“Breast is Best” Breastfeeding & Postpartum Education Class
Clase de educación sobre lactancia materna “El pecho es el mejor”
y educación postparto
BREASTFEEDING EDUCATION CLASS
"Breast-is-Best" Breastfeeding Education Class- Everything you need to know to get breastfeeding off to a good start.
LACTATION CONSULTATION
A lactation Counseling session with Lactation Educator or Breastfeeding Peer Counselor to assist with common problems of lactation. In-home or phone consultation available.
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To refer someone or enroll, email us, or fill out our Parent Request For Doula & Lactation Services
BREAST IS BEST BREASTFEEDING AND POSTPARTUM EDUCATION CLASS
Breastfeeding your baby is one of the best things you can do for yourself and your baby. Give your baby the gift of health that lasts a lifetime—-breastfeeding! In this class, you will learn more about breastfeeding and postpartum than you thought possible!
ABOUT THE CLASS
In this class, you will learn about the postpartum period, what to expect and how to prepare and manage. You will also learn how to get started with breastfeeding and get help for any concerns you may have. You will also make friends with new moms like yourself.
We provide instruction and materials in Spanish.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
New mothers who have given birth in the past three months.
FLEXIBLE FORMAT
This class will be taught over Zoom and you may either: join live in Los Angeles, or on Zoom, and every person registered in the class will get a downloadable recording for free to watch on your own schedule.
DATES AND TIMES OF NEXT SERIES
Please contact us for the schedule.
COST OF CLASS
The class is free for Medi-Cal.
$100 per session for non-Medi-Cal. Make payment at: https://PayPalme/hmhba
This class is included for mothers enrolled in Nurturing Roots Postpartum Doula Services for Black Families
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
In these classes, you will learn about:
- Benefits of Breastfeeding for Mother, Baby, Partner and Society
- How Grandmothers & Partners Can Support Breastfeeding Mothers
- How your breasts make milk
- How your breastmilk changes to meet the needs of your growing baby
- The Benefits of Exclusive Breastfeeding
- Preparations for Breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding in the Hospital
- Common Myths and Realities of Breastfeeding
- Skin-to-Skin contact with your Baby
- Mother and Baby Positioning for Breastfeeding
- Getting Your Baby Latched on Properly
- How to Know if Baby is Getting Enough Milk
- Baby’s Weight Gain
- Stool and Urine Patterns
- Newborn Jaundice: What to Know
- Kangaroo Mothercare
- Safe Co-Family Sleeping Guidelines
- SIDS Prevention
- Artificial Baby Milk & Artificial Nipples
- Pumping and Storage of Breastmilk; Returning to Work/School as Breastfeeding Mother
- Hand Expression of Breastmilk
- Dealing with Common Problems:
- Mastitis
- Blocked Ducts
- Sore & Cracked Nipples
- Engorgement
- Breastfeeding in Special Situations:
- Adoptive Nursing
- Chest Feeding
- Premature Babies & Breastfeeding in the NICU
- Breastfeeding Twins & Multiples
- Resources for Breastfeeding Help
- Postpartum Physical Recovery
- Postpartum Emotional Challenges
- Newborn Appearance
- Newborn Screening Tests: Pros & Cons
- Newborn Behavior States
- Circumcision: To Do or Not To Do, That is the Question!
- Partner’s Role in Postpartum
- Newborn Baby Care: Swaddling, Slinging, Bathing, Infant Massage, and more.
- Attachment Parenting Practices
- Everything you need to know about placentophagy (eating your placenta)
- Reviving the New Mother & Baby Blessing Ceremony
IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL HELP
Our Lactation Counselors are available to provide one-on-one breastfeeding consultation in your home or over Zoom, Whatsapp, FaceTime, etc. to help with common problems such as low milk supply, sore nipples, engorgement, etc.
COURSE INSTRUCTORS
I am a Birth and Postpartum Doula, and a graduate from Towson University (Towson, MD) with a degree in Biology and a dual minor in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, and Bioinformatics (MBIII) and Women Studies. During my research and preparation for birth work, I fell in love with holistic birthing methods. I have been a doula since 2011. I have assured and assisted VBAC moms, teen moms, and moms who have opted for a traditional hospital birth atmosphere as well as water birth practices. I have been the Doula Program Coordinator and Supervisor of Happy Mama Healthy Baby Alliance Community Doula Program since 2020 and have been a Community Doula with this organization since 2011.
I have been fortunate to be mentored by some of the very best and established doulas, midwives and OB/GYNs in California. My skills are to efficiently direct your senses from the discomfort of labor via my massaging techniques, touch, and use of sound, and changing of positions to aid in the progression of your labor. I would be delighted to help support your preferences and assist with your emotional, informational, and physical support during pregnancy/ labor and postpartum.
I am currently in midwifery school, pursuing becoming a California Licensed Midwife. I am a mother of two. I am excited to be able to impart knowledge to you about birthing babies so you can have an empowered birthing experience.
Cindy Lopez, CD, CCE, CLE (Instructora en Espanol)
Hola, mi nombre es Cindy Lopez. Soy una compañera de parto, y madre Indígena. Tengo 2 hijas. Yo nací en territorio Tongva (Wilmington, CA). Soy hija de imigrantes de Chihuahua y Guatemala, descendientes Raramuri, Tepehuan, y Maya. E dedicado 12 anos de servicio honrando la matriz en diferentes capacidades como: consejera de padres adolescentes, consejera de lactancia en WIC, educadora de lactancia, asistente de partera, y compañera tradicional de parto (Doula). Cuando no estoy sumergida en el trabajo de parto, me encontrarás atendiendo el fuego de la cocina. Me encanta cocinarle a mi familia. También disfruto estar en la naturaleza con mi familia y llevarlos a nuestra patria con la mayor frecuencia posible. Me encanta atender y cuidar a mis gallinas en casa. Soy una agricultora novata, enseñándoles a mis hijas a cuidar a la madre tierra.
Mi pasión por el acompañamiento de parto comenzó en el 2010, cuando una amiga me pidió que asistiera el nacimiento de su bebe, en eso momento reconocí que el parto es verdaderamente sagrado. Mi pasión por la lactancia empezó con mi primer embarazo en el 2013, fui bendecida en poder dar pecho por 2 años a mi hija mayor y 4 años a mi hija menor. Tengo mi propia experiencia dando a luz en un hospital y fuera del hospital. En el 2017, pude dar a luz a mi hija menor en una clínica de parto, rodeada de 2 partera maravillosas y miembros femeninos de mi familia.
Después de años asistiendo partos, logre recibir certificación como Doula de Parto & Posparto con la organización DONA. Afortunadamente también logre continuar mi educación con compañeras de parto y Parteras Indígenas que creen en valores similares a los míos, y dedicadas a la Justicia Reproductiva. Mientras ejercitaba como asistente de partera, mi tía me dejo saber que mi bisabuela en Guatemala era la comadrona en la comunidad. Fue ahí que entendí la fundación de este llamado, y de seguir el linaje en mi familia.
A lo largo de los años, mi llamado me ha llevado por el camino de apoyar el parto y todos los resultados del parto, de una manera que honre los linajes, los deseos y las vidas. Traigo conmigo atención imparcial, basada en evidencia, arraigado en los caminos de mis propios ancestros Raramuri, Tepehuan y Maya y las otras tradiciones innatas de esta tierra. Camino en este papel como compañera de parto, con humildad y de todo corazón, honrando a las generaciones pasadas, presentes y futuras.
This class is made possible by grants from Prolacta Bioscience, Inc. and LA Care GAAINS Initiative
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