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PeaceHealth Southwest
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www.swmedicalcenter.org/birth
Pondering pregnancy?
Whether you are contemplating that first
step into motherhood or are adding another
bundle of joy to your brood, it is comforting
to know that you have the support you need.
PeaceHealth Southwest is there for you
with family-friendly facilities, experienced
obstetrics specialists and classes to teach you
what you need to know.
Get ready to
grandparent!
Visit
swmedicalcenter.org/PonderingPregnancy
for
pregnancy resources or to register for an upcoming
Pregnancy 101: Pondering Pregnancy? class.
“
If I had known
how wonderful
it would be to have
grandchildren, I’d
have had them first.”
—
Lois Wyse
Watch the KPTV video
at
swmedicalcenter.org/
Classes-Support
or visit
swEvents.org
(
keyword:
Grandparents) to
register.
How-to Be Helpful class is designed to help grandparents-
to-be learn what’s new in baby care and how they can
help support the new parents. The class covers the basics
of newborn care, including information on today’s more
absorbent disposable diapers and the trend of swaddling
your child to sleep.
“
I came because I’m finally going to be a grandma,”
gushes Theresa Austin. “I wanted to learn all the
new things there are.”
Many grandparents are interested in addressing
safety concerns for their new grandchildren.
New Grandparents 101: How-To Be Helpful
covers current guidelines for car seats and
vaccinations, as well as information about babies
sleeping on their backs to prevent sudden infant
death syndrome (SIDS).
The next New Grandparents 101 class is
on Jan. 24, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., at the Health
Education Center, SE 92nd Avenue and
E Mill Plain Boulevard.
BECOM I NG A GRANDPAR ENT I S ONE OF THE
most wonderful transitions you can experience as an adult.
You get to enjoy all of the delight, the love, and the fun of a
baby without the responsibility of being the parent.
With that in mind, grandparents still make the best
babysitters and buddies for the new family addition, and
the best support team for the new parents.
When you’re getting ready to
welcome your first (or fifth or
14
th) grandchild into the world,
it is a good idea to be prepared.
A baby is a baby, you might
think, but many things have
changed in the years since
you diapered, fed and cared
for your own children.
PeaceHealth Southwest
Medical Center’s New
Grandparents 101: