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Christchurch Baby Expo
11 & 12 June
9am – 4pm Saturday and Sunday
*NEW VENUE* Christchurch Arena (formerly Horncastle Arena)
Free Parking
Free Creche
Mothers Room
Parents Room
See below for fantastic Seminars and Workshop Timetables.
Seminars
Saturday
| Time | Company | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 14:30 | Toddler Sense Christchurch | Ideas for toddler play at home Ideas for toddler play at home Play is an essential part of growing up. It helps toddlers find out about the world in which they live and it builds essential learning and development skills. Play with an adult builds social and language skills and provides the emotional security that toddlers need for healthy development. The adult also provides activities which extend learning and ensures that the play is safe. Learn ideas of how to play with your toddler at home |
| 14:00 | Back to the Wild | Getting outdoors and exploring more with your baby Getting outdoors and exploring more with your baby Want to keep an active lifestyle once baby is here? Keen to share your love of camping or tramping with bubs and have them grow up with nature as their playground? Sonia will share in depth tips and tricks she’s learnt over 5+ years of raising little adventurers for getting outside more, and keeping you and bubs happy while exploring. This seminar is well worth attending to give you inspo and confidence to get out there! |
| 13:30 | Canterbury Breastfeeding Advocacy Service | Let’s make love: oxytocin and early parenting Let’s make love: oxytocin and early parenting How to maximise the health-giving impacts of breastfeeding, regardless of how, what, and by whom your baby is fed. A session on the importance of connection. |
| 13:00 | Matrescence NZ | Motherhood Unfiltered: Preparing for Postpartum Motherhood Unfiltered: Preparing for Postpartum Gain a brief insight into the unique antenatal classes we offer that focus on mothers’ well-being, the postpartum period and matrescence. Learn what matrescence is, and how to prepare for the psychological and emotional challenges of becoming a mother. We’ll discuss the less talked about challenges such as navigating relationships, managing unsolicited advice, finding patience and exploring your new identity as a mother. We’ll help you prepare for the fourth trimester and introduce you to our postpartum plan. |
| 12:00 | Brolly Sheets | How to Get Started on Toilet Training How to Get Started on Toilet Training Struggling with toilet training or want to know how to get started? Diane the CEO of Brolly Sheets – “the toilet training experts”, discusses her top tips on how to start toilet training and recommended products that can make your life a whole lot easier! |
| 11:30 | NUK | Bottle feeding the Breastfed baby Bottle feeding the Breastfed baby What you need to know about bottle feeding when you are planning to breast feed. Guidance and advice around introducing a bottle, expressing and bottle feeding without hindering the chest/breastfeeding relationship |
| 12:30 | Fluffy Ducks | Cloth Nappies & How to Use them Cloth Nappies & How to Use them Find out just how easy cloth nappies are with Sheree from Fluffy Ducks and a broken down step by step walk through. |
| 11:00 | Bear & Moo | Simplifying Cloth Nappies Simplifying Cloth Nappies Reusable nappies can seem overwhelming with the different terminology and ways to do things. Let us break it down and simplify it for you so you can give it a go and save yourself some money while doing better by the environment. |
| 10:30 | Baby On The Move | Car Seats 101 – keeping baby safe in the car Car Seats 101 – keeping baby safe in the car Choosing your baby’s first car seat can be a confusing process. Statistically 3 out of 4 car seats are not properly installed and therefore may not protect your baby as well as they should. Educating new parents about car seat safety is our passion! We will explain the basics of what you need to know to make sure your precious bundle is well protected when travelling in the car, and where you can go for more information and help |
| 09:30 | Baby Sleep Consultant | Sleeping through the night: strategies, tips & science Sleeping through the night: strategies, tips & science 9:30am Saturday & Sunday at the Expo. Sleeping through the night is the holy grail of night sleep for good reason. Us adults struggle to adult with fragmented night sleep, and can only hang on for so long. Broken night sleep is actually the number one contributor to sleep deprivation. But what does the science say about babies sleeping through the night? Is it possible? When? What age? Are there any strategies to encourage my baby to do this when they’re ready? Come get some tips! |
Sunday
| Time | Company | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 14:30 | Toddler Sense Christchurch | Ideas for toddler play at home Ideas for toddler play at home Play is an essential part of growing up. It helps toddlers find out about the world in which they live and it builds essential learning and development skills. Play with an adult builds social and language skills and provides the emotional security that toddlers need for healthy development. The adult also provides activities which extend learning and ensures that the play is safe. Learn ideas of how to play with your toddler at home |
| 14:00 | Back to the Wild | Getting outdoors and exploring more with your baby Getting outdoors and exploring more with your baby Want to keep an active lifestyle once baby is here? Keen to share your love of camping or tramping with bubs and have them grow up with nature as their playground? Sonia will share in depth tips and tricks she’s learnt over 5+ years of raising little adventurers for getting outside more, and keeping you and bubs happy while exploring. This seminar is well worth attending to give you inspo and confidence to get out there! |
| 13:30 | Canterbury Breastfeeding Advocacy Service | Let’s make love: oxytocin and early parenting Let’s make love: oxytocin and early parenting How to maximise the health-giving impacts of breastfeeding, regardless of how, what, and by whom your baby is fed. A session on the importance of connection. |
| 13:00 | Matrescence NZ | Motherhood Unfiltered: Preparing for Postpartum Motherhood Unfiltered: Preparing for Postpartum Gain a brief insight into the unique antenatal classes we offer that focus on mothers’ well-being, the postpartum period and matrescence. Learn what matrescence is, and how to prepare for the psychological and emotional challenges of becoming a mother. We’ll discuss the less talked about challenges such as navigating relationships, managing unsolicited advice, finding patience and exploring your new identity as a mother. We’ll help you prepare for the fourth trimester and introduce you to our postpartum plan. |
| 12:00 | Brolly Sheets | How to Get Started on Toilet Training How to Get Started on Toilet Training Struggling with toilet training or want to know how to get started? Diane the CEO of Brolly Sheets – “the toilet training experts”, discusses her top tips on how to start toilet training and recommended products that can make your life a whole lot easier! |
| 11:30 | NUK | Bottle feeding the Breastfed baby Bottle feeding the Breastfed baby What you need to know about bottle feeding when you are planning to breast feed. Guidance and advice around introducing a bottle, expressing and bottle feeding without hindering the chest/breastfeeding relationship |
| 11:00 | Fluffy Ducks | Cloth Nappies & How to Use them Cloth Nappies & How to Use them Find out just how easy cloth nappies are with Sheree from Fluffy Ducks and a broken down step by step walk through. |
| 12:30 | Bear & Moo | Simplifying Cloth Nappies Simplifying Cloth Nappies Reusable nappies can seem overwhelming with the different terminology and ways to do things. Let us break it down and simplify it for you so you can give it a go and save yourself some money while doing better by the environment. |
| 10:30 | Baby On The Move | Car Seats 101 – keeping baby safe in the car Car Seats 101 – keeping baby safe in the car Choosing your baby’s first car seat can be a confusing process. Statistically 3 out of 4 car seats are not properly installed and therefore may not protect your baby as well as they should. Educating new parents about car seat safety is our passion! We will explain the basics of what you need to know to make sure your precious bundle is well protected when travelling in the car, and where you can go for more information and help |
| 09:30 | Baby Sleep Consultant | Sleeping through the night: strategies, tips & science Sleeping through the night: strategies, tips & science 9:30am Saturday & Sunday at the Expo. Sleeping through the night is the holy grail of night sleep for good reason. Us adults struggle to adult with fragmented night sleep, and can only hang on for so long. Broken night sleep is actually the number one contributor to sleep deprivation. But what does the science say about babies sleeping through the night? Is it possible? When? What age? Are there any strategies to encourage my baby to do this when they’re ready? Come get some tips! |
Workshops
Sleeping through the night: strategies, tips & science
Baby Sleep Consultant
Sleeping through the night: strategies, tips & science
9:30am Saturday & Sunday at the Expo
Sleeping through the night is the holy grail of night sleep for good reason. Us adults struggle to adult with fragmented night sleep, and can only hang on for so long. Broken night sleep is actually the number one contributor to sleep deprivation. But what does the science say about babies sleeping through the night? Is it possible? When? What age? Are there any strategies to encourage my baby to do this when they’re ready? Come get some tips!
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