Antenatal Education Packages
Antenatal education offers expectant or new parents' information to best prepare. These sessions include up to 4 couples. Sessions run for 90 minutes. These are digital packages - currently using zoom format.
Two classes available.
As a small group we focus on:
- Class: 'Welcoming your Newborn' - ideal information for the first 6-8 weeks postpartum
- Understanding normal development for your child's age,
- Interpreting of your child's cues and communication,
- Focusing on healthy sleep hygiene,
- General feeding advice
- Exploring and supporting individualised settling methods,
- Addressing your individual concerns and offering strategies to enable change,
- Education on safe sleep practice,
- Safety in the home (including pets), and
- Addressing any further parenting uncertainties
- NOTE: You can certainly attend this session post birth - it will be even more relevant!
As a small group we focus on:
- Class: 'Preparing for Breastfeeding' - recommended to book between 30-36 weeks' gestation.
- Benefits of breastfeeding for the mother-infant dyad,
- Education about breast anatomy and physiology,
- Recognition of breast changes during pregnancy and lactation,
- Feeding cues,
- Best attachment and positioning,
- Management of common breastfeeding problems, such as, mastitis, breast abscess, blocked ducts and/or thrush, and
- Setting realistic expectations.
$60/couple
Simple requirement - download the app ZOOM CLOUD MEETINGS.