Have you recently attended a Happiest Baby on the Block Workshop? Have you searched high and low looking for a receiving blanket that is big enough to properly swaddle your newborn? Look no further! BirthPro is now proudly offering Big Enough blankets for purchase online!
These speciality, handmade blankets offer the comfort of cotton flannel with the size, shape and thickness necessary to effortless swaddle your baby. Each blanket is $20, comes neatly packaged for gift-giving (accompanies a Happiest Baby Newborn Consultation Gift Certificate nicely!) and ships within 2-3 business days.
Colors currently available:
- light pink
- light blue
- seafoam green
- lavender
- buttercream
- yellow
- coral
If interested in purchasing a Big Enough blanket, contact us.
Breastfeeding builds a wonderful bond between mothers and babies. However, that bond can be severely tested when a baby cries and cries without any clear reason. Half of all babies cry and fuss for more than 1.5 hours a day and 15% cry and fuss more than 3 hours a day (including breastfed infants).
Needless to say, this is very demoralizing to a new mother. The concern and anxiety that prolonged crying can stir up a mother can eat away at her confidence, provoke marital stress, depression and even child abuse…and it can certainly undermine her breastfeeding efforts. As Dr. Derrick Jelliffe, UCLA’s great breastfeeding proponent often said, “Breastfeeding is a confidence game.” Nothing give a new mother more confidence than being able to nurse her baby successfully AND to soothe her baby’s cries quickly.
Of course, when baby’s cry, the first step is to put the baby to the breast. If the baby settles with that, the problem is solved. However, what if that does not work? What if the baby pulls and twists and cries louder? What if crying occurs in the middle of the nursing?
Too often, these mothers start to doubt the quality (and/or quantity) of their milk. Some will seek out a doctor ’s advice and will be counseled against breastfeeding, or the baby will be misdiagnosed with disease (like acid reflux) that will lead to invasive tests and unneeded medication.
Learning how to quickly calm a baby by activating her “calming reflex” via the 5 S’s gives mothers, and fathers a giant boost in their confidence. In addition, it can immediately improve nursing success because a baby’s crying:
- Can make it difficult to latch the baby on
- Leads to stress and fatigue that can decreased milk production
- May make a mother tense and inhibit let down
- Corrodes a mother’s confidence in the quality of her milk and may push her into adopting unnecessary and severe dietary changes
- Often leads to a loss of support for breastfeeding by the father and other family members
- May trigger feelings of guilt, shame, incompetence, and even resentment toward the child
- Leads to postpartum depression which can also diminish a woman’s milk supply
The 5 S’s supports nursing by:
- Helping mothers get an extra 1-2 hours of sleep at night and feel more rested and happy
- Makes a mother feel more confident and trusting in her ability to be a good mother
- Reducing postpartum depression, which has a direct adverse effect on nursing success
- Makes dads feel more competent. This makes them want to help more and relives the burden on the mother. It also makes dads feel more bonded to their baby, and that can lead to his being more supportive of the nursing
This information is provided by: The Happiest Baby, Inc. www.thehappiestbaby.com
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Next Class April 26th – Register Now!
Half of all newborn babies cry more than two hours a day. Their prolonged wails often trigger exhaustion, frustration, breastfeeding failure, marital stress, and postpartum depression. In this nationally renowned program, founded by Dr. Harvey Karp, you will learn simple, effective and fun techniques to quickly soothe your baby’s cries AND help her sleep longer! Dr. Karp’s technique has been proven to calm even the most “difficult” babies in minutes…OR LESS!
This class is designed specifically for parents and caregivers of babies ages 0-3 months. You can attend before your baby’s arrival, or bring your baby with you!
April 26, 2008 10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Sweet Beginnings
5767 Rapp Street
Littleton, CO 80120
Call NOW to register: 303-317-5795 or CONTACT US
The Happiest Baby class fee: $50 – includes a parent kit with DVD and Soothing Sounds CD (retail $40)
A new report published in the Maternal and Child Health Journal, using
data gathered in 10 states by the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring
System (PRAMS), looks at challenges new mothers face two to nine months
postpartum. The report found the following major themes, in order of
their frequency reported by postpartum mothers:
1) the need for social support
2) breastfeeding issues
3) lack of education about newborn care after hospital discharge
4) postpartum depression
5) perceived need for longer postpartum hospital stay
6) the need for maternal insurance coverage beyond delivery.
The report’s authors conclude that these
results can be used to inform programs and policies designed to address
education and continuity of postpartum care for new mothers.
This study sheds more light on the importance of support and educational opportunities that many new families need. BirthPro continues to be committed to provided these services including Happiest Baby on the Block workshops and consultations, BabyPro classes and professional labor support.
For more information regarding how BirthPro can help ease your transition into parenthood, CONTACT US
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