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SUMMARY:Preparing to Breastfeed: Learn the basics of breastfeeding with Mo
 Co Lactation
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DESCRIPTION:Join MoCo Lactation's founder Stephanie Weinberg\, IBCLC as sh
 e walks us through the path of successfully breastfeeding your baby. .\
 nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/17496162
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>By the end of this virtual program\, paren
 ts will understand&nbsp\;how to stimulate a full milk supply\, how to latc
 h and ensure your baby is drinking enough from your breast\, and how to fi
 nd professional lactation support.</p>\n<p><br />*While this program refer
 s to &ldquo\;breastfeeding&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;mothers&rdquo\;\, it is int
 ended to be inclusive to all families and parents\, including those who id
 entify as the birthing parent and prefer to use the term chestfeeding to d
 escribe feeding their baby from their breasts/chest.</p>\n<p><br /><strong
 >Did you know:</strong> The World Health Organization (WHO)\, the Centers 
 for Disease Control (CDC)\, and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) r
 ecommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of an infant&rsquo
 \;s life. While 82% of families are exclusively breastfeeding when they le
 ave the hospital following birth\, only 23.7% of families are exclusively 
 breastfeeding at 6 months of life.<br /><em>-Breastfeeding Report Card Uni
 ted States\, 2020</em></p>\n<p><br /><strong>About the presenter:</strong>
  Stephanie Weiberg is an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultan
 t\, the highest<br />credential available to lactation. Stephanie left her
  15 year career in technology in 2019 to pursue a career in lactation and 
 launched her private practice MoCo Lactation in 2024.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p></p>\
 n<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000\;">A Zoom Link will be sent to all
  registered attendees\, approximately 24-hours before the program begins.&
 nbsp\;</span></strong></p>\n<p><span style="color: #ff0000\;">You will nee
 d to be signed into Zoom to attend this program via the web.</span></p>\n<
 p><span style="color: #ff0000\;">To sign in\, you must first create a free
  account: <a href="https://zoom.us/signup">https://zoom.us/signup</a></spa
 n></p>\n<p><span style="color: #ff0000\;">Once you are signed in on Zoom\,
  return to this page and click on the link below to join the program.</spa
 n></p>\n<p>---</p>\n<p>Checkout all of the great resources MCPL has to off
 er for our youngest customers:</p>\n<p><span style="color: #0000ff\;"><str
 ong><a href="https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/library/for-you/babies-tod
 dlers-preschoolers.html" style="color: #0000ff\;">Babies\, Toddlers\, and 
 Preschoolers</a></strong></span>&nbsp\;- MCPL resource for parents of youn
 g children&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><span style="color: #0000ff\;"><strong><a href="
 https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/library/programs/hatchlings.html" style
 ="color: #0000ff\;">Hatchlings: Parent Workshop</a></strong></span> - An i
 nteractive early literacy program for new and expectant parents.</p>\n<p><
 strong><a href="https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/library/programs/1000-b
 ooks-before-kindergarten.html"><span style="color: #0000ff\;">1\,000 Books
  Before Kindergarten</span></a></strong>&nbsp\;- sign up online today\, an
 d print out your child's reading log and your list of Early Literacy Momen
 ts&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>And don't forget to&nbsp\;<strong><span style="color: #0
 000ff\;"><a href="https://montgomerycountymd.gov/library/services/card.htm
 l" style="color: #0000ff\;">Get a Library Card</a></span></strong>&nbsp\;t
 oday!</p>\n<p style="border: 5px solid black\; padding: 50px\; background-
 image: linear-gradient(to right\, #f1d45e\,#F2CD37\,#f1d45e)\;">By joining
  this Virtual MCPL program\, you agree to abide by our&nbsp\;<span style="
 text-decoration: underline\;"><a href="https://montgomerycountymd.gov/libr
 ary/policies/behavior.html">rules of conduct</a>.</span>&nbsp\;Library sta
 ff has the authority to remove you from this program if we deem your behav
 ior to be inappropriate\, to ensure the safety of staff and customers.<br 
 /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline\;"><a href="https://montgo
 merycountymd.gov/library/policies/zoom.html">Learn about MCPL's Zoom Secur
 ity Settings</a></span></p>\n<p><strong>Accommodation Requests</strong></p
 >\n<p>People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request&nbsp\;<strong>
 <a href="https://montgomerycountymd.gov/Library/accessibility/interpreter.
 html">English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation</a></str
 ong>&nbsp\;at least five days before the library-sponsored program they pl
 an to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program M
 anager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.</p>\n<p>cm 1
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