We are currently offering our classes in person, in the St. Vital and St. James area as well as Steinbach.
Our childbirth/parenting preparation classes are focused on the physiology of birth, and tips for how to have a positive birth and early postnatal experience. Our intention is to normalize the experience of birth, nurturing your newborn and parenting, along with giving you as wide a range of information as possible so that you can make choices that are right for you.
Upcoming class dates in St. Vital
The Big Day (3 part class)
Friday January 30 part 1, 6-830pm Saturday January 31 parts 2 & 3, 10-2:30pm
Thurs April 9 – Part 1, 6-830pm, Fri April 10 – Part 2, 6-8pm Sat April 11 – Part 3, 3:30-5:30pm and Saturday April 11 Full day 10am – 5:30pm with breaks between sessions
Saturday July 18 Full day 10am – 5:30pm with breaks between sessions
Labour Tips & Techniques – Saturday, January 31, March 6, May 9, July 25 (different start times)
Breastfeeding Essentials – Friday February 6, 6:30-9 pm
Bringing Baby Home – Friday February 20, 6-8pm
Embracing & Planning for Your Transition to Parenthood – Friday February 27, 6-8pm
Upcoming class dates in St. James
The Big Day (full day 3 part class) – Saturday March 14 10am – 5pm with breaks between sessions. Saturday June 6 10am – 5pm with breaks between sessions
Labour Tips & Techniques – Saturday, March 28 & June 20 (different start times)
Breastfeeding Essentials – Schedule will be updated soon
Bringing Baby Home – Schedule will be updated soon
Embracing & Planning for Your Transition to Parenthood – Schedule will be updated soon
Upcoming class dates in Steinbach
Labour Tips & Techniques –
New classes are always being added. Check back soon for additional dates.
Childbirth Preparation Series – 2 Classes
We offer this 2 class prenatal series several different ways to accommodate various schedules. The Big Day class is a 3 part class sometimes held on one day or over 3 days. Each session focuses on a different aspect of the birthing journey. The Labour Tips and Techniques class is recommended to take 4-6 weeks before your estimated due date so you have time to practice the techniques but will also remember them the day of!
If you have questions about the schedule or need to take classes from different series that’s okay just email us and we will do our best to work with you and your needs
Childbirth and Postpartum Preparation Series – 5 Classes
Each class focuses on a different aspect of the birthing/parenting journey.
We have tried to include all the topics people typically want to learn more about, so that you don’t have to keep adding on extra classes. Each class can be taken on its own as well.
We are so pleased to be teaching in a “village” format as that is what we believe in – community.
We have several instructors teaching topics they are experienced in and passionate about.
- The Big Day (3 part class)
- Labour Tips & Techniques
- Breastfeeding Essentials
- Bringing Baby Home
- Embracing & Planning for your Transition to Parenthood
The Big Day 3 part class is $120.00 per birthing couple, And each of the additional classes are priced at $75.00 per birthing couple.
The Childbirth Preparation 2 class series is priced at $175.00
The Whole series 5 class fee is $325.00 which means you are getting a “smarty pants” savings of $95.00
This 3 part class is all about normalizing the birthing journey, understanding options and choices. The first class is focused on how the body works and can be optimized. Stages and phases of labour and birthing, hormone helpers and tapping into your intuition. The second part focuses on the Mind body connection and known techniques for decreasing the overwhelm and increasing the chance of a smooth path. The third portion of this class focuses on informed consent, navigating interventions, debunking myths, bolstering partner confidence and things to consider in the golden hour of meeting baby. Taught by Tarana & Dana
Some Topics include:
- How Your Body Works in Birth
- Stages & Phases of Birth
- The why and how of Brain training and mindfulness
- Options & Interventions
- Meeting Baby
Labour Tips & Techniques
This session is set up like circuit training and gives you and your partner the opportunity to learn or review some techniques and important tips for working through the stages of labour and delivery. You will get one on one time with one of our Doulas at every station. Come prepared to move and practice!
This class is great whether you are having your first baby or your 9th baby!
Some Topics include:
- The First hours and days
- Achieving an optimal Latch
- How to know Baby is getting enough Milk
- Ways Partners can Help Best
- Knowing when to recognize that you Need extra Help
- Where to get Extra Help with Feeding
Time will be made for individual questions as well.
Taught by Tracy
Topics include:
- Diapering
- Bathing
- Car Seats
- Sleep Expectations
- Baby Wearing & Holding
Taught by Kira
Embracing & Planning for your Transition to Parenthood
Assembling your postpartum “toolkit” including:
- Mindset
- Plan
- People
- Nourishment
- “Medicine bag”
- Resources
- Touchstones
What can you expect from your body? Your interactions with your Baby? We will be focusing on staying healthy and safe, physically, emotionally and mentally.
Taught by Kira
