Meriter Baby Hour - New Parent Group (April-December 2024)

FREE - Meriter Baby Hour - New Parent Group: Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:00 – 11:00 am

Please note for this session there is one week in May we will not meet in-person, but will offer a virtual meeting in place of the regular meeting times. On May 21 and May 23, we will meet virtually rather than in person. More information will be shared closer to that week.

UnityPoint Health Meriter is pleased to offer an in-person opportunity to connect with other parents who have a new baby at home. This group is for parents and new babies up to nine months of age. Get together to ask questions, learn about resources, and share stories and support one another. Each week offers a planned topic for discussion led by one of our Family Health Specialists and often an expert guest!

Registration for this group is offered on a calendar year basis, so you only need to register once per calendar year. Please register after your baby is born. We ask that you plan to attend regularly once you register. Please note: if you do not attend within the first 4 weeks after registration, your registration will be automatically canceled to make room for another participant. You may attend Tuesdays, Thursdays or both days.

We will have chairs and a limited number of mats for you to use, but feel free to bring your own mat or blanket. Please note, we do not have the set-up to accommodate older siblings.

For your first visit, please arrive 5 minutes early to learn about the group.

Meriter Baby Hour – New Parent Group will meet at the Jeff Levy Education Center, 2180 W. Beltline Hwy, Madison, WI 53713

As a courtesy to the other parents and babies, if you or your baby are sick, please stay home and take care of yourselves. Come back when you are symptom free and feeling better!

Some important information about attending this in-person group:

Any time you are around other people, you may be exposed to illness.

Please only choose in-person classes or groups if you meet all of the following:

§ You are comfortable with the risk of being exposed to illness, and

§ You are up to date with your vaccinations, and

§ You and baby do not have an illness that makes it easier for you to get sick (immunocompromised)

You may not attend this group in-person if:

§ You test positive for COVID within 10 days of the meeting, or

§ You have been in close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID or the Flu within 10 days of the meeting, or

§ You have cold or flu symptoms like a fever, stuffiness, runny nose, sneezing, coughing, sore throat, headache, nausea/vomiting, diarrhea, body aches or chills.

Please note that masking at the Jeff Levy Education Center may be optional but is always strongly encouraged, especially when in crowded spaces where 6’ distancing cannot be maintained.

If you have any questions about registration, please reach out to the Family Health Education Department at (608) 417-8446 or MSN_FamilyHealth@unitypoint.org