Newborn Classes

Raleigh

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.

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

  • Hosted at two locations depending on series:

    • Current Wellness - 219 S East St, Raleigh, NC 27601

    • The Bunny Hive Raleigh - 711 W Lane St, Raleigh, NC 27603

    • Barre3 - 509 W Whitaker Mill Rd, Raleigh, NC 27608

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

  • 1:1 Mom & Baby Photography Session (last class)

  • Plus, rotating discussion topics include: Returning to Work (or not), Setting Boundaries, Traveling with Baby, & more.

 

UPCOMING NEWBORN SERIES

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Meet the Raleigh ML Team

  • Katie Boulware, LCSW, PMH-C

    NEWBORN SERIES INSTRUCTOR

    Katie is a native of Belmont, North Carolina, but she has lived in Raleigh for the past 5 years. She studied Special Education at Appalachian State University before obtaining a Master of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She is currently a therapist with Anchored Counseling Services, PLLC, where she specializes and delights in working with all women, but particularly those in a new motherhood or postpartum season. Katie is passionate about partnering with women during the transition in motherhood, whether it is for the first or fourth time, and looks forward to helping foster important community and connection for new moms.

    Katie is the proud mom of two wild and silly boys-Thomas and Graham, who keep her busy with all things construction equipment and emergency vehicles. When she isn’t working, she enjoys spending time outdoors with her family.

  • Sarah Szymanowski, LCMHCA

    NEWBORN SERIES INSTRUCTOR

    Sarah Szymanowski added “mom” to her resume in 2014, a shift in identity that would lead her career to perinatal mental health. Sarah first spent 10 years working in mental health and community settings as a music therapist. After going back to grad school (go Pack!), she now runs Fermata Counseling, providing one on one therapy focusing on perinatal mental health and issues encountered in early motherhood.


    One of the most essential factors for postpartum wellness cannot be found in a doctor’s office or even in a therapy session  — it is community and social support. Sarah is thrilled to be partnering with Mom League to provide this space for moms in the Raleigh area.


    Sarah lives in Raleigh with her three boys, her partner, and her dog Ginny. When she’s not momming or being a therapist, you may find her playing cello or working in the garden.

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“Being a new mother is all so wonderful and scary at the same time, and having a support group and place to share experiences is so special.”

“Being a first-time mama I was terrified to start my journey into motherhood, and Mom League helped to ease my anxiety. I was very nervous the first class to meet other moms and share my experience however, that quickly subsided with each class.”