Class 8: Newborn & Babywearing
Assignments
- Read Blue 2-7, 10-13 & your car seat manual & car owners manual
- Continue with exercise (now is a very important time to work on optimal fetal positioning!)
- Eat healthfully (keep up with iron/calcium
- PRACTICE RELAXATION DAILY
Further Information/Links
Healing Trauma: The Healing Group (individual counseling and also postpartum groups!)
Babywearing
*Click on "Handouts" above to download my baby carrier overview- gives the pros/cons, prices, brands, etc.*
Carriers we had in class: Seven Slings (not really recommended), Boba (wrap and carrier), Moby (wrap), Ergo (carrier), Infantino, Maya wrap (ring sling), Pretty Paisley Productions (dyed woven wrap)
Our local "Babywearing SLC" group (on Facebook, also meets in person at least once a month)
Other reputable sites for Babywearing info and reviews:
The Babywearer, Babywearing Love and Support (FB), Babywearing 102 (FB), Babywearing on a Budget (FB), Everyday Babywearing (FB)
Local mama makes wraps and ring slings: Pretty Paisley Productions
Sites that sometimes offer discounts on baby carriers:
www.babysteals.com (local pickup to avoid shipping charges, one deal at a time, posting at 9am and 9pm, but also check the archives)
http://www.zulily.com/ (limited-time deals, sends an email everyday)
KSL Classifieds (be a smart consumer, use at your own risk, sometimes you can find a lightly used carrier for a great price)
Here's the "scarf hack" to make a narrow-based carrier more ergonomic
Babywearing Safety tips: from schoolofbabywearing.com and thebabywearer.com
Here's a symbaloo site I made with lots of links to different groups, videos, sites, etc.
See the infantino slingrider recall information
Car Seats
Free Check (by experts) to make sure your seat is safely installed
Overview of Car Seat types, etc.
Article: "Car Seats are for Cars"
Car Seat Classes by Salt Lake County
Extended Rear Facing is Safer
"Car Seats for the Littles" site- Awesome source of information
Vernix/First Bath
Delaying the first bath (from Best for Babes foundation)
Rub it in: a Case for Vernix (from Science and Sensibility)
How to give a baby a bath (from Babycenter) with video
Jaundice
Clinical Explanation of Jaundice
Jaundice treatment (good advice and specific levels) (Dr. Jay Gordon)
Bilirubin as a protective antioxident (Dr. Jay Gordon)
Birth Video & Story
Here's the story behind this birth video: Theo's Birth Story
Babywearing
*Click on "Handouts" above to download my baby carrier overview- gives the pros/cons, prices, brands, etc.*
Carriers we had in class: Seven Slings (not really recommended), Boba (wrap and carrier), Moby (wrap), Ergo (carrier), Infantino, Maya wrap (ring sling), Pretty Paisley Productions (dyed woven wrap)
Our local "Babywearing SLC" group (on Facebook, also meets in person at least once a month)
Other reputable sites for Babywearing info and reviews:
The Babywearer, Babywearing Love and Support (FB), Babywearing 102 (FB), Babywearing on a Budget (FB), Everyday Babywearing (FB)
Local mama makes wraps and ring slings: Pretty Paisley Productions
Sites that sometimes offer discounts on baby carriers:
www.babysteals.com (local pickup to avoid shipping charges, one deal at a time, posting at 9am and 9pm, but also check the archives)
http://www.zulily.com/ (limited-time deals, sends an email everyday)
KSL Classifieds (be a smart consumer, use at your own risk, sometimes you can find a lightly used carrier for a great price)
Here's the "scarf hack" to make a narrow-based carrier more ergonomic
Babywearing Safety tips: from schoolofbabywearing.com and thebabywearer.com
Here's a symbaloo site I made with lots of links to different groups, videos, sites, etc.
See the infantino slingrider recall information
Car Seats
Free Check (by experts) to make sure your seat is safely installed
Overview of Car Seat types, etc.
Article: "Car Seats are for Cars"
Car Seat Classes by Salt Lake County
Extended Rear Facing is Safer
"Car Seats for the Littles" site- Awesome source of information
Vernix/First Bath
Delaying the first bath (from Best for Babes foundation)
Rub it in: a Case for Vernix (from Science and Sensibility)
How to give a baby a bath (from Babycenter) with video
Jaundice
Clinical Explanation of Jaundice
Jaundice treatment (good advice and specific levels) (Dr. Jay Gordon)
Bilirubin as a protective antioxident (Dr. Jay Gordon)
Birth Video & Story
Here's the story behind this birth video: Theo's Birth Story