Births,Babies and Beyond NJ

01/31/2026

Come take a class with me in February!

You don’t have to find your way alone ✨

February classes are open for registration! From prenatal to postpartum support and mommy and me time; we are here to offer full support, guidance and place to grow through motherhood.

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01/28/2026

There is no right way to give birth. Being educated on your birth is a high priority.

When parents recall their births, I often hear information that makes me question how well they understood the process. It’s not to invalidate what they experienced. More to learn how I can educate parents-to-be more effectively.

Anyone can recite information from a book, but having an educator who thoroughly understands the process from years of bedside experience matters.

Childbirth education classes (as well as baby care and breastfeeding) are open for registration at www.newmomschool.com/shrewsbury-nj/

**classes can be taken individually or as a bundle**

01/28/2026

There is no right way to give birth. Being educated on your birth is a high priority.

When parents recall their births, I often hear information that makes me question how well they understood the process. It’s not to invalidate what they experienced. More to learn how I can educate parents-to-be more effectively.

Anyone can recite information from a book, but having an educator who thoroughly understands the process from years of bedside experience matters.

Childbirth education classes (as well as baby care and breastfeeding) are open for registration at www.newmomschool.com/shrewsbury-nj/

**classes can be taken individually or as a bundle**

01/28/2026

It’s like the oxygen mask on a plane. You cannot take care of your baby if you cannot breathe first.

Research supports our S.E.L.F. model: Rest, (Sleep), movement (Exercise), nourishment (Food), and restorative pleasure (Laughter/leisure) all play a critical role in postpartum brain health and emotional well-being.

💜Better sleep is tied to lower postpartum depression/anxiety

💜Postpartum exercise is linked with fewer depressive and anxiety symptoms.

💜Adherence to a brain-healthy eating pattern is associated with lower odds of postpartum depressive symptoms

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Archana Basu, Aaron Sarvet, Jarvis T Chen, Christy Denckla, Yiwen Zhu, Karestan C Koenen, An examination of sleep as a protective factor for depression and anxiety in the perinatal period: novel causal analyses in a prospective pregnancy cohort

Deprato A, Ruchat SM, Ali MU, Cai C, Forte M, Gierc M, Meyer S, Sjwed TN, Shirazi S, Matenchuk BA, Jones PAT, Sivak A, Davenport MH. Impact of postpartum physical activity on maternal depression and anxiety: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

01/27/2026

Prenatal education is a vital part of preparation for birth and parenthood.

The birth world is full of certifications. Ask about the educational background and experience of your instructor!

Discover the truth about birth classes. Are these classes worth the time and money? Learn more about the research and studies that show birth classes can improve birth outcomes.

01/22/2026

Who you hire for your prenatal education and postpartum support matters. I still work bedside in Labor and Delivery and Lactation. I have worked in a level IV, high volume hospital down to a Birth Center.

I can comfortably say I’ve had the privilege to be a part of thousands of deliveries and support hundreds of postpartum families .

The birth world is filled with many certifications. The experience of who you trust with your education and postpartum support matters.

Classes are open for registration at www.newmomschool.com/shrewsbury-nj

Lactation consultations are available at www.birthsbabiesandbeyond.com

01/21/2026

Great example of how positioning matters in labor. Bringing knees in and ankles out, opens the outlet of the pelvis allowing the baby to descend easier.

How often did you change positions during the pushing phase of your birth?

01/19/2026

Upcoming classes for February are open for registration!! Classes can be booked individually or as a bundle. Email shrewsbury@newmomschool.com for more information

01/12/2026

Really great post by LALactation. Having a frenulum is a NORMAL anatomical variation.. it’s the function that matters. The current AAP guidance is to intervene when function is impaired.

✅ if your baby is unable to maintain a latch
✅ if latching is painful and creating damage (and isn’t correctable by position or compression
✅ if your baby is not gaining weight due to not transferring milk affectively

These may all be reasons a release is needed. But even these reasons can have other causes, which is why thorough evaluation is necessary.

Lip ties (and their pictures on social media) drive me clinically nuts, because there is so much misinformation about who actually has one

I am the first to refer to the appropriate health care provider (pediatric dentist or ENT) when a true lip tie is not allowing proper function of the lips and is impacting the success of digestion or breastfeeding. But let’s understand a few things:
✏️According to a 1994 study by Flinck, who looked at >1000 babies, 77% of them had a frenulum that inserted “low” on to the gumline. A further 17% had a frenulum that inserted into the palate. So 94% of babies have a really low gum insertion - that is NOT the definition of a lip tie. Having a low set frenulum cannot be the only criteria used for release
✏️There is currently no published criteria defining a normal frenulum vs a lip tie. That does not mean a lip shouldn’t be addressed when function is being impacted. But that band between lip and gums is supposed to be there to some extent to help anchor your lips to your face for proper movement and facial development
✏️Lip tie, when it is present, can certainly get in the way of a normal latch. A lip tie may cause increased air intake (contributing to reflux and gas), breast pain from the lips gripping too tightly to the breast, contribute to lip blisters muscle compensations, or not allow the baby to be able to maintain the latch through the whole feeding. While the lips are important for feeding, I’m more concerned about the tongue for obtaining a normal latch. The lip often compensates for the tongue

True diagnosis of lip tie is all about anatomy (what does it look like), physiology (what does it do), and symptoms (what is it causing). A lip tie will always impact function of the lip by restricting its expected movement. The upper lip should be soft and move to spread and pucker the lips without difficulty. The upper lip should play a passive role when breastfeeding, gently rounding to maintain the seal at the breast so milk doesn’t leak out and not gripping the breast

You cannot tell if it’s tied from a picture, a dynamic, hands on assessment is needed.

01/09/2026

Childbirth, Baby Care and Breastfeeding Classes are all open for registration at New Mom School. Join us to enter parenting full of confidence!

10/03/2025

Social media makes you believe you need a lot of “stuff” to take care of your newborn. Your newborn needs YOU. They need your warmth with skin to skin. They need to feel safe and secure. They need you to respond to their cues.

Taking prenatal education classes is vital to understanding your baby. Learning what is normal vs concerning, understanding that crying is communicating a need and that hunger has a separate language is huge. Realizing that movement and white noise is comforting.

Registration for all our prenatal classes is open now!

www.newmomschool.com/shrewsbury-nj/