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Have you been wondering if you should take an online breastfeeding course but don’t have a whole lot of money to spend?
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New and expectant mamas should not have to worry about how they are going to afford a breastfeeding class. Fortunately, there are many incredible free online breastfeeding courses and resources out there if you know where to look.
While breastfeeding is natural, it certainly doesn’t guarantee that it will come easily or without practice.
An online breastfeeding course is a great option for learning about the basics of breastfeeding from the convenience of your own home. You can gain confidence and be so much more prepared as you begin your breastfeeding journey.
So let’s get started with these amazing free and affordable online breastfeeding courses!
Free Online Breastfeeding Courses
1. Simply Breastfeeding
In partnership with Evenflo Feeding, this full length course will “prepare you with the knowledge and support you need to reach your breastfeeding goals.”
Update 2/21: The free promotional period for this course has recently ended. However, you can still go here to sign up for a 20% off coupon.
2. First Latch
FirstLatch.Net is a site dedicated to providing learning opportunities in lactation and breastfeeding skills, especially for breastfeeding supporters (such as nurses.) But they also offer a free online breastfeeding class for parents!
Their 3-video training series covers how to get breastfeeding right from the start, avoiding and solving common breastfeeding problems, and what family and friends need to know to support breastfeeding moms.
Click here to access the videos!
3. Office on Women’s Health
The U.S. Office on Women’s Health has many valuable, free resources available to pregnant women including a free Guide to Breastfeeding and video trainings. This quick Guide to Breastfeeding comes in PDF format and can be printed or downloaded directly to your tablet, eReader, or smartphone and covers all the basics fast!
The resource videos cover a wide range of breastfeeding topics such as the secrets to breastfeeding success, staying healthy and eating well, and daddy duty to name a few.
4. Milkology
The Ultimate Breastfeeding Class by Stacey at Milkology is one of the most popular and affordable online breastfeeding courses around at $27.
She also offers your choice of a complementary 5 day email course for signing up to her newsletter. The following mini course options are available for FREE:
- BREASTFEEDING BOOT CAMP (Discover the 5 Secrets to Success)
- HACK THE BREAST PUMP (Master Maximizing Your Output)
- LACTATION SLIM DOWN (Lose Weight While Makin’ Milk)
Sign up for a Milkology mini course here!
5. Medela
Medela has a program called “The Mom’s Room” on their website offering free, educational resources for nursing moms. You can sign up for free here to start getting tips and tricks, free gifts, and access to experts.
They also offer a wonderful online breastfeeding course for moms called “Breastfeeding University.” The cost to enroll online is $25. But if you register a Medela Pump on their website you get access to the course for FREE!
The good news is if you have insurance you likely already qualify for a free, high-quality pump. Aeroflowbreastpumps.com is the easiest way I recommend tp get your breastpump online for free. They completely walk you through the steps and offer pumps from top of the line companies, including Medela. Check them out here if you still need to get your breastpump!
Have a Medela pump but haven’t registered it yet? No problem! All you need is your contact information and know which style of pump you have. It’s super easy. You can register your pump right here. It only takes a few minutes.
Perks like these are one of the biggest reasons I recommend new mamas to get their breastpumps before baby comes.
6. Breastfeeding Housecalls
This Texas-based lactation clinic offers a FREE prenatal breastfeeding class online. This course really gets into the nitty gritty of how the lactating breast works and breastfeeding management skills.
Click here to start the free class!
7. Cindy & Jana
Cindy and Jana, lactation consultants who have worked together for over 20 years, have a lovely website dedicated to breastfeeding education.
While their signature online breastfeeding course costs $40 they do offer a FREE ebook and free preview video lesson on comfortable breastfeeding positions!
You can sign up for your free copy of “5 Crucial Ways to Prepare for Breastfeeding” right here, and access their free course sample from “Simply Breastfeeding” right here! (Simply scroll down to the class menu to preview the video lesson Breastfeeding Positions: Getting Mom and Baby Comfy.)
8. Lactation Link
Lactation Link offers a completely free and fabulous 6 day email course that will “transform your breastfeeding from ‘eh, it seems to be going ok,’ to ‘YES! Iām rocking this and it feels amazing.’ā
Sign up for their free 6 day email course right here!
They also offer 3 paid courses on their site that go more in depth on a variety of topics including jaundice, nipple shields, thrush, mastitis, tongue tie, milk supply, and more.
If you feel you could benefit from one of their more specific trainings and want to purchase a course I have a lactation link promo code for you! Enter “jenny15” at checkout to save 15% on any Lactation Link online breastfeeding course.
9. Stanford Medicine
Stanford Medicine’s website is jam-packed with free video trainings and informational sheets about breastfeeding. They are actually one of the very first resources my lactation consultant directed me to in the hospital after the birth of my first baby. The videos are excellent and cover:
- Preparing for Successful Breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding in the First Hour
- A Perfect Latch
- Hand Expressing Milk
- Breastmilk Storage and Shipping
- & much more!
Click here to watch their online breastfeeding course videos for free!
10. Minnesota Momma
Jen, an RN and blogger at Minnesota Momma, has a free 6 day breastfeeding crash email course available on her blog for new subscribers! Geared for beginners, it’s a great place to start if you are a busy mom looking to learn all about the basics of breastfeeding.
Click here to sign up for her free crash course!
11. Breastfeeding Confidential
Andrea Tran, RN IBCLC at Breastfeeding Confidential, has an incredible blog filled with great tips and advice for breastfeeding moms. She also has a free resource library for subscribers which includes a free e-book, printable feeding logs, pumping checklists, make more milk reciple booklet and more!
Click here to sign up for her freebies!
In addition, Andrea is the author of the book “Breastfeed like a Boss: 52 Tips for the First Year of Breastfeeding.” Click here to learn more!
12. This Little Nest
Toni, mama to three little birds and blogger at This Little Nest, has a free breastfeeding email course called “Breastfeeding 101” where you will learn how to breastfeed like a pro! This is another free course great for getting information and tips for beginners.
Click here to get it for free!
13. The Baby Manual
The Baby Manual offers multiple wonderful courses including a complete baby care course for new parents and an in depth breastfeeding course for new mothers.
To support new moms during the Covid-19 outbreak they are currently offering their breastfeeding course for FREE!
Sign up on their homepage here!
If interested in purchasing any other class you can enter the baby manual coupon code “stork” for 10% off.
14. Kindle Unlimited
I happen to be of the (perhaps old-fashioned) opinion that books are still a great way to learn about a subject. And I have a trick for getting them free!
Start a free 30-day trial of Kindle Unlimited and gain access to unlimited books, including popular breastfeeding titles such as:
- Latch by Robin Kaplan
- Breastfeeding by Dr. Jack Newman
- Breastfeeding Handbook by Amanda Frey
- Nobody Tells You by Becca Maberly
More Affordable Online Breastfeeding Courses
While these courses currently do not offer any freebies, they are great online breastfeeding courses from qualified experts that are still totally affordable. So I figured I would share them as well!
Wow! I sure wish I would have known about these free online breastfeeding courses when I had my first baby!
1. New Little Life
Allison Tolman is a lactation counselor, nurse, birth doula and childbirth educator. She created New Little Life to share her knowledge and experience with other women.
Check out her course curriculum here!
2. Milk Sprout
Milk Sprout Online was created by mother of four and RN IBCLC Sarah Lang. She offers courses in breastfeeding, pumping, and a mini course on introducing a bottle.
Learn more about her classes here!
And that completes the list!
Now it’s your turn! Go sign up for a few (or ALL) of these great classes and be on your way to mastering the art of breastfeeding.
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5 Comments
lity
03/19/2020 at 6:41 amI got a lot of useful tips from this article. Thank you very much!
DommiesBlessed
10/20/2020 at 7:34 pmI took the Milkology email course and loved it! It has bite-size info that is practical and I actually learned new things despite being a breastfeeding mom with a decade of lived experience.
Jenny Hartley
10/22/2020 at 10:47 amThat’s awesome! Same here. That was one I wished I would have taken when pregnant! And the quick back to work pumping course they have is super helpful as well.
stephanie surjan
02/03/2021 at 7:33 amthanks for the article! I saw the baby manual is offering their $30 course free right now during the pandemic too! Yipee š
Jenny Hartley
02/03/2021 at 10:01 pmYes! So awesome! Thanks for sharing, Stephanie!