Online course: breastfeeding 101
Learn everything you need to know about breastfeeding & get support from a Certified Lactation Consultant
Format
Live course via Zoom
Duration
3 weeks
Dates
Monday
Availability
Recordings available for 7 days
Suitable from
20 weeks of pregnancy
You need
Active Kinderheldin membership
Become confident in your breastfeeding skills
Whether you are a new mother or want to support one, this online course will teach you everything you need to know about breastfeeding and breastfeeding. Together we will help you achieve your breastfeeding goals and find the perfect breastfeeding position for you and your baby. We know that starting and improving breastfeeding is not always easy, so we will give you support and theoretical knowledge that you can implement in your everyday life.
Maggie is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and has lots of experience working with new mums and babies. She will teach you everything you need to know and help you overcome any problems you may encounter.
If you are an expectant mother, you can also join this online course and benefit from the experiences of other mothers.
This breastfeeding online class contains topics like:
- Latch-on difficulties
- Breast or nipple pain
- Infant growth assessment
- Milk supply concerns
- Feeding positions and carrying
- Pumping education
- Complementary feeding and weaning
- and more!
Achieve your breastfeeding goals
Our birth breastfeeding class with Lactation Consultant Maggie takes place once a week. If you`re unable to attend one of the sessions, you are welcome to do your exercises on another day by simply using the recordings.
Dates: Monday 10:00 am - 11:00 am (CET)
We will start with an introduction to breastfeeding covering these specific topics with time for general questions:
Benefits of Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding myths
First milk
Transition
Breastfeeding Support
We'll give you helpful tips to successful breastfeeding in the first few weeks after delivery:
5 Steps to Breastfeeding Success
How do I know my baby is getting enough to eat?
Getting to know your baby’s behaviors
Resources for first days of breastfeeding
Practical guidance for breastfeeding your baby:
breastfeeding positions
getting a good latch and how to recognize a poor latch
engorgement-prevention and treatment
This is what your online course with Kinderheldin looks like
Your advantages with Kinderheldin
No waiting time: Start immediately, join courses at any time, guaranteed participation
Flexible & safe: participate relaxed from home, course recordings are available for 7 days
Experienced midwives: many years of experience & unique tips from our midwives
Family network: Get to know other pregnant women & young families!
Meet your course instructor
Lactation Consultant Maggie
Maggie is not only an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, but also a Registered Dietitian. She has over 20 years of experience helping families reach their infant feeding goals. It's her goal to provide families with the confidence and tools they need for success with breastfeeding.
At Kinderheldin Maggie is a course instructor for the very popular online classes Breastfeeding and Solid food.
The course instructors respond empathetically and individually to the participants' questions, the course content is very precisely tailored to the pre- and postnatal needs of the families and really addresses all the questions that arise, and the wide range of courses is great.
I don't know of any other comparable provider and really enjoy training with Kinderheldin.
J.
Discover our online classes for your family
Birth preparation
HypnoBirthing
Pregnancy gymnastics
Pregnancy Yoga
Postnatal exercise
Mum Yoga
Mama workout
Baby sleep training
Breastfeeding 101
Solid food
First aid for babies & toddlers
Wanna talk to a midwife?
No problem!
- Register with Kinderheldin. You have 7 days of free access to all services, such as midwife consultations.
- In your user profile, select that you would like to speak with a midwife beneath the "Consultation" category: via chat.
- One of our midwives will get back to you within 15 minutes and will answer all of your questions.
Frequently asked questions
Breastfeeding has a lot of benefits for you and your baby. Not only is breast milk perfectly designed for your baby, but it also helps protect your child against long-term and short-term illnesses and diseases. Breastfeeding can also prevent infections.
More benefits are:
stronger emotional relationship between you and your baby
mostly available whenever your baby is hungry
lower risk of health issues for yourself e.g. diabetes and breast cancer
all needed nutritions for your baby
While breastfeeding your should avoid:
alcohol
fish
caffein
some herbal supplements like peppermint, parsley and sage (ask your midwife)
Most women exclusively breastfeed their child up to 6 months. Then it's recommended to introduce your baby to complementary foods (Solids) while breastfeeding.
To be safe, you should avoid drinking alcohol if you want to breastfeed. But it's known that up to 1 drink per day is not harmful to the baby. But you should wait about 2 to 3 hours before breastfeeding your baby. If you drink more, your should also wait longer.
Yes, our midwife will be happy to answer all your questions about pregnancy, giving birth and co.
Any questions?
We are happy to help: Whether you have questions or need help booking a course - our service is at your disposal.
Feel free to contact us at support@kinderheldin.de with an appointment request.