Motherwise

Family centered prenatal classes

For pregnancy, birth, and beyond

~ Childbirth, breastfeeding and new parent preparation class: This class is a complete holistic preparation class for any expectant woman and her partner. Whether you are having your first baby or your third this class will help you connect to your self, your baby, your partner, and other families as you prepare for the birth and the care of your new baby. This class utilizes the best the Bradley Method has to offer, the works of birth pioneers Penny Simkin, Pam England, Ina May Gaskin, and Nicole’s experience of over 10 years working with and supporting women and family birthing in hospitals, birth centers and their own homes. 

Through the 8 week hands on class we will cover:

Pregnancy: how to incorporate good nutrition, exercise, emotional
and physical self care into your daily routine.

Labor and Birth: how to work with your body through labor, comfort measures, prenatal and labor massage techniques (taught by Robin Sappington, LMT). Having a positive hospital or home birth experience (guest teacher Tami Ough, RN from SCMC)

Postpartum and Newborn Care:  Preparing your home and family for the early weeks of having a new baby, breastfeeding. How to care for your newborns physical and emotional needs. We will learn about diapering options and practice using cloth and disposable diapers. The basics of bathing. Day and nighttime parenting. Infant massage beginning at birth (taught by Robin Sappington, LMT).

GREAT NEW CLASS FOR SIBLINGS!

~A new baby in our family, A class for siblings. Whether you plan on having your older child at the birth of your new baby or not, this class can help them feel more comfortable with the new changes in their family and reassure them that they will remain special and loved.  In this one day class children and their families will enjoy two fun filled hours of age appropriate information on birth, infant feeding and newborn care. We will watch a birth movie that shows siblings present for the birth of their new baby. We will talk about what life with a new baby is like and how they can help be a part of the care of the baby. The whole family will get some hands on time with diapering a ”baby” using cloth diapers and disposable, putting “baby” in a sling,  burping ,and comforting a new “baby”. We will finish class up by making a “welcome to our family” gift for the new baby brother or sister.

Classes are held once every month on a Saturday (call for upcoming  dates)

Classes taught by Nicole Tucker, Certified Licensed Midwife and Certified Childbirth Educator. Nicole has been working with women and families in Central Oregon for the past 10 years and is a proud mother of 3 children. Partner and infant massage taught by Robin Sappington, LMT, Doula. Robin has been caring for women and their babies for 15 years.

We have a secret in our culture, and it’s not that birth is painful. It’s that women are strong.

                                              ~Laura Stavoe Harm