Can you soothe a crying newborn, adjust the straps of an infant seat, use saline and a nasal aspirator to relieve congestion, do tummy massage for gas, take a rectal temperature (yikes!) and use swaddle techniques to help your baby sleep longer? 

If there is a new baby in your future, check out our Newborn Essentials class and learn a whole lot more than how to diaper, burp and bathe your baby. (Yes, you’ll learn those things, too). This 3 hour prenatal class uses dolls and lots of hands-on practice to demystify the rituals around newborn care. Particularly great for first time dads-to-be.

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We’ve got a bumper crop of  Great Beginnings New Mothers Groups starting very soon in all of our centers! This six week series offers moms and newborns (2 - 10 weeks at start of group) a structured weekly outing for information, support, friendship, learning and lots of fun. Infant massage and developmental activities that even the youngest babies enjoy, and guided discussions on the topics most on the minds of new moms with plenty of time for questions and sharing tips. Groups are led by highly experienced mother/baby facilitators.

Is your baby past the newborn stage? Check out our Next Step Baby Group for 2.5 - 5 month olds - many new classes forming now!

Isis Maternity is pleased to announce our Partnership with Centralized Medical Equipment, LLC (CME). Through our relationship with CME, Isis Maternity can serve clients whose health insurance covers all or part of their breastpump sales or rentals. If you think your plan does, simply visit our Needham location to complete the 15-minute pre-approval process, and leave with a high quality Medela breastpump. Our knowledgeable staff associates will provide the same exceptional service and attention you’ve come to know and trust, and our partner, CME, will manage all of the paperwork and details remotely, on your behalf. CME accepts most major insurance plans (see list below) but it’s important to go through the pre-approval process before finalizing your breastpump choice. Of course, Isis Maternity sells and rents top quality pumps to clients who pay directly as well.

CME Accepts the Following Plans:

Blue Cross
Harvard Pilgrim
Tufts
Fallon
Neighborhood Health Plan
Commonwealth Care Alliance
Healthy Start
Mass Health
Many others will authorize out of network rentals

How many times each day do you really need to hear “I don’t know how you do it!” or “You’ve sure got your hands full!”?

Come to a group where twins are normal, not a novelty.

This 6 week specialty Twins Moms Group focuses on the special needs of moms who are loving two young babies at the same time, including all the tips and tricks to help you through these exhausting, exhilarating months.

You’ll share new ideas for your babies’ health, development, feeding and sleep with your facilitator (a mom of twins herself) and discuss topics of interest to any new mother, but from the two-or-more-babies perspective. Infant massage, developmentally appropriate play, tips for daily life and logistics, peer support, local resources and more, all in a clean, nurturing place where an extra set of hands is available to help when needed.

Designed for new moms with twins (or more), approx. 1 - 4 months corrected age at start of group.

New Twin Moms Group begins on Thursday, 8/14.  Fall classes forming too.

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Concerned about news reports exposing a toxic chemical, bisphenol A, in many plastic baby bottles? I know I am. And even though I’m nursing my little one, I can only imagine how I’m expressing pure and beneficial breastmilk directly into toxic bottles. Yikes. So I was relieved to learn that all of Medela’s products which come into direct contact with breastmilk are made of BPA-free plastic.

Isis Maternity has been working toward becoming BPA-free, restocking glass and BPA-free bottles from Medela, Born Free and Dr. Brown’s glass as fast as they become available. The experts at Isis are also looking into other BPA-free brands of bottles, but first, bottles must be tested by Isis’s lactation consultants, to make sure that they meet the high standards for recommendation.

What about sippy cups, tableware, pacifiers, feeding aids? Thankfully, the good folks at Z Recommends have compiled an indispensable directory of BPA-free products. And as always, the staff at Isis Maternity centers can help you make the best choices.