Baby & You Classes

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Baby and You classes are free for Parents Centre members. If you're not a member, you can enrol in our Postnatal Package which includes;
One year Parents Centre membership
One year subscription to Kiwi Parent magazine
Four Baby and You classes - Descriptions below.
Two part Moving & Munching course when baby is 4+ months

When are our next courses?

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2020 Course Dates
BY2001 - 15th Jan to 5th Feb
BY2002 - 12th Feb to 4th Mar
BY2003 - 11th Mar to 1st April
BY2004 - 8th April to 29th April 
BY2005 - 6th May to 27th May
BY2006 - 3rd June to 24th June
BY2007 - 8th July to 29th July
BY2008 - 5th Aug to 26th Aug
BY2009 - 2nd Sept to 23rd Sept
BY2010 - 30th Sept to 21st Oct
BY2011 - 28th Oct to 18th Nov
BY2012 - 25th Nov to 16th Dec
All courses are held on Wednesdays from 10am to 11:30am at Sunnynook Community Centre on the corner of Sunnynook Road and Sycamore Drive.

All About You

Session Objectives:
  • Focusing on yourself.
  • How to make the postnatal period less stressful and more enjoyable.
  • The opportunity to speak and be heard and be supported.
Session Contents:
  • ​The changes since the birth of your baby.
  • Self care
  • Tips on dealing with visitors, families and other issues during the postnatal period.
  • Looking briefly at traditional cultures and how they care for new mothers.

Feeding + Sleep + Settling

Session Objectives:
  • Increase confidence about breast feeding.
  • Provide the knowledge that will allow mothers to cope in certain situations
  • Parents will be able to identify problems they are currently having or may have, and how to deal with those issues also.
  • Provide information on the services offered by Plunket.
Session Contents:   ​
  • Breast care
  • Feeding frenzies and growth spurts.
  • Expressing
  • Storage & Sterilisation
  • Weaning basics and options available
  • Sleeping & settling
  • Colic   
  • The 4-8pm unsettled period
  • Rest & relaxation (self care) for mother & Baby
  • General mother craft skills
  • Plunket services – nurse, family centre
  • When to go to the doctor and when to go to Plunket.

Child Development

Session Objective:  
    • Describe the physical, language, social & emotional stages of your child from 0-6 months.
Session Contents:
  • Sensory development
  • Play
  • Age appropriate toys
  • Baby safety needs.
 

Touch (Baby Massage)

Session Objective:
    • A fun relaxing session on infant massage and the benefits for parents and their babies.
Session Contents: 
    • The importance of touch
    • Massage demonstration
    • Practical points