Baby Carrier Support
Online Consultations
Cost: $50
This 45 Minute remote Session can take place anywhere you are comfortable and with flexible scheduling.
This session can include:
- Troubleshooting carrier fit
- Learning to use a new carrier
- Exploring additional features/carry positions of a current carrier
- Demonstration and Use of different carrier types
- Opinion on available carriers based on your wearing scenario
- Lactation Support
Private Consultations
In-Office: $100 (60 minutes)
This session can include:
- Troubleshooting carrier fit
- Learning to use a new carrier from the on-site carrier library
- Exploring additional features/carry positions of a current carrier
- Demonstration and Use of different carrier types
- Opinion on available carriers based on your wearing scenario
- Lactation Support
This is a great gift for a baby shower or an expectant friend or family member. This is a wonderful alternative for those who benefit from learning in a one-on-one environment.
In-home: $200 (90 minutes)
By Appointment Only – Register Here
Getting out of the house with a new baby can be tough! Or maybe you have a few kids and can’t wrangle them all to a consult. No problem! I can come to you! I will bring an extensive carrier stash and weighted demo dolls – and tailor a session to your personal needs.
Invite a couple of friends and make it a party – group discounts are available!
Group Classes and Seminars
Let me design a presentation to speak to your specific needs as an educator community.
Using Babywearing To Meet Your Breastfeeding Goals
90-minute session
We will discuss the physiological benefits involved in breastfeeding success that can be supported by the act of babywearing. The session will also touch on some realities of early breastfeeding difficulties and how we can help caregivers avoid them. The second half will include a demonstration of ways to safely nurse in different carriers, information on safety concerns while breastfeeding in carriers, and examples of attire that can make breastfeeding more manageable in a carrier.
Topics will include:
- Which carriers are easiest to breastfeed in
- How using a baby carrier can help increase milk supply and improve breastfeeding duration
- How to breastfeed in a carrier
- Proper positioning for feeding in a carrier
- How to adjust wardrobe to accommodate feeding in a carrier
- Tips from a seasoned vet for discreet public nursing
Advanced Wrapping Workshop for Educators
2-day workshop (10 hours)/ Email Jay for inquiries
*Significant discounts available to Non-Profit groups or For-Profit groups working with vulnerable populations. Please email me.
This 2-day workshop is intended for those who are working as Prenatal and Postpartum educators. It is aimed at improving your skill set with woven wraps, and increasing your ability to teach wrapping through better understanding of wrap mechanics, and demystifying wrapping terminology. We will cover a series of front, hip, and back carries with both a short and long wrap – leading up to fancy finishes at the end of the second day. You will leave feeling confident in your wrapping skills, and your ability to teach wrapping. No prior woven wrap experience is necessary.
Babywearing for Birth Workers
Contact Jay for upcoming dates
This class will give you the confidence to support your clients with their baby carrier needs during the 4th Trimester. This class is suited for Doulas, Midwives, Lactation Consultants, Breastfeeding Peer Counselors, and more.
This is a small class with ample opportunity for hands-on practice.
We will cover:
– Supporting Breastfeeding Goals
– Biology of “Skin-to-Skin”
– Proper positioning in a carrier
– Age-appropriate carrier types
– Hands-on instruction and practice with five major carrier types (Stretchy Carrier, Woven Wrap, Ring Sling, Meh Dai, and an overview of newer infant Buckle Carriers
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