This three-hour class is taught at WakeMed Corporate Center, WakeMed Cary Hospital, and WakeMed Raleigh Campus. Bringing Home Baby is essentially Newborn Care 101! This interactive class incorporates lecture slides, videos, hands-on demonstrations, and Q&A time to cover all the key topics for parenting a newborn. Books will complement class lecture and will be distributed during class. Bringing Home Baby topics include the following: Normal newborn appearance, screenings and procedures, what to expect during the hospital stay, feeding a newborn, recognizing feeding cues and tips for breast and bottle feeding, burping, etc., demonstrations of bathing, diapering, and swaddling, communication cues, soothing a fussy newborn, choosing a pediatrician and when to call them. Overview of safety topics: safe sleep and car safety. Postpartum adjustment: self-care and emotional health (PMAD). This class is "IN-PERSON". If you are feeling sick or have been diagnosed with Covid 19, if  you are experiencing symptoms related to Covid 19, if you are waiting for Covid 19 results, or if you have been exposed to someone with Covid 19, please stay at home and call to reschedule. 919-350-8235

Cost: $50 per couple

REMINDER: THIS IS A WEEKDAY, DAYTIME SESSION (10AM - 1PM)