Prenatal Breastfeeding Class

Hosted by the Community Midwives of Halton - Milton Site (420 Bronte Rd S, Unit 116)

You deserve the best possible start to breastfeeding!

Feeding your baby is natural and normal, however it’s a skill like anything else and takes time to master. Your baby is wise, and will be born knowing just how to feed. Our class focuses on navigating your baby’s behaviours and cues, so you know exactly what they need, when they need it!

Join me and other families-to-be to enhance your knowledge of breastfeeding your baby. Through understanding how to read your baby’s communication, identify problems and work through common challenges, this class will help you gain confidence in your feeding journey. Learn how to listen to your intuition, how to get out of your baby’s way, and remain ready to meet your babies’ needs to set you up for success!

We will discuss:

- How the breast is designed to make milk

- How the system of milk production and milk removal works

- Easy steps to get the very best start possible

- Relationship between a good latch & milk flow

- On Demand vs Scheduled feedings

- Signs of a well fed baby

- Common Barriers to weight gain and milk supply and how to avoid them

- Pumping and bottle feeding

- Ages and stages, what to expect

- Self Care for parents 

- Common Breastfeeding challenges, and when to get help

You may also learn about feeding in your childbirth/prenatal class. I design this class to cover information above and beyond what is taught is most prenatal/childbirth classes.

Second Tuesday of each month.

430-600pm - Virtual Class

630-800pm - In person at Milton Site

Class fee: $50

Please enroll by emailing CMOH.classes@gmail.com :)

I look forward to learning with you!

Ashley Pickett 

Prenatal Breastfeeding Class

Hosted by the Community Midwives of Halton - Milton Site (420 Bronte Rd S, Unit 116)

You deserve the best possible start to breastfeeding!

Feeding your baby is natural and normal, however it’s a skill like anything else and takes time to master. Your baby is wise, and will be born knowing just how to feed. Our class focuses on navigating your baby’s behaviours and cues, so you know exactly what they need, when they need it!

Join me and other families-to-be to enhance your knowledge of breastfeeding your baby. Through understanding how to read your baby’s communication, identify problems and work through common challenges, this class will help you gain confidence in your feeding journey. Learn how to listen to your intuition, how to get out of your baby’s way, and remain ready to meet your babies’ needs to set you up for success!

We will discuss:

- How the breast is designed to make milk

- How the system of milk production and milk removal works

- Easy steps to get the very best start possible

- Relationship between a good latch & milk flow

- On Demand vs Scheduled feedings

- Signs of a well fed baby

- Common Barriers to weight gain and milk supply and how to avoid them

- Pumping and bottle feeding

- Ages and stages, what to expect

- Self Care for parents 

- Common Breastfeeding challenges, and when to get help

You may also learn about feeding in your childbirth/prenatal class. I design this class to cover information above and beyond what is taught is most prenatal/childbirth classes.

Second Tuesday of each month.

430-600pm - Virtual Class

630-800pm - In person at Milton Site

Class fee: $50

Please enroll by emailing CMOH.classes@gmail.com :)

I look forward to learning with you!

Ashley Pickett 

Prenatal Breastfeeding Class

Hosted by the Community Midwives of Halton - Milton Site (420 Bronte Rd S, Unit 116)

You deserve the best possible start to breastfeeding!

Feeding your baby is natural and normal, however it’s a skill like anything else and takes time to master. Your baby is wise, and will be born knowing just how to feed. Our class focuses on navigating your baby’s behaviours and cues, so you know exactly what they need, when they need it!

Join me and other families-to-be to enhance your knowledge of breastfeeding your baby. Through understanding how to read your baby’s communication, identify problems and work through common challenges, this class will help you gain confidence in your feeding journey. Learn how to listen to your intuition, how to get out of your baby’s way, and remain ready to meet your babies’ needs to set you up for success!

We will discuss:

- How the breast is designed to make milk

- How the system of milk production and milk removal works

- Easy steps to get the very best start possible

- Relationship between a good latch & milk flow

- On Demand vs Scheduled feedings

- Signs of a well fed baby

- Common Barriers to weight gain and milk supply and how to avoid them

- Pumping and bottle feeding

- Ages and stages, what to expect

- Self Care for parents 

- Common Breastfeeding challenges, and when to get help

You may also learn about feeding in your childbirth/prenatal class. I design this class to cover information above and beyond what is taught is most prenatal/childbirth classes.

Second Tuesday of each month.

430-600pm - Virtual Class

630-800pm - In person at Milton Site

Class fee: $50

Please enroll by emailing CMOH.classes@gmail.com :)

I look forward to learning with you!

Ashley Pickett 

Prenatal Breastfeeding Class

Hosted by the Community Midwives of Halton - Milton Site (420 Bronte Rd S, Unit 116)

You deserve the best possible start to breastfeeding!

Feeding your baby is natural and normal, however it’s a skill like anything else and takes time to master. Your baby is wise, and will be born knowing just how to feed. Our class focuses on navigating your baby’s behaviours and cues, so you know exactly what they need, when they need it!

Join me and other families-to-be to enhance your knowledge of breastfeeding your baby. Through understanding how to read your baby’s communication, identify problems and work through common challenges, this class will help you gain confidence in your feeding journey. Learn how to listen to your intuition, how to get out of your baby’s way, and remain ready to meet your babies’ needs to set you up for success!

We will discuss:

- How the breast is designed to make milk

- How the system of milk production and milk removal works

- Easy steps to get the very best start possible

- Relationship between a good latch & milk flow

- On Demand vs Scheduled feedings

- Signs of a well fed baby

- Common Barriers to weight gain and milk supply and how to avoid them

- Pumping and bottle feeding

- Ages and stages, what to expect

- Self Care for parents 

- Common Breastfeeding challenges, and when to get help

You may also learn about feeding in your childbirth/prenatal class. I design this class to cover information above and beyond what is taught is most prenatal/childbirth classes.

Second Tuesday of each month.

430-600pm - Virtual Class

630-800pm - In person at Milton Site

Class fee: $50

Please enroll by emailing CMOH.classes@gmail.com :)

I look forward to learning with you!

Ashley Pickett 

Prenatal Breastfeeding Class

Hosted by the Community Midwives of Halton - Milton Site (420 Bronte Rd S, Unit 116)

You deserve the best possible start to breastfeeding!

Feeding your baby is natural and normal, however it’s a skill like anything else and takes time to master. Your baby is wise, and will be born knowing just how to feed. Our class focuses on navigating your baby’s behaviours and cues, so you know exactly what they need, when they need it!

Join me and other families-to-be to enhance your knowledge of breastfeeding your baby. Through understanding how to read your baby’s communication, identify problems and work through common challenges, this class will help you gain confidence in your feeding journey. Learn how to listen to your intuition, how to get out of your baby’s way, and remain ready to meet your babies’ needs to set you up for success!

We will discuss:

- How the breast is designed to make milk

- How the system of milk production and milk removal works

- Easy steps to get the very best start possible

- Relationship between a good latch & milk flow

- On Demand vs Scheduled feedings

- Signs of a well fed baby

- Common Barriers to weight gain and milk supply and how to avoid them

- Pumping and bottle feeding

- Ages and stages, what to expect

- Self Care for parents 

- Common Breastfeeding challenges, and when to get help

You may also learn about feeding in your childbirth/prenatal class. I design this class to cover information above and beyond what is taught is most prenatal/childbirth classes.

Second Tuesday of each month.

430-600pm - Virtual Class

630-800pm - In person at Milton Site

Class fee: $50

Please enroll by emailing CMOH.classes@gmail.com :)

I look forward to learning with you!

Ashley Pickett 

Prenatal Breastfeeding Class

Hosted by the Community Midwives of Halton - Milton Site (420 Bronte Rd S, Unit 116)

You deserve the best possible start to breastfeeding!

Feeding your baby is natural and normal, however it’s a skill like anything else and takes time to master. Your baby is wise, and will be born knowing just how to feed. Our class focuses on navigating your baby’s behaviours and cues, so you know exactly what they need, when they need it!

Join me and other families-to-be to enhance your knowledge of breastfeeding your baby. Through understanding how to read your baby’s communication, identify problems and work through common challenges, this class will help you gain confidence in your feeding journey. Learn how to listen to your intuition, how to get out of your baby’s way, and remain ready to meet your babies’ needs to set you up for success!

We will discuss:

- How the breast is designed to make milk

- How the system of milk production and milk removal works

- Easy steps to get the very best start possible

- Relationship between a good latch & milk flow

- On Demand vs Scheduled feedings

- Signs of a well fed baby

- Common Barriers to weight gain and milk supply and how to avoid them

- Pumping and bottle feeding

- Ages and stages, what to expect

- Self Care for parents 

- Common Breastfeeding challenges, and when to get help

You may also learn about feeding in your childbirth/prenatal class. I design this class to cover information above and beyond what is taught is most prenatal/childbirth classes.

Second Tuesday of each month.

430-600pm - Virtual Class

630-800pm - In person at Milton Site

Class fee: $50

Please enroll by emailing CMOH.classes@gmail.com :)

I look forward to learning with you!

Ashley Pickett 

Come and join our KidsCorner team for our monthly parenting circle where you can meet other parents and share wisdom, shed stress, and learn more about parenting, feeding, sleep and babywearing! Breastfeeding is hard, sleep is tricky and babies have their own language that is ever-changing… and we’re here to help try and decode it all!

Topics regularly discussed:

- breastfeeding, bottle feeding, weaning, back to work

- babywearing (bring your carrier or try one on!)

- normal infant sleep

- introducing solid foods

- siblings, preparation

Drop Ins welcome, but RSVP’s to ashleypickettibclc@gmail.com are very much appreciated!

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Small note : this is a parent to parent support circle, with IBCLC’s helping along the way. This is not a clinical appointment and no direct medical advice will be available. You can book in to see us for personalized infant feeding advice at KidsCorner Medical with a referral from your doctor!

Referral forms found here: REFERRAL FORM

Prenatal Breastfeeding Class

Hosted by the Community Midwives of Halton - Milton Site (420 Bronte Rd S, Unit 116)

You deserve the best possible start to breastfeeding!

Feeding your baby is natural and normal, however it’s a skill like anything else and takes time to master. Your baby is wise, and will be born knowing just how to feed. Our class focuses on navigating your baby’s behaviours and cues, so you know exactly what they need, when they need it!

Join me and other families-to-be to enhance your knowledge of breastfeeding your baby. Through understanding how to read your baby’s communication, identify problems and work through common challenges, this class will help you gain confidence in your feeding journey. Learn how to listen to your intuition, how to get out of your baby’s way, and remain ready to meet your babies’ needs to set you up for success!

We will discuss:

- How the breast is designed to make milk

- How the system of milk production and milk removal works

- Easy steps to get the very best start possible

- Relationship between a good latch & milk flow

- On Demand vs Scheduled feedings

- Signs of a well fed baby

- Common Barriers to weight gain and milk supply and how to avoid them

- Pumping and bottle feeding

- Ages and stages, what to expect

- Self Care for parents 

- Common Breastfeeding challenges, and when to get help

You may also learn about feeding in your childbirth/prenatal class. I design this class to cover information above and beyond what is taught is most prenatal/childbirth classes.

Second Tuesday of each month.

430-600pm - Virtual Class

630-800pm - In person at Milton Site

Class fee: $50

Please enroll by emailing CMOH.classes@gmail.com :)

I look forward to learning with you!

Ashley Pickett 

Cultivating Connection through Responsiveness

Are you looking for a deeper understanding of your child’s real needs as they grow?

The way we choose to discipline may effect their behavior in the moment, and may effect their feelings about themselves and their ability to be authentic with you going forward. Consciously creating your parenting style, and being aware of your responsiveness from the early months and years will help set the stage for a deep connection and authentic relationship with your child. It starts in infancy!!

This workshop is an opportunity to explore the choices we will make as parents, in the toughest times of discipline and parenting, and follow the impact of those choices through to adolescence. We will discover whether or not we are supporting the long term goals we have for our children, such as empathy, kindness, connection, making the right choices, and avoiding harming others.

Be prepared to learn how we can help cause the attitudes and qualities we would love to see in our future child!

This class will bring up conversations around:

• Positive discipline,

• Tantrums,

• Time outs and separation

• Hitting, biting, and other physical displays of emotions

• Attachment and responsiveness

• Long term vs Short term goals

• Strategies for success

The investment for this virtual group class is $75.

This class is hosted on Zoom. A link will be sent to your email before the class.

Signing up for all 6 of the Thriving in the First Year classes?
Contact Ashley before registering for a discount code to get your 6th class free!

Come and join our KidsCorner team for our monthly parenting circle where you can share, shed and learn! Breastfeeding is hard, sleep is tricky and babies have their own language that is ever-changing… and we’re here to help try and decode it all!

Topics regularly discussed:

- breastfeeding, bottle feeding, weaning, back to work

- babywearing (bring your carrier or try one on!)

- normal infant sleep

- introducing solid foods

- siblings, preparation

Drop Ins welcome, but RSVP’s to medical@kidscorner.ca are very much appreciated!

****************************************************************************************************

Small note : this is a parent to parent support circle, with IBCLC’s helping along the way. This is not a clinical appointment and no direct medical advice will be available. You can book in to see us for personalized infant feeding advice at KidsCorner Medical with a referral from your doctor!

Referral forms found here: REFERRAL FORM

Transitioning Back To 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.

The investment for this virtual group class is $45.

This class is hosted on Zoom. A link will be sent to your email before the class.

Signing up for all 6 of the Thriving in the First Year classes?
Contact Ashley before registering for a discount code to get your 6th class free!

Understanding Normal 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 session on sleep to discover what is normal, what changes to expect and what to do if you are ready for simple change. 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.

The investment for this virtual group class is $75.

This class is hosted on Zoom.

Signing up for all 6 of the Thriving in the First Year classes?
Contact Ashley before registering for a discount code to get your 6th class free!

Prenatal Breastfeeding Class

Hosted by the Community Midwives of Halton - Milton Site (420 Bronte Rd S, Unit 116)

You deserve the best possible start to breastfeeding!

Feeding your baby is natural and normal, however it’s a skill like anything else and takes time to master. Your baby is wise, and will be born knowing just how to feed. Our class focuses on navigating your baby’s behaviours and cues, so you know exactly what they need, when they need it!

Join me and other families-to-be to enhance your knowledge of breastfeeding your baby. Through understanding how to read your baby’s communication, identify problems and work through common challenges, this class will help you gain confidence in your feeding journey. Learn how to listen to your intuition, how to get out of your baby’s way, and remain ready to meet your babies’ needs to set you up for success!

We will discuss:

- How the breast is designed to make milk

- How the system of milk production and milk removal works

- Easy steps to get the very best start possible

- Relationship between a good latch & milk flow

- On Demand vs Scheduled feedings

- Signs of a well fed baby

- Common Barriers to weight gain and milk supply and how to avoid them

- Pumping and bottle feeding

- Ages and stages, what to expect

- Self Care for parents 

- Common Breastfeeding challenges, and when to get help

You may also learn about feeding in your childbirth/prenatal class. I design this class to cover information above and beyond what is taught is most prenatal/childbirth classes.

Second Tuesday of each month.

430-600pm - Virtual Class

630-800pm - In person at Milton Site

Class fee: $50

Please enroll by emailing CMOH.classes@gmail.com :)

I look forward to learning with you!

Ashley Pickett 

Introduction to Solid Foods: A Baby-Led Approach

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 to start

• what the best first food are4

• textures, timing, and amounts to serve

• Baby Led Weaning / pureed foods

• preventing fussy eaters

• recognizing sensitivities and promoting gut health

• how to create a positive eating experience and a healthy relationship with food

The investment for this virtual group class is $45.

This class is hosted on Zoom.

Signing up for all 6 of the Thriving in the First Year classes?
Contact Ashley before registering for a discount code to get your 6th class free!

Babywearing for Beginners

Your baby is here, and LOVES to be held, cuddled 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. Your baby feels safe on your body, similar to where he lived for his first 9+ months, and it is OK - you will not spoil him!

In this class, you will learn about normal physical attachment needs, and how to choose and use various carriers to help you meet those needs, while still meeting your own. Please have available your own carrier, and be ready to watch demo’s of other styles too!

The investment for this virtual group class is $45.

This class is hosted on Zoom, and the link will be sent to you before the class begins.

Signing up for all 6 of the Thriving in the First Year classes?
Contact Ashley before registering for a discount code to get your 6th class free!

Breastfeeding Basics

Once your baby is in your arms, you’ll be feeding them around the clock for months and years! Just as prenatal labour and birth education is important, breastfeeding education may be even more so. 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 everything you need to know for a sucessful start to breastmilk supply and latching, ensuring you know how to get breastfeeding off to a good start in hospital and at home.

We will cover :

• how breastfeeding works

• how the breasts make milk

• how to help babies 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!

The investment for this virtual group class is $45.

This class is hosted on Zoom. A link will be sent to your email before the class.

Signing up for all 6 of the Thriving in the First Year classes?
Contact Ashley before registering for a discount code to get your 6th class free!

Prenatal Breastfeeding Class

Hosted by the Community Midwives of Halton - Milton Site (420 Bronte Rd S, Unit 116)

You deserve the best possible start to breastfeeding!

Feeding your baby is natural and normal, however it’s a skill like anything else and takes time to master. Your baby is wise, and will be born knowing just how to feed. Our class focuses on navigating your baby’s behaviours and cues, so you know exactly what they need, when they need it!

Join me and other families-to-be to enhance your knowledge of breastfeeding your baby. Through understanding how to read your baby’s communication, identify problems and work through common challenges, this class will help you gain confidence in your feeding journey. Learn how to listen to your intuition, how to get out of your baby’s way, and remain ready to meet your babies’ needs to set you up for success!

We will discuss:

- How the breast is designed to make milk

- How the system of milk production and milk removal works

- Easy steps to get the very best start possible

- Relationship between a good latch & milk flow

- On Demand vs Scheduled feedings

- Signs of a well fed baby

- Common Barriers to weight gain and milk supply and how to avoid them

- Pumping and bottle feeding

- Ages and stages, what to expect

- Self Care for parents 

- Common Breastfeeding challenges, and when to get help

You may also learn about feeding in your childbirth/prenatal class. I design this class to cover information above and beyond what is taught is most prenatal/childbirth classes.

Second Tuesday of each month.

430-600pm - Virtual Class

630-800pm - In person at Milton Site

Class fee: $50

Please enroll by emailing CMOH.classes@gmail.com :)

I look forward to learning with you!

Ashley Pickett 

‘Thriving in the First Year’ Parenting Series (online)

WORKSHOP #2: Cultivating Connection: Babywearing & Responsive Feeding

Join us this March Break for a deep dive into everything parenting! Each day will host a session aimed to help you make the best most informed choices possible throughout the first few years of your baby’s life.

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.

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.

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% with access to 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 simply write “all access” if attending the full week. I will send you the payment link. Payment is required to complete registration. .

‘Thriving in the First Year’ series synopsis

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.

We will start on Monday with Breastfeeding Basics, to help expecting families or those struggling with breastfeeding get off to the best start possible – or 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 maintain that beautiful attachment you have built with your little one.

Ashley Pickett is a feeding specialist, lactation consultant, sleep educator, retired doula, babywearing educator and parenting coach and has been serving the Halton-Peel community for almost 20 years! Her aim is to help families preserve connection and responsiveness in all they do, while making sure everyone’s needs are being met. She has three amazing teenagers who are proof that gentle, connected and responsive parenting is both challenging and worthwhile!!