Lactation for Doulas

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!