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This practical, hands-on class will help you feel calm, capable, and prepared for the early days at home. Led by expert Registered Nurses alongside a Mental Health Professional, this session combines essential newborn care skills with safety and emergency preparedness—while also exploring self-care, sleep, visitors, and setting boundaries, so you know what’s normal, what needs attention, and how to respond with confidence.

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What We’ll Cover:

• Meet Your Baby:
  Learn what’s normal when it comes to newborn appearance and behavior.
  We’ll help you know what to expect and when to worry (hint: most of the time,
  you don’t need to)

• Safe Handling & Everyday Care
  How to safely hold, carry, diaper, bathe, and care for your newborn with confidence

• Safe Sleep

       Explore ways to set realistic sleep expectations and practice safe sleep

• Breathing Patterns 
  Learn what normal newborn breathing looks like, how to recognize concerns

• Fevers & Medications
  What to do when your baby has a fever, when to call for help, and how to safely give

       medications if needed

• Emergency Situations 101
  Clear, practical guidance on responding to infant choking and CPR

• Baby’s First Tests & Procedures
  Routine newborn tests completed prior to discharge from the hospital

• Car Seat Safety 
  Newborn car seat basics and how to feel confident your baby is safe 

• Caring for You, Too
  ​Because your well-being matters just as much as your baby’s, we’ll also cover:
  self-care in the early postpartum days, navigating sleep and fatigue, visitors and
  expectations and setting boundaries and asking for support

• Live Q&A with a Registered Nurse & Mental Health Professional
  A supportive space to ask questions and leave feeling reassured and prepared

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Class Format & Details

Duration:  60-90 minutes

Created For: You + your support person (optional)

Where:​ Mind Body Soul Wellness - 60 Bishop Drive, Fredericton, NB
 

INVESTMENT

• $119

This class is offered in collaboration with Mind Body Soul Wellness. Led by a Registered Nurse and a licensed Mental Health Professional, this class is eligible for coverage under extended health benefits as a mental health service. Registration, payment, and insurance processing are completed through Mind Body Soul Wellness. After submitting your name and email, you will receive a follow-up email from their team to complete your registration. Direct billing is available where applicable.

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​Upcoming Group Sessions​​

📅 October 21 @ 6pm 

Interested in a private session of this class?! Send us a message here for more information or to book your class!

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