Newborn Classes
Location: Central Austin
Cost: $75
Instructor: Sheri Russell, CPM, LM
For more information or to register please email or call 529-2544
Baby 101
Baby 101 is a comprehensive class designed to teach new expectant parents what to expect and how to care for their newborn during the first 12 weeks after the birth.
Much information is given regarding pregnancy and birth but little is mentioned about what to do once the baby arrives. Many parents are left feeling overwhelmed about how to care for this tiny creature.
As a postpartum doula, one of the things I noticed time and again was the list of questions parents had for me in the first couple of weeks after the birth. I decided to offer this class to give parents information before the baby arrives so that they would feel better prepared in caring for their newborn.
The goal of this class to help shorten the learning curve and ease the transition into parenting by providing relevant information so that new parents can relax and enjoy the newest addition to their family.
Class topics include information on caring for the new mother, breastfeeding, specifics of newborn care, including bathing, cord care, soothing techniques, swaddling, newborn reflexes and development and general newborn care.
This is an informative 3 hour class that allows ample time for questions and discussion at the end of each section. Parents will leave with the information they need to feel comfortable caring for their new baby.
Handouts included. Cost: $75 per couple for one 3-hour class
Much information is given regarding pregnancy and birth but little is mentioned about what to do once the baby arrives. Many parents are left feeling overwhelmed about how to care for this tiny creature.
As a postpartum doula, one of the things I noticed time and again was the list of questions parents had for me in the first couple of weeks after the birth. I decided to offer this class to give parents information before the baby arrives so that they would feel better prepared in caring for their newborn.
The goal of this class to help shorten the learning curve and ease the transition into parenting by providing relevant information so that new parents can relax and enjoy the newest addition to their family.
Class topics include information on caring for the new mother, breastfeeding, specifics of newborn care, including bathing, cord care, soothing techniques, swaddling, newborn reflexes and development and general newborn care.
This is an informative 3 hour class that allows ample time for questions and discussion at the end of each section. Parents will leave with the information they need to feel comfortable caring for their new baby.
Handouts included. Cost: $75 per couple for one 3-hour class
Class Outline
WHAT TO EXPECT in the first 24 hours after the birth: initial breastfeeding, routine hospital procedures, hepatitis B vaccine, dye in cord, eye prophylaxis, initial bathing, taking baby to the nursery, sleeping/rooming in with baby.
BREASTFEEDING: proper latching/positioning, importance of colostrum, how much/how often to feed, types of breast milk, engorgement, blocked ducts, mastitis, sore/cracked nipples, nursing bras, common problems/solutions, foods to avoid, milk supply, infant weight gain, pumping a bottles, bottle feeding, when to call a lactation consultant.
BABY BASICS: cord care, diapering, bathing, nail care, swaddling, normal but unusual newborn characteristics, crying, shaken baby syndrome, jaundice, thrush, reflux/colic, SIDS, plagiocephaly, umbilical hernia, caring for circumcised/uncircumcised penis, cradle cap, baby acne/rashes, fontanels, dehydration, hematomas/caput, overheating, sleeping including: (newborn sleep patterns, positions, soothing/calming techniques, pacifiers, infant massage),charting, traveling with baby, wearing baby, when to call your health care provider, reality of a new baby.
CARING FOR THE NEW MOTHER: importance of rest, fluid intake, nutrition, hormones and nursing, getting help, postpartum depression, c-sections, setting up a baby station, making time for yourself, keeping your sanity.
SUPPLIES: nursery necessities, what you absolutely need, what you can borrow, car seats/proper installation, baby clothes/washing, diapers.
NEWBORN DEVELOPMENT: what to expect week by week, bonding, temperament, attachment, cognitive development, newborn abilities, baby reflexes, growth patterns, sleep patterns, landmarks.
RESOURCES: La Leche League, American Red Cross, Chiropractors, Labor Doulas, Family Connections, Postpartum Support, Mothers Milk Bank, Lactation Consultants, Diaper Services, Recommended Reading.
BREASTFEEDING: proper latching/positioning, importance of colostrum, how much/how often to feed, types of breast milk, engorgement, blocked ducts, mastitis, sore/cracked nipples, nursing bras, common problems/solutions, foods to avoid, milk supply, infant weight gain, pumping a bottles, bottle feeding, when to call a lactation consultant.
BABY BASICS: cord care, diapering, bathing, nail care, swaddling, normal but unusual newborn characteristics, crying, shaken baby syndrome, jaundice, thrush, reflux/colic, SIDS, plagiocephaly, umbilical hernia, caring for circumcised/uncircumcised penis, cradle cap, baby acne/rashes, fontanels, dehydration, hematomas/caput, overheating, sleeping including: (newborn sleep patterns, positions, soothing/calming techniques, pacifiers, infant massage),charting, traveling with baby, wearing baby, when to call your health care provider, reality of a new baby.
CARING FOR THE NEW MOTHER: importance of rest, fluid intake, nutrition, hormones and nursing, getting help, postpartum depression, c-sections, setting up a baby station, making time for yourself, keeping your sanity.
SUPPLIES: nursery necessities, what you absolutely need, what you can borrow, car seats/proper installation, baby clothes/washing, diapers.
NEWBORN DEVELOPMENT: what to expect week by week, bonding, temperament, attachment, cognitive development, newborn abilities, baby reflexes, growth patterns, sleep patterns, landmarks.
RESOURCES: La Leche League, American Red Cross, Chiropractors, Labor Doulas, Family Connections, Postpartum Support, Mothers Milk Bank, Lactation Consultants, Diaper Services, Recommended Reading.
