Education Classes
Mary Lanning Healthcare and the Family Care Center strive to make your birth experience as pleasant as possible by providing information and resources that help you manage your growing responsibilities.
Each class addresses specific care issues for you and your baby, as well as the changes a new child will bring to your home. The nursing staff of the Family Care Center welcomes your questions and hopes our various classes will ease your fears about childbirth and caring for your baby.
If you wish to register for Prenatal Education Classes, or if you have questions, comments or suggestions, please call the Family Care Center at 402-461-5226.
Car Seat Inspection Station
Don’t struggle with worries about your car seat after your baby is born. Plan to visit our free monthly car seat education and installation events when you are around six months pregnant. That way, you have this important item checked off your list. Correct installation is not always simple.
You will be expected to have the car seat base, or the seat itself, properly installed before you leave the hospital with your new baby.
When: The first Tuesday of each month (except January)
Where: Lincoln Park Fire Station, 1145 S. Hastings Ave., Hastings, NE
Attendance is free, but appointments are required!
Call 402-460-5884 to schedule a car seat check-up, or email for more information.
Prenatal Breastfeeding
This class enables moms, dads and interested family members to learn about breastfeeding. You may attend during or after your sixth month of pregnancy.
This one-time, two-hour class discusses issues related to breastfeeding, including:
- Advantages
- Understanding your body
- Proper latching on
- Common hurdles
- Breast care
- Nutrition
- Medications
- Use of breast pumps
- When to notify your healthcare provider
This class is offered:
When: The 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm
Where: Online WebEx meeting
Attendance is free.
To Register: Contact the Mary Lanning Healthcare Family Care Center (OB/Nursery Unit) at 402-461-5226
Super Siblings Class
Are you wondering how big sister or big brother will react when the new baby arrives?
The Super Siblings class is a fun evening designed to prepare big brothers and big sisters for the new baby.
Older children will understand how special they are, even though the new baby and their mother may get much of the attention soon after the baby is born. Kids learn how to properly hold the baby and other safety issues.
The class includes a tour of the Mary Lanning Healthcare Family Care Center, where their mother and the new baby will stay. This knowledge can ease a child’s anxiety because they will know what to expect when the big day arrives.
Parents may accompany their children on the tour, or they may participate in a discussion of common parenting issues.
Super Siblings class participants make special cards for their mother and for the baby’s bassinet at the hospital. Each child also receives a coloring book.
When: 3rd Tuesday of every odd-numbered month from 7–8:30pm.
Please register in advance. Attendance is free.
Baby Weighs Breastfeeding Support Group
Mary Lanning Healthcare nurses will weigh your baby, help you with breastfeeding issues, answer your questions and check for milk transfer at this free event. Sign up online
Where:
- Hastings: Home Away From Home (basement), 736 N. Kansas Avenue
- Every Tuesday - 9 a.m. to Noon
- Central City: Merrick County Foundation in the Visitor's Center, 1532 17th ave.
- First and third Thursdays of the month - 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Grand Island: Central Nebraska Family Care, 3016 W Faidley Ave.
- Second and fourth Thursdays of the month - 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Join us to socialize with other moms and comfortably feed your baby in a supportive environment. We are here to answer your questions and make breastfeeding a positive experience.
For more information, call The Family Care Center at Mary Lanning Healthcare: 402-461-5226.
