In our Caring for Your Newborn Class, you will learn essential skills you need to take care of your new baby in this fun, informative, hands-on class! A Mother’s Haven offers this class Newborn Baby Care Class for expectant parents to prepare you for your new roles as parents. In a small group setting to allow for more personalized attention, you will be given information to help you physically care for a new baby, gain an understanding of newborn behavior and needs, and develop parental confidence.

In this Caring for Your Newborn Class you will:

• • Learn about typical newborn eating and sleeping patterns.
  • Learn how to handle a newborn in the first few days/weeks.
  • Learn about feeding & burping, diapering, bathing, changing clothes, swaddling, cord care, nail care, soothing a crying baby, illness (what to look for), caring for the new mother, layette (what to buy) and other topics that are important to your family.

This 3-hour Caring for Your Newborn Class is held on a Saturday once a month and there are typically three to six couples. This small group size allows the teacher to personalize the class to your needs and questions. Handouts and materials are provided.