The Practical Parent’s Plan for Nursing a Newborn

Anxious about feeding your newborn?

With this course, you can make sense of the complex world of breastfeeding / chestfeeding so that you will be confident about nursing your baby and prepared to navigate any challenges that might arise.

This is the lactation course we’ve always wanted to make! Here’s what we have in store for you:

  • Module 1: Making Milk & Your Baby’s Innate Programming
    We’ll start by addressing one of the biggest concerns most parents have: How can I make sure that I’ll have enough milk for my baby? We’ll help you understand how our bodies make milk so you can work with your body to support a healthy milk supply (and feel free to ignore all the misguided advice out there!). You’ll learn a bit of the science behind your baby’s in-born reflexes and instincts that allow you and your baby to work together smoothly as a team.


  • Module 2: Putting Your Baby’s Programming to Work
    Take advantage of your little one’s skills to help you enjoy a comfortable nursing relationship, feeling confident that you can avoid common pitfalls.


  • Module 3: Caring for Your Lactating Body
    Learn how to care for yourself during this sensitive time so you can stay nourished and healthy as you care for another human being.


  • Module 4: Helpful Gadgets, Tools, & Technology
    Learn how modern tools and technology can make nursing easier and help you address unique needs.

Newborn latched online breastfeeding class

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is this program for?

This course is for you if:

  • You have never nursed a newborn before

  • You are currently expecting a baby

  • You view nursing a baby as a complex topic that is worth spending plenty of time to learn about

  • You understand that nursing a newborn for the first time usually works best with plenty of preparation ahead of time

  • You are committed to planning ahead to set yourself up for success when it comes to nursing your little one


Why is this course 5+ hours long?

We’ve talked to a lot of other birth professionals in putting this course together, and many agree that this time frame seems much more realistic for truly mastering many concepts that are crucial to a positive nursing experience!

Many parents spend thousands of hours nursing their babies. There is so much to learn when it comes to the big topic of nourishing a new life. Often lactation classes that are only an hour or two long have to oversimplify things and make important, nuanced aspects of this topic into black and white statements - just to fit as much information into the time as possible.

We want to change that.

We want to help parents understand just how deserving this topic is of some serious education and commitment ahead of time. Spending 5+ hours will create the opportunity for a HUGE leap forward in your best interest, and your baby’s. You’ll be so much more likely to actually enjoy more of your postpartum experience with so much context and information in your corner before your baby arrives.

Completing this course will help you wrap your mind around just what nursing a newborn is really like, and how you can stack the deck in your favor for a positive nursing experience from the very beginning.

Why learn with us?

We’ve been helping new parents learn to feed their babies for over 5 years, and it’s one of our very favorite parts of our work! Marlee is a lactation counselor and has worked one-on-one with hundreds of parents to address their breastfeeding / chestfeeding challenges. We love helping parents distill all the “noise” around feeding babies that surrounds us online and in our social circles, and learn what they really need to know to navigate their own path, one step at a time.

Our clients often share how they finally understood key concepts after working with us, even though they have read books, listened to podcasts, and talked to their friends about these topics.

We love helping parents make practical choices that are right for their own family!