Spring Baby? Everything You Need to Know Going Home

On-Demand Class · Baby care

Learn how to lean into 4th Trimester - when your baby is 0-3 months old and transitioning from womb to world (it doesn't last forever - promise!) with proactive strategies that support your baby's best start to life!

Class Description

Hey Mama! You took great care of yourself during pregnancy. The nursery is ready. The car seat is installed. All that’s missing is your baby! Your family and friends call and text daily, “You must be getting SO excited!” And you are! They shower you with love and support. “You’re going to be the BEST mom ever!” But, deep down you wonder - will I? You're nervous about labor and delivery, but even more worried about what comes next? You wish you had a crystal ball to peek into the first three months and see what they really will be like. If you could do that, you know you’d feel more calm, clear, and confident. Yes, then you could be the BEST mom for your baby from the start. What to Expect When You’re Done Expecting, lets you peek into your future as a new mom. (Follows Cara's 3rd Trimester class: 8 Weeks to Go Here's What You Need To Know) A Soul-Centered Course + Practical Survival Strategies, You'll Learn: What really matters and what you can take off your worry list The only 4 things you need to do every day to WIN the 4th trimester How to speak your baby's first language: Crying Includes New Mama Mental Reframe Mantras for the hard days

Class Materials

Any handouts or workbooks you'll need will be provided in each module.

Sessions Overview

  1. Your Womb to World Transition - Introduction: Welcome to your course! These lessons will help you prioritize what really matters in your early days (and nights) with babe in arms.
  2. Baby-O-Clock, Around the Clock ⏰: Time takes on a whole new meaning (or lack thereof) in the 4th trimester. In this lesson, we learn about the many realities of baby-o-clock!
  3. Speaking Your Baby's First Language: Crying: Crying is the only way your baby has to communicate. In this lesson, you'll learn proactive strategies to support them as they move through two states of being: crying and calm.
  4. Bonding - The 4th Survival Need: You know the three basic survival needs: food, safety, and shelter. In this lesson, you'll learn why bonding is essential to your baby's long-term development and how to capitalize on this time.
  5. Slashing Your Worry List: Turns out, it was less stressful taking care of your sweet babe in utero than outside in the real world! Most new parents have way too much on their newborn worry list. In this lesson, I bust some myths, drop some truth bombs, and help you cut your worry list down to size!
  6. The New Mom Mental Reframe: Your mindset is a major factor on your baby's state of being. In this lesson, I target some common new parent mental struggles and reframe them for you. Learning the skill of applied perspective is a key strategy you'll use as your baby grows and changes!
  7. Conclusion: Congratulations! I'm celebrating you because it takes A LOT of intention and focus to finish a class when growing and welcoming a new human being! ??? Continue your proactive learning with my ASL Class: Sign to Speak - How to Use Sign Language with your Baby.

Your Instructor

Cara Tyrrell

Cara Tyrrell has a Bachelor degrees in ASL and Linguistics as well as a Masters degree in Education. In her preschool and kindergarten classrooms she identified a pattern of underdeveloped skill sets in her students leading to a professional pivot. This led Cara to found Core4 Parenting, an parenting education hub offering digital and in-person developmental courses that empower parents and caregivers to maximize the foundational brain development between birth and 5 years old. Using scientifically backed systems and strategies, Core4’s courses educate parents to foster the development of social/emotional, cognitive, physical and interpersonal skills by designing an exceptional home environment for their infants and toddlers. Cara is passionate about raising whole children by improving the quality of early childhood education by providing high quality instruction for parents and caregivers.

Degrees and Certifications

University of Rochester Rochester, NY. Bachelors Double Major: American Sign Language / Linguistics Boston University Boston, MA. Masters Degree in Education Hampshire Educational Collaborative Greenfield, MA. Reading Recovery Teaching Certification

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