Prenatal Education #1: The Stages & Phases of Labor & Delivery- $200

In this 2-hour visit, we will discuss what the body does to begin signifying changes leading to labor and delivery. We will then discuss how your support team can best support your, both physically and emotionally. This visit will include:

  • Teaching pelvic movement and what terms like dilation, cervical ripening, effacement, etc. mean and their effect on the progress of labor

  • Discussing and planning for the phases of labor, include early labor, active labor, transition, and delivery

  • Partner learning their roles and hands-on techniques to help with comfort measures and pain management

  • After delivery care for both the birthing person and baby, as well as ways the partner can best support directly after birth

  • How to plan for the first few weeks after baby arrives, including methods to best support breastfeeding or transitions

Prenatal Education #2: Baby Basics: Infant Care For The 4th Trimester- $250

This is a 3-hour visit that acts as a private childcare class. This has been designed to help prepare expectant families for the first 3 months in their role as new parents. We often call this time the 4th trimester because of the recovery, adjustment, and learning that is all required to ease into the transition of having a new baby at home. Topics covered but not limited to:

  • breastfeeding

  • diapering

  • bathing

  • swaddling

  • dressing

  • calming a fussy baby

  • keeping baby safe

  • what to do when baby is sick

  • babywearing

  • cloth diapering (optional)

  • family adjustment.

    *We use dolls along with necessary supplies to practice various skills presented.

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Breastfeeding Education- $250

Many people go into pregnancy believing breastfeeding comes naturally to both the chestfeeding person and baby. In reality, there is a learning curve for everyone involved. And that’s ok! This is where advocacy, evidence-based advice, and hands-on support during feedings in the first few days can be significant to your breastfeeding journey. This education class covers:

  • The benefits of breastfeeding and how to begin preparing for breastfeeding

  • Education about how the breast supplies milk production and how to encourage supply

  • How to anticipate hunger cues from baby and learning your milk production in the early weeks, including expression, let down, etc.

  • Expectations for breastfeeding and how to navigate common challenges such as latch, tongue ties, supply issues, clogged ducts, etc.

This will be a 2-hour course as well as a 1-hour postpartum lactation visit during which hands-on techniques will be used to help with successful feeding in the first few days after birth.

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