How to prepare to welcome a newborn
You’re pregnant! Congratulations! Now amidst all of your excitement we’re going to take a guess that you’ve found yourself down the Google rabbit hole more than once since...
New Dad School
You might be used to our blog posts being written predominantly for Moms (we are New Mom School after all) but this blog post is for all the Dads out there. Don’t worry—it’s not...
Must-Have Gifts For Dads
We’re making gift-giving easy for you this year with a guide for presents we think the Dads in your life will love. Our founder, Alex, had her husband Eric pull together the...
New Mom Gift Guide
Okay Moms! This gift guide is all about YOU (or the Mom friends in your life). We recently shared a gift guide that included ideas for the whole family, but we wanted to go into...
3 Tips For Making Sure Your Baby Gets Enough Sleep During The Holidays
We’ve updated our most popular sleep tips from real Moms who have tried all the things to keep their Little Ones sleep on track while traveling, plus we’ve spoken to our resident...
Holiday Gift Guide for Mom, Dad and Kids 0-3
The gift-giving season is here and chances are you’re dreading adding more unnecessary toys to your children’s collection, and also wondering what on earth to get your...
5 Things to Know About New Mom School’s New Studio
If you’ve joined New Mom School for a class recently, you will have had the opportunity to see our beautiful new home in Costa Mesa! Now that we’re settled in, I thought it was...
5 Baby Safety Risks That Are Often Overlooked
Keeping our kids safe and healthy is our highest priority as parents. But no matter how vigilant we try to be, there’s always things we miss or times we overlook important safety...
5 Things You Need To Know Before Having A Baby
If you were to do a Google search of “things to know before having a baby”, you’d probably be overwhelmed with the number of results that pop up before you. How do you know which...
My Breastfeeding Journey
After my first son was born and put on my bare chest in the hospital, he wiggled down and found my breast just like in the videos on YouTube—just like the lactation consultants...
Painful Sex After Baby? What You Need to Know
By Dr. Nicole Cozean, Founder of PelvicSanity in Orange County, CA Painful intercourse after a baby is common, but not normal, and not something you “just have to bear.” Resuming...
Understanding Stress in the Body
If you’re more than a little sleep-deprived, chances are your body is producing extra cortisol—the stress hormone—and it’s probably making you feel more anxious than usual. Have...
How New Mom School Works
Register for prenatal classes ✅ Register for postnatal classes….. If that second item left you scratching your head a little, that’s okay! We’re here to explain it all. It’s...
How to do baby massage
Did you know skin sensitivity (touch) is the earliest developed function most crucial for all the sensory systems for overall healthy development? Coping with the sensory input...
10 ways to build a strong attachment with your baby
Understanding attachment theory — What you need to know You’ve probably heard the phrase “Attachment Theory” before, but maybe never quite known what it was all about, what you...