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Newborn Care

  • Grand Street Healing Project 105 Grand Street Brooklyn, NY, 11249 United States (map)

Join us as we demystify caring for your newest family member. This signature Carriage House Birth workshop will offer you tools to support the creation of realistic parenting goals and tried and true care for your newborn in the first weeks.- what to expect in the first few hours, days, weeks of an infant's life. Topics will include: immediate procedures after delivery, infant behavior and appearance, infant feeding habits, how to identify feeding cues, Infant care bathing, diapering, swaddling, soothing tips, and when to call a pediatrician/ lactation consultant.

This class will cover:

  • What to expect in the first few hours, days, weeks of an infant's life. Transitioning to life outside the womb 

  • Immediate procedures after delivery 

  • Infant behavior and appearance

  • Infant feeding habits

  • How to identify feeding cues

  • Infant feeding and sleep patterns

  • Infant care bathing, diapering, swaddling, soothing tips

  • When to call pediatrician/ lactation consultant

  • Building your postpartum support team

  • Postpartum recovery


Besides basic newborn care we will discuss what your newborn will be like, what to expect in their development, feeding and sleep patterns, nursery set up, baby gear, and more.