Breastfeeding Your Newborn - In Person
Date: Monday Aug 23, 2027
Time: 6-9pm
Locations:Hillsboro Medical Center - Health Education Center, 334 SE 8th Ave., Hillsboro
Cost: $85 per couple
Registration Required: To register online, click the "Enroll" button, or call 503-681-1700.
Class language: English
Translation Services: Do you need an interpreter for this class? Call 503-681-1628.
About this class
Breastfeeding can be a beautiful and rewarding experience, but it can also be challenging for new parents. Breastfeeding is a natural process, but it is also a learned skill. Let’s create a plan for success.
You’ll Learn:
- Position practice for nursing & feeding
- Comfortable & effective latching techniques
- Colostrum: the “liquid gold” for newborns
- Baby’s hunger/satiety cues
- Feeding frequency and duration
- Appropriate milk supply
- Partner support is essential – let’s show you how!
- Challenges and troubleshooting
- Pumping, storing and bottle feeding breast milk
- Supplies nursing families recommend
- Q&A and open discussion
You will receive The Understanding Breastfeeding book and web app providing continued learning from any mobile device or computer.
- High-quality video clips from Understanding Breastfeeding 3rd Edition
- Colorful pages with text and photos
- Parent’s Toolbox, including a feeding/diaper log, baby comfort techniques, and more
- Optional weekly emails with timely tips
We recommend registering for our Childbirth & Parenting classes your fourth or fifth month of pregnancy so you can complete the classes by your eighth month.
Our classroom is food and beverage friendly, so bring your snacks, a pillow or two, a pen and paper and we promise you won’t leave disappointed!