03/01/2026
Hi mommies 👩🍼
I’m so excited to announce that I’ll be hosting a 4-week Breastfeeding Course here at Our Village - every Wednesday evening in January.
This is a deep, practical, evidence-based course that covers everything I WISH every parent knew sooner. If you’re pregnant, newly postpartum, or wanting to feel more confident - this is truly for you.
Here’s what we’ll cover each week:
🌟 WEEK 1: Positioning, Latching & Hunger Cues + KMC Basics
✔ Understanding newborn feeding patterns
✔ Deep latch made simple (preventing pain!)
✔ How to read hunger cues before crying
✔ Skin-to-skin (KMC): calming baby, boosting oxytocin, improving milk flow
✔ Why stress affects let-down, not milk production
✔ The first 1–2 days: colostrum, expectations & “is my baby getting enough?”
✔ Breastfeeding after C-section & safe newborn positioning
🌟 WEEK 2: Pumps, Bottles, Dummies, Milk Storage & Ni**le Shields
✔ How to choose the right breast pump
✔ Correct fl**ge sizing (so important!)
✔ Introducing bottles safely (paced feeding)
✔ Expressed milk storage guide (simple + clear)
✔ When dummies are helpful vs when they interrupt feeding
✔ Ni**le shields — evidence-based use, correct fit, and when they actually improve transfer
✔ How to protect supply when using bottles or shields
🌟 WEEK 3: Milk Production, Colostrum harvesting & Common Challenges
✔ Understanding YOUR “Magic Number” for healthy supply
✔ Oversupply, undersupply & how to fix both
✔ Pain, cracked ni***es, engorgement & mastitis (what research says)
✔ Tongue ties: what is normal vs what needs help
✔ Colostrum harvesting (when, how, and who should avoid it)
✔ Pumping routines + returning to work without losing supply
✔ Real-life troubleshooting: cluster feeding, fussy evenings, refusal, fast let-down
🌟 WEEK 4: The First 1000 Days + Communication & Early Language
✔ Why the first 1000 days shape lifelong brain development
✔ Breastmilk & the immune system (stem cells, HMOs, antibodies)
✔ How feeding, bonding & early connection support speech + language
✔ Sensory development & early milestones
✔ Simple ways to support communication from day one
✔ Building routines that support calm feeding & bonding
This course is packed with practical skills, supportive guidance, and current research.
You’ll walk away feeling confident, prepared, and empowered - not overwhelmed.
🌼 Cost: R2000 for the full 4-week series
🌼 Small, intimate group sessions
🌼 Includes handouts, resources, and ongoing WhatsApp support
If you’d like to book your spot or need more info, just pop me a message 💛
I’d absolutely love to support you on this journey.
-Monique
SPIQUE Speech Therapy & Lactation Support 🍼✨
www.spique.co.za
