Baby Care For The Adopting Family

This three hour class covers all the basics of how to care for an adopted baby, up to about one year of age. We discuss feeding, bathing, diapering, dressing, selecting a pediatrician and strategies for becoming a family. Also addressed are issues unique to the care of adopted babies, including babies who come to the family through international adoption.

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Logistics

Place:

Classes are held at the Parent Trust classroom in the Rainier neighborhood of Seattle.

Time: These classes are held three to four times per year. Classes are held on Saturday mornings from 9am-noon.  If the next "Baby Care for the Adoptive Family" class doesn't work for your schedule needs, adoptive parents are also welcome to attend our regular Newborn Care classes, or schedule an adoption consultation.

Our Instructor

Classes are taught by Dolly Smith. Dolly is a nurse, certified lactation consultant, and adoptive mother.

Additional Options

Breastfeeding an Adopted Baby

 

Are you curious about the option of breastfeeding your adopted baby? There are several alternative approaches to try, and several ways to increase your chance of breastfeeding successfully. Although we do not offer a class on this specific topic, adoptive mothers are encouraged to either: take one of our regular breastfeeding classes, and arrange for some out-of-class time with the instructor where she can work with you on adoption-specific issues. (this out-of-class time would be billed at our private class rate of $50 per hour). Or, schedule an adoption consultation visit focused on this topic.