<I need some council from some experienced prenatal educators!

I'm starting the process of planning breastfeeding classes, and, as is al=
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Linda Smith's suggestions on "How to teach a great breastfeeding class" a=
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know they will be helpful.  I will especially remember the 'less is more'=
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since I find the subject of breastfeeding so fascinating, I tend to be ra=
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long-winded and technical and sometimes 'lose' my clients!>

Many women know why they "should" breastfeed.  Most women aren't sure they
can.  Alice's post of probably several months ago has really resonated with
me and my experiences as an instructor, LLLL, and IBCLC.  I now harken back
to a mother's ability to make milk, the baby's innate ability to breastfeed,
etc., etc. throughout my classes.  We have so many models based on
negatives, rather than a strength-based approach.  Until women once again
are pregnant, give birth, breastfeed, parent, etc., etc. in a village,
receiving the support they so need, I will do my part in telling them how
confident I am that they can breastfeed their babies.

Mary Wagner-Davis

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