From Essentials to Advanced, Discover Top Courses for Expecting Parents

Having a baby is a little bit scary.   They are going to send the baby home with you, and there is no handbook coming too.  It's a lot to manage on your own!  While Google and YouTube are helpful and handy, you can't go wrong with pregnancy and childbirth education classes taught locally in Tennessee.

Here are five of our favorite places to learn how to keep your baby happy and healthy.  Whether you are looking for the best prenatal classes for new moms or newborn care classes for first-time parents, these companies have you covered.  Even better, they are all locally owned by women with a heart for expectant moms.  They will take care of you!

The Newborn Nurse is one of our favorite local companies.  Rachel Ramsey, RN, BSN, and her team offer both an in home Baby 101 class and a virtual newborn class.  Both classes cover everything from swaddling, diaper changing and bathing to correctly using a car seat and all thing feeding (both breast and formula).  They even touch on sleep basics and soothing fussy babies.  It is a great comprehensive course taught by Experienced Neonatal RN’s. 

Nashville Doula Services offers several prenatal classes including Childbirth and Advanced Childbirth classes, VBAC and home birth prep classes, and newborn care classes.  They offer both individual and group classes so you are sure to find a great fit for your family.

Blessed Beginnings is offering one of the only Infant CPR and choking classes in Middle Tennessee.  Their class follows American Heart Association Family and Friends guidelines, and includes video and hands-on practice.  They offer both group community classes and private, in-home classes.

Blissful Birthing TN offers a birthing class that prepares you to have a birth filled with bliss.  It is video based and covers topics ranging from fear and safety to pain management to birth plans.  There is even a separate video for dads.  It is video based so you can watch from home at your own pace.  It is a great way to learn how you and your partner can advocate for your birth choices during labor and birth.

The Southern School for Moms offers three prenatal classes for moms-to-be, as well as postpartum Mommy and Me classes broken down by age.  

The Birthing 101 class covers topics such as the stages of labor, pain management options, breathing techniques, and the importance of creating a birth plan. These classes meet in person, so you and your partner can meet other people walking the same path.  It's a great way to meet new friends!

Baby Care 101 covers topics such as bringing your baby home, swaddling, diapering, bathing, feeding, sleeping, and car seat safety.  It is also an in person class, so you with be with other new parents.

Baby Safety 101 is not just for new parents.  It is perfect for grandparents, babysitters, and anyone interested in learning the basics of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, choking interventions, baby-proofing your house, and other preventative safety practices to follow with an infant or toddler.  While you will not receive a CPR certification card at the end, the class covers how to perform CPR on babies and toddlers.