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New Parent & Newborn Care Education Classes prepare you to embrace the postpartum period with confidence! The perfect compliment to a Childbirth Education Class, these classes only focus on the time after birth. New Parent classes cover the postpartum recovery period for the birthing person, the parental experience, and newborn and infant care topics. Newborn Care classes focus only on baby-related topics.
Many new parents have little to no experience with newborns and infants, and have never received any formal education or training to prepare them for bringing baby home. There tends to be a higher emphasis on education and preparation for pregnancy, labor & delivery, and then new parents are left with relatively little support once baby arrives. This often leads to parents crowdsourcing information on social media and doing a deep-dive on google, which can both be overwhelming, confusing and undermine confidence. Not only that, but it is incredibly easy to stumble across information that is not evidence-based, or even unsafe.
Everyone is welcome in my classes - from grandparents, nannies, other support people, and families of all styles, shapes, and sizes.
I offer 4 options at various price points for families to choose from.
"Ask Me Anything" Call (30 minutes)
"Ask Me Anything" Call (30 minutes)
Do you just have a few burning questions that you want answered before baby arrives? Need help creating your baby registry or organizing your nursery? Has your baby already arrived and you need some specific guidance at their current stage in life? This might be the perfect option for you!
I offer evidence-based information and advice for childbirth planning, postpartum recovery, infant care from birth through 1 year, and childcare consulting.
Your initial call is $75 (discounted to $50 for families who have attended an in-person class). Follow-up calls are $35 per 15 minutes. All calls include an additional support email free of charge!
New Parent Guide (Group Class)
New Parent Guide (Group Class)
A single 3-hour class focused on the basics for the first 12 weeks after birth (for both parents and baby). This class is a great fit for both expectant families, and families who have already welcomed baby.
Topics include:
Typical postpartum healing timeline, comfort measures, and things to be on the lookout for
Common characteristics of a newborn baby
Recognizing warning signs and when to call the doctor or other medical professional
Overview of feeding options and strategies (breast/body feeding, bottle feeding breastmilk and/or formula, pumping)
Diapers, stool, bathing and clothing
Safe sleep and sleep expectations
Soothing techniques
Baby items to consider
This class is $150 per couple. An additional attendee may be added for $50 (as an add-on to an already registered couple). I only offer this class 3 times per year OR if you put together your own group of 2+ expectant couples.
Grandparent Guide
Grandparent Guide
A class focused on grandparents! This private 2-hour class covers the baby care basics for the first 12 weeks after birth, including changes in care recommendations that have been made in recent years (and why). This class is a great fit for first time grandparents, or any caretaker wanting a refresher on baby care and navigating family dynamics.
Topics include:
Transition to grandparenthood & boundaries
Common characteristics of a newborn baby
How you can help postpartum
Overview of feeding (breast/body feeding, bottle feeding breastmilk and/or formula, pumping)
Diapers, stool, bathing and clothing
Safe sleep and sleep expectations
Soothing techniques
Baby items to consider
This class is $100 per couple and only offered virtually. An additional attendee may be added for $50 (as an add-on to an already registered couple).
Private Class (Custom)
Private Class (Custom)
This class is custom tailored to your needs, and taught in your own home. This can range from a single visit to a series. This class can be a great option after baby is born, particularly if you do not have the assistance of a postpartum doula. Prior to the class, we will walk though a list of potential topics together and choose what we want to focus on. This class is great fit to be done with grandparents, and can be done during pregnancy, after birth, or a combination of the two. The average class lasts 3 hours.
This class costs $125 per hour for a single family unit (up to 6 people).
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