11/19 Breastfeeding class reminder

Still class space left, feel free to share ….

Get the Best Start with Breastfeeding

• When: Fri, November 19, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
• Where: Cotton Babies 106 Grand Blvd. Vancouver, WA 98661 (map)
• Description: Please join Melissa Cole, IBCLC, RLC for an informational class on how to set yourself up for breastfeeding success. Melissa, a board certified lactation consultant, has spent nearly a decade supporting families as they work towards their breastfeeding goals. Class topics will include: preparing to breastfeed, what to expect in the early days, milk supply, position/latch, support partners and more! There is a $25 registration fee for this class, after completion of the class you will receive a $5 store credit. To register or get more information, please call 360-258-0644.

Melissa Cole, IBCLC, RLC

Board Certified Lactation Consultant

tel.360.830.MILK(6455)

fax.360.695.6193

www.lunalactation.com

Time Windows: A Workshop honoring story sharing, oral history and assemblage art

Would you like to create a piece of art using the junk of everyday life? Have you wanted to record your story, but haven’t made time yet to do so?

Please join Stephanie Sandmeyer, owner of KAIROS Narrative Facilitation for a three-part workshop that will utilize both oral history and assemblage art as vehicles for not only the preservation of life experience, but as a tool for emotional growth and empowerment. Participants collect common objects from their daily lives for inclusion in their assemblage art shadowbox between sessions.

The orientation session is Sunday, October 10^th from 2:30-3:30. In the second session we’ll create our Time Windows on Sunday, October 24^th from Noon-3 p.m. Both sessions will be held at Nurture at 1614 NE Alberta, Portland, Oregon 97211.

In the third session, participants will have the opportunity for a private, recorded oral history interview focusing on the objects they chose for inclusion in their assemblage piece. Interviews will be scheduled at the participant’s convenience.

For more information regarding KAIROS and Stephanie, please visit: www.kairosnarrative.com and to sign up for the workshop, email Stephanie at: kairosnarrative@spiritone.com or call (503) 234-2111.

Workshop cost is $50. Join us for this unique family and community building event!

Relating Joyfully with Children workshop

Relating Joyfully with Children

Sunday, June 27, 2010, 2-4 pm.

Free workshop. Any donations will go directly towards BirthMatters.info educational and outreach efforts.

In this interactive workshop, we aim toward the goal of relating with children in ways that are joyful, present, mindful, respectful, and supportive of both our own and children's needs. Through discussion and exercises, we'll work together on actively engaging in healthy, nonviolent relationships with young people, including:

• being a good ally for children (our own or others'),
• identifying needs,
• being in touch with our needs,
• playfulness using tools for support,
• recruiting resources,
• being a good ally for parents,
• and handling tantrums and other "uncomfortable" parenting experiences.

We welcome all adults who would like to relate joyfully with children, including parents, grandparents, teachers, and other caregivers.

Presenter:

Ryan McAllister is a long-time parent- and child-advocate. He co-parents a child with a rare genetic variation and significant developmental differences. Ryan has co-founded several relationship building organizations and projects, including:

• NotJustSkin.org, an all-volunteer organization that supports the physical and emotional well being of parents, children, and communities.
• Maitri House, a family-inclusive intentional community in the DC area that operates by values- based consensus.
• The Human Support Group, a twice-monthly practice and support group for people of all ages.

Ryan has over six years of experience in Nonviolent Communication, mindfulness, peer counseling, and parenting by connection. He also serves as research faculty at Georgetown University studying the biophysics of invasive cancer cells.

This free workshop is hosted by BirthMatters.info and Nurture PDX, two Oregon based organizations.

It will be held at:

North Winds Canvas 7911 NE 33rd Dr. Ste 390 Portland, OR 97211

The space is directly across from the Oregon Food Bank, and is being provided by North Winds Canvas. Pre-registration is recommended so that we have an idea of how many people to expect. You do not need to create an account to register, simply click on the link in the Register for Events menu.

http://www.birthmatters.info http://www.nurturepdx.org

Shamballa Reiki Class this Sunday, 10am to 3pm at Nurture

Shamballa Reiki Class with Molly Fitzpatrick, L.Ac

Sunday, March 14th 2010 - 10:00am to 3:00pm

Nurture 1614 NE Alberta St. Portland, OR 97211

Snacks and tea will be provided for a light lunch $50 for class $10 for handbook. Partial payment with timedollars available. Class will cover guided meditations, history, symbols and their uses, attunement and practice.

To register, please contact mollybunny@gmail.com

or call 503-341-1372

"Be the love you want to see in the world."

FREE CLASSES AT NEW SEASONS: Traditional Diets and Practices for Enhancing Fertility and Conception

FREE CLASSES AT NEW SEASONS:

Traditional Diets and Practices for Enhancing Fertility and Conception

Classes taught by Certified Professional Midwife

Joey Torgrimson

• Tuesday, May 4th from 7-8:30pm

@ Concordia New Seasons (NE 33rd and Killingsworth)

• Wednesday, May 26th from 7-8:30pm

@ Seven Corners New Seasons (SE 20th and Division)

A class for people wanting to increase or maintain their fertility for future childbearing or are planning currently to conceive. This class offers basic guidelines around foods and behaviors for a healthy body and healthy reproductive system. Optimize your fertility for a healthier conception and a healthier baby.

Classes are free. Please go to www.newseasonsmarket.com to sign up at your preferred location.

Breastfeeding: Body, Mind, & Soul workshop 4/24/10

* Breastfeeding: Body, Mind & Soul Location: Nurture NE 1614 Alberta St. Portland , OR 97211 Date: April 24, 2010 1-4PM www.lunalactation.com Nurturing your child through breastfeeding involves your whole being. I invite expectant and new parents to come discover and share breastfeeding wisdom and information. In our three hour workshop we’ll cover a variety of topics and allow for plenty of conversation. The class outline is as follows: Breastfeeding: Body, Mind & Soul Body Holistically view breastfeeding basics, milk supply and the process of lactation Receive guidance on optimal positioning, latch and reading baby’s signals Learn about how nutrition and dietary issues impact breastfeeding Discuss how birth impacts breastfeeding Mind Enjoy a safe space to share joys, fears and feelings surrounding breastfeeding Discuss expectations and emotional components of breastfeeding Talk about ways fathers and others can connect with the breastfed baby Soul Find out about community resources and sources of support Receive affirmations for your breastfeeding journey Make connections with other like-minded parents Notes: Babies are welcome. Our meeting space has a play area adjacent to the class space should your little one need a break. Please keep in mind this is a workshop so if you have unique breastfeeding concerns that you’d like individual support for, please consider a private consultation. If this date does not work for you but you'd like to be on a list for a future class, let us know. Please let us know if you have any questions. Please share this workshop info with other interested families Melissa Cole, IBCLC Board Certified Lactation Consultant tel.360.830.MILK(6455) www.lunalactation.com

Tiny Talkers 101 at Nurture

101 PARENT WORKSHOP
Imagine knowing what your baby wants before they can talk! Babies can talk with their hands before they can speak! Learning how to communicate with baby, reducing tears & tantrums is easy when you teach them sign language which also increases their IQ, boosts bonding & actually helps them speak earlier than non-signers. At the workshop, you'll learn invaluable tips & techniques based on how baby?s brain works, over 75 common signs, activities & games to promote verbal language & get a baby signing dictionary & journal!

The workshop is 1.75 hours long and is for adults, but non-mobile babies are welcome if you feel you can care for them while concentrating on the information being presented.

When: Wednesday, February 17th from 1:00-2:45 p.m. at Nurture (1614 NE Alberta)

Please check http://www.tinytalkersportland.com/ for more program information and frequently asked questions.

SPACE IS LIMITED AT NURTURE: PLEASE PRE-REGISTER AT THE ABOVE WEBSITE!

Tiny Talkers 101 at Nurture

101 PARENT WORKSHOP
Imagine knowing what your baby wants before they can talk! Babies can talk with their hands before they can speak! Learning how to communicate with baby, reducing tears & tantrums is easy when you teach them sign language which also increases their IQ, boosts bonding & actually helps them speak earlier than non-signers. At the workshop, you'll learn invaluable tips & techniques based on how baby?s brain works, over 75 common signs, activities & games to promote verbal language & get a baby signing dictionary & journal!

The workshop is 1.75 hours long and is for adults, but non-mobile babies are welcome if you feel you can care for them while concentrating on the information being presented.

When: Wednesday, February 17th from 1:00-2:45 p.m. at Nurture (1614 NE Alberta)

Please check http://www.tinytalkersportland.com/ for more program information and frequently asked questions.

SPACE IS LIMITED AT NURTURE: PLEASE PRE-REGISTER AT THE ABOVE WEBSITE!

"Reclaiming Your Life Story" workshop Wed, Jan 20

Reclaiming Your Life Story:

From "if only" to "here it begins"

Wednesday, January 20 7-9pm

In Other Words Bookstore, 8 NE Killingsworth

suggested donation: $10

Do you find yourself wondering "if only" a lot? If only you had made different choices in your life -- a different partner, a different career, kids, no kids? If only you had more time, or more money? If only you didn't have to live this life you're stuck in, then things could work out for you? Then you could be happy?

If this sounds like you, it may feel like there is no way out of this dilemma. But in this workshop, we will dig deeper into the physical & emotional habits that lead to these feelings and find new ways of relating to ourselves, so that we can finally begin to tell the story we want with our lives.

This workshop is for anyone who is frustrated with where they are in their lives right now, and who are ready to examine patterns of thinking and acting that limit their happiness and creativity. My intention is to help us begin to see these subconscious patterns, and to turn them around to become the fire we need to consciously create our life story.

About the presenter
My name is Sarah Nuxoll, and I am a mother of two young children in Portland, Oregon. After several years of feeling frustrated and unhappy with my life, I began working toward deeper body-mind clarity and emotional and spiritual healing. Now I feel excited about engaging life, moving with my creativity, and allowing myself to feel happy telling the story I want with my life. In this workshop, I share insights from my experience as a woman, mother, and evolving spiritual practitioner who is devoted to helping each of us accept and embrace ourselves as we are, while having the courage to move toward healing.

For more information: please contact Sarah at 503-285-4906 or sarahnuxoll@gmail.com.

Valentines Day Workshop

Amateur Massage Workshop
Sunday, February 14th from 1-4pm
$65/person, singles or couples welcome.

Learn how to give and receive massages at home as if you were professional. Workshop includes:

• favorite places on the body to massage
• Basic techniques that go a long way
• Foot bath recipe and foot massage technique
• How to give and receive feedback to improve the experience

Go to http://www.portlandnaturalchildbirth.com/ and click on the "Shop" tab to reserve your spot. Space is limited.

Reiki Class Sunday January 3rd 10am to 3pm

Molly Fitpatrick has a Reiki Class planned for Sunday January 3rd, 2010 from 10am to 2pm. The cost is $50 for the class and $10 for the reiki handbook. In the class you will learn about the history of reiki, the symbols and their uses, and how to give a full reiki treatment. She will facilitate guided visualization and group meditations. You will also get the reiki attunement and practice time. The attunement is the actual process whereby you will be able to give reiki treatments. The class will be at Nurture-1614 NE Alberta St. Portland OR 97211. Please RSVP by 1/2/10 by emailing her at mollybunny@gmail.com or calling 503-341-1372. Space is limited to 6 participants. Seasons Greetings!

Reiki Class this Sunday, November 29th

Shamballa Reiki Class at Nurture

1614 NE Alberta St. Portland, Oregon

Next Class: November 29th, 2009 10am to 3pm

Create a Sacred Space. Each participant is invited to bring an item to add at the opening circle (to be returned to owner at the end of class). This could be anything- pictures, crystals, artwork, jewelry, something from nature, etc. This is done in combination with setting an intention for the class.

Guided Meditations. Group meditation opens each individual up to higher levels of consciousness and creates a synergistic atmosphere of learning.

Questions and Answers . Each participant will receive a copy of the Shamballa Reiki handbook prior to the attunements. This is an opportunity to engage in a dynamic conversation that covers some of the material in the handbook, as well as other questions, concerns, wonderments, insights, etc.

Attunement. The Reiki and Shamballa attunements will be given to each participant. The attunement opens energy channels, and places healing symbols in one's energy field. After receiving Shamballa Reiki attunements, each participant will have the capability to channel and transmit healing energy, through laying on of hands as well as long-distance healing.

Practice. Each person will get a chance to practice giving and receiving Shamballa Reiki.

Closing Circle. Each person can share his or her thoughts at this time.

Cost of class is $50, plus $10 for each handbook.

Members of PDXTimebank can pay partially with Timedollars.

Molly has been practicing Reiki since 2002 and received her Master/Teacher attunements in Shamballa and Reiki in 2004. She teaches classes, as well as offers individual treatments incorporating Shamballa Reiki with other holistic modalities for mind-body-spirit healing.

To Register For a Class:

Please contact Molly Fitzpatrick, L.Ac. at

molly@nurturepdx.com or 503-341-1372

Tiny Talkers Parent Workshop Nov. 11th

101 PARENT WORKSHOP
Imagine knowing what your baby wants before they can talk! Babies can talk with their hands before they can speak! Learning how to communicate with baby, reducing tears & tantrums is easy when you teach them sign language which also increases their IQ, boosts bonding & actually helps them speak earlier than non-signers. At the workshop, you'll learn invaluable tips & techniques based on how baby?s brain works, over 75 common signs, activities & games to promote verbal language & get a baby signing dictionary & journal!

The workshop is 1.75 hours long and is for adults, but non-mobile babies are welcome if you feel you can care for them while concentrating on the information being presented.

When: Wednesday NOVEMBER 11th from 9:15-11 a.m. at Nurture

Please check http://www.tinytalkersportland.com/ for more program information and frequently asked questions.

SPACE IS LIMITED AT NURTURE: PLEASE PRE-REGISTER AT THE ABOVE WEBSITE!

Tiny Talkers Workshop

101 PARENT WORKSHOP
Imagine knowing what your baby wants before they can talk! Babies can talk with their hands before they can speak! Learning how to communicate with baby, reducing tears & tantrums is easy when you teach them sign language which also increases their IQ, boosts bonding & actually helps them speak earlier than non-signers. At the workshop, you'll learn invaluable tips & techniques based on how baby?s brain works, over 75 common signs, activities & games to promote verbal language & get a baby signing dictionary & journal!

The workshop is 1.75 hours long and is for adults, but non-mobile babies are welcome if you feel you can care for them while concentrating on the information being presented.

When: Wednesday NOVEMBER 11th from 9:15-11 a.m. at Nurture

Please check http://www.tinytalkersportland.com/ for more program information and frequently asked questions.

SPACE IS LIMITED AT NURTURE: PLEASE PRE-REGISTER AT THE ABOVE WEBSITE!

Upcoming Early Pregnancy and Confident Birthing Classes at Nurture!

Couples expecting their first babies have lots of questions regarding their choices in pregnancy and childbirth. Angi Gunther, Confident Birthing Childbirth Instructor and Courtney Jarecki, of Full Moon's Daughter Doula Services, are presenting a two-part Early Pregnancy Workshop to answer all of your questions from "What is a birth center?" to "Which breast pump should I choose?"

The Early Pregnancy Workshop will take place at Nurture, October 17th and 18th from 5-8 pm. Day 1 will cover Choices in Childbirth including Care Providers, Birth Place, Water Birth and Prenatal Services. Day 2 will cover Doulas, Breastfeeding and Eco-friendly Baby Care. Lots of reasons to attend: guest speakers, goody bags full of community resources, samples & coupons, a cloth diaper demo, a sling demo and more! Couples can choose to attend both days or just one. $45 per day with dinner provided. Ask about a sliding scale option.

For couples looking for a fun, interactive & empowering childbirth class, Angi Gunther will be teaching a 3-week Confident Birthing "Intensive" childbirth series in November. Couples will meet for 3 hours on Saturday mornings from November 7th through November 21st. The cost is $95 per couple which includes class materials and snacks.

Angi will cover Labor and Birth, Coping Techniques, Relaxation & Breathing, Positioning, The Partner's Role and Postpartum. A birthing mother's emotional and physical needs as well as the newborn's needs are discussed throughout the series. For more information or to register for classes please email Angi at confidentbirth@gmail.com

Parent Workshops

Parents are People Too: Reclaiming Our Personal Expression as Parents
August 22, 2-4pm $30
As a parent, it is so easy to get caught up in the flow of daily obligations, leaving little time or energy for expressing who we are and what captures our imagination. Yet this creative exploration is essential to feeling fulfilled in our lives, which in turn translates into feeling more relaxed and happy in our role as parents.

Also, our fall dates for this workshop:
Moving Beyond a Difficult Birth: Embracing Healing and Connecting with Your Baby
Two-part workshop: September 12 & 19, 2-4pm $45
Part One: Healing through Birth Story and Art
Part Two: Connecting Deeply with Your Baby
The experience of birth doesn’t always happen the way we imagine. Intense emotions from a challenging pregnancy or birth can make it feel difficult to be fully present with your baby. These emotions need and deserve to be expressed and acknowledged, before we can allow ourselves to release them and begin true emotional healing. Then we can relax more deeply into a heartfelt, intuitive connection with our children.

For more information, visit www.nurturepdx.com/workshops.html
To register, contact Sarah at 503.285.4906 or welcomewithlove@gmail.com,

About the presenters
Sarah Nuxoll: After several years of feeling frustrated as a parent, I began working toward deeper body-mind clarity and emotional and spiritual healing. Now I feel excited about engaging life, moving with my creativity, and allowing myself to feel happy as a parent. In these workshops, I share insights from my experience as a mother of two, as a spiritual practitioner, and as an apprentice homebirth midwife. I look forward to meeting you!

Mychelle Moritz: Having experienced the beautiful yet challenging transition to parenthood, I have developed a passion for helping women and their growing families. I am an artist, an art therapist, and a licensed professional counselor, as well as the co-founder of Nurture. My two active young children keep me very busy and I enjoy watching their creative antics.

Summer Parenting Workshop Series

Moving Beyond a Difficult Birth:
Embracing Healing and Connecting with Your Baby
Two-part workshop: June 6 & 13, 2-4pm $45
Part One: Healing through Birth Story and Art
Part Two: Connecting Deeply with Your Baby
The experience of birth doesn’t always happen the way we imagine. Intense emotions from a challenging pregnancy or birth can make it feel difficult to be fully present with your baby. These emotions need and deserve to be expressed and acknowledged, before we can allow ourselves to release them and begin true emotional healing. Then we can relax more deeply into a heartfelt, intuitive connection with our children.

So This is What it’s Like to Be a Parent?
Integrating Emotional Wellness with the Realities of Day-to-Day Parenting
July 11, 2-5pm $35
The reality of parenting a child can be frustrating, chaotic, and overwhelming. We may be surprised by the intensity of feelings such as rage, grief, or resentment. Without learning to truly take care of ourselves, it is difficult to move beyond these feelings toward emotional wellness as parents.

Parents are People Too:
Reclaiming Our Personal Expression as Parents
August 22, 2-4pm $30
As a parent, it is so easy to get caught up in the flow of daily obligations, leaving little time or energy for expressing who we are and what captures our imagination. Yet this creative exploration is essential to feeling fulfilled in our lives, which in turn translates into feeling more relaxed and happy in our role as parents.

Join us for all three workshops for $100, sliding scale available.
For more information, visit www.nurturepdx.com/workshops.html
To register, contact Mychelle at 971.344.7527, or Mychelle@nurturepdx.com

About the presenters
Sarah Nuxoll: After several years of feeling frustrated as a parent, I began working toward deeper body-mind clarity and emotional and spiritual healing. Now I feel excited about engaging life, moving with my creativity, and allowing myself to feel happy as a parent. In these workshops, I share insights from my experience as a mother of two, as a spiritual practitioner, and as an apprentice homebirth midwife. I look forward to meeting you!

Mychelle Moritz: Having experienced the beautiful yet challenging transition to parenthood, I have developed a passion for helping women and their growing families. I am an artist, an art therapist, and a licensed professional counselor, as well as the co-founder of Nurture. My two active young children keep me very busy and I enjoy watching their creative antics.

Confident Birthing Classes next series

The next series of Angi Gunther's Confident Birthing Classes will be starting on June 20th and will meet each Saturday from 10am-12pm for five Saturdays (no class on July 4th).

What is Confident Birthing?

Just as a woman’s body is designed to grow and nourish her baby during 40+ weeks of pregnancy, her body is perfectly designed for birth. A woman who is confident will trust her baby to come when he or she is ready. She will rely not only on science, but also on her inner knowledge and trust of the process to make decisions during labor. Confidence in the birth process and in her ability to cope with labor decreases the amount of pain she will feel and increases her satisfaction with her birth experience. This is important because the way a woman feels about her birth will have an impact on other areas of her life. A positive experience will have positive affects on her self-image as a woman and as a mother. Confident Birthing leads to confident parenting! Confident Birthing is based on the principles of Lamaze International and supports Lamaze’s Six Care Practices for Normal Birth. For more information on Lamaze, please visit http://www.lamaze.org/

Confident Birthing is a 5-week childbirth education series. We will meet once a week on Saturday mornings at Nurture.

We will discuss:

• pregnancy & birth as a normal yet significant experience in a woman’s life
• the role of pain in labor ·the emotional and physical needs of the birthing mother
• the role of her partner and ·birth from the newborn’s perspective.

The fee for this class is $125 per couple. This includes class materials and yummy snacks each week!

Email Angi at confidentbirth@gmail.com to sign up.

Nurture Welcomes (with love) Sarah Nuxoll

Nurture welcomes Sarah Nuxoll to our Family Wellness Collective. Sarah offers many services for the postpartum period. She will soon be hosting a new mama group at Nurture as well as a down-to-earth postpartum workshop series. This is what Sarah says about the services she offers:

I believe that what babies need from us most of all, is heartfelt connection with us. It is to be acknowledged and related to as the unique and conscious beings they are, to be welcomed fully and lovingly into our community.

Yet, having a child doesn't always happen the way we imagine. Sometimes intense emotions about our pregnancy, birth, or just the realities of parenting a newborn, can make it feel difficult to be fully present with our baby.

If we can ask for and allow ourselves to receive help from others during this intense time of transitioning into parenthood, we can then relax more deeply into this intuitive emotional connection with our baby.

I would like to help nurture you and your family, by offering:

• Ideas for welcoming your baby. I can help model ways of deeply relating to your child and welcoming them with love and consciousness.
• Tools for healing to help you identify and unwind difficult emotions from your pregnancy or birth that may block this natural connection with your baby
• Postpartum doula care, including breastfeeding assistance and help with your physical needs, to help you transition into parenting and allow you the time to bond with your baby
• Parenting workshops to help you embrace emotional healing and take responsibility for your own happiness as a parent

About me
After several years of feeling frustrated as a parent, I began working toward deeper body-mind clarity and emotional and spiritual healing. Now I feel excited about engaging life, moving with my creativity, and allowing myself to feel happy as a parent.

Welcome with Love family care was born from the interweaving of my desire to assist others with emotional healing, and my passion for helping birthing families. What I share with you comes from insights from my experience as a mother of two, as a spiritual practitioner, and as an apprentice homebirth midwife. I look forward to meeting you!

Scheduling information
Location: I am happy to serve families in their homes in the Portland metro area. I am also available for phone consultation for those who live further away.

Days/Times: At present, my preferred availability is from 9am-3pm Monday thru Friday, though other times or days may be possible by prior arrangement.

Rates: I offer the first half-hour of our initial meeting for free, to be able to relax and spend some time simply getting to know you and your baby. After that, I request $25 per hour for my services, with a two-hour minimum per visit. If I need to travel more than 20 minutes to reach your home, I may request a small additional donation to help cover my childcare expenses during that time. Please contact me so we can talk together and feel if what I can offer is a good match for your family's needs.

Sarah Nuxoll 503-285-4906 http://www.welcomewithlovefamilycare.com/

Nurture Welcomes Angi Gunther

We are excited to welcome Angi Gunther, LCCE to Nurture. Angi will be teaching childbirth education and doing an early pregnancy class at Nurture. Angi tells us about herself and her services...

I am a mom to three children born in 2001, 2004 & 2008. I received a lot of information and support during my first pregnancy and birth. My husband, childbirth instructor, Doula and midwives were very supportive and confident in my ability to birth my son. Inspired by my experience, I decided to change careers and become a Birth Doula and a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator.

I LOVE teaching Childbirth. I chose Lamaze because it aligns with my own philosophies about birth. Lamaze is not a method for giving birth. It is a philosophy that women have the innate ability to give birth and have the right to labor without unnecessary intervention. The classes that I teach focus on the normalcy of pregnancy and birth, trust in a woman’s body, and informed consent. I believe that parents need access to complete information regarding their options surrounding pregnancy and birth so that they can make truly informed decisions. It is a pleasure to support families during this special time and I am excited to offer Confident Birthing Childbirth and Early Pregnancy classes at Nurture!

Childbirth Education

What is Confident Birthing?

Just as a woman’s body is designed to grow and nourish her baby during 40+ weeks of pregnancy, her body is perfectly designed for birth. A woman who is confident will trust her baby to come when he or she is ready. She will rely not only on science, but also on her inner knowledge and trust of the process to make decisions during labor. Confidence in the birth process and in her ability to cope with labor decreases the amount of pain she will feel and increases her satisfaction with her birth experience. This is important because the way a woman feels about her birth will have an impact on other areas of her life. A positive experience will have positive affects on her self-image as a woman and as a mother. Confident Birthing leads to confident parenting!

Confident Birthing is a 5-week childbirth education series. We will meet once a week on Saturday mornings at Nurture. Our first series begins May 2nd!

We will discuss ·pregnancy & birth as a normal yet significant experience in a woman’s life ·the role of pain in labor ·the emotional and physical needs of the birthing mother ·the role of her partner and ·birth from the newborn’s perspective.

The fee for this class is $125 per couple. This includes class materials and yummy snacks each week! Email me at confidentbirth@gmail.com to sign up.

Confident Birthing is based on the principles of Lamaze International and supports Lamaze’s Six Care Practices for Normal Birth.

For more information on Lamaze, please visit http://www.lamaze.org/

Early Pregnancy Class

Why do you need an Early Pregnancy Class?

Birth Planning begins when the birthing family chooses a care provider and birthplace. Your care provider and place of birth should share or at least respect your own philosophies about labor, birth & the care of your newborn.

The Early Pregnancy Class will cover everything you need to know to plan for the birth of your baby, including:

Prenatal Classes and Services, Care Providers, Choice of Birth Place, Doulas, Birth Planning, & More!

Dates for the Early Pregnancy Class to be announced!

For more info or to register for classes, please email me at confidentbirth@gmail.com