Welcome to Bright Beginnings Childbirth Classes!! To help you choose the class best suited to your needs, we offer a variety of classes. We, also, keep our class sizes small for more attention to your individual needs and concerns. All of our classes are designed based on the Lamaze 6 Health Birth Practices and the belief that all women have the innate ability and power within themselves to birth their babies. Ideally, you should complete your classes by around 37 weeks of pregnancy, which means you need to be making decisions by around 25 weeks.
We desire to offer all of our classes at each of our different cities. However, certain classes may only be available at certain locations or at specific times at a certain location. Therefore, Please check out our calendar to see what classes are available in your area. Thanks so much!
- ******* Holistic Childbirth Classes*******
Early Pregnancy/Healthy Start Class
FREE!!!
- A Class helping parents prepare and make educated choices through pregnancy and beyond!
- This Early Pregnancy Class gives a quick, thorough overview on what you can do during pregnancy for you and your baby to have a happy & healthy birth and breastfeeding experience.
- We’ll discuss topics like
- • Exercise & Health Recommendations
- • Changes during Pregnancy
- • How to deal with Discomforts
- • How to reduce the likelihood of Cesarean-section and other interventions
- • How to develop a great relationship and understanding with your healthcare provider
- • Informed Consent and So Much More!!!!
- This class is great for anyone pregnant, thinking of getting pregnant, or those who have been pregnant. Come have fun, learn & share your stories!!!
Holistic Childbirth Series
This 4 week long comprehensive class meets once a week on a weeknight and draws from a variety of traditions and methods to offer you and your birth partner a broad-range of tools and techniques. This extended series provides ample opportunity for interactive, hands-on practice. The 1st & 2nd classes focus on what happens in the body during birth and why, stages & phases of labor, what to expect in your birth setting, benefits and risks of common medical interventions, childbirth options, informed decision making, birth plans, and how to create a healthy working relationship with your care provider. The 3rd night will be completely about comfort measures and will include lots of practice with labor stations with the help of local doulas; and during the 4th night we will discuss the Essentials of Breastfeeding, Newborn Care, & Transitioning into the Post-Partum period. The main focus of this class is to prepare you physically and mentally for a safe and satisfying birthing experience. We will touch on a wide range of important topics from prenatal exercise and nutrition to newborn procedures. We want each mommy and daddy to leave feeling more Confident, Prepared, & Empowered.
Ideally this series should be completed before about 37 weeks of pregnancy, to allow time for further planning and practice based on what you’ve learned. But we don’t recommend finishing the class too early, you may forget what you’ve learned.
Weekend Intensive
This class is for those couples who can’t fit in a longer series of classes. The Weekend Intensive offers a personalized preparation condensed into a weekend format. During one Friday evening and one Saturday we will learn about stages of labor, what to expect, when to go to the hospital, benefits and risks of many different interventions and child birthing options that may be offered, how to work with your medical team to increase the likelihood of a positive birth experience, the benefit of a Doula; as well as, briefly discuss comfort measures, breastfeeding, and post-partum care.
Because we keep our classes small, we are able to provide personal attention and tailor the information to meet the needs of each individual class. Therefore, even in this intensive format, you will leave with your big questions answered, while feeling more confident and more prepared.
***PLEASE NOTE: This class is very intensive; so, we will not have time to fully practice and rehearse all of the amazing comfort measures that can be used during childbirth. We also will not completely cover breastfeeding, the postpartum period, or baby care. We strongly encourage you to add the Weekend Intensive Supplement Class. This class will focus specifically on applying and practicing Comfort Measures, Relaxation and Labor Rehearsal, the Breastfeeding Essentials, Life with Baby (adjusting during the postpartum period), and our Holistic Transitions class_Newborn Care & Baby Massage. Combining these classes will allow you to take advantage of our discount package. This will ensure that you receive adequate information on comfort measures for labor, partner support skills, and how to do this thing called birth, as well as a good preparation for what comes next: feeding and caring for your baby around the clock!***
Ideally this class should be completed between about 31 – 36 weeks of pregnancy, to allow time for further planning and practice based on what you’ve learned. When possible, please complete this class first, with the Powerful Birth and other supplemental classes following. (If it doesn’t work out that way, it’s OK.)
Weekend Intensive Supplement Class
This 5 hour class is specifically designed to fill you in on all the information that is not able to fit into the Weekend Intensive Class. We will spend 2+ hours practicing breathing patterns, relaxation strategies, and calming massage techniques that will empower mom to cope with labor pain and her partner to confidently support her. We’ll also practice different laboring positions and pressure application that help to efficiently progress labor and maximize natural pain management through the use of labor stations and with the help of local doulas. This class is SUPER INTERACTIVE so that mom and partner can leave feeling completely prepared to tackle childbirth!
During this supplemental class will also learn all about Breastfeeding Essentials, Newborn Care & Baby Massage.
Newborn babies come out ready to nurse but that doesn’t always mean that it’s easy. This prenatal preparation will give you the tools you need to succeed with a minimum of worry and stress! We’ll discuss everything you need to know to ease into the transition of bringing baby home, including all of the following :
- Hunger Cues
- Comfortable Positioning and Latch
- How to avoid, solve, and recognize common Breastfeeding Problems
- How to sort out the Good Information from the Bad (Facts vs. Myths)
- Finding Support
- Baby Wearing
- Pumping and Storing
- Dads Nurse Too!!!!!
- Ensuring Mommy is Sleeping and Taken care of too
!!!! - Understanding the “4th” trimester, baby’s calming reflex, the 5 s’s, & Swaddling
- Benefits of Baby Massage
- Cord Care, diapering, bathing, tummy time, & More! More! More!
Labor in a Day
This class is very similar to the Weekend Intensive; however, it is held only on one day and does not cover Comfort Measures , Breastfeeding, or Postpartum care at all. This class is ideal for those couples who can’t fit in a longer series of classes and offers a personalized preparation condensed into a one day format. We will learn about stages of labor, what to expect, when to go to the hospital, benefits and risks of many different interventions and child birthing options that may be offered, how to work with your medical team to increase the likelihood of a positive birth experience, and the benefit of a Doula and other Labor Support.
Because we keep our classes small, we are able to provide personal attention and tailor the information to meet the needs of each individual class. Therefore, even in this intensive format, you will leave with your big questions answered, while feeling more confident and more prepared.
- ***PLEASE NOTE: This class is very focused; so, we will not have time to cover or practice comfort measures, such as relaxation, massage, and position changes; nor will we be able to cover breastfeeding and transitioning into the postpartum period.
Therefore, we strongly encourage you to add the Powerful Birth class and Breastfeeding Essentials class. Combining these classes will allow you to take advantage of our discount package
- . This also ensures that you receive adequate information on comfort measures for labor, partner support skills, how to do this thing called birth, as well as a good preparation for what comes next: feeding and caring for your baby around the clock!***
Ideally this class should be completed between about 31 – 36 weeks of pregnancy, to allow time for further planning and practice based on what you’ve learned. When possible, please complete this class first, with the Powerful Birth and other supplemental classes following. (If it doesn’t work out that way, it’s OK.)
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The House Gathering
Come take your shoes off and enjoy with us!! The House Gathering is exactly what it sounds like, a group of us gathering as a community at a home to learn, share, and grow. This 4 week long comprehensive class meets once a week on a weeknight and draws from a variety of traditions and methods to offer you and your birth partner a broad-range of tools and techniques. This extended series provides ample opportunity for interactive, hands-on practice. The 1st & 2nd classes focus on what happens in the body during birth and why, stages & phases of labor, what to expect in your birth setting, benefits and risks of common medical interventions, childbirth options, informed decision making, birth plans, and how to create a healthy working relationship with your care provider. The 3rd night will be completely about comfort measures and will include lots of practice with labor stations with the help of local doulas; and during the 4th night we will discuss the Essentials of Breastfeeding, Newborn Care, & Transitioning into the Post-Partum period. The main focus of this class is to prepare you physically and mentally for a safe and satisfying birthing experience. We will touch on a wide range of important topics from prenatal exercise and nutrition to newborn procedures. We want each mommy and daddy to leave feeling more Confident, Prepared, & Empowered.
Ideally this series should be completed before about 37 weeks of pregnancy, to allow time for further planning and practice based on what you’ve learned. But we don’t recommend finishing the class too early, you may forget what you’ve learned.
******* Powerful Birth class *******
Embrace birth confidently with the use of Comfort Measures! Every woman has the capability to give birth to her child. This class empowers women and their partners with coping skills for each stage of labor
Class Content
Labor is hard work……PAIN has a Purpose! Labor has its own clock
Help labor progress and stay at home longer with the use of massage, heat & cold, labor balls, Rebozos, water, visualizations, and aromatherapy
Women’s bodies are made for Labor
Entering LaborLand!
Birth warriors don’t stay clean, together, made-up, and poised
Natural labor means doing what comes naturally for you: Vocalization and Affirmation
Take a Stand! ……..Birth positions
This class is SUPER INTERACTIVE so that mom and partner can leave feeling completely prepared to tackle childbirth! We’ll use of labor stations and with the help of local doulas to practice natural pain coping techniques to help Mom have more control during birth & Dad to be the Guardian & Hero!!!
Doula!!!! Your must have birth companion!
Creating your link in Motherhood!!
*****Finding Balance: Body and Baby*****
This awesome, interactive, & fun class can barely be called a class but more an experience!
Journey with us through the process of finding balance between your body and your baby by discovering the position of your baby, opening your pelvis, and creating “optimal fetal positioning”! Head down does not always mean that baby is in perfect position and breech baby during pregnancy doesn’t always mean a breech delivery; the use of simple, specific techniques can enhance and actually alter a woman’s birthing experience. Understand the movements of your baby and where he/she is! This knowledge will empower you and help you flow with your birth process, easing your birth experience.
Join us in discussion of how dance, massage, yoga, & chiropractic can help mom prepare for a quicker and more progressive childbirth; participate in baby position determination & drawing; and practice techniques that will assist your baby in descending into the birth canal with ease.
This is going to be a great event!!!
This class is designed for Mom’s that are in the last months of pregnancy; Partners are encouraged to accompany mom!
Private Classes
Are you really busy or have a complicated Schedule? Private classes are available. We can tailor it specifically for you and your family. Holistic Childbirth, Breastfeeding, and Transition classes are all available for private classes. A standard Private Childbirth Class is a 3 hour face-to-face session plus email/phone contact. We will cover all the basics of pregnancy and practice comfort measures, relaxation techniques, and other natural coping techniques. With this private class you are allowed to attend a Powerful Birth class for no additional charge. Please contact us for more information!
