Breastfeeding Education for Pregnant Women with Diabetes - Dari 5th June (ONLINE ONLY CLASS)

About this event

The Breastfeeding education sessions for pregnant women with diabetes (Dari speaking workshop) runs monthly on a Thursday for one and a half hours from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm. This FREE program is an ONLINE only workshop.

This breastfeeding workshop is designed to give you the correct information about diabetes, gestational diabetes and breastfeeding your baby. A member of the lactation team is the facilitator along with a Dari speaking Interpreter. This program will provide additional information not provided in other breastfeeding programs.

We recommend booking our Positive Breastfeeding class or free Breastfeeding Information Session.

For more information, don't hesitate to contact your educator or the coordinators via WSLHD-Westmead-parentingeducation@health.nsw.gov.au for any questions or queries.

Topics:

• The importance of breastfeeding with diabetes

• Gaining confidence with hand-expressing

• How to store Colostrum before baby's birth

• The importance of skin-to-skin immediately after birth

• Feeding frequently and effectively

• Managing low blood sugar levels in baby and avoiding separation

• What happens if my baby needs to go to the Special Care Nursery

• Breastfeeding resources

Bookings Essential

Cost: FREE

If you have any questions, email wslhd-westmead-parentingeducation@health.nsw.gov.au

Please feel free to bring a partner or support person with you. There is no need for them to have a ticket; you just need to get one for yourself. The ticket is Free (for two people).