| June 27, 2010 |
| 2:15 pm | to | 4:15 pm |
| 2:15 pm | to | 4:15 pm |
Hi Mamas! Just wanted to let you know we have a group prenatal appointment session coming up this Sunday June 27 at 4:15 PM (we had to slide it back aweek not to conflict with Father’s day). The Get Babied! prenatal appointment is free for mamas signed up for our Get Babied! or Get Pampered! packages. For mamas going the Get Doula’d! route, it is available as an a la carte add-on ($50).
Feedback from mamas who have done this appointment with us has been very positive. “Finally someone showed us what to do, not just what to expect!” That’s our mission with this appointment. It’s best for couples at or beyond 30 weeks gestation, so if you’d like to join us on Sunday, please let me know, or register online. This appointment recurs each month, so you’re welcome to join us next month as well. Here is a little info from our website: http://www.getbabied.com/classes/group-prenatal-appointments
Get Babied! is excited to be on the forefront of prenatal care advancement. We will be implementing a centering model for prenatal visits and look forward to providing you with the highest level of quality care. Register here for your group prenatal appointment.
The appointment begins at 2:00 pm on the third Sunday of each month at our office, 3823A Airport Blvd. The appointment will being with a private consult with your Get Babied! doula, we will review and discuss your needs assessment form, and then will work together to create a birth plan. This is followed by a group session on breathing techniques, tutorial on positions for labor, massage, counterpressure and comfort measures demonstration, and a labor rehearsal. It’s our job to educate you beyond what to expect; we want to show you what to do! The class time is followed by a circle discussion time and socializing and refreshments. We look forward to seeing you there!
Centering is a model of group health care, which incorporates three major components: assessment, education, and support. Group participants meet with their care provider and other group participants according to a regular schedule for a much longer period of time (usually 90-120 minutes) than a usual check-up visit. Centering promotes individual health empowerment and community-building. For more information about the centering health care initiative, please visit www.centeringhealthcare.org
| June 28, 2010 |
| 7:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
Join us June 28th at 7:00 pm at our office at 3823A Airport Blvd for our monthly Meet the Doulas Night.
At 7:00 we will kick it off by summarizing an overview of our services, as well as touching on what you might expect at a Get Babied! doula assisted birth.
Stick around for another exciting birth story at 7:15, another sweet baby born with the assistance of Get Babied! Doulas.
At 7:30 Dr. Susan King MD will be our guest speaker. 50% of women experience some degree of Post-Partum depression, with 20% at a clinical level. Dr. King will discuss some signs and symptoms of PPD, as well as treatment options. Dr. King is a board certified family physician and has a private practice in Cedar Park. http://www.susanckingmd.com
At 8:00 we’ll break for some tea and snacks. This is our opportunity to talk with you one-on-one about your goals for your birth. We also want to check in with you since last month to see what is happening in your pregnancy, consider this a free prenatal appointment with snacks and entertainment. Finally, you’ll have our ear for any other questions or concerns you might have with your pregnancy, labor, delivery or postpartum care.
We are growing! We have 3 new doulas joining our team since our last Meet the Doulas Night- and they will be there for your chance to meet and talk and get to know them. You can get a previeiw in our bios section, http://www.getbabed.com/bios
We look forward to seeing you there!
| June 27, 2010 |
| 3:00 am | to | 5:00 am |
| July 11, 2010 |
| 3:00 am | to | 5:00 am |
| July 18, 2010 |
| 3:00 am | to | 5:00 am |
We have 3 classes coming up in June and July – Childbirth 1, 2,3; Babycare Basics; and Intro to breastfeeding. You can read about the content of each on our website under the classes section (www.getbabied.com/classes). As an incentive to increase enrollment for our summer classes – we’re offing a $10 discount on any class if you sign up for any class that starts in June or July. Since our classes start at $30, you can’t not sign up for $20 to learn important breastfeeding and babycare topics. And Childbirth classes with us are an intimate, doula inspired, participatory classes; we’d love to have you (although many of you might be too far along to take advantage, if that’s the case, tell your friends!).
It’s not too late for Babycare Basics – and that’s the class I’m teaching on June 7th at 7pm at our Green Office. The topics I’m covering include:
Pediatrician Selection
Cord Blood Banking
Circumcision options and procedure, and care for circumcision
Early pediatric interventions at the hospital
Vaccinations
Common infant ailments including eczema, baby acne, cradle cap, jaundice, fever, diaper rash
Daily baby care including diapering, cord care, bathing, feeding, burping,
Infant massage
Sleep
Happiest Baby on the Block soothing techniques
SIDS
Postpartum Depression
It will be fun and informative and I hope to see you there! You can register online here: http://www.getbabied.com/classes/online-registration
