Mama Bird’s Approach

Madison Hendry believes breastfeeding is a healing process. Breastfeeding supplies mothers’ confidence in providing nourishment to their child and caring for them out of the womb. The intention of nature was to assist your baby in transitioning to outside of your womb easier as your body provides not only food but safety, warmth and comfort.

​Prevention is the key

Continuous support for beginning to end is pertinent. Through kindness, support and skills, Madison provides support to families to ensure they get the best start. She will provide you with honesty and evidence-based information. Her purpose for you is to assist with physical needs, emotional needs and be a reliable source of communication, support and resource. Madison is there to support mother and infant and to ensure overall health during pregnancy, birth and postpartum.

Visits with Madison Hendry

Madison Hendry’s goal is to help other mothers reach their birth and breastfeeding goals through overall support and extensive knowledge.

Madison understands that feeling safe and comfortable is critical to breastfeeding and ensures mother and baby are off to the best start. She will support you through offering prenatal education, birth support for in-home or hospital visits and celebrates the transition into motherhood with you. ​

Breastfeeding is not merely feeding your baby, it’s a special relationship. No matter what stage of motherhood you are in, Mama Bird is here to help through support, accurate information and a listening ear.

Certifications

• Certified Breastfeeding Educator BEC(BAI)
• Certified Birth Doula CD(BWI)
• Certified Kangaroula in Kangaroo Mother Care aka Skin to Skin Contact with World Renowned Trainers, Jill & Dr. Nils Bergman

Things you will cover when working with Mama Bird:​

• Labor & Birth Support
• Breastfeeding support immediately after birth
• Observing breastfeeding, latch and positioning
• Observing milk transfer while breastfeeding
• Look over your pregnancy and birth story
• Assist in establishing and maintaining breastfeeding and milk supply
• Sore nipples and clogged milk ducts
• Sore nipples
• Oversupply
• Assist with a safe sleep enviornment
• Infant and mother nutrition
• Hand expression of milk if needed
• Premature Infants
• Breastfeeding in the NICU
• and more!

Classes

For Professionals:

Breastfeeding Education for Professionals:

If you work with birthing families, this class is for you! Madison Hendry teaches you to support birthing families through evidence-based birth, lactation and breastfeeding care. In this class you will learn how birthing affects breastfeeding, why breastfeeding is important, why breastfeeding rates are where they are, breast anatomy, breastfeeding and the NICU, breastfeeding and sleep and so much more!

This is an entry level class and open to students or those already working with families.

For Parents: Prenatal Breastfeeding & 4th Trimester Class:

This class is in person or virtual and incomparable to a hospital class. To ensure all families are heard, these are hosted only in small groups.

Private Breastfeeding Class:

These classes are kept small and intimate. Here you will educate your mind, body and heart with all things motherhood. You will learn about what your baby will expect, how your body works to nourish your baby and how to care for your little one when they arrive. This class includes hands on activities by physically going through some motions of caring for your newborn. You will build confidence in parenthood and educate not only you, but your partner also. With the start and end of this class, you will do guided visualization and bringing a yoga mat is encouraged if you own one.

Hand Expression Class:

This is a private class where Madison Hendry will demonstrate hand expression of milk, assist mothers in techniques, milk storage and beyond. ​
Hand Expression is helpful for:

• Breast Engorgement
• Times of Separation 
• Increasing Milk Supply
• Gently Removing Milk
• Clogged Milk Ducts
• Convenience
• NO need for an Outlet
• Removing more Milk with Pumping
• Relaxation​

Mama Bird offers mentorships for professionals:

​If you’re looking to become a lactation professional or doula to gain breastfeeding knowledge, this is perfect for you.

Groups:

Through Mama Bird’s dedication to providing continuous birth, breastfeeding and motherhood support to families, she provides a free support group.

Holistic High-Risk Support Group:

This group is held on the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month from 8-9 PM through zoom. This group is free and for mothers with high-risk pregnancies or past NICU mothers to prepare for birth, breastfeeding and motherhood.

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