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Online breastfeeding course

The course contains: Video lessons, detailed ebook and additionally the video lessons with English subtitles.

The decision to breastfeed your baby is one of the most beautiful and important you will ever make. But the path to this decision is sometimes paved with questions and challenges. This is exactly where this breastfeeding course comes in.

Midwife Katharina will explain how breastfeeding works for your baby and for you as a mum. The course is for pregnant women and mums who want to build a wonderful and healthy breastfeeding relationship with their baby.

You can expect a comprehensive video course that will answer all your questions. Sometimes breastfeeding doesn't work the way you want it to. Good preparation will help you and your baby to avoid frustration in certain situations and thus prevent further problems. Far too often, people feed too quickly even though alternatives are available.

You will not only learn practical tips and techniques, but also understand the background that makes breastfeeding so special. This course covers a wide range of topics, from preparing for breastfeeding to the different breastfeeding positions and solving breastfeeding problems. You will learn more about the structure of the breast, milk development, the optimal duration of breastfeeding and how to recognise the right amount of milk. You will gain an insight into nutrition during breastfeeding and how to pump successfully if necessary.

You should be given the confidence and support you need to enjoy breastfeeding and build your very own breastfeeding relationship with your baby.

Why is breastfeeding so good for babies?

Breast milk is easy for babies to digest and contains all the nutrients a child needs in the first six months of life. With the exception of vitamin D and K, it contains all the necessary nutrients and sufficient fluids. Yes, bottle feeding is getting better and better, but it is never as perfectly adapted to your baby as your own breast milk.

When should the baby start breastfeeding?

A few minutes after birth, the baby's innate sucking reflex is at its strongest. This should therefore be utilised and the baby should be applied to the breast within the first hour after birth. This helps with bonding and stimulates milk production. Early latching on is the best prerequisite for the successful development of a good breastfeeding relationship between mother and child.

Until when is the baby breastfed?

The recommendation of the World Health Organisation (WHO) is that infants should be given only breastfed in any case until the signs of maturity are present. The introduction of complementary foods can then begin. However, breastfeeding is continued until the baby loses interest in breast milk. The child can be breastfed until after the second birthday if this is good for mum and child.

What can you do against severe pain when breastfeeding?

Painless Breastfeeding begins with correct positioning. Many women have strong Pain on the nipples when feeding the baby. The pain disappear usually returns at some point - although this can take several weeks. In the meantime, various measures can help, from breastfeeding accessories to other breastfeeding techniques. You can find some tips in the blog.

Under what circumstances should you not breastfeed?

More than 80% of new mums today want to breastfeed their babies.

In practice, every woman can breastfeed if she wants to, if she is supported by her environment and is fully informed. Even in the case of a premature birth, milk production should start successfully with the appropriate help.

It doesn't matter how big the breast is. Even a small breast produces enough milk, because the breast is not a reservoir, but a production centre. An example of how size doesn't matter is any mother of twins. Because she has to breastfeed both children and it works!

Inverted nipples and flat nipples are also no obstacle to breastfeeding. Nipple shapers can be used to prepare the nipple for breastfeeding during pregnancy. Nipple shields may be temporarily helpful after the birth, e.g. for sore nipples and severe pain when breastfeeding.

Most infectious diseases in the mother are no reason not to breastfeed. In the case of chickenpox, herpes simplex and herpes zoster (shingles), as well as hepatitis A and B, adequate protection can be guaranteed by covering the affected area, by simultaneous immunisation or by administering immunoglobulin.