Newborn to 1-year Old Classes
Sleep Management and Infant Massage in Alexandria, VA
At Momease, we understand that the first year of your baby’s life comes with many joys and challenges, especially when it comes to sleep and soothing. Our classes for sleep management and infant massage in Alexandria, VA, are designed to help parents navigate these crucial early months with confidence. Our expert-led sleep management sessions provide gentle strategies to establish healthy sleep habits, while our infant massage classes teach calming techniques to strengthen your bond with your baby. Whether you’re looking for guidance on bedtime routines or ways to ease discomfort through touch, our supportive environment ensures you leave feeling prepared and reassured. Join us to learn practical skills that promote rest, relaxation, and a happy, well-adjusted baby.
Infant Massage Class
Who it’s for:
This class is for expectant parents, new parents, family members or anyone else wanting to learn about infant massage. If you already have a baby, the class is perfect for babies 6 weeks to 6 months.
Details:
Rub a tummy…stroke a foot…bond with your baby! This two-hour class will introduce you and your baby to the gentle art of massage. Babies who are massaged are often calmer and suffer less from colic. Knowing how to properly massage your baby will build confidence in your ability to respond appropriately to your baby’s cries and needs. For working moms and dads, massage can offer a relaxing way to reconnect with your baby at the end of the day.
The class instruction will cover:
- Specific benefits of infant massage
- How to massage your infant’s whole body, including face, torso, limbs, back, etc.
An experienced massage therapist and teacher will conduct the class. Bring baby, a blanket and a towel.
Sleep Management for Newborns
Sleep Management for Newborns – This class is led by a Pediatric Sleep Expert, who will help parents learn how to soothe and calm their infants to help encourage sleep. The class will cover infant sleep cycles as well as day and night schedule expectations. Sleep training will be discussed including when it is age appropriate to begin various aspects of sleep training. Happiest Baby on the Block techniques will be reviewed and demonstrated, including swaddling.
Different types of commercial swaddles will be reviewed and discussed, including when particular types of swaddles and sleep suits are age and developmentally appropriate. This class will help provide parents with the knowledge and skills they need to produce better sleep for their newborn as well as themselves.
Sleep Management 4.5 to 12 Months
This class is for families who have survived the first three months of their newborn but are unable to help their babies consolidate sleep for more than one or two hours. This age group should be able to sleep 11-12 hours at night, This is a gentile approach to helping your baby get the sleep (s)he needs without listening to what seems like hours of crying until the baby is exhausted and so are the parents. This class will capitalize on the baby’s inherent need for sleep. Provide the parent with a concrete plan to assist their baby in sleeping in the crib, going to sleep at a regular time, staying a sleep through the night.
Infants are wonderful little blessings, but they don’t come with an instruction manual. Any time that you can take advantage of learning opportunities for a newborn, it’s a chance you shouldn’t pass up.
Our team at Momease helps by offering a variety of parenting classes in Washington, DC.
We work with a wide variety of students to prepare them for the many challenges and opportunities that come with parenthood. Whether you’re an expecting mother or a practicing baby nurse, you can count on our team to help you understand key facts and learn the skills you need to feel confident about childcare.
Our classes cover several topics, ranging from 101-style basics to life-saving emergency techniques. In an ideal world, you’ll only need to know the fun stuff — but you’ll also know how to handle the unexpected.
The skills you learn with us aren’t just a one-time advantage, either. Even if you aren’t a baby nurse dealing with bundles of joy every day, you’ll be able to help the children in your life whenever they need it. From your child’s future siblings to friends, family members, and other connections who might have a newborn on their hands in the future, you can be the go-to source of support with our team’s help.
Private Infant CPR Class
Who it’s for:
New parents, expectant parents, family members, and childcare professionals such as private nannies.
Details:
This private class is taught either at the client’s home or office. It is a two-hour American Heart Association course that teaches life-saving infant and child CPR skills.
The class will cover:
- To Recognize Signs of Choking
- How to Prevent the Most Common Fatal Injuries
- How to Reduce the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
- Up-to-Date Infant CPR
Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED
Who it’s for:
The 4-hour Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED is geared towards anyone with little or no medical training who needs a course completion card for their job, regulatory (e.g., OSHA), or other requirements or anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting. Please get in touch with your employer to ensure that you are selecting the correct course for your job specifications.
Details:
Students receive a two-year course completion card upon successfully completing the course.
Specific Course Topics
- First aid basics for babies, child and adult
- Medical emergencies
- Injury emergencies
- Environmental emergencies
- Preventing illness and injury
- Adult Infant and Child CPR and AED use
- Opioid-associated life-threatening emergencies
- Fee is $125 Per Person
