Co-presented by GLOE – the Kurlander Program for GLBTQ Outreach and Engagement
Please join us for an informal discussion about various paths to adopting a child.  Hear from an adoption lawyer, from representatives from an adoption agency and from the foster care system, and from parents who have gone through it successfully.  LGBTQ and straight, couples and singles, Jewish and non-Jewish — are all warmly welcomed.  Come with questions!

Nested’s Childbirth Education Boot Camp is a class that will prepare you for your journey through labor, delivery, and the postpartum period!

• Review common third trimester issues and what to expect at your 36-week visit
• Learn about signs and symptoms of labor and delivery and when to call your obstetrician, doula or midwife
• See what the hospital process will look like and what to expect from your healthcare team
• Discuss options for pain management and potential interventions during the labor process
• Let our teachers walk you through the “typical” childbirth scenario but also prepare for the unexpected, including inductions, assisted vaginal births and c-sections.
• Experienced labor doulas demonstrate specialized comfort and breathing techniques for mom and partner to practice and help with pregnancy and labor pain

Nested’s mission is to prepare new parents for the doctor’s office, the delivery room and the adjustment to parenthood.

Join us for a candid workshop about the importance of early sexual health education as an issue of safety and as a path to later healthy relationships. Clinical social worker (and mom) Melissa Kilbride will provide simple ways to have conversations with your kids about these topics without shame and discomfort. Walk out the door an “askable parent,” ready to tackle these issues with your children.

Nested’s Childbirth Education Boot Camp is a class that will prepare you for your journey through labor, delivery, and the postpartum period!

• Review common third trimester issues and what to expect at your 36-week visit
• Learn about signs and symptoms of labor and delivery and when to call your obstetrician, doula or midwife
• See what the hospital process will look like and what to expect from your healthcare team
• Discuss options for pain management and potential interventions during the labor process
• Let our teachers walk you through the “typical” childbirth scenario but also prepare for the unexpected, including inductions, assisted vaginal births and c-sections.
• Experienced labor doulas demonstrate specialized comfort and breathing techniques for mom and partner to practice and help with pregnancy and labor pain

Nested’s mission is to prepare new parents for the doctor’s office, the delivery room and the adjustment to parenthood.

Nested’s Newborn Care Boot Camp is a comprehensive class that will prepare you for the moment your baby is born through the first few anxiety-provoking months. We take you on a journey from the day of discharge through your newborn’s first few months at home.
Our emphasis is setting your family up for a smooth transition, promoting a healthy baby, parents and supporting community.

• Review normal newborn appearance and hospital discharge logistics
• Learn signs of newborn illness and when to call your pediatrician
• Our clinical instructors will demonstrate swaddling, soothing techniques, bathing and changing diapers
• Parents will learn choking prevention tactics and infant CPR and demonstrate how to resuscitate a specialized CPR non responsive dolls
• Clients will have access to physical therapy videos to address proper ergonomics to prevent musculoskeletal  injury new parents face
• This class also incorporates the new challenges of a growing family in terms of boundaries with work and family

Ultimately, clients will be armed with a toolkit to strengthen the physical and emotional health of the entire family. This is a perfect class for biological, adoptive or foster parents, friends, caregivers, nannies and grandparents.