The document provides an overview of a class on newborn care techniques called the "Happiest Baby on the Block 5s'." It introduces the instructors and what will be covered in the class, including soothing techniques like the 5S's, breastfeeding tips, and information on becoming a Certified Newborn Care Specialist. The class will cover swaddling, positioning, shushing, swinging, and sucking techniques to soothe crying newborns based on the Happiest Baby method. It will also discuss latching, schedules, services provided by Newborn Care Specialists, and next steps for certification.

1. Welcome to Swaddle like a
Champion: A Class on the Happiest
Baby on the Block 5s'

2. Before we get started
• Grab something to eat
• Take a seat
• Introduce yourself, meet your neighbor, say
hello.

3. Helen Adeosun
• Welcome to our SitterCycle Open house, I’m
Helen Adeosun, EdM
– Founder of SitterCycle
– Nanny
– Former Classroom Teacher

4. What is SitterCycle.com?
SitterCycle.com is an online site nannies can
trust to learn and enhance their skills.
We aim to be the Standard In Teaching Excellent
Childcare Online

5. Leeann Keady
• CEO of Newborn Training and Certification
Association
• I am a mother of 3
• Have been a corporate trainer in my prior
professional career.
• A certified Newborn Care Specialist
• A Certified Post Partum Doula
• Author of the Newborn Specialist Training Manual
• Trainer for Beth Israel Hospital in their baby basics
course for new families

6. Newborn Training and Certification
Association
An association dedicated to the training and coaching
of experienced nannies to the best practices to care for
Newborns, multiples and preemies.
• Blended Model Class!
• Will refer certified Newborn Care Specialists with
families in need.
• Offers certification program within 1 year of taking
and passing the test of an approved course.

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The 5s’ technique for soothing newborns
Breastfeeding 101 Tips
We’re going to practice
Answer your questions
Raffle!
Talk about becoming a Newborn Care
Specialist

8. Newborns Crying and Soothing

9. Colicky Baby
• Newborns are fussy and will cry.
• Colic is uncontrollable crying in a baby. It’s not known what
causes colic.
Some theories of excessive crying are:
• Drinking milk too quickly in a bottle-fed baby – you may
find it helpful to try different nipple sizes.
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Hunger or thirst
Tiredness
Lack of contact – some babies want to be cuddled all the time
Temperature- the baby may be too hot or too cold
Itchiness – itchy clothes or labels, or eczema
Pain – there may be an identifiable source of pain, such as a
diaper rash

10. The Happiest Baby on the Block
• The 5s’ is Harvey Karp method based The
Happiest Baby on the Block
• If you do them all in order and all right and
“works for 98% of all babies”
• The key is going through all of these as steps

11. What are the 5s’?
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Swaddle the baby
Side or stomach position
Shushing
Swinging
Sucking
Why do you think these work?

12. Why the 5s’ work
• Harvey Karp refers to the first three months
after being born as the ‘fourth trimester’
• The 5s’ is a way of recreating that sense of
security and what they know from the womb.
• Remember, your confidence in doing the 5s’
with a parent of a crying child will help the
baby to stop crying and also will help the
parents learn how easy it is.

13. Let’s practice the order!
• The order that you do these are important so
let’s practice
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2.
3.
4.
5.
Swaddle the baby
Side or stomach position
Shushing
Swinging
Sucking

14. What’s the one people the most
trouble with?
• Swaddling!
• Let’s practice our swaddling skills at the
swaddle station

15. Let’s Review!
1. Why are we learning this?
2. What are the 5s’?
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Swaddle the baby
Side or stomach position
Shushing
Swinging
Sucking

16. Breastfeeding
• In the class we talk about positioning and the
use of each position
• Tonight focus on latching

17. What is latching?
• Definition: When a baby opens up his mouth as
big as a yawn and with his tongue takes in the
lower part of a moms areola and the whole
nipple.
• The most important part of successful
breastfeeding is the latch. If your baby is not
properly latched on to your breast, feedings could
be painful. There are specific techniques that can
be used when latching the baby to the breast.

18. Latching

19. Steps of getting a good latch?
1. Moms must sit or lie supported by pillows. Be
sure they are comfortable.
2. Baby’s tongue and lower lip need to pull in the
breast. The bottom lip needs to be as far away
from the base of the nipple.
3. The nipple should be drawn in to the back of his
mouth.
4. Baby’s tongue will massage the bottom side of
Moms breast sucking milk from the milk ducts.

20. How do you break the latch?
• The baby, when latched correctly, will create a
strong seal.
• Usually when the baby is done, he will stop
sucking and the seal will break.
• If the baby doesn’t latch, mom can put her
finger up in the baby's mouth between the
gums, breaking the seal and the latch.

21. Repercussions of not having a good
latch
• The baby will not have the suction to draw the
milk out of the breast.
• Moms nipples will become sore
• Baby will not gain weight which is so critical in
the first 2 weeks when breastfeeding is being
established.
• Baby will be fussy and prefer the bottle since
that is much easier.

22. Helping moms position to get a good
latch
Need a volunteer!
1. Make sure mom needs to be comfortable
2. Her back must be hunched.
3. The baby must be supported to the mom and
not the mom to the baby
4. Pulling down the baby's bottom lip and placing
the bottom portion of the areola and nipple in
her mouth.
5. Baby’s head must be supported.

23. Questions for Leeann?

24. Raffle Time!
• 2 copies of Happiest Baby on the Block
• Winner of Newborn Care Class and
Certification value ($495)

25. What is a Certified Newborn
Care Specialist?
A certified Newborn Care Specialist is an experienced nanny that
has been trained and certified in caring for
newborns, preemies, multiples and can assist new parents while
they embark on their new role as parents.
PIC

26. Why become a Newborn Care
Specialist?
• Today, many parents seek out support with
their new baby.
• Our clients are professional and successful n
their careers. They want to run their home to
the same perfection that they run their
office, so they hire a NCS who has had more
experience with newborns that out clients will
ever have.

27. Newborn Care Specialist
• Supporting the parents, giving them confidence, calming their
nerves, letting them sleep and teaching them the best way FOR
THEM to raise their new family.
• sleep practices
• Bathing (when its time)
• setting a schedule for sleep and feedings
• feedings, both formula and breast milk
• Circumcision Care
• Umbilical Cord Care
• breastfeeding, breast pumps, storing milk, supplemental
feedings, and nutritional supplements for mom.
• diapers, both cloth and disposable.
• Identifying any kind of rash and how to best help treat it.

28. Schedules
• Its all about the schedules, both in feeding
and sleep.
• You will become an expert to helping parents
make a schedule and then help them
constantly modify the schedule as the baby
grows.

29. What does an NCS need to know?
• Advice with siblings and transitioning
everyone
• Advice on parents concerns with the newborn
• 5 S’s
• Evaluate reflux/colic if newborn experiences
issues with GER/GERD
• Setting up stations to best allow for parents
to manage the growing household during this
crazy stage.

30. What does a NCS Charge?
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Single Babies $25 per hour
Twins $35 per hour
Triplets $40 per hour
Quadruplets $45 per hour
Set daily rate is $350 and up per day

31. The Typical Schedule for Newborn
Care Specialist
• Work an 8 hour shift, typically from 10PM to
6AM.
• If parents require another schedule, we are
happy to accommodate.
• It is impossible to determine the exact length
of time parents will need/ant support.

32. How do we find jobs after the class?
• Today there are many families who are in
need of support, education and help with
their new babies.
• The Newborn Training and Certification
Association will help match families in need
and certified Newborn Care Specialists.
• This training will also give you many tools for
you to find clients on your own.

33. Questions about the class?

34. For Certification
Prerequisites for taking the SitterCycle Class:
• Infant CPR First Aid-Get within a year
• 3 years of nanny experience
NCTA Certification
• Immunization Record
• 500 hours caring for newborn
All components of the class
• 80% Mastery on SitterCycle Class

35. Next Steps
• Application closes on February 28th 11:59pm
• Class starts on March 3rd online
• In person sessions:
– March 9th and March 16th
• Use the code in your packet to receive the
discount
• Make up to three payments
• Money back guarantee
• Make sure to get your references
• Four upcoming sessions

36. How we an help new families prepare
for baby
In the manual there are checklists:
• Nursery
• Diaper bag suggestions
• Hygiene products
• Bringing baby home
• Gear
• Clothing
• Breastfeeding moms
• formula feeding moms

37. Night Nanny vs, NCS vs Nanny vs, post
partum doula a woman during labor and
• A Birth Doula is professionally trained to provide support to
childbirth.
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A Postpartum Doula is trained to provide support to the mother and her family after
delivery.
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A Baby Nurse is a professionally trained RN or LPN. They typically come into the home
to care for a newborn with medical issues.
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A NCS specializes in the care of newborns and their focus is more geared toward the
newborn and educating the parents on newborn issues.
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A Mother’s Helper or Night Nanny is a layperson, which comes into the home to assist
parents with childcare and household duties. Typically they are not trained or educated
in newborn care. She generally does what the parents instruct her to do.
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In some states the term “Baby Nurse” is not legal. In these states, the terms “Night
Nanny”, “Baby Solutions Baby Nurse” or “Newborn Specialist” should be used. Please
check your state for the legality of the term.