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Hi, I’m Renee. I’m a physiotherapist (with a keen interest in women’s health), a breastfeeding counsellor (as certified by the Australian Breastfeeding Association) and a Mum. I conduct antenatal classes for expectant couples on the areas of breastfeeding, infant sleep and infant behaviour.

My experience is that hospital classes focus largely on labour. Whilst an important topic, I have found that little information is provided to help prepare expectant couples for parenthood. Most (if not all) of this information is given little by little postnatally (mainly by a maternal child health nurse). By this time, a new parent is likely to be overwhelmed and exhausted- not great ingredients to take on new information.

Raising your child is one of the most (if not THE most) important things you’ll ever do. Being a new parent is tough enough as it is….so why not learn about caring for your newborn baby prior to their birth, so that you enter parenthood with newfound confidence?

In the class you will learn:

• Reasons why a baby might cry
• How to recognise hunger, tired and wind pain signs
• SIDS, tummy time, unsettled periods, growth spurts
• Baby sleep (eg circadian rhythms, sleep cycles, sleep associations, swaddling, how to gently achieve self settling, settling techniques, bedtime routines)
• Breastfeeding (eg how breastfeeding works, nipple care, indicators of adequate breastmilk intake, attachment and positioning, expressing)

For more information click here to visit my website: www.reneekam.com.au

Or email me: reneekam@iprimus.com.au