The Lactation Class

summer Enrollment Closes In:

the golden hour & evolution of feeding your baby

build your confidence

Prenatal foundational lactation class

with empowering education to support your GOLDEN HOUR & feeding journey

The Lactation Class is a foundational breastfeeding class to empower you to navigate the Golden Hour with successful breastfeeding. This class is designed to equip you with confidence, knowledge and tools supporting lactation in the early days and beyond. Feeding your baby is a journey and we will teach you the evolution of breastfeeding over the first two years. This class is designed to be taken during pregnancy for both parents or includes a support person.

What you can expect…

Connection with other expecting parents (birthing person & support partner)
Interactive in person lectures to empower and prepare you on evidence based and physiological lactation education
Q&A time with IBCLC Caitlin Bishop
Self Study Homework, journaling exercises and additional reading material
Willa’s Lactation Resource List & Recommendations

Caitlin Bishop MSN, RN, IBCLC

Caitlin is a mother, masters educated Registered Nurse (MSN, RN), and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). She is passionate about supporting families as they transition into parenthood, growing families, and all feeding journeys. She brings 9 years of neonatal nursing experience working with families during complex feeding journeys and medically complex infants while maintaining a passion for physiological care.

Ella Waite E-RYT, RPYT

Ella is a mother, wellness expert and certified yoga teacher E-RYT 200 and RPYT. Her teachings lead and empower you to move your body and believe in yourself through life, pregnancy and motherhood with the power of yoga. She has three children and knows first hand the lifestyle shift of breastfeeding babies. She has spent seven years of her life feeding babies with her body. When she is not working for Willa Wellness, you can find her on the golf course, cooking in her kitchen or folding mounds of laundry.

In this course, you’ll receive:

50+ page manual with detailed lecture notes, worksheets, resources, homework, images and journal prompts
Two, three hour long in-person sessions with optional Zoom call or recording to review
A community of other expecting parents to connect with before and after baby comes including a WhatsApp chat and our weekly sessions
Small group accountability with our weekly sessions and circle time where you share about your homework

Why take The Lactation Class?

This class is designed to help you and your partner feel confident, prepared, and supported from day one of your baby’s life. Here’s why it’s worth your time:

Set Yourself Up for Success in the Golden Hour: That first hour after birth—often called the golden hour—is a critical window for initiating breastfeeding.
Build Confidence Before Baby Arrives: Breastfeeding can be natural, but it isn’t always easy. This class arms you with real-life knowledge and strategies before you’re sleep-deprived and overwhelmed.
Know What’s Normal (and What’s Not)
Many new parents stop breastfeeding early due to preventable challenges. We’ll cover how milk supply works, latch and positioning tips, what to expect in the first days and weeks, and how to get help when you need it.
Get Your Partner Involved: Partners play a powerful role in breastfeeding success. This class helps both of you learn how to support the nursing parent physically, emotionally, and practically.
Navigate the First Year With Confidence: We’ll guide you beyond those early days—through growth spurts, pumping, returning to work, introducing solids, and weaning—so you feel prepared for every stage.

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the lactation class

summer session: two weekly sessions on thursdays 6:00 – 9:00pm

$175

Week One: August 14th
Week Two: August 21st

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the lactation class

Fall Session: two weekly sessions on thursdays 6:00 – 9:00pm

$175

Week One: October 16th
Week Two: October 23rd

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bundle the embodied birth class

seven weekly sessions on thursdays 6:00 – 9:00pm

$625

Week One: September 4th
Week Two: September 11th
Week Three: September 25th
Week Four: October 2nd
Week Five: October 9th
The Lactation Class Weeks 1-2 (Pick one: Summer or Fall Session)

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kind words

Willa’s Lactation Class introduced me to the beautiful and sometimes complicated world of breastfeeding. As a soon-to-be first time mom, the class helped to give me the confidence and resources needed to start my breastfeeding journey on the right footing immediately post-birth. From learning about different breastfeeding positions to colostrum collection to what to actually do during golden hour post-birth, I felt like I was provided tangible skills that helped to set me up for a successful lactation journey.

julie wilkins freck

“I am so glad I signed up for this on a whim. I didn’t think I would need breastfeeding education prior but I am so glad I had this information when I was postpartum, sleep deprived and happy I wasn’t searching google for information.”

Anonymous alumna

“I really appreciated the energy, real talk and enthusaisum of the teacher Caitlin. She is so knowledgeable and has a lot of experience working as an IBCLC in the NICU. This class is not just about breastfeeding but also prepares you for alternative scenarios without fear mongering. Bravo Caitlin!”

Anonymous alumna

Frequently Asked Questions

No. We do teach with the physiological birth process as the blueprint but we address all different birth experiences and how that might impact your golden hour experience and ways to navigate alternative scenarios.

No need to stress out before coming to class! You are never late for class. The doors will be open starting thirty minutes before class starts if you’d like to plan to come early and get settled in please do! Three knocks after class starts and we will come open the door for you.

Also, Life happens – you might need to miss a class. We get it. Please let us know sessions you can’t make it and we will Zoom you into class for the circle and lecture portion. The movement portion we will not Zoom. You will also have access to all of the recorded sessions on your course portal.

When you login to your account. In the upper right corner of the site is the login. After you login, that will take you to the links of the courses you have purchased.

Yes please. This class is designed for you the birthing parent and a support person that will be at the birth to do together. This could be your partner, husband, wife, friend, mother, doula, etc.

Please remember to bring 1 yoga mat, blanket, a bolster and water, tea or snacks. You can order or rent props through Willa Wellness. Please bring anything else you might need to make yourself comfortable as we will be seated and lecturing. Feel free to bring nut free snacks (we are in a nut free facility). You will want something to write with and take notes too.

Not at this time.

Our location is within Eastside Community School at Pine Lake Hall. The address is 5025 Issaquah-Pine Lake Rd SE Issaquah, WA 98029

In The Embodied Birth Class you and your birth partner will learn and practice the skills to stay connected to your inner wisdom during birth. In this class we focus on how you want your birth to feel and how you can navigate the many directions birth may take with confidence, mindfulness and trust.

The Embodied Birth Class meets for five weeks prior to The Lactation Class. This class is with Dr. Tara Morisson, DPT somatic pelvic floor physical therapist and Ella Waite.

Optional to bundle the classes right away at a discounted rate.

Feel ready, prepared & empowered…

This class is designed to help you and your partner feel confident, prepared, and supported from day one of your baby’s life.

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summer Enrollment Closes In:

the golden hour & evolution of feeding your baby