Infant Feeding & Lactation Virtual Drop-In Group
Let It Be Birth is thrilled to be able to offer a regular virtual drop-in group for infant feeding and lactation support. All genders, family structures, feeding choices and people are welcome to attend this group.
July & August 2023 Group Times:
Meeting Location
In order to keep our littlest clients safe and healthy (especially during cold and flu season), we are only offering a virtual drop in groups. Access to our virtual waiting room can be found in the button at the bottom of this section. (You do not need to have zoom to access our virtual meeting room as we use Doxy.me, a secure, HIPAA-compliant telehealth platform with easy access!)
Commonly discussed concerns and issues:
Everyone is welcome! This is a safe space for:
Fees:
This service is complimentary to current Let It Be Birth clients. Community members are all welcome to attend and there is a suggested donation of $15-$40 to Maria Pardo, BSN, RN, IBCLC. Maria's Venmo will be linked in the waiting room for the group. If you cannot afford the suggested donation, we still welcome you to attend and participate fully in this resource!
* Check back in Mid-August for our Fall and Winter dates!
* Currently we are only offering an English group, with plans to offer a Spanish group in the Fall of 2023.
July & August 2023 Group Times:
- Wednesday, July 19th, 2023 ~ 1:00-2:30pm
- Wednesday, August 2nd , 2023 ~ 1:00-2:30pm
- Wednesday, August 16th, 2023 ~ 1:00-2:30pm
- Wednesday, August 30th, 2023 ~ 1:00-2:30pm
Meeting Location
In order to keep our littlest clients safe and healthy (especially during cold and flu season), we are only offering a virtual drop in groups. Access to our virtual waiting room can be found in the button at the bottom of this section. (You do not need to have zoom to access our virtual meeting room as we use Doxy.me, a secure, HIPAA-compliant telehealth platform with easy access!)
Commonly discussed concerns and issues:
- Infant feeding patterns
- Latching concerns and questions
- Weaning decision making
- Pumping questions
- Returning to work, or preparing to leave baby
- Supply struggles - both oversupply and undersupply
Everyone is welcome! This is a safe space for:
- Lactating and latching parents
- Exclusively pumping parents
- Combo-feeding parents
- Formula feeding parents
- Pregnant people who are interested in learning more about infant feeding
Fees:
This service is complimentary to current Let It Be Birth clients. Community members are all welcome to attend and there is a suggested donation of $15-$40 to Maria Pardo, BSN, RN, IBCLC. Maria's Venmo will be linked in the waiting room for the group. If you cannot afford the suggested donation, we still welcome you to attend and participate fully in this resource!
* Check back in Mid-August for our Fall and Winter dates!
* Currently we are only offering an English group, with plans to offer a Spanish group in the Fall of 2023.
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Local Perinatal Service & Healthcare Providers:
Please feel free to print this flyer and post it in your office or include it with your client handouts and resources. (it does not have specific dates on it so you don't have to change the flyer every time we update our calendar!) |
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Group Assistant Application
Are you a newer birth worker who is looking to gain more knowledge about lactation support, infant feeding and local feeding resources? We are looking for volunteers to help Maria with the group!
The duties include:
Assistant Requirements:
The duties include:
- Managing the virtual waiting room, letting members in as they arrive
- Monitoring the group chat and queueing the group's questions for Maria
- Sending resources and links to members inside the chat as needed
- Taking notes and copying down client contact information for Maria as needed
Assistant Requirements:
- Strong internet connection and computer access (this cannot be done from a phone)
- English language proficiency
- Sign and acknowledgement of Let It Be Birth, Perinatal Services, LLC's Beliefs Statement
- Sign Let It Be Birth, Perinatal Services, LLC's Confidentiality forms
- Ideally, we would like a commitment of 4-6 groups, and we do understand that many of or volunteer assistants will be on call for their own birth work. In the event that you need to cancel, we will cover your duties for you!
- Nice to have: Spanish language proficiency as we are hoping to launch our Spanish group in the fall!