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Breastfeeding Basics April – Online Class
April 9, 2020 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
HOSTED BY JULIE MATHENEY
OUR CLASS, WHICH IS TAUGHT BY OUR LACTATION CONSULTANT, JULIE MATHENEY, IS FULL OF PRACTICAL INFORMATION THAT SIMPLIFIES THE PROCESS AND HELPFUL TIPS TO GET YOU OFF TO A GREAT START. OUR TEACHING STYLE ENCOURAGES CONNECTION AND TRUST.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
• BREASTFEEDING ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
• BENEFITS OF BREASTFEEDING
• POSITIONING AND LATCH
• BREAST CHANGES AND MILK PRODUCTION
• ESTABLISHING A HEALTHY MILK SUPPLY
• COMMON CONCERNS
• NIPPLE CARE
• WHAT TO EXPECT THE FIRST FEW DAYS
• NUTRITION FOR MOM
• HOW TO INVOLVE YOUR PARTNER
JULIE MATHENEY, MS, CCC-SLP, CLEC, IBCLC IS A LACTATION CONSULTANT AND HAS A MASTERS IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY, WHICH MEANS NOT ONLY DOES SHE UNDERSTAND THE BREAST, BUT SHE HAS A MASTERS DEGREE IN UNDERSTANDING HOW THE INFANT JAW MOVES AND WORKS. JULIE HAS WORKED WITH INFANTS AND CHILDREN WITH PEDIATRIC FEEDING DISORDERS. AFTER MOVING TO CALIFORNIA FROM THE MIDWEST, SHE WORKED AT SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL IN THEIR PEDIATRIC UNIT BEFORE TRANSFERRING TO PROVIDENCE HOLY CROSS WHERE SHE WORKS IN BOTH THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AND THE ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL.