Fourth Trimester Prep Class
Offering group or private classes
Best for people/couples in their third trimester of gestation.
This two-hour class will give you all the essential information on how to care for your newborn and your postpartum body. We start with what to expect in the hospital after giving birth and address life through the first 12 weeks, aka the “fourth trimester."
The first hour is focused on caring for the birthing person physically and emotionally. We address how the partner can best support the birthing person through their recovery. We make a plan for feeding the mother and for making sure the mother is getting rest and sleep. I want you to leave feeling SO supported, so I will share a list of postpartum specialists to add to your village.
Next we address all things newborn from feeding, sleeping, playing, and anything else you want to know! We will talk formula, pumping, bottle-feeding, and chest/breast feeding depending on your goals. We cover the basics of changing diapers and giving baby a bath. And we set up reasonable expectations on baby sleep. We also talk about keeping baby healthy and the first few pediatrician visits. I’m equipping BOTH partners with this knowledge on newborn care because mothering is not an instinct, it is learned, which means dad can learn too. You will not leave the hospital with that I-Don’t-Know-What-I’m-Doing-Feeling!
Next class runs March 20 and 27th from 7-8pm at MomLife Health in Medfield, MA.
$100 per couple
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New mom support group
Offering in-person groups
Best for moms of 0-12 week olds
Meet your new best mom friends! Come together with other moms once a week to discuss all the things - physical healing, baby’s development, eating, sleeping. Each group will have a structured topic in addition to open-ended discussion time.
The Thoughtfull Mom
**This support group is currently on pause**
I facilitate a virtual support group for expecting and parenting mothers experiencing Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD and related disorders).
Do you struggle with excessive fear of germs or contamination, a need for things to be “just right,” intrusive thoughts of harm? While this is not an exhaustive nor diagnostic list, the symptoms of OCD and related disorders can be especially distressing when becoming a mother. OCD attacks what we value most and keeps us from participating in and enjoying our lives.
I run the group according to the Group Peer Support model and aim to create courageous spaces for each person to share their struggles in mothering with OCD. I invite you to join, learn from, and share with a group of mothers living with OCD.
“As far as I know, I'll always live with OCD. But my hope is that it remains more in the background, that I can tell the difference between my own voice and the voice of my OCD. I’m learning to trust my own intuition more and more every day. And I practice a lot of mindfulness, just trying to enjoy the little moments like my toddler taking forever to put on his shoes. There's beauty in that.”