Oh Baby, WTF! Life with an Infant and How to Survive

Mon Jun 3, 19:00 - Mon Jun 3, 21:00

Thula Baby Clinic

ABOUT

After a successful launch of The New Normal's Episode 5 in April, The New Normal in collab with Carly's Couch is excited to bring this talk to the much loved Thula Baby Centre in Mouille Point as an additional session to their 6 week ante-natal programmes, one starting on Monday 22 April 2019 and one on Tuesday 23 April 2019.


The Oh Baby, WTF! talk will be the last and final session, no.7, of Thula's ante-natal class and is open to any new or expecting mom and dad, not just those who've signed up for the full 6 weeks.


Oh Baby, WTF! is a talk devised by moms, Genevieve Putter, (founder of The New Normal) and Carly Abramovitz, (clinical psychologist and founder of Carly's Couch), to address the systemic changes a mother goes through on a physiological, mental, emotional and social level, after birth. It is a talk that takes a nuanced and in-depth look at what life is REALLY like with an infant.


We will unpack the various spheres of a contemporary woman's life and how a new baby has a ripple effect throughout all of them - the new identity as mother, her relationship with her partner, friends and family and how to integrate back into the working world as a new mom. The aim is to provide a toolkit on how to manage these shifts in a way that will empower her for her new role in the family dynamic.


While the content of this talk is very much geared towards the mother and to equipping her, we encourage partners to join as well so as to better understand WTF is going on (or will be once the baby has arrived) as they are often her first line of support.


The talk will be on Monday 3 June between 7pm-9pm at Thula Baby Centre.


Cost is R250pp or R400 per couple.


We've partnered with Hatch SA , an NPO that delivers care packs to new moms and their new borns in previously disadvantaged communities. They are doing wonderful work in helping new mammas who often have a lot of trying circumstances to deal with, aside from a newborn, and they are in need of the following items for their carepacks which we'd so appreciate if you could donate at the session on 3 June.


  • onesies, vests, leggings, warm top, socks, beanies (0-3 months)
  • fleecey blanket
  • soft small toy
  • nappies (size 1)
  • baby wipes
  • face cloth
  • cotton wool
  • aqueous cream
  • baby soap
  • sanitary pads



The facilitators

Genevieve is the founder of the New Normal, an Instagram community started a year ago due to the lack of support and information about the transition to motherhood. She was inspired after the birth of her son three years ago when she experienced a post partum unravelling due to the pressures that came with new motherhood. She currently runs a support group for new moms in Cape Town, has regular info sessions and is currently training as a post partum doula.


Carly is the founder of Carly’s Couch, a group psychology practice based in Cape Town. As a clinical psychologist and new mom, Carly has a specific interest in providing support for women’s mental health during the perinatal period. Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders affect 1 in every 10 women (according to SADAG, 2012) but in South Africa this figure is close to 1 in every 3 new moms according to the Perinatal Mental Health Project. 


If you'd like any more info please follow The New Normal and Carly's Couch on Instagram and send a DM or get in touch with either of Genevieve or Carly on [email protected] and [email protected] respectively.


If you'd like to find out more about Thula Baby Clinic and book your spot for their 6-week ante-natal class, which will not include this talk, then please contact them on [email protected] or 021 434 2614

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Oh Baby, WTF! Life with an Infant and How to Survive
Thula Baby Clinic
129 Beach Rd, Mouille Point, Cape Town, 8005
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