The Breastfeeding Center for Greater Washington

Babywearing can be an invaluable tool in early parenting and can help you conveniently(!) meet your baby's needs while attending to your own. It's also a great skill to practice prenatally! We can: demo + narrow down options to find the right carrier for you, help you to use a carrier you already have, adjust fit/carry for a carrier that you used to love but is no longer meeting your needs, or work on how to breastfeed in your carrier.

Babywearing can be an invaluable tool in early parenting and can help you conveniently(!) meet your baby's needs while attending to your own. It's also a great skill to practice prenatally! In this consult we can do any (1) of the following: demonstrate and narrow down your choices for a carrier for you and your baby, figure out how to use a carrier you already have, adjust fit/carry for a carrier that you used to love but is no longer meeting your needs, or work on how to breastfeed in your carrier.

Allow childbirth to unfold beautifully and naturally in the hospital setting. This course will teach expectant parents physical and emotional signposts of labor, comfort measures, birth options for planned unmedicated birth, and review unexpected situations that could arise, and cover many birth positions that promote physiological childbirth. You’ll leave feeling more confident than ever that your body is meant to do this!
Price includes gestational parent + a support person.

Allow childbirth to unfold beautifully and naturally in the hospital setting. This course will teach expectant parents physical and emotional signposts of labor, comfort measures, birth options for planned unmedicated birth, and review unexpected situations that could arise, and cover many birth positions that promote physiological childbirth. You’ll leave feeling more confident than ever that your body is meant to do this!
Price includes gestational parent + a support person.

Allow childbirth to unfold beautifully and naturally in the hospital setting. This course will teach expectant parents physical and emotional signposts of labor, comfort measures, birth options for planned unmedicated birth, and review unexpected situations that could arise, and cover many birth positions that promote physiological childbirth. You’ll leave feeling more confident than ever that your body is meant to do this!
Price includes gestational parent + a support person.

Need a childbirth class that is completely informative in an 2-day setting? Through hands on practice, visual demonstration and round table interactions. This fun + information packed class will leave you feeling completely prepared for any event in the labor process & the policies/procedures of local hospitals & practices in mind. You'll leave feeling confident to plan the perfect birth for you!

Price includes gestational parent + a support person. 3hr Virtual Thursday + 5hr In-Person Saturday

Need a childbirth class that is completely informative in an 2-day setting? Through hands on practice, visual demonstration and round table interactions. This fun + information packed class will leave you feeling completely prepared for any event in the labor process & the policies/procedures of local hospitals & practices in mind. You'll leave feeling confident to plan the perfect birth for you!

Price includes gestational parent + a support person. 3hr Virtual Thursday + 5hr In-Person Saturday

Need a childbirth class that is completely informative in an 2-day setting? Through hands on practice, visual demonstration and round table interactions. This fun + information packed class will leave you feeling completely prepared for any event in the labor process & the policies/procedures of local hospitals & practices in mind. You'll leave feeling confident to plan the perfect birth for you!

Price includes gestational parent + a support person. 3hr Virtual Thursday + 5hr In-Person Saturday

Need a childbirth class that is completely informative in an 2-day setting? Through hands on practice, visual demonstration and round table interactions. This fun + information packed class will leave you feeling completely prepared for any event in the labor process & the policies/procedures of local hospitals & practices in mind. You'll leave feeling confident to plan the perfect birth for you!

Price includes gestational parent + a support person. 3hr Virtual Thursday + 5hr In-Person Saturday

Need a childbirth class that is completely informative in an 2-day setting? Through hands on practice, visual demonstration and round table interactions. This fun + information packed class will leave you feeling completely prepared for any event in the labor process & the policies/procedures of local hospitals & practices in mind. You'll leave feeling confident to plan the perfect birth for you!

Price includes gestational parent + a support person. 3hr Virtual Thursday + 5hr In-Person Saturday

Need a childbirth class that is completely informative in an 2-day setting? Through hands on practice, visual demonstration and round table interactions. This fun + information packed class will leave you feeling completely prepared for any event in the labor process & the policies/procedures of local hospitals & practices in mind. You'll leave feeling confident to plan the perfect birth for you!

Price includes gestational parent + a support person. 3hr Virtual Thursday + 5hr In-Person Saturday

Need a childbirth class that is completely informative in one weekend? Through hands on practice, visual demonstration and round table interactions. This fun + information packed class will leave you feeling completely prepared for any event in the labor process & the policies/procedures of local hospitals & practices in mind. You'll leave feeling confident to plan the perfect birth for you!

Price includes gestational parent + a support person. 3 hrs virtual Saturday and 5 hrs in-person Sunday

Need a childbirth class that is completely informative in one weekend? Through hands on practice, visual demonstration and round table interactions. This fun + information packed class will leave you feeling completely prepared for any event in the labor process & the policies/procedures of local hospitals & practices in mind. You'll leave feeling confident to plan the perfect birth for you!

Price includes gestational parent + a support person. 3 hrs virtual Saturday and 5 hrs in-person Sunday

Need a childbirth class that is completely informative in one weekend? Through hands on practice, visual demonstration and round table interactions. This fun + information packed class will leave you feeling completely prepared for any event in the labor process & the policies/procedures of local hospitals & practices in mind. You'll leave feeling confident to plan the perfect birth for you!

Price includes gestational parent + a support person. 3 hrs virtual Saturday and 5 hrs in-person Sunday

Need a childbirth class that is completely informative in one weekend? Through hands on practice, visual demonstration and round table interactions. This fun + information packed class will leave you feeling completely prepared for any event in the labor process & the policies/procedures of local hospitals & practices in mind. You'll leave feeling confident to plan the perfect birth for you!

Price includes gestational parent + a support person. 3 hrs virtual Saturday and 5 hrs in-person Sunday

Need a childbirth class that is completely informative in one weekend? Through hands on practice, visual demonstration and round table interactions. This fun + information packed class will leave you feeling completely prepared for any event in the labor process & the policies/procedures of local hospitals & practices in mind. You'll leave feeling confident to plan the perfect birth for you!

Price includes gestational parent + a support person. 3 hrs virtual Saturday and 5 hrs in-person Sunday

Need a childbirth class that is completely informative in one weekend? Through hands on practice, visual demonstration and round table interactions. This fun + information packed class will leave you feeling completely prepared for any event in the labor process & the policies/procedures of local hospitals & practices in mind. You'll leave feeling confident to plan the perfect birth for you!

Price includes gestational parent + a support person. 3 hrs virtual Saturday and 5 hrs in-person Sunday

Need a childbirth class that is completely informative in one weekend? Through hands on practice, visual demonstration and round table interactions. This fun + information packed class will leave you feeling completely prepared for any event in the labor process & the policies/procedures of local hospitals & practices in mind. You'll leave feeling confident to plan the perfect birth for you!

Price includes gestational parent + a support person. 3 hrs virtual Saturday and 5 hrs in-person Sunday

This class covers practical pain management skills, including relaxation, positioning, breathing, comfort measures and massage, with ample time to practice + physical and emotional strategies to enable the Labor Partner to provide meaningful support. Other topics include back labor, slow progress in labor, hospital procedures and interventions, medications, cesarean birth, and immediate postpartum care. 5th Class is a RAIN DATE only. Price includes gestational parent + a support person.

This class covers practical pain management skills, including relaxation, positioning, breathing, comfort measures and massage, with ample time to practice + physical and emotional strategies to enable the Labor Partner to provide meaningful support. Other topics include back labor, slow progress in labor, hospital procedures and interventions, medications, cesarean birth, and immediate postpartum care. 5th Class is a RAIN DATE only. Price includes gestational parent + a support person.

This class covers practical pain management skills, including relaxation, positioning, breathing, comfort measures and massage, with ample time to practice + physical and emotional strategies to enable the Labor Partner to provide meaningful support. Other topics include back labor, slow progress in labor, hospital procedures and interventions, medications, cesarean birth, and immediate postpartum care. 5th Class is a RAIN DATE only. Price includes gestational parent + a support person.

This class covers practical pain management skills, including relaxation, positioning, breathing, comfort measures and massage, with ample time to practice + physical and emotional strategies to enable the Labor Partner to provide meaningful support. Other topics include back labor, slow progress in labor, hospital procedures and interventions, medications, cesarean birth, and immediate postpartum care. 5th Class is a RAIN DATE only. Price includes gestational parent + a support person.

Lamaze prepares you in one wonderful weekend! Friday (3hr online) covers the basics and Saturday (5hr in-person) delves deeper into labor and provides practical, evidence-based solutions, practice sessions, and local hospital procedures to help make informed decisions. Break out groups (gestational parents or support persons) allow for frank conversations. Finally, a 20 min. private chat with the instructor two weeks later assures all questions are answered and enables you to have a positive birth.

Lamaze prepares you in one wonderful weekend! Friday (3hr online) covers the basics and Saturday (5hr in-person) delves deeper into labor and provides practical, evidence-based solutions, practice sessions, and local hospital procedures to help make informed decisions. Break out groups (gestational parents or support persons) allow for frank conversations. Finally, a 20 min. private chat with the instructor two weeks later assures all questions are answered and enables you to have a positive birth.

We will discuss tips and techniques to address changes and challenges you may encounter during the postpartum period. Some topics addressed: what to expect after delivery, remedies for postpartum pain, core and pelvic floor recovery, c-section healing, maternal mental health, and return to intimacy. You will gain a better understanding of how to care for yourself while caring for your newborn. Registration for this class includes includes gestational parent + a support person

Expecting parents are encouraged to attend our monthly Doula Meet and Greet to learn about supported birth and interact with local labor and delivery doulas. This meet and greet session is intended for interested families to research your birth options, and maybe even meet a doula that you would like to work with!

Registration for this class includes the gestational parent + a support person.

Wondering how you’re going to stay comfortable when things get going? Join in with experienced and certified labor doula, Spinning Babies certified birth workers who will give you concrete, hands-on tools for each stage of labor and unique birth experience. You’ll also learn about variations of labor patterns, when to go to the hospital, and how baby positioning plays a large role in labor!

Registration for this class includes the gestational parent + a support person.

Learn about your perinatal rights in the workplace, including the right to:
 take leave, paid and unpaid;
 request on-the-job accommodations;
 be free from discrimination; and to
 breastfeed.
Lawyers from First Shift Justice Project will provide you with a primer on the web of federal and local laws that protect these rights, and discuss how to be proactive by developing a strategy for planning your work and family life and communicating your needs to your employer to protect your rights.

This class provides evidence-based information on normal infant sleep. A Holistic Sleep Consultant will teach you about biologically normal sleep, safe sleep, and strategies to support the whole family’s sleep, plus dispelling some common sleep myths--for a developmental understanding of sleep which fosters responsiveness and strong attachment between parents and babies. Registration is for 2 caregivers.

We suggest this class about a month before your return to work date. This class covers techniques to make this transition easier for you and your baby. We talk through emotions, logistics, timing, supply worries, where you will be pumping, equipment needed, milk storage and techniques to maximize pumping volume.

This class provides parents with evidenced-based information on the process of starting solid foods. A variety of approaches are covered including the traditional method of purees and baby-led weaning. We will cover when to start solids, which foods to offer, how to progress through different foods, how to manage breastmilk or formula intake with the introduction of solids, nutrient needs, allergies, choking, foods to avoid, + more.

Price includes gestational parent + a support person.

Are you an expectant dad in the DC area? Join this group led by therapist and dad Adam Angel to ask questions, get advice, and connect with others! This group is most helpful for those who:

- would like to meet + connect with other expectant dads
- want a space to talk about pregnancy, birth, and parenting methods
- want a space to talk to about how to communicate with partners and co-parents

FREE single-session group for expectant first-time dads, with follow up resources.

Learn bodywork practices for baby that can help:
-Increase bonding and attachment with your baby
-Help baby sleep deeper and longer
-Relieve discomfort from gas, constipation, reflux
-Enhance neurological development and weight gain
-Help relieve daily stress for both baby & parent!
Each week will cover skills for different parts of the body, the benefits of nurturing touch, and learning your infant’s cues. Stroke adaptations offered for gas, constipation, reflux, congestion, teething, TOTs.

Learn bodywork practices for baby that can help:
-Increase bonding and attachment with your baby
-Help baby sleep deeper and longer
-Relieve discomfort from gas, constipation, reflux
-Enhance neurological development and weight gain
-Help relieve daily stress for both baby & parent!
Each week will cover skills for different parts of the body, the benefits of nurturing touch, and learning your infant’s cues. Stroke adaptations offered for gas, constipation, reflux, congestion, teething, TOTs.

Learn bodywork practices for baby that can help:
-Increase bonding and attachment with your baby
-Help baby sleep deeper and longer
-Relieve discomfort from gas, constipation, reflux
-Enhance neurological development and weight gain
-Help relieve daily stress for both baby & parent!
Each week will cover skills for different parts of the body, the benefits of nurturing touch, and learning your infant’s cues. Stroke adaptations offered for gas, constipation, reflux, congestion, teething, TOTs.

Learn bodywork practices for baby that can help:
-Increase bonding and attachment with your baby
-Help baby sleep deeper and longer
-Relieve discomfort from gas, constipation, reflux
-Enhance neurological development and weight gain
-Help relieve daily stress for both baby & parent!
Each week will cover skills for different parts of the body, the benefits of nurturing touch, and learning your infant’s cues. Stroke adaptations offered for gas, constipation, reflux, congestion, teething, TOTs.

Learn bodywork practices for baby that can help:
-Increase bonding and attachment with your baby
-Help baby sleep deeper and longer
-Relieve discomfort from gas, constipation, reflux
-Enhance neurological development and weight gain
-Help relieve daily stress for both baby & parent!
Each week will cover skills for different parts of the body, the benefits of nurturing touch, and learning your infant’s cues. Stroke adaptations offered for gas, constipation, reflux, congestion, teething, TOTs.

We'll talk about size changes you can expect, troubleshoot fit issues you’re having or that you’d like to avoid, discuss pros/cons of different brands/styles for you, and answer any questions. Breasts/chests and bras come in so many different shapes, and everyone has very different lifestyle/fit needs, work to someone who can help you put these puzzle pieces together for a fit that gives you a sigh of relief! We'll credit this consult toward your bra purchase.

A supportive community space for families navigating the unique challenges and joys in treating and overcoming tethered oral tissues, sometimes called "tongue ties." Find emotional support, community, fresh perspective, and affirming stories from other families who are also along a TOTs-care journey. This group is a space for the whole family. This group is VIRTUAL.

Congratulations! You and your little one are learning so much together during these early weeks/months, and the support of your community is vital. That's why we offer this experienced IBCLC-led group weekly! Laugh, cry, share stories, tips, and feel some common ground on the journey through these fast-changing early weeks. Feeding and/or pumping during group is welcomed! This group is a space for the gestational and/or breastfeeding parent only. This group is VIRTUAL.

Find community and get support with other parents of toddlers, along with expert advice from an experienced IBCLC. Laugh about the joys and brainstorm about the challenges of parenting a toddler - popular topics include feeding/nursing, nutrition, sleep patterns, and weaning options. Feeding your toddler and/or pumping during group is welcomed!

This group is a space for the gestational and/or breastfeeding parent only. We have a separate Monday & Friday Social Group that is open to all.

This group is a space for People of Color to build community, get support, and share their unique joys and challenges of pregnancy and early parenthood, and is led by IBCLC Tina Pangelinan. Topics cover all the highs and lows of pregnancy and early parenting, and include but are not limited to: feeding, sleeping, child development, balancing work and baby, self-care and more. This is a group for the whole family.

Every day, your baby is changing and so is your feeding story! Enjoy talking with other parents + an experienced IBCLC, about the joys and puzzles of your growing baby. Bring your questions and insights about the transitions underway—be it return to work or staying home a little longer, finding manageable sleep routines, starting solids, thinking about weaning, or toddler nursing. This group is for the gestational and/or breastfeeding parent only. Our Social & Play Groups are open to all.

This class is for expecting parents who want to be prepared for using bottles or other alternative feeding methods in the first 2-3 months of postpartum. We will cover available feeding tools, when to use them, and how to read baby's cues for responsive feeding rather than scheduled feeding. Participants will leave class with a foundation for understanding their options on feeding baby away from the chest/breast. Insurance covered class, registration includes gestational parent + a support person.

Babywearing can be an invaluable tool in early parenting and can help you conveniently(!) meet your baby's needs while attending to your own. In this class we'll cover: babywearing benefits, newborn safety, positioning, comfort (for baby and you!). We'll demonstrate each of the major types of carriers, and discuss pros/cons so that you can choose the best carrier(s) for you, with plenty of time for questions. Registration includes you + a support person.

This IN-PERSON class gives expectant parents evidence-based information to get breastfeeding off to a good start (for VIRTUAL keep scrolling). We'll discuss the learning curve of the early weeks and what to do if things aren’t unfolding as planned. Then we’ll explore pumps and other tools that help parents maintain the breastfeeding relationship in our modern lives. Ask your questions throughout, so you can feel more prepared to welcome your baby. Registration includes gestational parent + a support per

This class gives expectant parents evidence-based information to get breastfeeding off to a good start. We will discuss the learning curve of the early weeks + what to do if things aren’t unfolding as planned. Then we’ll explore pumps and other tools that help parents maintain the breastfeeding relationship. Ask your questions throughout, so you can feel more prepared to welcome your baby. Registration includes gestational parent + a support person.

This class is VIRTUAL, look for Saturday IN-PERSON

This much loved class reviews the basics of breastfeeding and discusses how to support the breastfeeding parent. Questions are encouraged! This class is intended for fathers, partners, co-parents and others who are supporting the breastfeeding parent. This is an instructor led class where discussion and questions are invited.
To encourage questions and open discussion, this is a space for only NON-gestational parents, partners, and support persons.

Our financial planning class addresses concerns that new parents face as they adjust to the financial realities of caring for children. Topics will include budgeting, college savings, insurance needs, funding your retirement, and childcare costs, estate planning. The class is great for moms, dads, and even grandparents! http://andrewsoles.nm.com/

Registration for this class includes includes gestational parent + a support person.

This prenatal class provides an overview of caring for your new breastfed baby. We will cover typical infant development, reading your baby’s cues for breastfeeding and other needs, the basics of bathing and diapering, soothing techniques, safe sleep, and tips for thriving in the newborn period. Expectant parents will leave this class with a foundation to get early parenting off to a great start! Class price includes gestational parent + a support person.

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