Basic Newborn Care & Beyond

This class is a 2 week course that will help navigate your new baby. The first week will cover birth through your hospital stay. The second week will cover various tips and guides to get through the next 3 months.

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This is a 2 week class - registration date-and-time reflects the first session, and you are informed of the subsequent scheduled class session by the Presenter.

New parents make many decisions as they care for their newborn. The class provides the guidance and support needed as parents go through "on-the-job-training" during an infant's first three months of life. Topics covered include: infant bathing and dressing, various ways the infant communicates through crying, how to watch for infant cues related to overstimulation, communication and hunger, sleep patterns, signs of illness, when to call a care provider and the needs and adjustments of becoming a family.  Only one registration required per couple.

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