Course curriculum

  • 1

    Intro to Class

    • Intro to Lactation for Doulas!

    • Meet Jada, Founder of Boober/Birth Day Presence
  • 2

    Prenatal lactation education: How doulas make an impact prenatally

    • Doulas: We're at the First Feed

    • Prenatal questions to ask your clients

    • Optimizing Support for Bodyfeeding/Breastfeeding

    • Delaying newborn procedures: Ask providers prenatally

    • Resources: to support lactation

    • Things clients can do to prepare prenatally

  • 3

    Lactation Basics

    • Setting & Achieving Goals

    • Skin-To-Skin

    • Supporting the First Feed in a Hospital: The IBCLC visit

    • Pain in Lactation: What does it indicate and how to help

    • How Many Times a Day to Feed Baby?

    • How Often Will You Feed Your Baby?

    • Frequent Feeding Builds Milk Supply

    • Colostrum vs. Mature Milk

    • Engorgement

    • Diapers in The First Days: Is baby getting enough?

    • How Long is a Feed?

    • Burping & Spitting Up

  • 4

    How to Latch

    • Latch Basics

    • 5 Common Nursing Positions

    • Key Points, Ideal Latch, & Poor Latch
  • 5

    Understanding Disparities in Lactation

    • Disparities in Lactation

    • CDC disparities
  • 6

    Bottlefeeding & Pumping Basics

    • Pumping & Bottle Feeding

    • Bottlefeeding Tips

    • Human Milk Storage

    • Correct Pumping

  • 7

    When to Seek Help?

    • Partner Support

    • When to reach out for help!