Bellies, Birth & Beyond

Wednesday Evenings - See course calender for upcoming course dates

TIME: 6:30pm to 9pm (Snacks and Beverages included)

COST: $100 per a couple for a 5 week course.

Please bring a yoga or camping mat and pillows.

A comprehensive and informative class designed to help expectant parents prepare for labour & birth and the early days of parenting.
Topics include:

• -The Pregnant Body & Fetal Development
• -Premature Labour
• -Relaxation & Massage
• -Labour & Birth
• -Comfort Measures
• -Medications, Interventions & Unexpected Outcomes
• -Welcoming Baby
• -Newborn Care
• -Breastfeeding
• -Adjusting to Life with Baby
• -Community Resources

Intended for first-time parents, as well as experienced parents who have not previously taken a prenatal course.  Please see visit Desiree Fawn Birth Services for more information about Desiree (instructor)

Comfort Measures Workshop

TIME: 6:30pm to 9pm

COST: $50 per a couple (snacks & beverages included) - please bring a yoga or camping mat and two pillows.

An interactive and hands-on workshop that focuses on preparing both the expectant mother and her partner/support person for the physical and emotional intensity that labour brings. Pain management techniques covered include relaxation & massage, counter pressure, positioning, breathing, birth ball use, hydrotherapy and emotional support. Expectant parents will learn how optimal positioning of their baby can help reduce or prevent back pain in labour and will be given the opportunity to practice various methods that can reduce the chance of a prolonged labour.

Perfect for:  Bellies, Birth & Beyond alumni (or those who have taken another childbirth preparation class) who want to enhance their ability to cope during labour & birth
Parents who felt overwhelmed and unprepared during their first birth and want to more confidently navigate through labour the second time around
This course is ideal for those working toward a birth free of unnecessary interventions. Intended for first-time parents, as well as experienced parents who have not previously taken a prenatal course.  Please see visit Desiree Fawn Birth Services for more information about Desiree (instructor)

HYPNOBIRTHING (The Mongan Method)

With Beth Mackenzie- CD(Dona),HBCE

(Contact Glow for upcoming dates and course info)

HypnoBirthing® classes are taught in a series of five 2.5 hour classes and are designed to prepare you in a positive and empowering way for the birth of your baby. The HypnoBirthing® program will teach you how to stay in control during the birthing process adopting an active role and using easy to learn self hypnosis techniques.

Everything you need to know to achieve safer, easier and more comfortable birth~

• -To learn that pain is a NOT necessary accompaniment to labor
• -Proven techniques of deep relaxation to help you eliminate the Fear-Tension-Pain Syndrome
• -How your body is naturally designed to conceive, nurture and birth your baby with ease and comfort
• -To create your body’s own natural relaxant, the only safe labor enhancement
• -Natural ways to bring your body into labor without artificial chemical induction
• -How to involve your Birthing Companion to be an integral & knowledgeable partner for your birthing.
• -Shorten the phases of labour by several hours and allow the mother to use the natural rhythms of her body to breathe the baby down, rather than hard, exhausting pushing.
• -Enjoy the birthing of your baby as the safe, beautiful experience that Nature intended.

The many benefits to using HypnoBirthing® are:

• -Less discomfort
• -Shorter labours
• -Fewer medical interventions
• -Less postpartum depression

“My dream is that all women, everywhere will know the joy of a truly, safe, comfortable, and satisfying birth for herself and her baby”- Marie Mongan, HypnoBirthing® Founder

You may begin classes as early as your second trimester. Others finish their classes very close to their due date. Choose the timing that works best for you.   Group classes: includes text book & relaxation CD, 5 weekly 2 1/2 hour classes  

For more information about courses and to register please contact Glow: