A free class for pregnant women who want to breastfeed โ and have heard one too many stories about pain and supply issues.
Everyone tells first-time moms to pack the hospital bag and install the car seat. Almost no one preps the two things that actually make the first month hard.
Sound familiar?
Feeding and sleep are the two hardest parts of early newborn life, and they're connected. A baby who isn't feeding well usually isn't sleeping well. And a sleepy baby with day and night flipped is hard to feed.
It's a loop. Most first-time moms don't find out about it until they're already stuck inside it, exhausted and second-guessing everything.
The good news: a little preparation before the baby arrives makes both go more smoothly, and there's still time to feel ready.
Milk supply gets set in motion in the very first week โ through consistent, effective feeding that tells your body the baby is here and it's time to make milk.
How clear that message is in those early days can shape your supply for months. And it starts before delivery, with what you understand going in.
The moms who feel calm in the newborn stage aren't luckier or more natural at it. They just understood feeding and sleep before they were in the thick of it.
Hi, I'm Valerie! I'm a postpartum doula, certified lactation counselor, and mom of 3, including identical twins.
I've spent over 12 years helping first-time parents get ready to bring home their babies. The moms I work with aren't more natural at this than anyone else โ they just learned what actually matters in those early days before the baby arrived.
This free class walks through the exact things I teach my private doula clients in the first week I start working with them โ so feeding and sleep get off to a smooth start, and your baby cries less (because you understand their cues).