Breastfeeding while on course

[Holas13]

Has anybody had to sit a speed awareness course while breastfeeding baby? I have a 12 week old, on demand, cluster feeding baby and have just spoken to a very curt woman who feels she knows what would be a sufficient amount of feeding for MY baby on that day.

[spekulatius]

How long is the course? Could someone bring baby in during break for you to feed?

[chumbler]

you have the right to feed your baby whenever, whenever. go for it

[tbtc]

For starters, forget about the curt woman..keep her out of the issue.

The course is 4hrs long in which there are 2 comfort breaks.

When is your course ie will your baby be a bit older then?

If your baby is THAT fussy you will not be able to concentrate on the course and I guess that's something you need to raise with the police who offered you a place on the course. Is there a deadline by which you have to take it?

Is she in any sort of routine? e.g. can you delay giving him/her a massive feed until just before you go in, leave the baby with someone else and then top her up during the breaks? Do you have a partner? At 12 weeks old, someone who knows the baby well should be able to hold the fort for 4 hours.

[LIZS]

There is normally a window of a couple of months in which to book the course. Could you arrange it for as late as possible so your baby would be older. I did a language course when dd was that age and couldn't concentrate fully so got less out of it.

[Holas13]

Thanks all of you for your comments, suggestions. The course was today, it all worked out in the end. I was quite annoyed yesterday by the person I'd originally spoken to and was seeking some reassurance/advice. Once I'd calmed down though, I called them back up again and managed to speak to someone in charge, who then had to put a call in to the police! In the end... My other half came along and brought baby to me during the break (always the plan), I fed her prior to the course too (as you would). They provided me with space to feed discreetly and reassured me that if I needed to pop out to feed her again then that would be fine. That was all I'd called up for originally and yet felt like i was asking for the world. The breaks aren't long enough really and i was late back but they were fine. I had already pushed the course as far as they would allow and thought by 3 months we'd have feeding sorted, but 3 months is nothing really! That said though she was fine in the end. The course itself... Very interesting!! I obviously wouldn't recommend speeding but found the course great and can't understand why it's not just compulsory as a refresher or part of your lessons to begin with.

[tbtc]

I'm so glad it all worked out in the end. A bit of compromise and understanding from both sides is often all that is needed.

The woman you spoke to first sounds like a moron.

I have also heard that these courses are very humbling eye openers.