This group class combines the ‘Empowered Breastfeeding’ and ‘The Fourth Trimester’ classes, to set you up with the knowledge and skills to feed your baby and care for your baby!

If you’re wanting to breastfeed, doing as much education as you can while you’re pregnant is important to get you off to a good start to breastfeeding. Preparation is key! The more knowledge you have before having your baby, and having appropriate expectations of feeding a baby and having a good postpartum plan set up with support in place, the more it can help your breastfeeding and postpartum journey.

The Breastfeeding & The Fourth Trimester Class teaches you:

  • Breastfeeding- the WOW factor

  • The Benefits

  • How it all works

  • Antenatal Expressing

  • Skin to skin

  • The Breast Crawl

  • Principles of attachment and the importance of good positioning/ deep attachment

  • When do I feed my baby?

  • The first 48 hours

  • Cluster feeding

  • Your milk ‘coming in’

  • How do I know if my baby is getting enough breastmilk?

  • Wet & dirty nappies

  • What’s the deal with nipple damage?

  • Healing Cracked Nipples

  • What if I’m experiencing issues?

  • Jaundice

  • The top up cycle

  • How do I get back to exclusive breastfeeding?

  • To pump or not to pump?

  • What if I want my partner to do a bottle feed?

  • Help… what do I need to buy?

  • What if I need to boost milk supply?

  • What does engorgement mean?

  • Blocked ducts/ mastitis

  • The essential part of breastfeeding… support

  • What is ‘The Fourth Trimester?’

  • Learning your baby’s cues

  • Why is my baby crying?

  • You can’t spoil a newborn!

  • Settling

  • Practical tips for settling

  • Swaddling

  • Safe Sleep

  • Newborn Sleep

  • Tips for managing newborn sleep

  • Signs of an unwell baby

  • Your baby’s first bath

  • Post birth injections

  • Normal Newborn Behaviour

  • Postpartum plan

  • Further Reading/ Resources

Details

Tuesdays- 7pm- 9pm AEST

Cost- $180

2 hours (depending on questions)

Group class- maximum 20 couples

On Zoom

You will receive a zoom link the night prior to booking as well as The Empowered Breastfeeding & The Fourth Trimester e-books

This class is inclusive of one partner/ support person

Full refund available prior to 24 hours before- no refund within 24 hours of the class