Ante-natal class #3: breast-feeding

On Tuesday we attended our penultimate ante-natal class which was entirely devoted to breast-feeding.

There was the (now fairly familiar) sales pitch on why breast-feeding is so beneficial to both mother and child.

There were also detailed instructions on how to get the baby to properly attach to the breast and some "DO"s and "DON'T"s from NHS guidelines. These included no nipple protectors or "expressing of milk" - in fact no intervention of any kind - in the first 6 weeks.

The final session next Tuesday will be with the health visitor.