How to Ace the Infant Feeding Coach™ Program

Welcome to the Infant Feeding Coach™ Program!

We are so delighted you have made this commitment to elevating your Infant Feeding knowledge and that you are joining us on this exciting journey.

We want you to get the absolute most that you can out of the program and fly through the course with grace and ease.

We have outlined below some of our top tips, how to get in touch if you are having any issues, what you can expect from us, as well as our expectations of you.  

We honestly couldn’t be more excited about you joining the Infant Feeding Coach™

Community!

Communication

Throughout the course we will communicate via the Infant Feeding Coach™ Facebook Group specific to the cohort you are joining, which you will receive an invitation to join prior to your start date.  You will also receive an invite to our primary Infant Feeding Collective Facebook Community Group, for ongoing communication and support throughout your course, and after your course has finished.  Please keep a close eye on this group for interesting articles and discussions.

When joining your cohorts FB group, please do a short introduction via video – it’s always a great way to get to know everyone and to put faces to names.

If you have any questions or concerns please email info@theinfantfeedingacademy.co.uk and we will respond during office hours.

Intention

Intention is everything! Before you start, I want you to think about exactly what it is you want to get from this program.  Is it more money?  Is it more clients?  Or is it that you just want to get a better understanding of Infant feeding, in order to use these skills whilst you are supporting your clients in the way that you already do.  Is it to build new relationships with other people in your current field, or the field of Infant Feeding and meet potential new collaborators? 

Engaging with the materials

At this stage I want you to think specifically, not so much about what you want for your business, but what you want from the course.   What is it that you want to learn about Infant Feeding that has drawn you to this program?  And alongside that I want you to consider your intention towards engaging with the materials?  Are you going to spend a specific amount of time on listening to the modules and then filling in your workbook?   What is your intention with our Facebook community group? Are you going to check in for 10 mins every day, share articles and ask questions, or catch up once a week?

I want you to think about how you are going to apply yourself intentionally as I know that if you really do that you will get the most you can get out of this exciting Infant Feeding Journey. 

Tech for the live sessions

Please attend the live tutorials using a laptop or desktop computer to ensure the best experience. Phones are not recommended due to limited screen size, which makes it difficult to view presentations and participate effectively in breakout group activities. This ensures you can fully engage with the content and your peers during the session.

Creating space

The next thing I want you to think about is creating space in your diary. 

What do you need to do for yourself to make your time in this program really impact your practice?  This is so important.  All of us have got 24 hours in the day and all of us are already using them! So how are you going to create the time and space for yourself to expand your knowledge with this program? 

What might you need to let go of practically, which will create the space you need for the 3 months of the course? 

I want you to think, where can I create space in my life?  Where can I create space in my diary?  What can I put at the bottom of my priority list? Or delegate to somebody else, in order for me to create more time for the Infant Feeding Coach Program? 

Physically – where can you be asking for more support?  Can someone else do any of the tasks that you do in order to create the time to do the work, so that ultimately you can grow your business? 

Finally, and this might be the most important one, what do you need to let go of emotionally to enable you to expand your skills, knowledge, and participation? – what stories about your capabilities do you need to let go of to really engage and get the best out of this opportunity?  For instance, I’m dyslexic, and this story held me back, stopped me from producing this course for several years, and therefore not fulfilling my true potential.  This story stopped me from making the huge impact that I want to make in order for new families to be better supported on their parenting journey and ultimately improve all aspects of the infant feeding world.   

Why is this program important to you?

I’m going to ask you to write this down! Copy it onto a post-it note, use coloured pens and stick it to your computer screen! 

Look at it every day. 

Why is it important to you personally?  Why is it important to your family? Why is it important to your clients? 

What difference is it going to make to you on a personal level, when you go through this program, and you achieve what it is you wanted to?

I want you to stick this somewhere where you will see it every day so that when you are having a busy day or week and it all feels too much of a struggle to fit everything in, you are reminded of why you signed up and the huge impact you are going to make to the families you serve.  

What will help you focus?

I am asking you to minimise distractions and think about what you are booking into your diary for the duration of the program. 

Live tutorial nights need to be kept sacred, so you don’t miss out.  Use the weeks where there are no lives to make a start on the next module.  

Time blocking – make it non-negotiable that between 11-1 pm on a Sunday you will do your course work, or 4 pm and 7 pm on Tuesday.  Whatever suits you.  It needs to be non-negotiable.

Put your phone on Airplane mode! 

Pre-plan your diary at the weekend, so that other opportunities don’t clash with your commitment to the program.  

I am going to ask you to focus on expanding your Infant feeding knowledge for the duration of your training so that you really get traction and feel accomplished by the time you graduate.  

Be a valued member of the Infant Feeding Coach™ Community

Commit to sharing. The more you put in the more you will get out.   

Be supportive, answer people’s queries and questions, and ask questions yourself.  The rest of the group will support you.

Your answers

Now answer the questions in the pre-course assignment ‘Breastfeeding Debrief’ document, which you need to download from the menu. 

We can’t wait to have you on the course!