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These two classes provide essential research-based information to help you prepare for your multiples' birth and how to care for your newborns. Topics covered:

Understanding Multiples

  • Pregnancy: Facts about multiples, anatomy, common complications, discomforts, weight gain and nutrition, reducing stress, planning ahead
  • Labor and delivery: Vaginal birth, comfort techniques, medical procedures, cesarean birth, what to pack, NICU
  • Breastfeeding: First feedings, latching on, simultaneous feeding positions, getting enough, expressing milk
  • Postpartum recovery: Physical changes and warning signs, sex after birth, emotions
  • First weeks at home: Lifestyle changes and tips, SIDS safety, abusive head trauma, car safety, honoring babies’ individuality
  • Newborn care class

Understanding Your Newborn

  • Newborn traits: Skin-to-skin contact, newborn procedures, newborn appearance, reflexes, newborn senses, play and development.
  • Newborn behaviors: States of alertness and how to interact, newborn sleep, room-sharing, gagging and choking and breathing patterns.
  • Crying and comforting: Why babies cry, infant crying patterns, comfort techniques, coping with crying, Abusive Head Trauma, postpartum emotions (baby blues and PPD).
  • Feeding: Breastfeeding basics, latching on, when to feed, hunger cues, burping, how to tell if baby is getting enough milk.
  • Diapering: How-to, diaper rash, diaper options, diaper bag checklist, stool and urine patterns.
  • Bathing, nail care and dressing: Sponge bathing, tub bathing, water safety, nail care, dressing.
  • Newborn health: Cord care, circumcision/penis care, signs of illness, well-baby visits, jaundice, vaccines, hand washing and visitors, taking temperature, when to call the healthcare provider.
  • Newborn safety: Car seats, heat stroke and hot car safety, SIDS, safe baby gear, pet safety, siblings, outdoor safety, childcare, infant CPR.
  • Additional resources: When to Call Your Baby’s Healthcare Provider, Car Seat Installation, Baby’s Daily Breastfeeding Log, How to Perform Infant CPR, Infant Choking First Aid, Baby Supplies Checklist

These online classes are offered by InJoy. They are accessible from any device that connects to the internet. You will receive two assigned codes via e-mail after payment is made giving you access to the class website for nine months.

For Online Payment: Please note the class name and fee amount for the payment screen.

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$65 (for online payment, remember for payment screen)
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Understanding Multiples and Newborn Care Online Class

These two classes provide essential research-based information to help you prepare for your multiples' birth and how to care for your newborns. Topics covered: Understanding Multiples Pregnancy: Facts about multiples, anatomy, common complications, discomforts, weight gain and nutrition, reducing stress, planning ahead Labor and delivery: Vaginal birth, comfort techniques, medical procedures, cesarean birth, what to pack, NICU Breastfeeding: First feedings, latching on, simultaneous feeding positions, getting enough, expressing milk Postpartum recovery: Physical changes and warning signs, sex after birth, emotions First weeks at home: Lifestyle changes and tips, SIDS safety, abusive head trauma, car safety, honoring babies’ individuality Newborn care class Understanding Your Newborn Newborn traits: Skin-to-skin contact, newborn procedures, newborn appearance, reflexes, newborn senses, play and development. Newborn behaviors: States of alertness and how to interact, newborn sleep, room-sharing, gagging and choking and breathing patterns. Crying and comforting: Why babies cry, infant crying patterns, comfort techniques, coping with crying, Abusive Head Trauma, postpartum emotions (baby blues and PPD). Feeding: Breastfeeding basics, latching on, when to feed, hunger cues, burping, how to tell if baby is getting enough milk. Diapering: How-to, diaper rash, diaper options, diaper bag checklist, stool and urine patterns. Bathing, nail care and dressing: Sponge bathing, tub bathing, water safety, nail care, dressing. Newborn health: Cord care, circumcision/penis care, signs of illness, well-baby visits, jaundice, vaccines, hand washing and visitors, taking temperature, when to call the healthcare provider. Newborn safety: Car seats, heat stroke and hot car safety, SIDS, safe baby gear, pet safety, siblings, outdoor safety, childcare, infant CPR. Additional resources: When to Call Your Baby’s Healthcare Provider, Car Seat Installation, Baby’s Daily Breastfeeding Log, How to Perform Infant CPR, Infant Choking First Aid, Baby Supplies Checklist These online classes are offered by InJoy. They are accessible from any device that connects to the internet. You will receive two assigned codes via e-mail after payment is made giving you access to the class website for nine months. For Online Payment: Please note the class name and fee amount for the payment screen.