Breastfeeding 101
In this workshop you will learn:
- Practical advice to get breastfeeding off to the best start at the hospital and at home
- Benefits of skin-to-skin contact
- How to tell that your baby is getting enough at the breast
- Practice the latch with dolls – the latch is the KEY to breastfeeding success
- Babywearing
- Natural solutions to breastfeeding problems
- How a partner can help support a mother through breastfeeding difficulties
Let the scientific research and practical tips we provide give you all you need to reach YOUR breastfeeding goals. Included is a complementary call after your baby is born to trouble-shoot any concerns. The key is that you feel supported throughout your journey.
Please note - during the COVID-19 Crisis, our classes are being held online until it is safe for our clinics to reopen. Prior to the class start time, you will receive a message from your instructor with a zoom link for the class. Looking forward to seeing you in person again soon! Once it is safe for our clinics to reopen, these classes will once again be held in person.
Please note - during the COVID-19 Crisis, our classes are being held online until it is safe for our clinics to reopen. Prior to the class start time, you will receive a message from your instructor with a zoom link for the class. Looking forward to seeing you in person again soon! Once it is safe for our clinics to reopen, these classes will once again be held in person.
Cancellation Policy
Classes and workshops are non-refundable. Cancellations made more than 2 weeks prior to the start of the class/workshop will be credited in full to your account. Cancellations made less than 2 weeks or after class has started will not be credited.
Changes such as switching into another class or workshop may be made without penalty if the change is requested 2 weeks prior to the commencement of the workshop.
In the event that a class or workshop is cancelled, registered students are eligible for a refund or may select an alternative and equally priced class or workshop option.
On occasion, teachers may be substituted at short notice; in such cases the cancellation policy still applies. There’s no exception to this policy. We thank you for your understanding.
Class / Workshop Facilitators
Taya GriffinLactation ConsultantTaya is an Internationally Certified Board Lactation Consultant who is passionate about helping mothers prepare for their breastfeeding journey and supporting them, at home or in the hospital, to reach their individual breastfeeding goals. Taya also co-hosts and facilitates the breastfeeding workshops and clinics at West End Mamas.
Taya is a graduate of the International Breastfeeding Centre/ Newman Breastfeeding Clinic Lactation Medicine Program where she worked as an intern directly under Dr. Jack Newman and Edith Kernerman. She is also a graduate of the Ontario College of Homeopathic Medicine where she holds a Professional Diploma in Health Sciences and Homeopathic Medicine.
For more information on Taya Griffin, or to book an appointment with her, visit her website or call her directly:
Class / Workshop Facilitators
- Taya GriffinLactation Consultant
Taya is an Internationally Certified Board Lactation Consultant who is passionate about helping mothers prepare for their breastfeeding journey and supporting them, at home or in the hospital, to reach their individual breastfeeding goals. Taya also co-hosts and facilitates the breastfeeding workshops and clinics at West End Mamas.
Taya is a graduate of the International Breastfeeding Centre/ Newman Breastfeeding Clinic Lactation Medicine Program where she worked as an intern directly under Dr. Jack Newman and Edith Kernerman. She is also a graduate of the Ontario College of Homeopathic Medicine where she holds a Professional Diploma in Health Sciences and Homeopathic Medicine.
For more information on Taya Griffin, or to book an appointment with her, visit her website or call her directly:
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Please note - during the COVID-19 Crisis, our classes are being held online until it is safe for our clinics to reopen. Prior to the class start time, you will receive a message from your instructor with a zoom link for the class. Looking forward to seeing you in person again soon! Once it is safe for our clinics to reopen, these classes will once again be held in person.
Please note - during the COVID-19 Crisis, our classes are being held online until it is safe for our clinics to reopen. Prior to the class start time, you will receive a message from your instructor with a zoom link for the class. Looking forward to seeing you in person again soon! Once it is safe for our clinics to reopen, these classes will once again be held in person.
