Breastfeeding Basics
Comprehensive overview that covers latching, positioning, troubleshooting, nutrition and more
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Course Overview
Taught by a Family Nurse Practitioner and Certified Lactation Consultant.
Topics Include:
- Health benefits for both mothers and babies from breastfeeding
- Anatomy and physiology of breastfeeding
- Explanation of how our bodies make milk
- Breastfeeding in the first hour of life after delivery
- Skin-to-skin contact with your baby after delivery and beyond
- Initiating and sustaining a successful latch
- Positioning your baby during breastfeeding
- Pumping and safe storage of breast milk
- When to bottle feed or supplement for your baby
- How to troubleshoot common breastfeeding challenges
Review our complete curriculum listed below for a full list of topics.
Course Curriculum
Welcome to Breastfeeding Basics
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Breastfeeding 101
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Getting Started
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Knowing When to Breastfeed
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Most Common Breastfeeding Questions
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Pumping, Bottle feeding and Supplementing
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Troubleshooting Common Problems
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Health, Wellness & Support
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