Upcoming Events at Lane

    Lane Regional Medical Center will hold a Diabetes Support Group meeting on Tuesday, September 9, from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. in the hospital’s West Wing Conference Room.
    Are you Type 1 or Type 2? An Old Hand or Newly Diagnosed? Know a friend or loved-one with Diabetes? Would you like to learn more about Diabetes or reinforce what you already know? We welcome all who have Diabetes including family, friends and any others in a supporting role. Registration is NOT Required. For more information, contact Sherri Brady, RN, at (225)658-4583.

    Lane Regional Medical Center is hosting New Mom’s Hope, a monthly support group for new moms suffering from postpartum depression. The group will meet Thursday, September 11, from 6:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m., at Lane Regional Medical Center, 6300 Main Street, in Zachary. This FREE support group will be led by local Licensed Professional Counselor, Dana LeTard Vicellio. 
    The purpose of the support group is to provide encouragement, education, and support for mothers-to-be & new moms who are having emotional difficulty related to childbirth. 
Symptoms of postpartum depression include:
• Feeling sad or depressed
• Feeling more irritable or angry with those around you
• Having difficulty bonding with your baby
• Feeling anxious or panicky?
• Having problems with eating or sleeping
• Having upsetting thoughts that you can’t get out of your mind
• Feeling as if you are “out of control” or “going crazy”
• Feeling like you never should have become a mother
• Worried that you might hurt your baby or yourself
For more information, please call (225)658-4587.

Lane Regional Medical Center will offer a FREE prenatal and newborn baby care class on Saturday, September 13, at 10:00 a.m. in the hospital’s Staff Development Classroom. “The Pregnancy Workshop” is an overview of what to expect during pregnancy and delivery for the soon-to-be mom. “Baby Care Basics” covers all you need to know to care for your newborn in the first weeks of life. A tour of Baby Lane, the LDRP unit, is included. Partners are encouraged to attend. Child care is NOT provided. Registration is required. Please call (225) 658-4587 to register.