St. Francis event at Shakopee High School

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Parents, parents-to-be, friends and family are invited to attend St. Francis Regional Medical Center’s fifth annual Baby Fair, Saturday, June 11, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Shakopee Senior High School, 100 - 17th Avenue. Come see what is available in your community for your growing family. The event is co-hosted by Shakopee School District #720 Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE).

St. Francis Family Birth & Bavia Health will again sponsor the exciting Daddy/Partner Challenge for prizes. Kids are invited to bring a fuzzy friend for the Teddy Bear Clinic and parents can ‘Ask the Doctor’. A free Subway lunch will be provided by Park Nicollet Clinic: Shakopee and Prior Lake. Guests can visit over 100 product and service tables, hear local experts share important information on hot topics, learn about area resources, practice yoga with Blooma, and enter to win door prizes. Meet Vikings cheerleaders and mascot Viktor, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Attendees can also bring in pregnancy and baby clothes for consignment and take home a check. Visit www.BelliestoBabies.net for restrictions and details.

Day-long event activities include: Free massage, face painting, the Reptile & Amphibian Discovery Zoo, family portraits, ECFE crafts for kids, and live music for adults. An ambulance will also be on-site. A police car will visit, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. A free child passenger safety installation clinic will also be held throughout the day; call 952-428-3115 to make an appointment. A breastfeeding room will also be available, along with a lactation consultant to answer questions.

Schedule of Local Expert Talks:
9:15 a.m. “Sleep Happens,” by Dr. Judy Snook, Metropolitan Pediatrics
9:55 a.m. “Spinning Babies,” by Gail Tully, doula
10:45 a.m. “Coping with Labor,” by Dawn Dahlgren Roemmich, Park Nicollet Clinic Certified
Nurse Midwife
11:35 a.m. “Tummy Time,” by Stacey Lustila-Siats, St. Francis Capable Kids
12:15 p.m. “Baby Basics,” by Betsy Phillip, St. Francis Family Birth Place

Yoga with Blooma Schedule:
9:30 a.m. Prenatal Yoga
10:30 a.m. BYOB: Bring Your Own Baby Yoga
11:30 a.m. Infant Massage
12:10 p.m. Prenatal Yoga