Birth Day Presence

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Belly Basics 101
Infant CPR
Child CPR
Private Car Seat Installation
Prenatal Belly Dance SoHo
Postnatal Fitness SoHo
Bond with Your Baby Thru Music
MELT For Pregnancy and Postpartum Recovery
Birth and Postpartum Doula Trainings
TUMMY TIME, Rolling and Reaching Class
Post-natal Fitness Class
Private Feldenkrais Sessions
Twins Breastfeeding Support Group
Infant Massage Classes
Mandarin Chinese Classes for tots and preschoolers

Belly Basics 101, Mar 1 at SoHo Studio and Mar 20 at Park Slope Studio.

Below is a past event. Each one varies slightly.
6:15 Arrival, snacks and drinks
6:30 "Infant Massage: The Wonderful Benefits of Loving Touch" with Charlotta Anderson of Bundle of Bliss
6:50 "Baby Wearing Demystified: Demos & Benefits" with Adriane Stare of Caribou Baby
7:20 "What is a doula Q&A?" with Jada & Anna, co-owners of Birth Day Presence
7:35 "Bond with your Baby through Movement" with Dan Rindler of Child'Space NYC.
7:55 "The Do's & Don'ts Of Exercise During & After Pregnancy" With personal trainer Zoe Levine of The Thriving Body
8:15 "3 Pain Relief Techniques for Labor: A glimpse of what you'll learn in Childbirth Class" with Jada and Anna, co-owners of Birth Day Presence
8:30 Raffle* including a mamaRoo bouncy seat ($200 value) and a $50 Gift Cert to Bump Brooklyn. (*You must RSVP to doulas@birthdaypresence.net in order to attend the event and to enter into the raffle; no walk-ins. Note how many people and pls let us know how you heard about the event.)

INFANT CPR & SAFETY
2.5 hrs, $150 per family (up to 2 people) (Add a Childbirth Class or Breastfeeding/Newborn Care Class and receive $25 off. Purchase 2 additional classes and receive $65 off!)
Vanessa Anton will teach her Infant CPR plus Relief of Choking training to expectant and new parents, grandparents and caregivers. You will learn:
* Infant and Child CPR
* Relief of Foreign Body Airway Obstruction ( Choking )
* Taxicab and Car Seat Guidelines
* Extensive Baby Safety Tips for use from Day 1 on.
She provides 1 mannequin for every student so that you can have tons of hands-on practice. You will take home various handouts as well. Your baby is welcome if not yet crawling.
Brooklyn Studio 4:30-7p
Sun, Jan 8 FULL
Sun, Feb 5 FULL
Sat, Mar 10 FULL
Sat, Apr 21 FULL
Sat, May 19
Sat, Jun 10

Soho Studio 4:30-7p unless otherwise noted
Sat, Mar 3 FULL
Sat, Apr 14
Sat, May 12
Sat, Jun 9
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CHILD CPR
2.5 hrs, $150 per family (up to 2 people)
You will learn how
to treat burns, bleeding, falls, sunburn, frostbite, water safety, poison emergencies, and
C.P.R. Each participant will have personal practice material. Additionally
each student will leave class with abundant educational literature and a sheet of Mr.
Yuk stickers. Babysitters and grandparents are all encouraged to attend!

*Please note* This workshop is NOT a First Aid & CPR Certification course.

(ages 1-8)
Park Slope Studio 4:30-7p
Jan 21
Feb 11
Mar 17
Apr 28
May 5
June 2
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CHILD CPR (ages 1-8)
SoHo Studio 4:30-7p
Feb 25
Apr 15
Mar 24
Jun 23
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PRIVATE CAR SEAT INSTALLATION

Nov 19 and Dec 10, 8-3p in front of the Park Slope Studio. $125. Email us to make a 1 hour appointment.
Birth Day Presence, in collaboration with Common Sense C.P.R.s
Nationally Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians, is proud to offer
private car seat installation in their Brooklyn Location.

Each one hour session will cover:
• Learning how to properly install your car seat in your vehicle.
• Understanding how to use the infant car seat without it's base when
traveling in other vehicles, like taxis or rental cars.
• Learning how to properly secure the child in the car seat and how to make
the proper adjustments as your child grows.
• Understanding when it's time to move your child into the next car seat or
change of position.
• Learning how to properly maintain and care for the car seat.
• Review of overall car safety specific to the child.

According to the New York City Department of Transportation (2010), 9 out
of 10 parents install their child's car seat incorrectly. This could lead to your
child getting hurt or killed in the event of an accident. Why risk it?

MELT For Pregnancy and Postnatal Recovery with The Thriving Body at the Park Slope Studio. Sat, Feb 18th 10-11:30am or Sat, Mar 24 10-11:30am. MELTing throughout your pregnancy and after baby, will help you maintain a fluid, balanced body, quiet the nervous system, and heighten mind-body communication - not always an easy task during this period of drastic physical change. Not only can it keep you feeling good throughout your pregnancy, but MELT can also help your body bounce back faster after baby is born. Experience immediate changes and learn simple techniques to practice on your own to remain active, healthy, and more in control of how you are feeling throughout your pregnancy and beyond. Includes handouts for at home practice.
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Prenatal Belly Dance Class
With Maternal Dance. Tuesdays in SoHo at 5:30. You must register thru them.
After a gentle warm-up and delicious stretching, you’ll be swaying your hips in a way that promotes increased strength and balance. Throughout the class you’ll also learn core strengthening and flexibility work that is appropriate for pregnancy, to isolate and strengthen pelvic floor muscles with specific exercises to counteract postural changes, along with relaxation techniques and imagery – tools to prepare for and aid in labor. You’ll leave this class feeling relaxed yet rejuvenated. No dance experience is necessary and all levels are welcome

TUMMY TIME, ROLLING AND REACHING
Dan Rindler of Roots and Wings Studio presents this wonderful class for babies 5 weeks through pre-crawling and for crawlers. Please register here. Learn to support and enrich your baby's development through touch, movement and song. Sign up for class Weds and Thurs classes in Park Slope

PRIVATE FELDENKRAIS SESSIONS
With Dan Rindler of Roots and Wings Studio. Make appointment here.

BOND WITH YOUR BABY THRU MUSIC
In this unique and joyful class you will learn to use music as a way to bond with your baby. With a background in music, clinical psychology, and music therapy, Vered provides you with musical tools and psychological concepts that assist in creating a secure bond with your baby. Vered's classes are divided into two segments - for babies 0-5 months and babies 6-12 months. To register for this class please click HERE or EMAIL Vered. Vist the website or call 917 514 2410

DONA BIRTH DOULA TRAININGS
So you want to become a doula? Birth Day Presence regularly hosts incredible doula courses. Classes are located in SoHo and taught by the most amazing instructor out there, Debra Pascali-Bonaro. Vist DONA to learn more about the certification process. Birth Doula Trainings:
Nov 15-17
Jan 10-12, 2012
Apr 24-26
Jul 10-12 Please email us for information and registration and to be on our list.

Manhattan Mothers of Twins Breastfeeding Support Group
La Leche League of Manhattan and the Manhattan Mothers' of Twins' Clubs co sponsor this monthly support group. Join us to share experience about breastfeeding twins: mothers helping each other, with an experienced LLL Leader and an experienced twins' mother to facilitate discussion. There is no admission charge. Membership in both non-profit organizations is encouraged, though not required.
1-3p
Sept 28
Oct 26
Nov30
Dec 21
Contact Kate Sharp, IBCLC for more info.

FREE PRENATAL INFO NIGHT!!
TBA . Join Birth Day Presence for our SoHo Studio Prenatal Open House! Snacks, workshops, and a great raffle! Anyone who attends this event will receive $25 off childbirth class sign-up and/or $50 off doula services!
Monthly starting in the fall.

Infant Massage Classes
with Charlotta Andersson of Bundle of Bliss
In this fun four-week program, you will learn gentle and loving baby massage techniques that have many benefits for both you and your baby. Parents often find that regular massage helps their babies sleep better, fuss less, and gain more weight. Once a week, we come together for a fun, exhilarating, yet relaxing experience with our littlest ones. You will learn techniques to sooth and comfort your baby, and learn to understand and respond to your baby’s cues.

MANDARIN CHINESE CLASSES
For tots/parents and preschoolers. With Lango.

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Birth Day Presence Cancellation Policy

Birth Day Presence classes and workshops are non-refundable within 28 days of class. If you would like to cancel your space 29+ days in advance, you will receive an 85% refund (15% non-refundable cancellation fee). Birth Day Presence is not responsible for providing make-ups or issuing any credit for classes missed as a result of scheduling conflicts, vacations, illness, emergencies, or other circumstances beyond our control.

We highly recommend that you schedule any prenatal classes or workshops to end by the time you are 36 weeks pregnant.

Policy for Missed Class within a Series:
If you cannot make it to one of the scheduled classes, you may:

A. Sit in on the appropriate night of another series (depending on space availability in class and whether or not there is a concurrent class--you will need to contact us to confirm this option before signing up)

B. Hire a Birth Day Presence teacher for a make-up session at the rate of $90/hr. A two-hour class will be condensed into 1 hour.

C. Ask a class member to catch you up to speed

In the special circumstances of a mother-to-be being placed on bedrest or delivering before 36 weeks, we will work with you to apply the unused portion of your class fee to other classes and workshops at our studio.

Birth Day Presence reserves the right to alter class times due to low enrollment. Every effort will be made to work with students' schedules.

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doulas@birthdaypresence.net | (917) 751-6579

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