Brooklyn Birthing Center

Breastfeeding for Expecting Parents with Paula
2013-02-12 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Namaste Yoga of Kensington, 482 Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11218, United States
This course will cover everything you need to know about breastfeeding! Topics will include:

Why is it so important to breastfeed?
What can we do to prepare ourselves for breastfeeding?
Breastfeeding at the hospital / birthing center and at home
Nutrition, positioning and latch-on
What expect when your milk comes in
How to use a breast pump
Baby wearing to promote breastfeeding

And much more! Partners are welcome.
Paula Utilla
Paula Utilla studied and practiced nursing for over 5 years in Ontario, Canada before moving to New York. She became passionate about breastfeeding while nursing her own two children, and served as a La Leche League Leader for over 4 years. She currently leads monthly breastfeeding support groups in Brooklyn South, offers prenatal and postpartum breastfeeding support to parents at Brooklyn Birthing Center, and teaches and promotes breastfeeding through the WIC program at Maimonides Medical Center. All in all, Paula offers lactation support to over 50 new moms every month! She was recognized as a Brooklyn Woman of Distinction for breastfeeding leadership by the City of New York and Courier Life in 2011.

BBC Orientation
2013-02-10 12:00 - 14:30 | BBC2, 2187 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11229, United States
Read more about BBC on our Learn More page, and then use the link on the sidebar to sign up for an orientation!

BBC Orientation
2013-02-06 19:00 - 20:30, 2013-01-30 18:30 - 20:00, 2013-01-27 10:30 - 12:00, 2013-01-23 06:30 - 20:00, 2013-01-13 10:30 - 12:00, 2013-01-09 18:30 - 20:00, 2013-01-02 18:30 - 20:00 | Brooklyn Birthing Center, 2183 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11229, United States

Movie Night! Conscious Birthing: Our Stories
2013-01-31 19:00 - 20:30 | BBC2, 2187 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11229, United States
Join BBC for an intimate screening of this 60-minute documentary directed by Ilana Kresch, CPM. Conscious Birthing: Our Stories explores pregnancy and birth choices through interviews with new and expecting parents, doulas, and midwives. The film also follows one couple through their pregnancy, and includes footage of their beautiful water birth!
Director Ilana Kresch will be in attendance! Ilana is a CPM, nursing student, and BBC intern. The film is primarily in English with subtitles in Spanish.
PLEASE RSVP on Facebook or e-mail rachelanne@brooklynbirthingcenter.com if you would like to attend!

BBC Orientation
2013-01-16 18:30 - 20:00 | Brooklyn Birthing Center, 2183 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn, 11229, United States
