Free Childbirth Education Classes
January 14, 2020
Well Child Center has partnered with Advocate Sherman Hospital to offer Childbirth Education classes. These classes are taught in 4-week sessions by certified instructors every month. Expectant mothers are provided with instruction and support to help navigate pregnancy through the postpartum period. The class schedule is as follows: Tuesdays 5:45 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Week
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Invest in Breastfeeding
August 8, 2019
“What have you heard about pumping your breastmilk when you return to work?” We ask this question every day at the WIC clinic. I share with interested clients that I pumped breastmilk for two of my three kids and encourage them to continue to breastfeed while working as well. I cried a lot when I
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Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week with Us!
August 1, 2019
Breastfeeding aficionados, this blog’s for you! Is there anything quite as special as a mom cradling and nursing her newborn baby? The oldest image of a mother breastfeeding dates back to Babylon, approximately 2003-1595 B.C. and throughout history breastfeeding sustained life. However, in 2019 a simple internet search for “breastfeeding” produces over 100 million results
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