New Life Prenatal Classes Toronto - Childbirth Education & Parenting Prep

New Life Prenatal Classes Toronto - Childbirth Education & Parenting Prep Prepare for birth and the first weeks of parenthood with pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, baby car Welcome to New Life Prenatal !

Pregnancy and the birth of your child will be one of the most memorable and life changing experiences that you will ever have. During this special time, New Life Prenatal Childbirth Education Classes will provide you with information and skills to help you prepare for your birth experience and the first weeks of parenthood. Discussions led by an experienced Certified Childbirth Educator and traine

d Doula will help you learn what you might expect physically and emotionally during pregnancy, childbirth and the early weeks with your newborn baby. Our prenatal classes are offered in a group, private, semi-private or online setting to meet the needs of every expectant parent. Whatever your birth plan, New Life Prenatal Childbirth Education Classes will provide you with labour support techniques and coping skills to manage pain, and knowledge to instill confidence in your ability to birth and care for your baby. With New Life Prenatal Childbirth Education Classes you will be:

* informed - with current, evidence based information
* prepared - the more you learn and practice, the more confident, relaxed and focused you will be
* empowered - as you learn about your options, you can make informed decisions about birth & parenting

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A cesarean section is the only surgery in which seven layers of tissue are opened, and the mother is expected to stand s...
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A cesarean section is the only surgery in which seven layers of tissue are opened, and the mother is expected to stand six hours later, assuming responsibility for yet another being, a fragile newborn baby. If you are a mother via cesarean section, you are stronger than you know. Feel proud.๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ™Œ

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Do you know what is means when your cervix is effacing?โฃโฃโฃโฃIt is a massive part of labour and birth and is perhaps the m...
07/30/2023

Do you know what is means when your cervix is effacing?โฃโฃ

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It is a massive part of labour and birth and is perhaps the most underrated indicator of progress we have in our midwifery toolkit. โฃโฃ
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Well, in a nutshell, effacement is the thinning of your cervix. Your cervix is usually like a funnel and has two openings called the โ€˜internal osโ€™ and the โ€˜external osโ€™.โฃโฃ
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When effacement is happening these two openings become one opening. To do this the cervix must go from thick and long to paper thin. โฃโฃ
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Effacement is measured in 3 main ways:โฃโฃ
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๐Ÿ. ๐๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž: You may be told you are 25%, 50%, 80% effaced. I donโ€™t love this method because it is much more subjective than other measurements. My 50% can be so different to other midwives. โฃโฃ
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๐Ÿ. ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ: You can be 3cm, 1cm, 0.5cm effaced. This is how I was trained. Again a bit subjective but much easier than guessing a % of something of which you donโ€™t know the starting point.โฃโฃ
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๐Ÿ‘. ๐”๐ง๐ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐š๐œ๐ž๐/๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ/๐…๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐„๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐š๐œ๐ž๐: Uneffaced is when your cervix is thick and long, partially is when it is beginning to thin and shorten, fully effaced is when your cervix is paper thin! โฃโฃ
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I prefer to measure effacement using the last measurement. It may be slightly vague to some it is less subjective and as soon as we attach a numerical figure to effacement it can be used as ammunition in the โ€˜failure to progressโ€™ battle.โฃโฃ
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๐ˆ๐Œ๐๐Ž๐‘๐“๐€๐๐“ - ๐—ช๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐š๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ: โฃโฃ
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๐Ÿ”ธ With your ๐…๐ˆ๐‘๐’๐“ birth your cervix will first efface and then dilate! โฃโฃ
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๐Ÿ”ธ With ๐’๐”๐๐’๐„๐๐”๐„๐๐“ babies your cervix can efface and dilate simultaneously! โฃโฃ
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So this is why effacement (especially in your first baby) is so important to demonstrate progress! Even if you havenโ€™t dilated between vaginal exams, if you have a change in effacement ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐€๐‘๐„ ๐๐‘๐Ž๐†๐‘๐„๐’๐’๐ˆ๐๐†! โฃโฃ
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Alway ask your MW or Doctor about your effacement! โฃโฃ
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โ€œYour baby is remarkably built to mold and move to accommodate their birth and find their way to your arms. Babies don't...
07/22/2023

โ€œYour baby is remarkably built to mold and move to accommodate their birth and find their way to your arms. Babies don't have any hard bones and their heads will go back to being round fairly quickly. โ€œ

TY ๐Ÿšผ Offering your baby expressed/pumped milk? It may surprise you to learn that you don't need to warm it before servin...
04/12/2023

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๐Ÿšผ Offering your baby expressed/pumped milk? It may surprise you to learn that you don't need to warm it before serving! Humanmilk can be served cold, at room temperature or warmed. In fact, some babies may have a preference for a particular temperature. It's okay to experiment to see what may work best for you and your little one. Keep in mind that:

๐ŸŒก๏ธFreshly expressed milk can be safely stored at room temperature (25ยฐC) for 6 hours. **Please note: public health guidelines state freshly expressed milk left at room temperature for more than 6 hours should be discarded**

โ„๏ธIdeally, freshly expressed milk should be refrigerated within an hour if you're not planning to use it to feed your baby in the next 6 hours.

๐ŸงŠYou can safely thaw milk slowly in the refrigerator overnight, or more quickly by running the storage container under cool running water (you may switch to lukewarm water once it's partially thawed), Use the thawed milk immediately or store it in the refrigerator for no longer than 24 hours once itโ€™s thawed.

๐ŸšซDo not thaw or heat expressed milk in the microwave or on the stove. Do not leave frozen milk out to thaw at room temperature.

โ™จ๏ธHeat milk by placing the container in a bowl of very warm water for no longer than 15 minutes or by running it under warm (but not hot) water. Previously frozen milk that has been thawed and brought to room temperature or warmed must be used within 1-2 hours.

๐Ÿ‘ถLeftover milk must be used within 1-2 hours after the is finished feeding from the cup, bottle, etc... Do not return the milk to the fridge. After 2 hours, leftover should be discarded.

๐Ÿ“ŒPlease note: These guidelines are for healthy full-term babies and may vary for premature or sick babies. Consult your healthcare provider if you have questions about your unique situation. is not part of everyoneโ€™s journey. Many parents do not pump at all while nursing, while others may pump temporarily or exclusively out of necessity or by choice. Each family is different, so do what works best for you and your baby. Have questions? Connect with Breastfeeding Buddies if you need support.

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