Infant Feeding 101
Feel informed and prepared to feed your baby—however your feeding journey unfolds.
Feeding your newborn can come with a lot of questions. How often should they eat? How do you know they're getting enough? What does a good latch actually look like? When should you pump or introduce a bottle? And what happens if feeding doesn't go the way you expected?
Infant Feeding 101 is a practical, evidence-based prenatal workshop designed to help you understand what feeding really looks like in the first hours, days, and weeks after birth.
Whether you plan to breastfeed, pump, bottle-feed, use formula, combine feeding methods, or are still figuring out what feels right for your family, you'll leave with realistic expectations, practical tools, and a better understanding of how to respond to your baby's feeding needs.
What You'll Learn
During this two-hour workshop, you'll learn:
What to expect with feeding in the first hours, days, and weeks after birth
How milk production works, along with newborn hunger cues, feeding patterns, and how to know your baby is getting enough
Breastfeeding basics, including positioning, latch, and common early challenges
Hand expression and pumping basics, including flange fit and getting comfortable with your pump
Bottle feeding, paced feeding, formula, supplementation, and combination feeding
How to prepare for feeding when birth or the early postpartum period doesn't go as planned
When to reach out for additional lactation or medical support
Bring Your Breast Pump
Already have your breast pump? Bring it with you!
Lindsay will walk you through pumping basics and flange fit so you can become familiar with your pump before you're trying to figure it out while also caring for a newborn.
Don't have one yet? That's completely fine - you can still fully participate in the workshop.
Partners Are Part of the Conversation
Partners and support people are strongly encouraged to attend.
You'll both learn practical ways a support person can recognize feeding cues, support breastfeeding or pumping, help with bottle feeding, and take an active role in feeding and caring for your newborn.
Who Is This Workshop For?
Infant Feeding 101 is for expectant parents who want to feel more prepared for feeding before their baby arrives - whether this is your first baby, you've experienced feeding challenges before, or you simply want a better understanding of your options.
You don't need to have your feeding plan figured out before you come. This is a space to learn, ask questions, and make informed decisions based on your baby's needs and your family's individual goals.
Meet Lindsay
With more than 20 years of experience caring for newborns and their families, Lindsay Leighton-Smith is a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant dedicated to helping families feel confident in their feeding journey.
As the founder of Shoreline Lactation & Beyond, Lindsay provides evidence-based support for breastfeeding, pumping, bottle feeding, combination feeding, and more. She works with families of healthy newborns, premature infants, NICU graduates, and medically complex babies, creating realistic, individualized care plans that meet each family where they are.
Lindsay's compassionate, family-centered approach combines advanced neonatal expertise with practical feeding support. When appropriate, she collaborates with pediatricians and other healthcare professionals to provide seamless, coordinated care.
Workshop Details
Saturdays, 10:00 AM–12:00 PM (2 hours)
When:
Offered every other month
Schedule:
$95 per couple
Cost:
Partners or support people are encouraged to attend and are included in the registration price.
Classes are intentionally kept small to allow time for questions, discussion, and individualized guidance.
Reserve your spot below.