Before your baby arrives, it is important to be as prepared as possible for the delivery process. There are so many choices available for mothers. Where to give birth, how to give birth, and how you want you and your baby to be cared for after the birthing process.
Birthing in Awareness classes are designed for women who want to
explore all their options, their feelings from exhilaration to fear. Learn about comfort measures, birthing and pushing techniques, and more. Typically our classes meet as small groups of three to six couples in a comfortable, nurturing class environment. You will learn lots of practical information about labor and caring for your newborn through thought-provoking dialogues, memorable exercises and interesting videos.
This course utilizes the Birthing From Within Method with the Lamaze International
philosophy of birth. It is a comprehensive class and has flexibility to work with anyone,
regardless of provider or place of birth.
Basic Course Highlights:
- Create a birth space (wherever you are) that will help you open in labor
- Build a pain-coping mindset through proven concentration and mindfulness practices
- Embrace the wise and compassionate use of drugs and epidurals
- Labor land discovery journey
- Push your baby out
- Welcome your new baby
- Feed and care for your newborn
- Prepare for a gentle and mindful transition to parenthood
- Reclaim the spirituality of birth
Coming in September.....
Call now to reserve your seat!
Class size is limited to five couples!
The amazing benefits of a Hypnobabies Birth:
- Relaxed Mom and Dad throughout pregnancy, labor and birth
- Both parents participate in the Hypnosis and Fear Release sessions providing them with a sense of calm and confidence
- Shorter labors due to lack of resistance in the birthing muscles
- Fewer complications and interventions, as the body and mind stay completely relaxed during labor
- Posterior and Breech babies can be turned with hypnosis as well
- Fewer drugs or no drugs at all, means less risk of harmful side effects for mother and baby
- Elimination of the Fear/Tension/Pain Syndrome
- CDs and scripts are used in labor to effect post-hypnotic suggestions for deep, hypnotic relaxation and elimination of discomfort
- Easier recovery, with less pain, bleeding and “baby blues"
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In addition to medical care and the love and
companionship provided by their partners, women need consistent,
continuous reassurance, comfort, encouragement and respect. The
doula is emerging as a positive contribution to the care of women in
labor. By attending to the woman's emotional needs, some obstetric
outcomes are improved. Just as importantly, the early mother-infant
relationships and breastfeeding are enhanced. Women's satisfaction
with their birth experiences and even their self-esteem appears to
improve when a doula has assisted them through childbirth. Go to
Doulas of North America
(DONA) for more information on doulas.
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Pictures are a wonderful way to preserve the birth
process. Mothers sometimes feel that they missed out on seeing their
birth. Photographs preserve the process and allow mothers to keep her
internal experience more intact. Michelle has a talent for capturing
the beautiful moments of birth.