FEATURE WORKSHOP:

THRIVING IN THE FIRST YEAR ONLINE PARENTING SERIES

MARCH 11TH - 15TH, 2024 @ 11AM EACH DAY

Parenting can be tough, but you don’t have to be!

In this series, we will learn how to navigate the most common parenting topics and challenges while maintaining our intuition wisdom and connection with our babies. We will start on Monday with Breastfeeding Basics, to help expecting families get off to the best start possible – or those struggling with breastfeeding to improve on where you are! Our next session will focus on connection in both responsive feeding techniques and in babywearing to provide closeness and security. The aim is to help create connection and healthy relationships with food from the very start – for all feeding types and abilities. Wednesday will bring us together to discuss biologically normal infant sleep needs, and how to bring more connection into your relationship to your baby’s sleep. We will then discuss starting solid foods and Baby Led weaning, learning how to use the division of responsibility in infant feeding to guide healthy eating and then end the week with a chat about returning to work! This will include how to get through finding care, easing into care, and preparing your self (Yes YOU! You are important too!) for the transition back to work while maintaining that beautiful attachment you have built with your little one.

MONDAY: BREASTFEEDING BASICS

Whether this is your first baby or the newest addition, I encourage you to take this breastfeeding class in your third trimester to help you achieve your own breastfeeding goals. Ashley Pickett, IBCLC will guide you through a 2-hour class, where you can expect to learn how to get breastfeeding off to a good start in hospital and at home, guiding your baby to latch and drink effectively, the benefits of skin to skin contact, managing breast milk supply and flow, reading your baby’s feeding cues, how to know if your baby is getting enough milk, how to help you and your baby get more sleep, how to know when breastfeeding is going well and what to do if it is not.

TUESDAY 11am: BABYWEARING

Your baby is here, and LOVES to be held, cuddles and to sleep on your chest! For a new parent, this can feel overwhelming, even though it is normal and even good for our babies. Let me show you how to safely wear your baby in a carrier, so you can meet his intense attachment needs while stealing a hands free break yourself! Letting your baby feel safe on your body, similar to where he lived for his first 9+ months, is OK and will not spoil him! But needing it to be easy and sustainable for you is OK too. Try on wraps, slings, mei tei’s and structured carriers, and discover what the best fit is for you! Or bring along the carrier you already have and learn the safest most comfortable ways to use it.

TUESDAY 12PM: RESPONSIVE FEEDING

Supporting a positive culture around food and helping your baby learn to listen to their body requires an awareness of your baby’s needs. Learning how to read, respond to and encourage your baby to listen to themselves when feeding is the start of a wonderful journey with food. However you choose to feed your baby - whether it be bottles, breast or other methods - you can always support a connection between them and healthy eating patterns. In this class, you will learn how to offer food in a way that allows your baby to lead themselves into a healthy relationship with food.

WEDNESDAY: UNDERSTANDING INFANT SLEEP

Has everything you have read about infant sleep left you worried that your baby isn’t sleeping “properly”? Advice from well-meaning friends and family can leave you unsure about your babies sleep habits, and worried that something is wrong. Understanding why your baby sleeps the way they do is a challenge for any parent… and once you feel like you’ve “got it”, it changes anyway!! Join this attachment-focused seminar to discover what is normal, what changes to expect and what to do if you are ready for simple shifts in routine. We can lead our children into anxiety-free sleep, while still meeting our own needs for rest. This workshop will explore what is considered biologically normal sleep for your baby and help you understand more about sleep expectations at different stages of your baby’s development.

THURSDAY: COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING: SOLIDS AND BABYLED WEANING

When looking into introducing new foods to your baby, the information available can be very confusing!  Learn all that you need to know to know about adding complimentary foods to your baby’s milk diet. Topics covered include how to tell when your baby is ready, what the best first food are, textures, timing, and amounts to serve, Baby Led Weaning or pureed foods, preventing fussy eaters and recognizing sensitivities, and how to create a positive eating experience and a healthy relationship with food.

FRIDAY: TRANSITIONING BACK TO PAID WORK

It’s just around the corner… time to go back to work! You know your babies routine, what they like and how to get them to sleep. How is someone else going to manage all of this? What should you do to prepare for this transition? How much milk should they drink while in someone else’s care? Do I have to wean from Breastfeeding? How can I make the separation easier for my baby (and me!)? Join me for this workshop, to make this next step as anxiety-free as possible for you and your baby.

PAYMENT: You can register for one class, or all 5!

Investment for one session is $30 +hst ($33.90) - a 25% discount!!
Or bundle and save 40% on all 5 sessions for $120 +hst ($135.60).

Please fill out a contact form at my contact me page with the day/topic you will attend.
You can simplyhley write “all access” if attending the full week.
You will receive payment instructions, and a zoom link will be sent out when received.

Looking forward to learning and sharing with you!
Ashley