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Meriter Classes and Events
Mother Baby Hour
Mother Baby Hour is a time for first-time moms and their babies to get together to ask questions, express concerns, learn about resources and share stories.
A Community Educator facilitates the groups and offers a weekly topic (such as sleeping, feeding or traveling with baby). Join us as early as the first week after your baby is born.
Please Note
Online registration is not available for this program because sessions are held so frequently and offered on an ongoing basis.
To register, call (608) 417-8446 before attending your first session.
Location
Meriter Business Center
2650 Novation Parkway
Madison, WI
Directions: From the Beltline Highway (12/14), take Rimrock Road South, go through 2 sets of stoplights, and take a right onto 89th Degree St. At the stop sign turn left onto Novation Parkway and take the first entrance into the parking lot on the right. Parking will be available in the visitor lot.
Click here to download a pdf of the map.
Upcoming Topics for Mother Baby Hour
0 - 3 Months
- Changing Relationships: 2/7, 2/9
- Feeding Concerns: 2/14, 2/16
- Taking Care of Mom: 2/21, 2/23
- Birth Stories: 2/28, 3/1
- Returning to work/Finding Childcare: 3/6, 3/8
- Car Seat Check-up: 3/13, 3/15
- Immunizations - ouch!: 3/20, 3/22
3 - 6 Months
- Mother Baby Hour Favorites: 2/9
- Car Seat Check Up: 2/16
- Musical Baby: 2/23
- Living with Less Income and More Expenses: 3/1
- Introducing Solids: 3/8
- Finding and Grooming a Babysitter: 3/15
- Illness and Teething: 3/22
- Sign Language for Babies: 3/29
6 - 9 Months
- Is Anybody Getting Any Sleep Yet?: 2/7
- Planning another baby (or not!): 2/14
- Read to Me - Guest: 2/21
- Relationships: 2/28
- Music Together - Guest: 3/6
- Weaning: when & how?: 3/13
- Cereal to Finger Foods: 3/20
Meeting Times for Mother Baby Hour
0-3 Month Olds
(no charge)
Tuesdays 1-2 p.m. OR
Thursdays 1-2 p.m.
3-6 Month Olds
($48 for 12 visits)
Thursdays 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
6-9 Month Olds
($48 for 12 visits)
Tuesdays 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Mother Baby Hour News & Favorites
Meriter’s Mother Baby Hour began in the year 1999 as a way to say “We’re still here for you” even after you go home with your baby. Mothers and babies along the way have formed enduring friendships that started in those weekly meetings.
One of the topics in the 3-6 month group has been “Mother Baby Hour Favorites”. Moms have shared their wisdom on many topics including favorite quick recipes. Over the years, from those suggestions, a booklet /cookbook was created and shared within the group.
The summer of 2011 brings a new online beginning for the Mother Baby Hour Favorites booklet. Now this collection, the wisdom of 12 years of mothers, is available below in PDFs. The favorites can be shared easily with moms in the group and the motherhood community at large. New information will be added approximately every 3 months so refer back often and enjoy!
Baby's Favorite Books Baby's Favorite CDs and Videos Baby's Favorite Toys Mom's Favorite Baby Gear Item Mom's Favorite Books on Childcare and Parenting Mom's Favorite Studio for Baby Pictures Mom's Favorite Way to "Keep the Romance Alive" Mom's Favorite Place to go Shopping for Toys, Clothes & Other Baby Essentials Mom's Favorite Websites Favorite Family Field Trips Quick RecipesInsurance Reimbursement
If you have insurance through Physicians Plus Insurance Corporation, Unity or GHC, you may be eligible for reimbursement of the costs associated with attending the 3-6 month and 6-9 month series. For more information, visit the Physicians Plus Insurance Corporation, Unity or GHC reimbursement pages on this Web site.
