Classes & Events

Prenatal Classes

Prenatal Breastfeeding Class

The Mama Coach – Carolyn Marshall

Info: Carolyn is an experienced RN (11+ years) former pediatric and NICU nurse, and Certified Breastfeeding Specialist.

Live Virtual Prenatal Breastfeeding Class

May 30 – 7:00 – 8:30 pm

*Class is recorded and attendees are able to access the recording for one month*

This class will cover:

How to Prepare:  What can you do during pregnancy to feel more prepared and be ready to breastfeed

Postpartum:  What to expect in the immediate postpartum period

Specific Topics Include:

• Benefits of Breast milk and Breastfeeding
• How to Prepare
• Anatomy of the Breast
• Supply and Demand
• Colostrum
• Antenatal Hand Expression
• Breast milk
• Things that can affect your Milk Supply
• Preventing Nipple and Breast Issues
• Feeding Milestones
• Normal Infant Feeding Behaviour
• Sleepy Infant Tips
• Breastfeeding Positions
• Latching
• Effective Feeding
• Breastfeeding Pain
• Is it Undersupply?
• Feeding Challenges
• Pacifiers
• Bottle Feeding

An extensive breastfeeding ebook is included as well as a 15 minute 1:1 virtual prenatal breastfeeding consult with Carolyn.

Price is $39 plus HST

Register: https://ca01web.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5wucOCqqDIoH9Baf8S-TyUr_Uz5yukVR26d

Free Antenatal Hand Expression Workshop with The Mama Coach – Carolyn

Date: May 23, 2023 at 7:00 pm

Where: Zoom link – Register here: https://ca01web.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Iudu6oqzoiG9S-9WhwDhUbSJHE97_18Hvg

Price: Free!

Class Description:

An antenatal hand expression workshop is a class designed to teach pregnant women how to manually express milk from their breasts before their baby is born.

I want to support you through your pregnancy and provide you with evidence-based tools to prepare you for your breastfeeding journey.

Carolyn is an experienced RN (11+ years), former NICU nurse, Certified Breastfeeding Specialist and your local Mama Coach!

Class objectives are to educate you on:

• The benefits of colostrum
• Pros and risks of antenatal hand expression
• How to collect your colostrum through hand expression at the end of your pregnancy
• How to safely store your colostrum

Why take this workshop?

Hand expression is a valuable skill for new mothers, as it can help initiate and establish breastfeeding, relieve engorgement, and provide a backup feeding option if the baby is unable to latch.

The class will be recorded, and all participants will receive access to the recording for one week!

Labor and Birth Classes

Birth Coach Lianne

Lianne is a current labour and delivery/postpartum RN who also provides prenatal education, and birth, postpartum and feeding support as a doula/birth coach. She also received midwifery care for all three of her pregnancies. For more information about what makes her well qualified to teach these courses, please feel free to read more about her at www.birthcoachlianne.com/about-me

Current offerings include:

Labour & Delivery May 18, 2023 6-8pm Location: Sudbury Community Midwives Clinic

Postpartum and Normal Newborn Care May 24, 2023 6-8pm Location: Sudbury Community Midwives Clinic

Registration link for May 18+24 classes: https://forms.gle/2U28gTv1jUquKcqd7

 

Labour & Delivery May 31, 2023 6-8pm Location: Centre Health Sudbury, 3020 Hwy 69N, Val Caron

Postpartum and Normal Newborn Care June 7, 2023 6-8pm Location: Centre Health Sudbury, 3020 Hwy 69N, Val Caron

Registration link for May 31 + June 7 classes: https://forms.gle/gNhw6yGPqbwpNJjc7

Class content will include:

Labour & Delivery

• preparing for labour
• stages of labour
• labour positions
• coping in labour
• how to involve your partner

Postpartum & Normal Newborn Care

• how to prepare
• what to expect
• newborn care
• feeding
• soothing tips

Classes come with handouts and work-book. Lianne can be reached at lianneh@birthcoachlianne.com if you have any questions or are wondering about upcoming dates.

FREE AND PAID PRENATAL AND BABYCARE CLASSES 

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