Online Prenatal Infant Feeding Class
Learn the essentials to get the best start breast/chest feeding your baby. Taught by Hazel Team midwives Stephanie Crouch, Laura Wood and Xanthe Faulkner, this online 1.5 hour class will cover:
How to prepare your body for infant feeding; recognizing and responding to infant feeding cues
Techniques for latching and positioning basics
How to know if your baby is getting enough food
Common misconceptions & struggles and how to overcome them
Mixed feeding best practices
Common supplements and medications used during lactation
Accessories to support feeding, bottles and beyond!
Upcoming Classes:
Sunday, March 24 2024 from 3:00-4:30
Sunday, April 21 2024 from 3:00-4:30
Sunday, May 26 2024 from 3:00-4:30
Sunday, June 23 2024 from 3:00-4:30
*No classes in July or August, monthly schedule will resume in September
Clients of Strathcona Midwifery have complimentary access this class. Registration is required.
Non-clients: $20 per family. We’re committed to supporting everyone’s access to this class, so a sliding scale is available.
Trans and Queer Pregnancy and Parenting Group
A space for queer and trans folks to gather, discuss topics related to pregnancy and parenting, offer support, and build community. We request that allies support us by respecting this space as a trans and queer space only.
We have continued to meet on Zoom! Check out our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/tqppgroup/ for information on upcoming groups.
Home Birth Info Nights
Meet other families and get all your home and water birth questions answered. Offered every few months on a Thursday evening from 6:30-8:30pm via zoom.
Please call or email us for more info and to RSVP. This event is free!
Coming Soon!
Portuguese Prenatal in a Day: Olá pessoal! Please join us for our prenatal in a day taught in Portuguese for Brazilian families. You may attend at any time in your pregnancy, and you may attend multiple times or just once - totally up to you! We suggest however that you attend a class at some point before your 36 weeks. Please let us know you're coming by joining this event by emailing us at hello@eventidedoula.com or Strathcona Midwifery at (604) 558-1701
All groups held online, or at The Strathcona Midwifery Collective at 207-236 East Georgia Street.
For more info or to RSVP, adminSMC@shaw.ca or 604-558-1701
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Earlier Event: July 28
Portuguese Prenatal in a Day
Later Event: September 7
Annual Strathcona Midwifery Reunion Picnic!