Lydia's Prenatal Class

Appreciation of Postnatal Support

Dear Lydia,

Thank you for your kindly reply.

I am overjoyed to hear you are coming back on June, and I am looking forward to see you very soon, Of course purchase the child care CD from you. pls kindly let me know the exact place later.

This is my greatest honor to meet you before I gave birth to my son, I learnt a lot form your class and it also affects my husband involve into child caring and he definitely a great help during the labor process.

I am glad to tell you that I don't have any stretch mark at all and my tummy looks great as before, thank you for introducing the Lierac products.

A close friend of mind just got pregnant and i just forward your email to her immediately. i hope she can also benefit from your class like me.

Moreover, I want to let you know we seldom see someone who has so much passions and enthusiasm about her career, you are the one that I admire so much. Besides helping me to have a easier pregnancy and laboring, you are even make my life more positive.

Thanks god I met you in my life! Thank you Lydia!

Thanks and Regards,

Ivy Lee Class HK0707 Date: 15 April 2008______________

5 Nov 2007

Dear Lydia,

Thank you so much for your consultations, I've been breastfeeding better & better each day, & these 2 days, Misia can even latch on her own, she knows how to open wide before coming to my breast....I'm really very thankful for that! & another good news is, my nipples have fully recovered, & feeding time has decreased (only 15min per side) due to more mature milk & my baby feels full faster! also I don't need to use my pump anymore, that means she can have fresh breast milk for every meal!!

I love breastfeeding my baby, the bonding that involved cannot be described by words, seeing her satisfying look makes me feel so important to her, & seeing her diapers getting heavier each time proves that I'm feeding her well, too!

Thank you , Lydia, for your continue support, without your encouragement, I'm afraid I have already quitted breastfeeding at the most difficult time!! (when both engorgement & bleeding nipples occurred at the same time!)

Will keep you updated!

Regards,

Jenny & Kenneth (MS0709)

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Oct 2007

Dear Lydia,

Thank you very much! Special for your excellent prenatal class. I did all the steps what you teach in the class. It helps me a lot to relief the pain. Also I glad to let you know the breastfeeding is doing very well so far. My baby girl knows how to suck at the skin to skin moment. I have lots of colostrum so that I can feed her every two hours in the recovery room.

I don't think I can do it so smooth without your help. Thank you very much again! Best wishes to your and your family!

Carol Poon (MS0709)

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15 Feb 07

Dear Lydia,

You're very welcome, Lydia. You're doing a superb job
as what you teach is really valuable to me. I had a
very quick delivery so I didn't get to experience
whether the back massages or the jacuzzi or the tennis
balls helped ease the pain or not. But everything else
you talked about, especially about breastfeeding, is
treasure to me.

There were times indeed in the first weeks when I was
so tired and frustrated that I wanted to stop
breastfeeding. But your motto 'it's a better day
tomorrow' really helped me go through those hard
times. Now Caleb is eating very well, sucking well and
is getting heavier and heavier. So I must thank you
for keeping my motivation up! I do plan to breastfeed
for at least 6 months. I'll try to introduce the
bottle to him some time after his 10-week mark.

Thanks once again, Lydia. FYI I'm a certified Chinese
translator and interpreter, so if you need anything
that involves translation give me a call. I'll be more
than willing to do some typesetting and translation
for you.

Take care.

Alice. Leung MS0608

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Feb 2006

Dear Lydia

Thank you very much. We appreciate very very much that you have given us an excellence "Prenatal Class" In this class we have learnt a lot of new things for how to take care baby and very important is "Breastfeeding" technical.

I still remember when we immigrated to Toronto. We are worry when we are expecting a baby regarding how to take care, how to breastfeeding, how to...... A lot of questions. We never know in Toronto we can found a great person to teach me. Is you "Lydia Ling" You told me never never give up.You taught me how to do the best. Now my baby is born. I can applied everything that I have learnt in class and find them very useful. I never worry & panic to take care baby. We found a lot of fun when breastfeeding, Finger Feeding, Latching, 3D..............

Anyway, You are always on my mine.

Love

Maggie & Edward & Ian Class: MS0510

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6 November 2005

Hello Lydia,

Thank you for all your help. Our daughter has successfully learn to eat from the breast. It only took 1 day of feeding with the tube and she has learned the proper way of eating.

My milk has come and i have stopped supplementing with formula as well. For the last two days, she has been fed with breast milk only. She has also provided 4 stools daily, so I think that she should be ok.

Thanks again.

Shuki, Danny and Kasie Class: MS0506

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12 November 2005

Dear Lydia,

I am still breastfeeding, but only 3 times a day because Ivan is taking
yogurt and other solids. It's amazing to see how much I save. I never have
to buy even a single can of formula. Maybe you can consider showing a chart
to your new students, calculate exactly how much one can save if we
breastfeed our babies' in the first year.

MS0410 had a few informal gatherings; I know many of us are still
breastfeeding. Thanks again for your passion on promoting breastfeeding.

Love in Christ,
Wendy & Pierre (Class: MS0410)

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24th Dec 2004

Hi, Lydia,

Wish you and your loved families a Merry Christmas and Happy New year!

I was your prenatal class student in "Metro Square April" class. My daughter Brightly (Chingching) was born in June 15. Thanks for all the great skills and confidence you gave me, I have been successfully breast-feeding for 6 months already. My daughter is very healthy and happy. She is 18 lbs, 69cm. Her weight is in the 90% curve. Her both physical and mental development are all very good/in advance to her peers. I believe my dedicate breast-feeding in past 6 months is one of the key reason for this. You were right, the bonding when breast-feeding was so wonderful. Chingching and I are enjoying it very much. When I saw any mom feeding their children with bottles, I would be very angry. I become a promoter for breast-feeding. :o) I've strongly recommended some of my friends to breast-feed their babies and join your classes.

Well, just want to use this opportunity to say thank you! Wish you lots of love, peace and success in year 2005. Let more moms enjoy the greatest experience with their babies.

Please see attached greeting from my daughter.

Eva Huang (Class: MS0404)

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23 November 2004

After almost one month of being new parents, we realized that Lydia's prenatal class is the most valuable course for our new life. If you went to a driving school to learn how to drive a car, you definitely should attend Lydia's course to learn how to take care of a baby. Not to mention so many useful babycare products and a lot of helpful information, Lydia's 25-year experience and her incomparable passion gave us CONFIDENCE AND MUST-ACHIEVE-DETERMINATION ON BREASTFEEDING, so we did not just give it a try, we have been SUCCESSFUL on breastfeeding right from the beginning!

Now we are very glad that our baby is eating a lot everyday and we do not have to worry about milk and bottles at all, and we know our baby is growing healthy because of the breastfeeding. I do suggest new parents come to Lydia's class before having your baby, time and money you spend here will be the best investment for your child.

Cherry and Frank (MS047)


February 25, 2004 I was a student of Lydia’s prenatal class in about 20 years ago, and now is my daughter’s turn. The sessions not only provide detailed information on pregnancy, laboring, breastfeeding and baby care to my daughter, Phoebe, but also a refreshment class for myself, and that helps me in taking care of Phoebe and her new born baby. Both Phoebe and I found the course is very informative, with Lydia’s lively presentation skills, the
information can be understood and remembered easily. Lydia shared her valuable experience which is so knowledgeable and practical, and I’m sure it can hardly be found from the books. After attended the course, we are confident and well prepared in welcoming the new live. Lydia has also done the market research on the products for mother and baby; she offers us the best products in a very competitive price. This really saved us time and money in such a busy and critical moment. Phoebe has successfully breastfed her baby for more than five months. Both of them are happy and healthy. Lydia, thanks so much for your support, keep up your excellent work. We are proud to be your students, and will highly recommend your prenatal class to anyone we know. Phoebe Sin/Linda Ching (C0302B)
10 Feb 2004 Lydia, I write to tell you how lucky I was to have attended your prenatal class. Prior to attending your class, I always prepared myself for a Caesarian as I was always told about the painful experience that one had for trying to give natural birth. Luckily, at your class, you have given so much detail about the delivery process that we know what to look for and what to do at every stage. Your class was also conducted in
such a practical and interesting way that I could recall nearly everything you said during the actual process. Unexpectedly, the actual process went very smoothly. I could even walk to feed my baby within the first two hours. I would therefore highly recommend your class to anyone who is as nervous as me about natural childbirth but wishes to be well informed so that they can at least psychologically prepare for it. Your class has also convinced me about the benefits of breastfeeding. Being a working mom, I think it would be difficult to break your two and a half years' record. However, having breastfed my baby for three months already, I feel that it has no substitute. Keep it up!! I think it would be a great loss if you decide not to hold any more classes. Regards, Elsa Ho HK0309 Sep 26, 2003 Dear Lydia, Praise God that our daughter Charis Christabel Liu has joyously arrived! She was born on July 10, 2003. It's by God's grace that it just took us 4 hours from first-pain to delivery. I also want to say thank you because during my birth pains I practiced all the breathing and relaxing techniques you've taught us and they have been so helpful, even the nurses were amazed about that! My "painful" expectations had turned out to be a very short and manageable experience. I am sure this breathing exercise will continue to benefit a lot of moms. I also want to thank you for your passion and support in helping me to persevere through my first steps of breastfeeding. Your ongoing phone calls helped and consoled me a lot. Indeed, breastfeeding is not easy. I was very frustrated during the first month and I can understand how easy it is for new moms to give up - with lots of physical pain and tiredness. However, Charis is now 2.5 months old and she is breastfeeding very well since last 2 weeks. I've stopped supplementing her with formula now. May God continue to bless your ministry! William, Connie & Charis 22 May 03 Hi Lydia, I'm yr student in C0302. Just wanna to bring you the news that a baby boy has been added to our family. He was born on May 20. He is a big boy weighted at 8lbs 4 oz. Both mom and the baby are doing fine. The baby has a little bit problem in a special care. Thanked God I can still breastfeed him successfully after 1 day and a half. Lydia, just want to let you know again, your teaching on breathing & relaxation helps me coping the pain a lot without any medication. One more thing, I can tell you that I didn't scream out during labour & I can tell the nurse check me out during the transitional period and all these knowledge are from you. Thank you very much. Here are a couple of pictures to show you how he looks like.... May God keep bless your job & support in breastfeeding. Take care. Love, Cynthia Poon (C0302) 19 May 2003 Dear Lydia, I am your student who attend class from this Feb. Just want to let u know that I have my labour on May 15. It is a baby boy who weighed 7 lbs 3 oz. Steven and I have named him Owen. Thank you for the lectures you offered. They were extremely beneficial to my whole labour which let me has a smooth and confident process. Now, I have started breastfeeding for a couple of days. Things have also been gradually picked up. Once again, thank you very much. I will try to send you some pictures once I have them ready. By the way, I really enjoy all the products that I have gotten from you. Best regards, Stella Hou (C0302) 27 July 2002 Hi Lydia, Did I tell you that my labor only takes four and a half hour! Thanks! I cant stand the pain so I took the epidural but the Pent, Pent , Blow really did help. Since the nurse told me that the cervix was fully dilated and I stopped adding the dosage to the epidural and I felt the urge to push, I used the Pent, Pent, Blow until the doctor told me to. The actually pushing time was just 20 minutes. Thanks for the great lessons and your support that you have given. Edward & Heather (C0202) 28th October 2001 Dear Lydia, Our baby is now 11 weeks old and I feel that I am in a better position to comment on your prenatal classes. The prenatal exercises and breathing exercises you advised had helped me smoothly deliver the baby within 5 hours. The various methods of delivery were clearly explained by yourself and the doctor you invited, relieving my threat as a first-time mother. The breastfeeding techniques illustrated with photographs and demonstrations were the key to successful nursing. My baby is thriving. He has gained 6 lbs now. Most of the products you introduced proved to be necessities during the stay in the hospital and the postpartum period. Last of all, we would like to thank you for the continual support and advice you provided during the postpartum period. Wynne Leung (H0105A )