Re: Re: BF class curriculum

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One suggestion I received from a new mother (who had taken a breastfeeding course at the hospital) was to add the "what if's". What is the I have a cesarean? What if my baby has to go to NBSCU? What if I leave the hospital without latching? This mom left the hospital without latching, with flat nipples (that do actually pull out) and a nipple shield. When she called me for in-home assistance she was pumping 30 times a day and giving EBM by bottle. Her thought was, if I only had a resource list of who to call when she had a "what if". The class she attended only discussed the how's and why's of breastfeeding when everything went as planned. Dana Dana Schmidt, RN, IBCLC, CLECradlehold, DirectorBreastfeeding Education & Supportwww.cradlehold.netwww.facebook.com/cradleholdhttp://twitter.com/cradleholdProviding the minimum amount of intervention for the minimum amount of time for maximum benefit to mother and baby

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i think it's important to remember, when formulating a curriculum, that people in general retain something like 10% of what they hear and 75-90% of what they DO. so games, interactive materials, etc. will be really important.

lyla

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that's funny! Dana Schmidt, RN, IBCLC, CLECradlehold, DirectorBreastfeeding Education & Supportwww.cradlehold.netwww.facebook.com/cradleholdhttp://twitter.com/cradleholdProviding the minimum amount of intervention for the minimum amount of time for maximum benefit to mother and babyTo: Sent: Sat, February 13, 2010 2:06:08 PMSubject: Re: BF class curriculum

I've taught perinatal, breastfeeding and newborn classes for over 15 years. I use 2-4 types of curriculum and it is very related to the length of your class, and your audience of course.

You can begin by creating your learner objectives, or in other words just brainstorming what it is you believe your clients would like to know or will benefit from knowing.

Organize the objectives by topic, place them into a sensible sequence, meaning teaching how milk is made or information about the value of skin to skin would typically come before you offer material about returning to work. Then flesh out the content for each topic.

In order to make your classes most realistic I recommend that you encourage your students to not sleep for 36-48 hours before class, drink a 64 oz. Big Gulp and not use the restroom, sit on a pin cushion while you facilitate, request housekeeping to clean the classroom while your class is in session, and be sure to provide them with a wet, brand new puppy to practice with.

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> any tips on creating a BF class curriculum?

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> I want to offer a prenatal class and a 0-4 mos "class".

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> I am an LLL Leader and it is hard to break out of the LLL model, which is good but not a class that people are paying for.

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> thanks for any and all resources, ideas, words of encouragement. ..

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> Eve

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