One - On - One Mentoring & Education

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Do you have a specific question, want to explore a single topic, or have a pregnancy experience you would like to debrief? I offer 1 hour coaching sessions tailored specifically to you. 

Held over Zoom $45/hr 

Are you looking for a comprehensive prenatal class that is tailored to your birth vision and includes all the wisdom and skills necessary to journey through pregnancy and into early postpartum feeling confident, informed, and excited for your birth journey? I offer private prenatal classes specific to your unique experience and desires, whether you are planning a cesarean birth, VBAC, hospital birth, homebirth, or freebirth. The class is held over 3 sessions with each session lasting 2 hours in length. Sessions are typically in your home. 

Topics include, but are not limited to:

Session 1

+ creating your birth vision

+ Stages of labour, the hormonal matrix, what to expect energetically, emotionally, and physically during your birth,

+ supporting your pregnant body (nutrition, movement, mindfulness). 

+ creating a prenatal care plan that aligns with your birth vision 

Session 2

+ creating your birth team 

+ community standard of prenatal care (screenings, testings, etc). 

+ informed choice and practices for clear communication with care providers

+ management of sensations/pain

+ pain mindset

+ Homebirth specific: reasons for hospital transfer + homebirth supplies 

+ Hospital birth specific: interventions and their benefits/risks, and alternatives

Session 3:

+ birth partner support in pregnancy, birth, and postpartum

+ common shifts within a partnership once baby arrives, how to foster clear-loving communication, how to stay deeply connected post birth. 

+ what the early postpartum body feels like emotionally, energetically, and physically

+ postpartum healing/recovery

+ infant care options (Vitamin K, eye ointment)

+ the early weeks with baby 

+ preparation for breastfeeding 

In addition to the 6 hour class, i will be available at a distance via phone or email to answer short questions, debrief experiences, and share resources at any time throughout your pregnancy. If you would like additional time to chat bigger questions of experiences there is always the option of booking hourly mentoring sessions  virtually at $35/hr. 

Reciprocity $300 

Are you planning to birth at home and want to dive into all things homebirth? This is the class for you!  This class is held over 5 weeks, in a small group setting, and invites prenatal/postpartum professionals from within Squamish to share their expertise. This class incorporates teaching methodology from the Birthing From Within curriculum, lecture, and interactive exploration.

My intention for this class is for participants to;

+ leave feeling prepared for their homebirth and early postpartum

+ come away with a heightened sense of curiosity around birth 

+ deepened connection to themselves, their baby, and their journey ahead. 

+ have a network of support (local parents and professionals) 

Session 1

+ creating your birth vision

+ physiological birth (stages of labour, the hormonal matrix, what to expect energetically, emotionally, and physically during your birth )

+ hear a birth story from a local parent

+ supporting your pregnant body (nutrition, movement, mindfulness). 

Session 2 

+ creating your birth team 

+ creating a prenatal care plan that aligns with your homebirth vision 

+ community standard of prenatal care (screenings, testings, etc). 

+ informed choice and practices for clear communication with care providers

Session 3:

+ birth partner support in pregnancy, birth, and postpartum

+ management of sensations/pain

+ pain mindset

+ common shifts within a partnership once baby arrives, how to foster clear-loving communication, how to stay deeply connected post birth. 

Session 4

+ birth complications; how to identify, asses, and proceed. 

+ reasons for hospital transfer 

+ birth plan in hospital 

+ homebirth supplies 

Session 5

+ what the early postpartum body feels like emotionally, energetically, and physically

+ postpartum healing/recovery

+ infant care options

+ the early weeks with baby 

+ preparation for breastfeeding 

This class is tailored to the needs and desires of the participants. Additional topics that may be covered include:

+ VBAC 

+ fears

+ exercise in pregnancy and postpartum

+ having children at the birth

Offered at a private residence in Squamish. 

E-mail me at info@sovereignbirth.ca to sign up!  

$300 /participant or couple (my Doula clients receive the class for free).