prevention •Questionable milk supply •Early concerns for the baby •Sleepy baby •Jaundice •Weight gain •Need for supplementation |
•When do I start pumping
•Different styles of pumps •Funnel size selection •CDC milk storage guidelines •Refrigerator/Freezer •Cleaning of pump pieces •How to store milk for returning to work and home use |