Preparing for your Newborn Baby

Janelle Durham / J@TransitionToParenthood.com  / 425-644-6128

9:30	Introductions, Plans for the Day Things to Do Before Baby Comes Taking Care of Baby Now: Nutrition Making Decisions: Baby’s Doctor, Circumcision, Cord Blood Getting Supplies and Equipment. Getting support! Preparing for Breastfeeding
	Your Baby’s First Few Days Newborn Procedures in the Hospital Holding the Baby, Swaddling How Breastfeeding Works: Anatomy, Position and Latch. Diapering: The Scoop on Baby Poop
~ 11:00	Stretch Break
	Bringing Baby Home: The Basics of Baby Care Newborn Characteristics and Senses Feeding: How Often; How to Know He’s Getting Enough Baby Communication: Understanding the Needs of a Newborn Dressing your Baby. Taking Baby Out.
12:15	Lunch Break
1:00	The Challenges of Early Parenting Sleeping: How Much? Where? Sleep safety. Crying and Calming. Baby’s Health: Well Baby Visits, Immunizations, Warning Signs Breastfeeding Challenges: Engorgement, Sore Nipples
	“Breakout Sessions” Moms: discussion of caring for own needs after baby. Stretch break Other caregivers: Stretch break then Bathing Practice.
2:45	Options for Feeding / Long-term Feeding Plans Pumping Breastmilk, Milk Storage Bottlefeeding Breastmilk and Formula
	Taking Care of Yourselves: Staying Sane and Staying Together Basic Self-Care. Peer Support, Support from Friends and Family Changing Relationship: Common Issues. Sexuality.
3:45	Resources, Evaluations, Question and Answer Time

Newborn Prep – notes for instructor

Bring from home: outline

Supplies: Roster, keys, name tags, juice, cups.  Handouts: newborn packet, Medela book, Is it Safe? Brochures: Circumcision, cord blood, newborn screening, PEPS. Evaluations. Videos – Breastfeeding (either How To or Swedish Baby basics), Amazing Talents of the Newborn. First Years? Newborn Cart: make sure there’s enough babies/kits. Breastfeeding supplies box.

9:30 – 9:50	Intros, Housekeeping, Goals for the Day. Icebreaker.
9:50 – 10:10	Things to Do Before Baby Comes Nutrition: refer to board Decisions: Doctor, Circumcision, Cord Blood, Childcare. 3 + B Getting Supplies and Equipment. Car seats. Get support! Preparing for Breastfeeding: Bras, clothes. Book
10:10 – 11:00	Your Baby’s First Few Days Newborn Procedures – Injoy Video?? Or talk if running late. Holding the Baby, Swaddling  Anatomy of BF. Position & Latch. Video: how to or Swedish. Medela book Diapering
10:45 or 11ish	Stretch Break
	Bringing Baby Home: The Basics of Baby Care Newborn Characteristics poster. Pass poster around.  4-5 Feeding: How Often; Enough?? (Burp/Spit up)  6 – 7 Baby Communication. Amazing Talents video of senses and states. Dressing; Temperature; Going Out. p. 14 of handout: travel, social tips
12:15 – 1:00	Lunch Break
1:00	At 1:00, Topics exercise The Big Challenges of the first month Sleeping: How Much? Where? Sleep safety. 9 Crying and Calming. Happiest baby video. 10-11 Your Baby’s Health and Mom’s Health Newborn Warning Signs, Well Baby Visits, Immunizations 16 Dehy, fever, jaundice, sunk font, infec cord, eye drain, rash, circ site, proj. vomit, respiratory changes, when worried BF Challenges: Video latch review. Engorgement, Sore Nipples handouts
2:30 – 2:50	Dads: Bathing, 8 nail care, temp. Moms: Taking Care of own needs
2:50 – 3:30	Options for Feeding: Pumping Breastmilk, Milk Storage. Cleaning pump, bottles. Medela book Bottlefeeding Breastmilk and Formula
	Stretch Break
3:30 – 3:45	Taking Care of Yourselves: Staying Sane and Staying Together Basic self care. Peer support / family support. Couple conflicts, sexuality.
3:45 – 4:00	Resources, Evaluations, Question and Answer Time

If time, talk about games to play with babies. Or give review quiz on warning signs.