VANCOUVER PRENATAL, CHILDBIRTH AND PARENTING CLASSES
I teach online Zoom and in person classes. Contact me for more details, to register, and make etransfer payment. Group rate: $65/couple. All classes can be held privately in your home or on Zoom. Private rate applies.
Breastfeeding Education
Expectant parents learn the basics for establishing successful nursing. Content: breastfeeding fundamentals, common challenges, nighttime nursing, supplementation. In-home breastfeeding hands-on support is also available.
This class is offered privately in person or online. Join together with other expectant parents in your home. Private rate is $65/hr. Contact me for more details.
'Conscious Birth' Series
Prenatal Series of 8 Weekly Classes
Preparation for childbirth, breastfeeding and postpartum. Classes are comprised of interactive exercises, brainstorming discussions in small groups/pairs, as well as incorporating relaxation/breath awareness, practicing comfort measures and mindfulness.
2025 Spring Series: TBD
Time: 7pm-9pm | 2hrs (classes 3 & 5, 2.5hrs)
Investment: $375
Can be taken privately. Contact me for details.
Ecstatic Birth™
This online class delves into birth: the history, our cultural beliefs, and the social messages about childbirth pain, to examine how this impacts the birth experience. Participants will gain eye-opening insights that reframe birth as a potentially pleasurable and ecstatic experience, and discover ways to access pleasure in birth.
Date: private classes only
Time: 3 hrs
Investment: $65/hr
Home Birth
Participants learn about planned homebirth/water birth preparation. Information includes research regarding safety and benefits, suitable candidates, setup/cleanup, supplies, reasons for transfers, working with life giving pain, and considerations for space and noise, family and pets.
In Person at Mt. Pleasant Community Center, 1 Kingsway, Vancouver. Register directly with center. (604) 257-3080 (press 1)
Date: Sunday February 2, 2025
Time: 11am-2pm | 3 hrs
Investment: $80 per couple | 1 session
Birth Partner's Support
In Person at Mt. Pleasant Community Center, 1 Kingsway, Vancouver. Register directly with center. (604) 257-3080 (press 1)
Date: Sunday March 23, 2025
Time: 11am-1pm | 2hrs
Investment: $70 per couple | 1 session
Practical Newborn Care
Parents (expectant and new) learn baby care skills. This class is particularly suited to those who have little to no experience with newborns. Practice bathing, swaddling, comforting, holding, burping, diaper changes and baby wearing. (Bring baby gear items along with a doll or teddy bear.)
In Person at Mt. Pleasant Community Center, 1 Kingsway, Vancouver. Register directly with center. (604) 257-3080 (press 1)
Date: Saturday January 25, 2025
Time: 3-5pm | 2 hrs
April 12 9-11am https://anc.ca.apm.activecommunities.com/vancouver/activity/search/detail/534873?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true
Investment: $70 per couple | 1 session