New Parent Classes
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 five options at various price points for families to choose from.
"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 Essentials (4-Week Series)
A series of 4 individual 2-hour classes to deep dive into the most important topics to families in the immediate postpartum period through the first year of life. This includes both baby care and postpartum recovery for the parent(s). This series is intended for expecting parents and other involved care providers.
A series of 2 individual 2-hour classes to deep dive into all things baby. This class series only covers baby care and other baby-related topics to make you feel like a baby-whisperer! The focus is on ages birth through 6 months. This class is a great fit for both expectant families, and families who have already welcomed baby.
Topics include:
Day 1: Preparing for Baby and the Postpartum Period
Typical postpartum recovery timeline
Comfort measures for the birthing person to assist in physical and emotional healing
Nutrition
How to get partner(s) involved & defining roles and responsibilities
Building your village
Day 2: What to Expect from your Newborn
Newborn procedures & appointments
Common characteristics of a newborn baby
Recognizing warning signs and when to call the doctor or other medical professional
Identifying newborn cues and what they mean
Crying
Soothing techniques
Day 3: A Day in the Life
Overview of feeding options and strategies (breast/body feeding, bottle feeding breastmilk and/or formula, pumping)
Diapers, stool, bathing and clothing
Safe sleep & realistic sleep expectations
Developmentally appropriate play ideas
Baby items to consider for your home
Day 4: Beyond the Fourth Trimester
Going back to work (for 1 or both parents)
Childcare
Travel
Solid Foods
Baby-proofing
Resources & referrals
This class is $300 per couple. An additional attendee may be added for $200 (as an add-on to an already registered couple).
Newborn Care Essentials (2-Week Series)
A series of 2 individual 2-hour classes to deep dive into all things baby. This class series only covers baby care and other baby-related topics to make you feel like a baby-whisperer! The focus is on ages birth through 6 months. This class is a great fit for both expectant families, and families who have already welcomed baby.
Topics include:
Day 1: What to Expect from your Newborn
Newborn procedures & appointments
Common characteristics of a newborn baby
Recognizing warning signs and when to call the doctor or other medical professional
Identifying newborn cues and what they mean
Soothing techniques
Day 2: A Day in the Life
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
Developmentally appropriate play ideas
Baby items to consider
This class is $150 per couple. An additional attendee may be added for $100 (as an add-on to an already registered couple).
New Parent Bootcamp (1-Week 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 $100 per couple. An additional attendee may be added for $50 (as an add-on to an already registered couple).
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.
This class costs $125 per hour for a single family unit (up to 6 people).