Please book ONE ticket per couple & please cancel your ticket promptly if no longer required, so that someone else can take your space
To attend any of our antenatal classes you must be booked under the maternity care of Whipps Cross Hospital. The session will be held in the maternity classroom, ground floor maternity, near triage/DAU. Please enter via triage entrance. Unfortunatly children cannot attend.
This workshop will benefit mothers (birth partners welcome) considering breastfeeding their first baby, as well as experienced mothers who may have had problems breastfeeding previously, or may never had breastfed before. The workshop is most beneficial during the third trimester and allows plenty of time for practical tips and questions, giving you an in depth knowledge to support you on your breastfeeding journey and includes;
•Skin to Skin
•Tips to a successful breastfeeding journey
•Normal feeding patterns
•How to know your baby is getting enough milk
•Positioning and attachment
•Responsive feeding
• Safe sleeping
• Expressing - when to use a breast pump and will show a selection of pumps (best not to buy one until after the class )
•Common breastfeeding problems and how to deal with them
We recommend you aim to participate in these classes when you are around 30-35 weeks pregnant.
This is face to face, please allow time for car parking. Class will begin at 2pm
Each class will lasts approximately two hours
The course aims to be an interactive space for you to ask questions and actively participate.
We look forward to meeting you
Regards
Louise
Infant Feeding Lead Midwife
