Newborn Classes
Charlotte
After your baby is born, your life changes overnight. You’re more in love than ever before, are majorly sleep deprived, on a rollercoaster of emotions and have an endless amount of questions. There’s so much you’re all the sudden supposed to know. You took all the baby prep classes, but it feels like no one truly prepared you for this. Motherhood is a whole new ballgame.
But you don’t have to go through it alone. Mom League’s curated curriculum covers all the newborn topics you need to know about - all in one place.
More than that, you’ll find a built in community of other moms going through the same changes that you are. You’ll find an opportunity to learn, laugh, share and unite with other moms. So whether you’re a first-time mom, or you’ve done this before, we welcome you to join us. Every baby and postpartum experience is unique and every mom deserves a squad and a team of curated experts to carry her through.
Questions? Reach out to Charlotte@themomleague.org.
Newborn Series Info:
8-week series with moms & babies (0-12 weeks old at the start of the series)
Register while pregnant for the series following your due date. Don’t wait until after baby arrives to sign up as classes fill up fast
Local perinatal experts share their area of expertise in newborn and postpartum care
Instructor-led group discussions
Series launch monthly so moms and babies are going through the same stages
Meet with the same group of ~12 moms + babies each week
Access to larger Mom League community
We offer scholarships. If you’re interested, please apply under the “About” tab
Are you a two-Mom family? We welcome both moms to attend
Series hosted at two locations (depending on start month)
Myers Park Location: The Grove CLT - 1043 Providence Rd
Dilworth Location: The Bunny Hive Charlotte - 1207 East Blvd
Elizabeth Location: Barre3 - 1942 E 7th St #103
Class Series Topics:
Welcome, Intros & Birth Stories
Feeding Baby: Breast, Bottle & Pumping
Perinatal Mental Health
The Postpartum Body & Recovery
Identity Shifts + Matrescence
Newborn Sleep
Navigating Relationships After Baby
Returning to Work (or not) + Childcare
Traveling/Getting out with Baby
Setting Boundaries
Infant Development
1:1 Mom & Baby Photography Session (last class)
UPCOMING NEWBORN SERIES
Registered on Babylist?
Add the Newborn Class to your registry.
Meet the Charlotte ML Team
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Courtney Simelton, MSW, LCSW
NEWBORN SERIES INSTRUCTOR
Courtney grew up in Forest City, North Carolina. She attended University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where she obtained her bachelor and master’s degree in Social Work. She currently works as a private practice therapist at Southeast Psych, specializing in maternal and perinatal mental health.
After becoming pregnant with her daughter, Courtney quickly realized the lack of support and services surrounding maternal mental health as she struggled with perinatal anxiety. Courtney is passionate about serving women as they transition into motherhood and providing support for the many physical, social and emotional changes.
When not working, Courtney enjoys spending time with her husband and daughter, reading, going on runs and cheering on the Dallas Cowboys.
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Therese Newton, PhD, LCMHC (NC), LPC (SC), NCC, PMH-C
NEWBORN SERIES INSTRUCTOR
Therese grew up in Northeastern Pennsylvania, where she earned her Bachelor’s degree from Penn State University and her Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Marywood University. After relocating to Charlotte in 2014 she began her doctoral training at the University of South Carolina, earning her PhD in Counselor Education in 2018. In addition to clinical work, Therese has served as a core faculty member instructing graduate counseling students, an adjunct and invited faculty for multiple universities, and primary investigator to counseling research projects- having had the honor of being published in numerous professional counseling journals. She holds licensing in both North Carolina (LCMHC) and South Carolina (LPC), is a National Certified Counselor (NCC), and holds the Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C), with additional and advanced training in perinatal trauma and loss.
With over a decade of counseling experience that spans clinical, academic roles, and counseling research- Therese brings her diversity and depth of experiences (both learned and lived) to her work. Presently, Therese is the proud owner of Newton Counseling & Consultation and With a Rooted Heart Women’s Counseling where she offers support to women throughout the perinatal period, including fertility journeys and family planning, and into early motherhood. Believing that authentic connection with both the self and others is integral for healing, Therese uses her own lived experiences with perinatal anxiety and two challenging pregnancies to better cultivate an environment of compassion and understanding with her clients.
When not working, Therese and her husband, along with their two wonderfully wild boys (5 and 2.5), enjoy spending time outside and exploring all that Charlotte and the surrounding areas have to offer.
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Sydney Estes, IBCLC, LISW-CP/LCSW, LCAS, PMH-C
NEWBORN SERIES INSTRUCTOR
Sydney was born and raised in Rock Hill, SC. She graduated from Clemson University, where she studied psychology, and furthered education by receiving her Masters in Social Work from Winthrop University in 2016. Sydney is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the states of North and South Carolina (LISW-CP/LCSW), as well as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), and Perinatal Mental Health Counselor (PMH-C). In her journey as a mental health counselor, she enjoys supporting both individuals and families through a multitude of adjustments and challenges in life, specifically enjoying working alongside women as they adjust to motherhood.
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Lindsay Patton
ADMIN ASSISTANT
After attending the first Charlotte Newborn Series herself when her son was born in 2023, Lindsay is so excited to be an official part of the Mom League team! When she is not running after her 18-month old or tending to her other job as a local Charlotte Real Estate Agent, Lindsay is helping organize and book class speakers and scope out new locations and opportunities for the quickly growing Charlotte Mom League Newborn Series.
“Mom League was there for me during my fourth trimester in a way that I didn’t even know I was going to need. The knowledge and comfort my own Mom League experience brought me was incredible and the group of women (and babies!) I met, are still integral parts of my life today. It is such a joy and honor to be able to work behind the scenes for an organization that I so fully believe in and also help impact other new moms in the Charlotte area.”
