A Baby! Now What?! – Newborn Care
Our newborn can seem like a tiny, strange creature from another planet. She may not look or act the way we expected, and often seems a random mash-up of confusing wiggles, cries, jerks, staring, sleeping and suckling episodes. Who is this little person? And what, on earth, are we to do with him?
Join other families as we explore these amazing, sweet, and strong (if confounding!) little beings. Learn that instead of being made up of random and impossible to understand behaviors, they are actually highly organized and communicative. As we begin to recognize the journey our newborn has made from inside to out and the ways she engages with the world, we discover how to more confidently and effectively respond to her needs. As we learn to respond to his needs, we discover a calmer, more settled baby, and a life that supports parents’ rest and well being, as well as baby’s.
Below you will find a sample class meditation audio recording as well as a video about Choices In Birth that we encourage families to watch as early in pregnancy as possible. (This topic is explored in more depth in the Informed Choices workshop.
SYLLABUS
- The Awareness Scan (birth meditation)
- The Power of LOVE + SAFETY in Birth
- Supporting the hormones of Labor
- Understanding the role of birth support
- Breath for Birth
- Understanding Breath as a Superpower
- Belly Breathing (exercise)
- The Transforming Body
- The Changing Structures of Birth
- The Changing Structures of Birth
- The Labor Process
- Pre-labor and Early Labor
- Active Labor
- Transition
- Pushing + Birth
- Delivery of the Placenta
- Recognizing Preterm Labor
- When to call your Practitioner/Go to the Hospital
- The Mental + Emotional Journey of Birth
Class Resources
Can’t thank you enough for your classes on labor/delivery. I was able to deliver him lying down on my side. Your pushing info along laboring techniques all came in very handy. [Our doctor] said we had done our homework!