In Labor & Comfort I talk about pre-labor and early labor signs, cervical exams. membrane sweeps, identifying contractions, timing contractions, and labor coping techniques including: breathing, laboring positions, massage, and counter-pressure, among many others. We also talk about what to expect in labor, signs of labor progress, and indications that you should go to the hospital soon. This class is $100. All classes are virtual (Zoom) and recordings are available any time if you’d prefer to watch a recording or the live dates do not work for your schedule. The schedule of upcoming classes is:
Wednesday May 29th, 5:30-7pm
July/August TBA
Wednesday September 4, 7-8:30pm
Sunday October 6th 4-5:30pm
In What to Expect at the Hospital we cover arriving at the hospital and triage expectation, monitoring and mobility in the hospital, laboring in a hospital, pain relief options including talking through what getting an epidural is like and how to aid labor progress with an epidural, augmentation of labor, pushing, assisted vaginal deliveries, vaginal tearing, and the immediate postpartum for both vaginal and Cesarean births. This class comes with two recordings that you can watch anytime you would like: Induction of Labor (45 mins) and Cesarean Birth (50 mins). In these classes, I cover reasons for an induction, what to expect in an induction, induction methods, advocating for yourself in an induction and reasons for A Cesarean, what to expect in the operating room, support during Cesareans, ‘gentle Cesareans’, and more. This class is $150. All classes are virtual (Zoom) and recordings are available any time if you’d prefer to watch a recording or the live dates do not work for your schedule. The schedule of upcoming classes is:
Thursday June 6th, 6:30-8pm
July/August TBA
Sunday September 15th, 11am-12:30pm
Monday October 14th 6-7:30pm
Newborn care classes include information about skin-to-skin contact and bonding, standard newborn procedures, normal newborn behaviors, newborn soothing techniques, dressing, swaddling, feeding, sleeping, bathing, babywearing, diapering, finger nail trimming, baby acne, CPR, car seat safety, and in private classes I can also cover infant massage, early infant potty training, and developmental stages in early infancy. This class is $100. All classes are virtual (Zoom) and recordings are available if you’d prefer to watch a recording or the live dates do not work for your schedule. The schedule of upcoming classes is:
Sunday June 9th, 2-3:30pm
July/August TBA
Thursday September 12th, 6-7:30pm
Wednesday October 16th, 6:30-8pm
Lactation classes are intended to help you set your expectation and prepare for feeding your baby with your body. We will talk about colostrum and initiating feeding, hand expression, the frequency and duration of feeding sessions, signs of success, the gear you need (and don’t need), positions for nursing, nighttime feeding versus daytime feeding, how and when to pump, milk storage and bottle feeding pumped milk, common feeding problems and solutions, what to do and not to do while nursing, weaning, and resources for getting help. This class is $100. All classes are virtual (Zoom) and recordings are available if you’d prefer to watch a recording or the live dates do not work for your schedule. The schedule of upcoming classes is:
Wednesday June 12th, 6-7:30pm
July/August TBA
Tuesday September 17th, 6:30-8pm
Thursday October 24th, 6-7:30pm
Postpartum prep classes cover the immediate postpartum healing and expectations for both vaginal births and Cesarean births, what to expect in the first couple of months after giving birth, and also what to expect in the first year after giving birth. We cover a wide range of topics including common experiences, physical healing, emotional support, mood, returning to physical activity, postpartum intimacy and sex, fertility, sleep, and making a postpartum plan, among other topics. This class is $75. All classes are virtual (Zoom) and recordings are available if you’d prefer to watch a recording or the live dates do not work for your schedule. The schedule of upcoming classes is:
Monday June 10th, 6-7pm
July/August TBA
Sunday September 8th, 11am-Noon
Wednesday October 9th, 7-8pm