| Breastfeeding Basics with Jen |
| Your guide to a great start |
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Define Your Own Success
Breast milk is widely acknowledged as the most complete form of nutrition for infants, with a range of benefits for infants' health, growth, immunity and development.
--Healthy People 2010, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Research continues to show that breastfeeding is superior to all other forms of artificial infant feeding. However, most entreaties to breastfeed are prefaced with "if you can" and most breastfeeding problems are solved by giving formula. Mothers receive conflicting advice, mixed messages of importance, and pressure from well-meaning friends, family and medical professionals.
This unique class goes beyond breastfeeding instructions to address how to integrate the breastfeeding relationship into your life. Breastfeeding Basics will help families define their breastfeeding goals, improve communication with their maternity providers and broaden their knowledge of the science of lactation. Common difficulties that
can undermine breastfeeding success are often easy to avoid if they can be recognized and addressed properly.
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Breastfeeding
Breast-fed children are more resistant to disease and infection early in life
The superior nutrition provided by breast milk benefits your baby's IQ
Breastfeeding delays the onset of hereditary allergic disease and lowers the risk of developing allergic disease
Breastfeeding protects against developing chronic diseases such as celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, asthma, and childhood cancers
Breastfeeding reduces the risk of
breast, uterine, endometrial, and ovarian cancer in the mother
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Class topics include:
· Preparing for birth & breastfeeding
· Anatomy and physiology of lactation
· Initiating and maintaining breastfeeding
· Infant sleep and behavior
· Myths about milk supply
· Common difficulties and solutions
· Choosing breastfeeding-friendly providers
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Call to register
Phone: 303-248-3481
Class size is limited
Cost: $30 per couple
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