In- Person Childbirth and Breastfeeding Classes
Childbirth, Breastfeeding, and Beyond
Summer Session Dates:
July 10th & 17th (8:30AM-1:30PM)
*Additional cancellation date: July 24th*
Cost: $300/couple (or support person)
1 SLOT LEFT
Potential Fall and Winter Session Dates:
October 16th & 23rd
December 4th & 11th
I also offer private classes to better prepare you and your
family on your unique journey if desired to have things
more personalized or if the quarterly class dates do not fit your schedule.
The cost for private classes is $425 for the 9 hours.
Classes include childbirth and breastfeeding education, postpartum planning, and baby care practice.
Childbirth education includes what childbirth looks like, fetal positioning, hormones in birth, biology of birth, how the brain affects labor and birth, conscious childbirth, pain/fear/tension cycle, fight/flight approach, navigating birth, confident labor and birthing, discuss and practice comfort measures (emotional, mental, and physical), tearing prevention, birth affirmation, create a balanced self statement, as well as best immediate postpartum practices.
Breastfeeding education includes the benefits of breastfeeding for mother and child, information about your milk and milk supply, parenting practices that affect breastfeeding, practice various holds and positions for mom and baby, exploring what a good latch is and what it looks like as well as feels like, feeding cues, birth and postpartum suggestions for improving breastfeeding, baby habits, potential concerns and how to handle them, as well as other resources.
Postpartum planning is covered in an open discussion of mental health for both mom and dad, setting realistic expectations, biological normal infant sleep, relationship care, postpartum healing, and beyond.
Basic Baby Care covering bathing, diaper changes, feeding, baby gear, early weeks, and more.
All education is based on physiological and biological norms (i.e. natural childbirth, attachment parenting, etc.)
July 10th & 17th (8:30AM-1:30PM)
*Additional cancellation date: July 24th*
Cost: $300/couple (or support person)
1 SLOT LEFT
Potential Fall and Winter Session Dates:
October 16th & 23rd
December 4th & 11th
I also offer private classes to better prepare you and your
family on your unique journey if desired to have things
more personalized or if the quarterly class dates do not fit your schedule.
The cost for private classes is $425 for the 9 hours.
Classes include childbirth and breastfeeding education, postpartum planning, and baby care practice.
Childbirth education includes what childbirth looks like, fetal positioning, hormones in birth, biology of birth, how the brain affects labor and birth, conscious childbirth, pain/fear/tension cycle, fight/flight approach, navigating birth, confident labor and birthing, discuss and practice comfort measures (emotional, mental, and physical), tearing prevention, birth affirmation, create a balanced self statement, as well as best immediate postpartum practices.
Breastfeeding education includes the benefits of breastfeeding for mother and child, information about your milk and milk supply, parenting practices that affect breastfeeding, practice various holds and positions for mom and baby, exploring what a good latch is and what it looks like as well as feels like, feeding cues, birth and postpartum suggestions for improving breastfeeding, baby habits, potential concerns and how to handle them, as well as other resources.
Postpartum planning is covered in an open discussion of mental health for both mom and dad, setting realistic expectations, biological normal infant sleep, relationship care, postpartum healing, and beyond.
Basic Baby Care covering bathing, diaper changes, feeding, baby gear, early weeks, and more.
All education is based on physiological and biological norms (i.e. natural childbirth, attachment parenting, etc.)
Childbirth, Breastfeeding, and Beyond Classes take place in-home in Boyertown, PA (Berks County)
Photos: Thrive Birth Support