Current Topics for discussion:

• How to hire a Postpartum Doula 

• How to Hire a Caregiver

• Baby-wearing & Attachment Parenting

• Hug Your Baby - learning your newborn's body language

• Happiest Baby on the Block & the Snoo

Happiest Baby On The Block & The Snoo

Parents routinely leave their new babies alone – in dark quiet – for many hours each day. Yet, since infants are cuddled, shushed and jiggled 24/7 in the womb…this deep stillness is actually a form of sensory deprivation! Removed from all soothing rhythms, infants cry more and sleep less. And, the stress this may cause can crush a new parent’s confidence and provoke depression, breastfeeding failure, risky sleeping practices and shaken baby syndrome. The Happiest Baby promotes three key concepts based on Dr. Harvey Karp’s insights into infant development:

• The Missing 4th Trimester – During the first three months after birth, babies need many hours of rocking and holding, mimicking the constant nurturing they enjoyed in the womb.

• The Calming Reflex – A newly observed, neonatal reflex that can soothe a young baby’s crying.

• The 5 S’s – Five specific ways to imitate the womb and turn on the Calming Reflex.

In this training, parents will learn exactly what is needed to know to quickly boost confidence and learn valuable skills to quickly calm most crying and to promote better, safer sleep.

Hug Your Baby - learning your newborn's body language

Today’s parents face small concerns and (sometimes even) big challenges! This evidence-based class will help parents prevent and solve common early parenting problems and  increase their confidence as new parents. By the end of the class parents will have a deeper understanding of their newborns body language and cues.

Workshop includes skills to: Prevent and solve problems with baby’s sleeping & crying, facilitate parent-child interaction and utilize dynamic HUG Strategies (learning the different zones).

Baby-wearing & Attachment Parenting

In this day and age so many baby products detach you from your baby i.e stroller, car seat, bouncy chair, just to name a few. This course you will learn the many different kinds of ways to wear your baby by using tools like Ring slings, Ergos, Baby Bjorn, Moby wraps, etc.. We will explore the ideas of attachment parent in today’s modern world and what that can look like for your lifestyle and in your home.

How to Hire a Caregiver

Your maternity or paternity leave has come to the end and now you are faced with the decision to hire a caregiver, but you don’t know how to even begin. In the class I walk you through the steps of hiring a caregiver. We will explore the many options such as: hiring off Craigslist to working with an agency, what questions to ask when interviewing, what expectations to have, how to deal with holidays/vacations and how to pay your caregiver. This is an excellent course to get your started on your caregiver search.

How to hire a Postpartum Doula 

“Are you a Postpartum Doula or a night nurse or a night nanny or what?” There is much confusion that surrounds titles and positions when it comes to caring  for your newborn. As a parent-to-be you are being proactive and wanting to plan ahead, but you can’t seem to get a straight answer on who to hire. This class is for you!  We will dive deep on the differences, the type of care to expect and how to hire a newborn caregiver.