Pregnancy + Newborns Parenting Course

All the questions you really have about pregnancy and the first few days. Topics include:

baby preparation

• “Where do I start when it comes to having a baby?”
• General preparation for pregnancy
• “Who can be on your birthing team?”
• “Our birth didn’t go as planned.”
• Stop Shaming + Blaming
• How to think about a baby who is late?
• Detox before trying to get pregnant
• Taking time off work around due date/after?
• Planned C-Section?
• When to interview a pediatrician and what questions to ask?

How to have a healthy pregnancy – pre/during

• What can mom do to improve changes of healthy pregnancy
• Supplements during pregnancy
• Get baby out faster
• Foods to avoid during pregnancy

What you’ll need

• Stuff to keep with you while pregnant
• The hospital bag/baby bag/nursery
• What do you need for breastfeeding? Pacifier?
• What do I need for the car?
• What medical items should I keep at home… and strollers and carriers explained.

Labor, Birth, beyond

• What will labor be like. What was our labor like?
• What will happen at the hospital? In hospital procedures – Vitamin K, Hep B
• Home breastfeeding

qUESTIONS ABOUT BIRTH YOU MIGHT NOT ASK

• Fear – “Will I be a good parent?”
• Drinking
• Sex – before/during/after pregnancy
• Botox
• Travel or all the things you may not have time to do for awhile
• Family around baby
• Help at home
• Should I love being parent?
• Love at first sight? Not always
• Partum/Postpartum depression/blues
• Placenta encapsulation, genetic testing, storing cord blood
• Baby sleep tips
• Advice from others – everyone has an opinion!