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Understanding Breastfeeding eClass

A program that doesn't just teach you how to breastfeed, it instills confidence by emphasizing a woman’s natural ability to feed. Featuring parent and lactation consultant interviews, animation, beautiful breastfeeding footage, and International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA) and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendations, this evidence-based video helps educate and motivate new families to make healthy choices that can lead to exclusive breastfeeding and increased duration rates.

What will you learn

  • How breastfeeding works: 3D breast anatomy and milk production animation, colostrum, breastmilk qualities, why breastfeeding is important, AAP exclusivity recommendations.
  • Getting the best start: Sharing breastfeeding plans with hospital staff, skin-to-skin contact, rooming-in, lactation consultants, pacifier recommendations.
  • Latching on: Reclined and upright positions, 3D animation comparing deep and shallow latches.
  • Breastfeeding positions: Laid-back, cross-cradle, football, side-lying, cradle hold.
  • When to feed your baby: Hunger and satiation cues, feeding patterns and guidelines, how to feed a sleepy baby, cluster feedings.
  • Getting enough milk: Signs of milk transfer, growth spurts, feeding and diaper log, stool and urine guidelines, weight gain, getting help.
  • Breast care: Normal breast fullness, hand expression and pumping, engorgement, nipple tenderness, mastitis and other warning signs.
  • Breastfeeding lifestyle: Partner support and involvement, feeding in public, self-care, substances to avoid, support groups, returning to work.

Class & Registration Information

This is an at your own pace online course, click here to register! After purchase a Blossom staff member will contact you within 48 business hours to provide you a code for course access. 
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P. (650) 321-2326
E. blossom@blossombirthandfamily.org
290 S. California Ave, Suite A
Palo Alto, CA 94306

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Sat: 9am- 12:30pm
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DISCLAIMER.                                                       Photo credit: Images by Rosalinda, Lilia Faith Schwartz, Photographer, Devin Begley, and Christy Scherrer, bellymotherbaby
Blossom is not a Medical Provider and Does not Provide Medical Services.  It is understood by all persons who use Blossom’s  services that: (a) Blossom is not a medical provider and does not render medical or other health care services or treatments to any and all persons who use Blossom’s services and Blossom’s services are not intended to or shall be interpreted as imposing, any duty or obligation to provide such health care services; (b) Blossom is not in any way responsible for the health care that is delivered by a health care provider to any and all persons who use Blossom’s services; (c) health care providers are solely responsible for the health care they deliver to any and all persons using Blossom’s services; and (d) health care providers are not Blossom’s agents or employees.