Meet Your Doula:
Dates and times flexible,
Private Prenatal Education:: $400 CAD + hst
Group Prenatal Education: $300 CAD + hst
The Birthing With Love Course consists of four classes lasting 2-3 hours each. I'm available Monday-Saturday, afternoons and evenings EST.
And, you can always book a consultation call with me to help you decide if this is the right course for you. I'll never ask you for personal information until you decide we're a good fit.
Hi, I'm Christine, a CAPPA certified Postpartum Doula, Labour Doula, and Childbirth Educator - as well as a former pediatric nurse and mother of four.
I love the power of prenatal education. We start with lots of great information, which is tailored to your specific needs and interests. You’ll understand how your body is able to birth and care for a baby - it’s fascinating! You’ll discover your own super powers to birth and feed your baby - through the power of love and hormones! You’ll discover how your team of partners creates a loving safe birth environment. And there’s so much more.
We’ll get interactive - discussing, laughing, and practicing skills hands on. We can practice body positions, breathing skills, how to practice a contraction with your birth partner, how to diaper and feed your baby, and many more. You’ll enter birth and parenting with confidence in your knowledge, skills, and the supportive partnerships you’ve surrounded yourself with. You’ve got this!
With Love,
Christine
"The prenatal education Christine provides helped me to feel more confident about breastfeeding, pain management techniques during labour, and newborn care." - Kaitlyn (PHD in education)
DISCOVER
birthing with love
with your mind: evidence based information to help you make your best choice at every stage
with your body: harness the power of your body to prepare to labour confidently, and to care for your baby
with your emotions: use partner connection & the power of love to dramatically decrease pain & fear
class one
Positive partnership in pregnancy
& early labour
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affirmations & yourself as a partner
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your baby is a partner too!
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healthcare provider choices
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choosing support partner(s)
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caring for you and your baby in pregnancy
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body work in pregnancy with your partner
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intro to bodywork with your partner in early labour
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early contraction coping and supporting hormone flow
class two
The power of love in active labour, pushing & birth
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learn about the stages of labour, and what's happening in your body
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keeping the hormones flowing
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more bodywork: practice coping with intense contractions with your partner. and the power of love and touch
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pros and cons of common medical interventions and how and when to chose them and use them most effectively
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your birth idea list
class three
Review labour partnerships, & loving your baby in the first six weeks
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review labour information, review and practice partnering in a contraction
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breastfeeding: hormones, skin-to-skin, bonding and physical practice of the latch with props
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the 'babymoon'
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baby care choices
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using the connection between your body and baby's body to foster bonding, breastfeeding, and a calm self and baby