Educational Offerings & Services

We are pleased to be able to offer several unique educational offerings to parents in the Greater Kansas City Area. Currently we offer:

1. A 2 1/2 hour in-depth infant development class geared for the expectant couple, entitled "Benefits of Babywearing: How You Can Optimize Your Baby's Growth & Development through the Practice of Babywearing." This class is available on monthly basis (4th Thursday of each month, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.) and rotates between two convenient locations, Lee's Summit, MO, and Lenexa, KS. Class fee is $45/person, $60/couple. An additional $7/person ($10/couple) will be added to each registration to hold your place in the class, and will be refunded to you once you have completed the class. If you do not show up at a class for which you are registered, class fees minus the holding fee will be refunded to you. Payment for class is due no later than 7 days prior to scheduled class. Please contact us at info[at]babysosmart.com for more information or to register.

2. A 1 1/2 hr. class in which we: look briefly at how babywearing can positively impact infant growth and development; and then an in-depth time of focusing on how to wear the various carriers, discuss how to choose the carrier that's right for you and your family, and a time of practice for the class participants. This class is available on a monthly basis (3rd Wednesday of each month from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.) at About Nine Months, in Lenexa, KS. Class fee is $15/person, $20/couple.  If Baby So Smart Educator cancels class, fees will be refunded in entirety; we are unable to refund fees should a participant not show up for a scheduled class. Payment for class is due no later than 7 days prior to scheduled class.

3. One-on-one babywearing consultation. Currently we are able to assist you with wearing/fitting for: simple pouches, ring slings, Mei Tais, SSC's, other hybrid style carriers, and wraps, as well as the other Asian styles. If you do wish to receive assistance with the other Asian styles, please notify us in advance. Babywearing consultations, done correctly, take approximately one to one and one-half hours; consultation includes assisting you to determine which style of carrier(s) is right for you and your family, as well as wearing help, basic Benefits of Babywearing information, breastfeeding in a carrier, etc. 

Babywearing consultation-- For consultations done in my home, fee is $45 for a one hour session, and an additional $15/hr thereafter. I am also happy to provide you with a babywearing consultation in the privacy of your own home.  Fee for private session is $60 for a one hour session, and an additional $30/hr thereafter. 

Should the consultation take less than one hour, a minimum fee of $45 will still apply to consultation dones in my home, $60 for private sessions. For more info, contact us at info[at]babysosmart.com, please type in "Babywearing Consultation" in the subject line.

4. Breastfeeding consultation. Breastfeeding consultations (by an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant) may be done in the privacy of your own home or in my home--I am happy to work with babies/children of any age and any breastfeeding issue, including relactation or adoptive breastfeeding, or special needs.   Initial consultation is 1 1/2  to 2 hrs, and is $125. If the first visit requires less than 1 hour, a minimum fee of $65 still applies.  Should the visit require longer than 1 1/2 to 2 hours, the remaining time is billed at a rate of $55/hr. If you require additional breastfeeding supplies-- nipple shields, SNS, etc.-- you are responsible for the costs of those items as well.   We also offer package rates should you wish to purchase more than one consultation session or wish to purchase both a babywearing and breastfeeding consultation session.  For more info or to schedule a breastfeeding consultation, contact us at info[at]babysosmart.com, please type in "Breastfeeding Consultation" in the subject line.

5. Group breastfeeding class. This 1 1/2 hr. class is geared for the expectant family, and looks specifically at: how current popular birthing practices can negatively impact breastfeeding success, how to get breastfeeding off to a good start, and avoiding common breastfeeding "pitfalls." Classes meet once a month in two convenient locations (Lee's Summit, MO, and Lenexa, KS). Class fee is $15/person, $20/couple. An additional $7/person ($10/couple) will be added to each registration to hold your place in the class, and will be refunded to you once you have completed the class. If you do not show up at a class for which you are registered, class fees minus the holding fee will be refunded to you. Payment for class is due no later than 7 days prior to scheduled class. Please contact us at info@babysosmart.com for more information or to register.

6. Benefits of Babywearing for health care professionals.   This offering is a 2-hour formal class that has been approved for 2 CEU's and is specifically geared to those in the health care fields.   Information is appropriate for:  RN's/LPN's, midwives, doulas, LC's, nursing students, medical students, physician staff (OB's, pediatricians, NICU staff), chiropractors.  Information can also be tailored for other non-medical staff that is involved in the care of either infants and young children or childbearing families.  Please contact us at info[at]babysosmart.com for more information and pricing.

7. Sling and Mei Tai design services. We are pleased to be able to offer on-line and in-person design services to help you make your baby carrier exactly what you want and unique to you. This service is also available to those who are looking for help in designing a sling or carrier that they intend to make for themselves as well; sorry, we are not able to assist you in design service if you intend to have your sling/carrier produced by another manufacturer using the design we have helped you to create. $35/hr., minimum $35.

8.  Adaptive carriers--we are happy to be able to offer this wonderful service to families with parents or children with special needs.  By combining my background and experience as a nurse (15+ years, multiple fields), lactation consultant, and baby carrier manufacturer, I have been happy to have been able to work with many families over the years who have required an adaptation to a standard baby carrier in order to be able to carry their baby/child.  Adaptive carriers are priced out on an individual basis, and typically require several emails/phone calls for me to be able to collect information and learn about your special need in order for me to be able to determine what adaptations to your carrier might be needed.  Adaptive carriers require 4-8 weeks for production and turnaround, and may take longer than this.  Often your insurance will reimburse you for at least part of the cost of your adaptive carrier, as it is considered adaptive equipment for you or your child;  if you require an itemized receipt for insurance reimbursement, please let us know and we are happy to provide that for you.  We have been able to work with families who had the following special needs:  rheumatoid arthritis, cerebral palsy, Down's Syndrome, cardiac defects, traumatic brain injuries and their sequela, achondroplasia dwarfism, as well as hip and spine issues.

We are able to accept the following forms of payment for the above services: personal check (subject to all applicable bank fees, plus an additional $35 should it be returned unpaid), cash, credit card, debit card.