I have to agree that any meeting aimed at new moms should be scheduled for mid-
morning or later.  Heck, most of our LLL moms have a hard time making it to
9:30 am meetings before 10 am!  And many of these moms are pretty post-post-
partum, ie, their babies are 9 mos or a year old or older.  They may or may not
have older kids.  It's my observation that attachment-style parenting often
leads to later bedtimes, which leads to later wake-up times, and therefore
later get-out-the-door times.

Andrea, great ideas for the class.  One subject you might address is "dealing
with people in your life who are not well-informed about bfg."  Any mom who
nurses beyond a few months is likely to encounter skeptical relatives, friends,
and strangers.  Of course these people have the potential to undermine a
nursing mom's confidence.  Dealing with naysayers is always a popular topic at
LLL meetings with both experienced and inexperienced nursing moms.

Count me among those interesting in hearing how it goes.

Margaret
LLLL in Longmont, Colorado

>
>         I am a Lactation Consultant and the Childbirth Ed. Coordinator at my
>         hospital.  We have about a 95% breastfeeding rate in the hospital.
> Our
>         primary childbirth class series includes 2 hours of "basic"
>         breastfeeding education.  I am offering an additional class of
>         2 1/2 hours and am calling it an "Advanced Breastfeeding Class." My
>         first class (on Wednesday) has 3 people signed up - so it is a "go."
> I
>         am planning on including pumping - how to and pump options and milk
>         storage; growth spurts; common problems - yeasr, plugged ducts,
>         mastitis, nursing strikes; supply issues (too much, not enough);
>         products; pros & cons of schedules (Dr.Bucknam of Babywise is a
> local
>         pediatrician so we got lots of Babywise questions); maternal
> diet/fussy
>         baby.
>
>         Any other suggestions?  What are the most common questions you get?
>
>         I'm really excited about teaching this class and want to make sure
> the
>         word gets out that it's worthwhile.
>
>         Thanks in advance.
>
>         Andrea Tran
>


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