Get the scoop on breastfeeding success.
Sometimes breastfeeding can be smooth and joyful. Sometimes it's really hard. We'll tell you what to expect, how to prepare, and where to get help if you need it.

Sometimes breastfeeding can be smooth and joyful. Sometimes it's really hard. We'll tell you what to expect, how to prepare, and where to get help if you need it.
From your first latch — until you and your little one are ready to move on.
Some people think of breastfeeding as just another way to feed your baby. We see it as an integral part of mothering. And you know, we also believe that the human breast still works. Does that seem like a strange thing to say? Most women in the U.S. aren't successful with their long-term breastfeeding goals. Usually, that's not because there's an insurmountable problem. (It's true that there are a few women who are not able to breastfeed, or a few babies that can't latch, but those numbers are really small.) The problem is usually bad information, and not enough support. This class is one way we see to help turn the tide.
We'll walk you through breastfeeding from the hour after birth all the way through nursing a toddler. Our classes are interactive and evidence-based. We don't work for a hospital or a system, so we can get real about all of your options and how to get the best help.
For both you and your partner.
You can come alone to the breastfeeding class, but it's also helpful if your #1 support person can be there too. After all, when you are up in the night and feeling frustrated, that's the first person you'll turn to for support. We want the people you love to have great info too, so they can help you and cheer you on. So should your partner come to the breastfeeding class? Yes, if they can.
(Single mom? Feel free to bring your mom or a good friend with you to class. We'd just ask that if your friend is pregnant too, they pay for their class registration.)

Taught by Vanessa Moon, RN, BSN, CLE, IBCLC
Vanessa works as a hospital lactation consultant, and she loves helping families with breastfeeding. She was trained as a birth doula in 2004, and then went on to a career as a labor and delivery nurse (where she helped hundreds of moms and babies with their early days of breastfeeding). In 2017, she became a certified lactation educator. In addition to teaching Birth Kalamazoo's breastfeeding class, Vanessa also leads the "Breastfeeding for Doulas" component of Heart Soul Birth Pros' doula workshops. When she's not teaching about breasts, she knits them. Vanessa also enjoys writing funny parenting songs with her husband Josh and hanging with her (breastfed) daughter Lucille and her stepson Beckett.

Ready for the details?
Our breastfeeding classes are typically offered as part of our full 8-week series, but we're opening up a special one-time class for those who've recently taken our four-week series, or even people who haven't take a class with us at all.
This is a VIRTUAL CLASS, to keep you safe during COVID-19. We'll be using the Zoom app. Don't worry if you're not tech savvy, it's super easy to use. Cozy up at home for some interactive, live, and relevant breastfeeding education.
Questions? Email info@birthkalamazoo.com.
A MONDAY NIGHT CLASS, 6 - 9 p.m.
Monday, June 8, 2020
Breastfeeding Class
- Sign up with our natural birth class, or separately.