• Free

83: After class material

  • Closed
  • Course
  • 95 Lessons
  • 600-day access
  • Starts Aug 4

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
Summary of self help options 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
If you like to learn by reading. Recommended books....
Getting ready to feed baby
Birth videos
Water Births
Homework

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
Spinning Babies explained
Homework: do this Side Lying Release for ten minutes
The Maternity Services Consumer Council Facebook page
Support people: consider donating blood

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
1. Rachel's BF Tips.mp4
Breast crawl can help breastfeeding long term:

Tough stuff & team work

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

Practical Parenting: hands on activities

1. How to dress a baby
2. How warm do we keep baby
3. How to change a nappy
4. Reuseable nappies by Roxani
5. Types of baby bed
6. How to make a baby bed
7 All about Baby Feeding
8. Ideas for calming your baby
9. Bathing & your baby's skin
10. What to Pack for birth
12. Car Seats explained
13. Baby On The Move Car Seat Guide.pdf
14. ABC breastmilk storage guidelines
15. All You Need For Baby checklist
Optional formula & bottle feeding lesson
Baby Wearing: How to choose a baby carrier, and where you can go to try them in person

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
Different breastfeeding positions
Nipple pain? Try this
Engorgement & “blocked ducts” massage: avoid mastitis
Community Breastfeeding support: places to get help
Registering your baby’s birth
Recovering from birth
Pelvic Floor Exercises
CONSTIPATION: you must avoid straining on the toilet!!!
Mental health: stress, anxiety, depression, and having a safe home

What to do with your baby during parental leave

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

Returning to work

Parental leave in New Zealand
Childcare
Breastfeeding & returning to work