• Free

Private Antenatal Class - full course material

  • Closed
  • Course
  • 94 Lessons
  • 365-day access

Class # XX babies due XXXXXX

Contents

Each lesson will be available the morning of each in person class.

  • Birth - hormones & self help

  • Birth - medical pain relief & interventions

  • Brining baby home - all about newborns

  • Tough stuff & team work

  • Practical parenting - hands on activities

  • Final class summary

  • Baby is here, now what?

Birth - hormones & self help

How prepared are you right now?
Simple anatomy lesson.
Summary of important info covered in class
When is baby coming?
Stages of labour with CGI birth
Hormones of labour
Huge amount of information on easy to read slides
What to Pack for birth checklist
Hospital: when to go and how to get there
Get your body ready for birth
Get your social media accessing the positive birth algorithms
There's nothing like curling up with a good book
Getting ready to feed baby
Birth videos

Birth - medical pain relief & interventions

TBA

Medical pain relief and interventions
Night 2 Writing your Birth Preference Plan.docx
Cascade of Interventions.pdf
Induction of labour patient information.pdf
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Spinning Babies explained
Homework: do this Side Lying Release for ten minutes

Bringing home baby - all about newborns

Newborn appearance
Newborn skin
reflexes
Babies & data gathering = repeated exposure to nice experiences.
safe sleep.pptx
Baby Charades: full video
Support people: please study breastfeeding
Learning to breastfeed: before birth tips
Attaching your baby at the breast
Different positions for breastfeeding
Is your baby getting enough milk?
Newborn tests and checks

Tough stuff & team work

If you don’t do anything else: read this article:
What to do about nipple pain
Increase your milk supply
Get baby to open wide
The Flipple - deep latch full video
The flipple: short video with demonstration
How to burp a baby
Paced Bottle Feeding. Nice & slow.
Feeding baby by syringe, tube, finger etc
The Mental Load
Ways to support new parents
It takes a village to raise a child: Creating your village
Your options when expressing milk
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Hands on Pumping: could double your milk production

Practical Parenting: hands on activities

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Types of baby beds
What to Pack for birth
All You Need For Baby checklist.pdf
Car Seats explained
Reuseable nappies by Roxani.pdf
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All about Baby Feeding
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How to baby wear.pdf
Baby on the Move official Car Seat Guide
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Optional formula & bottle feeding lesson

Final Class summary & shared supper

Support Person: here's what you can do
Final Top Tips

Baby is here, now what?

Feeding plan: healthy baby learning to breastfeed
Feeding plan: when you need extra support
Rachel's tips for successful breastfeeding, reducing nipple pain, feeding a sleepy baby, increasing milk supply
Different breastfeeding positions
Nipple pain? Try this
Engorgement & “blocked ducts” massage: avoid mastitis
Breastfeeding: places to get help
Recovering from birth
CONSTIPATION: you must avoid straining on the toilet!!!
Pelvic Floor Exercises
Registering your baby’s birth

What to do with your baby during parental leave

SPACE: enrol early!
Toddler In Tow: directory of baby & child activities around Wellington
Toy Libraries
Book Libraries
Swimming Lessons
Baby Sensory
Online people to follow for good parenting advice

Returning to work

Childcare
Breastfeeding & returning to work
Parental leave in New Zealand