Baby Care Basics
Bringing home a newborn is exciting and overwhelming. In two hours, you’ll practice the everyday basics, like swaddling, diapering, and bathing, and get your questions answered, so the first weeks at home feel more doable.
Feel Ready for Your First Weeks With Baby
This is a two-hour, hands-on class for expecting parents and caregivers. We focus on the first month or so with your baby: how newborns sleep, how to soothe a fussy baby, how feeding works, and the basics of holding, diapering, and bathing.
Everyone gets a practice baby, so you’ll try each skill yourself instead of just watching. A good chunk of the class is saved for your questions. Bring your partner or support person, too. Grandparents and other caregivers welcome.
This class covers the early weeks, not the whole first year. Sleep and feeding go much deeper in our Mommy & Me classes.
What You'll Learn
Newborn Sleep & Soothing
What newborn sleep really looks like, how to set up for safe sleep, and how to calm a crying baby with the 5 S’s, a simple set of soothing techniques from Dr. Harvey Karp.Swaddling & Pacifiers
Practice swaddling on a practice baby until it feels natural, and talk through whether a pacifier is right for your family.Feeding Basics
How to read your baby’s hunger cues, what to expect in the first days, how often newborns eat, and bottle feeding basics. Whether you plan to breastfeed, bottle feed, or do both, this is a judgment-free space.Holding, Diapering & Bathing
How to hold and pass a newborn safely, change a diaper (including around the umbilical cord stump), and give a bath, plus how often newborns really need one.Your Questions
Open time to ask anything, from the first night home to what your partner’s job will be in week one. Topics that often come up include when to call the pediatrician, handling visitors, and the evening fussy stretch.
This is a two-hour, hands-on class for expecting parents and caregivers. We focus on the first month or so with your baby: how newborns sleep, how to soothe a fussy baby, how feeding works, and the basics of holding, diapering, and bathing.
Everyone gets a practice baby, so you’ll try each skill yourself instead of just watching. A good chunk of the class is saved for your questions. Bring your partner or support person, too. Grandparents and other caregivers welcome!
This class covers the early weeks, not the whole first year. Sleep and feeding with older babies go much deeper in our Mommy & Me classes.
What You’ll Learn
Newborn Sleep & Soothing
What newborn sleep really looks like, how to set up for safe sleep, and how to calm a crying baby with the 5 S’s, a simple set of soothing techniques from Dr. Harvey Karp.
Swaddling & Pacifiers
Practice swaddling on a practice baby until it feels natural, and talk through whether a pacifier is right for your family.
Feeding Basics
How to read your baby’s hunger cues, what to expect in the first days, how often newborns eat, and bottle feeding basics. Whether you plan to breastfeed, bottle feed, or do both, this is a judgment-free space.
Holding, Diapering & Bathing
How to hold and pass a newborn safely, change a diaper (including around the umbilical cord stump), and give a bath, plus how often newborns really need one.
Your Questions
Open time to ask anything, from the first night home to what your partner’s job will be in week one. Topics that often come up include when to call the pediatrician, handling visitors, and the evening fussy stretch.
Cost: $90 per participant, 2 hours
Location: The Nest, 730 11th Street, Hermosa Beach, CA
This class is facilitated by Denise Curtis, Doula, New Parent Educator, Lactation Educator. Denise has spent many years supporting hundreds of parents through pregnancy, postpartum, and early parenthood, from feeding and newborn care to the emotional ups and downs of a new baby. She teaches in a warm, relaxed way, and as a mom herself, she’s right alongside you.
Meet Your Instructor
This workshop is facilitated by Denise Curtis, a Certified Doula, New Parent Educator, and Lactation Educator with years of experience caring for mothers and babies.
Denise has spent many years supporting hundreds of parents through pregnancy, postpartum, and early parenthood, from feeding and newborn care to the emotional ups and downs of a new baby. She teaches in a warm, relaxed way, and as a mom herself, she’s right alongside you.
Workshop Details
Cost
Location
The Nest
730 11th Street
Hermosa Beach, CA
$90/per participant
Frequently Asked Questions
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Expecting parents and parents of newborns, and the people who will help care for them. Grandparents and other caregivers who will be involved in the early days with baby are welcome to enroll and attend.
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Just yourselves and your questions. We provide practice babies and all supplies.
This is a two-hour, hands-on class for expecting parents and caregivers. We focus on the first month or so with your baby: how newborns sleep, how to soothe a fussy baby, how feeding works, and the basics of holding, diapering, and bathing.
Everyone gets a practice baby, so you’ll try each skill yourself instead of just watching. A good chunk of the class is saved for your questions. Bring your partner or support person, too. Grandparents and other caregivers welcome!
This class covers the early weeks, not the whole first year. Sleep and feeding with older babies go much deeper in our Mommy & Me classes.
What You’ll Learn
Newborn Sleep & Soothing
What newborn sleep really looks like, how to set up for safe sleep, and how to calm a crying baby with the 5 S’s, a simple set of soothing techniques from Dr. Harvey Karp.
Swaddling & Pacifiers
Practice swaddling on a practice baby until it feels natural, and talk through whether a pacifier is right for your family.
Feeding Basics
How to read your baby’s hunger cues, what to expect in the first days, how often newborns eat, and bottle feeding basics. Whether you plan to breastfeed, bottle feed, or do both, this is a judgment-free space.
Holding, Diapering & Bathing
How to hold and pass a newborn safely, change a diaper (including around the umbilical cord stump), and give a bath, plus how often newborns really need one.
Your Questions
Open time to ask anything, from the first night home to what your partner’s job will be in week one. Topics that often come up include when to call the pediatrician, handling visitors, and the evening fussy stretch.
Cost: $90 per participant, 2 hours
Location: The Nest, 730 11th Street, Hermosa Beach, CA
This class is facilitated by Denise Curtis, Doula, New Parent Educator, Lactation Educator. Denise has spent many years supporting hundreds of parents through pregnancy, postpartum, and early parenthood, from feeding and newborn care to the emotional ups and downs of a new baby. She teaches in a warm, relaxed way, and as a mom herself, she’s right alongside you.