The Post Natal Workshop
Duration: 24 Hours, 8 Minutes
It’s normal for new parents, whether first-time parents or not, to feel anxious about bringing a child into the world and often have several questions and even worries. It is both an exciting and daunting experience. And the perfect way to ease these worries is by taking preparatory baby courses.
According to the results of a new study published in Maternal and Child Health Journal, attending a brief series of parenting classes has helped first-time moms and dads support each other to ease the transition into the new phase of life, reduce stress, mitigate depression and anxiety, chart a course for better parenting—and even deliver healthier babies.
The Pre-post natal course is designed to answer all of your questions and ease your worries. We prepare you for breastfeeding, pumping, sleeping, bathing, infant care, first aid, colic, vaccination, reflux, correct body postures, mommy and child skincare, and alimentation; while also tackling many other aspects of a child’s development stages (cognitive, physical and psychological).
High-profile, experienced therapists have come together to provide you with all the reliable information you need to use with your family. This training is a preventive strategy that all new parents should take, so they are well prepared to deal with any possible situation.
Parenting classes are a wonderful way to increase your confidence, acquire new skills and strategies, learn more about your child’s development, and improve your relationship with your child. Our postnatal course is customized to fit the needs of every family having a newborn.
Riham Moner - Child Psychotherapist
- Postpartum Depression/Blues.
- Types of Attachment.
- Tips for secure Attachment.
- How to bond & connect with your baby.
- Psychosexual development stages.
- The Psychology of Colic.
- Discipline.
- Parental Burnout.
- Time Management & Self-Care.
- Dealing with unsolicited advice.
Layal Fayad - Pediatric Sleep Consultant
- Sleep Needs by age:
- How many hours of total sleep?
- Naps by age:
- How many naps?
- How long should naps be?
Newborn Sleep Expectations: Awake window by age.
- Sleep and baby well-being.
- Effect of insufficient sleep on:
- Growth and development.
- Brain and its functions.
- Cognitive function.
- Emotional regulation.
- The Sleep Cycle:
Stages and how sleep problems happen.
- Newborn sleep goals to raise healthy sleepers
- Healthy sleep for older babies.
- Sleep routines
- Independent sleep
- Consistency
- Safe Sleep Guidelines.
- Newborn Sleep FAQ.
Diana Mezher - Dermatologist & Medical Cosmatologist
For Mothers
- Skin issues that can occur postpartum and tips on how to deal with them.
- Skin & hair -care during breastfeeding:
- Safe skin care & haircare routine.
- Skin care ingredients to avoid.
- Cosmetic procedures during breastfeeding:
- What is safe?
- What to avoid?
- Stretch marks:
- What can be done after giving birth?
- C-section scar:
- How to minimize scarring.
- What can be done after the scar heals?
- Postpartum hair loss:
- When does it start and when should it stop?
- How long does it last?
- Can breastfeeding affect it?
- What can be done about it?
For Newborns
- Newborn's skin and its characteristics
- Common skin conditions in newborns and how to deal with them:
- Infant acne
- Cradle cap
- Infant eczema
- Impetigo
- Heat rash
- Strawberry hemangioma
- Stork bite
- Mongolian spots
- Herpes
- Baby skincare
- General rules of taking care of a newborn’s skin.
- Newborn skin care in winter.
- Newborn skin care in summer.
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- Sunburns
- Diaper rash
- Baby skin products
- All hygiene products you need to take care of newborns skin
- Bathing products
- Lotions
- Sunscreens
- Bug sprays
- Baby powder
- Baby bathing
- General rules of baby bathing
- What do you need for a healthy and safe bath
- First bath
- Sponge bathing
- Myths and facts about newborn skin
- Ear Piercing
- How to choose baby wipes
- How to choose baby diapers
- How to choose baby laundry detergents
Dr. Yasmin Kotait - Pediatric Dentist
- 1st teeth: what do you need to know?
- Importance of baby teeth
- When do they come out
- Teething signs
- When to brush
- Best toothpaste
- All about the pacifier
- Milk at night do’s and don'ts
- What does a tongue tie look like
- What is a lip tie
- Effects of tongue and lip tie on children
- When to treat a lip and tongue tie and when not to.
- How are a tongue and a lip tie treated
Dr. Hossam Al tatari - Pediatrician
- Basic principles:
- How and where to find credible information?
- Do you have a pediatrician?
- How often should you visit the pediatrician?
- Is it normal to be stressed after having a child?
- How to turn your baby from a “source of stress” to a “source of joy”?
- Routine care of babies in the postnatal period:
- Feeding
- Sleeping
- Body care
- Common misconceptions and inappropriate habits:
Detailed discussion about the following topics: Water, Henna, Kuhul, salt bath, Olive Oil bath, pacifier, air-travel, circumcision, ear piercing, swaddling, and many others.
- Most common concerns in the first year of life and how to deal with them:
- Crying and colic
- Vomiting
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- SIDS
- Abnormal shape of the head
- Enlarged baby breast
- Vaginal discharge
- Fever
- Rapid breathing
- Slow breathing
- Noisy breathing
- Rashes
- Abdominal distention
- Abnormal movements
- Missing testes
- Scrotal swelling
- Jaundice
- Eye redness/swelling/discharge/Cataract
- Oral thrush
- Premature dentation
- Umbilical cord conditions
- Vaccines
- The Ten Commandments
Lama Al Kamand - Speech & Language Pathologist
- What is cognitive development?
- When does cognitive development start?
- Importance of cognitive stimulation.
- Myths and facts about cognitive development.
- Cognitive and communication developmental milestones and red flags.
- How to stimulate our children.
- Importance of play.
- Developmental stages of play.
- Tips on how to improve your child’s speech and language during daily activities.
- Tips for choosing the perfect toy for your child.
- Benefits and tips of reading for your baby.
- How to choose the perfect cup.
- Baby sign language.
Basma Wali - Pediatric Nutritionist
- Feeding 101
- The importance of nutrition
- When to introduce solids?
- What is allowed after 6 months?
- Things to avoid
- Introducing food:
- Preparing yourself
- Introducing textures
- What you should know about gagging
- Baby-Led weaning Pros and Cons.
- Pureeing Food Pros and Cons.
- Understanding your baby's cues
- Serving foods
- Building balanced meals
- Quantity of food/ age
- Cooking & cutting safe food
- How to be creative
- Choking hazards
- Top food allergens
- The right amount of food
- 6 months week meal schedule vs. 12 months
- Timing of serving food
- Right weight gain
- Fluids
- How much milk is enough (formula-fed)
- Right amount of water
- Juice or no juice & why?
- Grocery shopping
- How to buy healthy food
- What to look for when buying bread, tuna & PB
- Ingredients to avoid
- Tricky nutrition labels
Lara Abbas - Occupational Therapist
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- Milestones and Development:
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- Psychomotor milestones
- Sensory and visual milestones
- Primitive Reflexes
- How to boost development
- Sensory-motor stimulation
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- Interaction(visual, auditory, Importance of the touch, motion…)
- Baby massage
- Tummy time
- Baby Products:
- Choosing proper toys
- Car seats
- Baby carriers
- Walkers, jumpers, and their alternatives
Mirna Sabbagh - Breastfeeding consultant
- Basics of breastfeeding.
- What to expect at the hospital?
- Correct positions for breastfeeding.
- Latching, breast massages & compressions.
- Breastfeeding at home.
- Is my baby getting enough?
- Nutrition during breastfeeding.
- Diet during breastfeeding.
- Diet for breastfeeding mothers of a colicky baby.
- Packing the baby's bag.
- Pumping.
- What you need to buy for breastfeeding.
- Advanced breastfeeding problems.
Register now in the workshop and get 1 year of access (365 days).
