NPE – Infant Feeding
Class topics for week 5: Infant Feeding
Thrive After Birth
8-week New Parent Education Series
and Specialty Classes
Classes in the series:
Understanding your Newborn
Newborn Care
Infant Feeding
Soothing, Swaddling, & Alternative Health Care
Safe Sleep for Everyone
Thrive After Birth
Specialty classes:
Twining
I am Becoming a Big Sister/Brother
High-Risk Pregnancy/After Cesarean Care
I’m New to this Dad Thing
Week 5: Infant Feeding:
Hunger Cues
- The frequency of eating
- Cues to look for
Breastfeeding
- Getting a good start
- CDC breastfeeding report card
- AAP recommendations
- Benefits of breastfeeding
- The Basics
- Breastfeeding Positions
- Baby LED attachment
- Tips for breastfeeding
- The Properties of breast-milk
- Partner involvement
- Fullness and engorgement
- Lack of milk production
- Sore nipples
Pumping
- Equipment
- Proper storage
- Milk sharing
- Normal infant weight gain
Diapering/Feeding Logs
- Tummy size
- Important points
- Some examples and resources
Formula
- Feeding cow’s milk
- Preparation
- Temperature
- Cleaning bottles
- Feeding practices
Introducing solids
- When to start
- What to start with
- Baby LED weaning
Gas and burping
- Gasiness
- Burping
More class offerings can be found at:
https://thriveafterbirth.com/new-parent-education/
Local resources for breastfeeding can be found at:
Alica Fonder – International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
Some resources for breastfeeding can be found at:
World Health Organization – Breastfeeding
ACOG – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Some resources for formula feeding can be found here:
Safe preparation, storage and handling of powdered infant formula Guidelines
About Thrive After Birth:
Shannon Ward is originally from the beautiful state of Colorado however presently resides in Hartford South Dakota, about 12 miles outside of Sioux Falls. She has a Bachelor of Science degree from South Dakota State University with an emphasis in Psychology.
Shannon began her journey to offer Sioux Falls and the surrounding areas postpartum support in 2017. She was able to travel to Colorado to attend a postpartum doula training with the wonderful Carolyn Butler of Doulawise in February of that year through the perinatal professional organization CAPPA. She has since taken a New Parent Educator training with CAPPA and has furthered her education as a Certified Becoming Us Facilitator as well!
It is Shannon’s passion to help you Parent with Confidence by offering Always Friendly, Never Force Parent and Baby Support!
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