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Journey To Confidence

5-Week Childbirth Prep Course

Giving birth is intense. And can be intensely rewarding.

I view childbirth as a powerful, profound, sacred and holy experience—one that can be worshipful and filled with joy, despite its intensity. It is in the struggle of childbirth that Mom is her most vulnerable and raw self, and I believe it’s incredibly important that Mom and her preferences be at the center of her care.

I love helping couples understand the miracle of birth and how a woman’s body is designed to labor naturally on its own. It’s also important that I help you understand the efficiencies of the hospital system, so you can navigate the array of decisions you’ll face and know what questions to ask.

I want nothing more for my couples than to be active participants in their labor and birth experience; to be the deciders when at a crossroads of decision-making; to maintain trust in the process yet flexibility with the experience; and to walk away from the birth of their child having had a positive and empowering emotional experience. That said, Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby—Baby Out, Everything Okay—is the highest priority, and I encourage my clients to maintain this perspective.

My goal is to help equip and empower you to have nothing less than a prepared and confident birth experience.

Your Guide: Rebecca

I believe in exercising a growth mentality when facing things that are daunting. Pregnancy is an exciting but also nerve-racking time. As is postpartum—it can be crazy intense! I know this personally and am here to walk with you as you navigate hopes and fears around growing your family.

As an ICEA Certified Childbirth Educator (ICCE) and ICEA Certified Birth Doula (ICBD), I’ve had extensive training—primarily at the Simkin Center for Allied Birth Vocations at Bastyr University in Seattle, WA—in pregnancy, childbirth and newborn care. To me, there is nothing else more humbling, raw, powerful or glorious than childbirth. The exhausted mothers, every time, are my heroes.

Moms and Dads, I consider it an honor and joy to work with you and look forward to getting to know you. Together, let’s embrace the journey of childbirth and beyond.

98% of couples had a positive emotional birth experience.

There are no guarantees in childbirth. Yet the vast majority of couples who have worked with me have reported having a positive emotional birth experience. Some gave birth naturally, some used an epidural, some experienced cesarean birth and some had successful vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) deliveries, some were induced. All were prepared, and almost everyone reported having had a positive experience.

In this course you’ll gain the following:

  1. Learn the right questions to ask your health care providers.
  2. Gain community in a group of other pregnant couples. You’ll see you’re not alone!
  3. Get personal access to Rebecca so you can ask all your questions.

Couples Who Had a Positive Emotional Birth Experience

Course Overview

Over the course of 5 weeks, 2 hours each week virtually via Zoom (or safely in person, if local), we explore our hopes and fears, birth in our current culture, the normal process and stages of labor and birth, natural comfort measures and coping skills, pharmacologic options for managing pain, when birth doesn’t go as expected, medical procedures, cesarean delivery, partner preparation, birth plans, baby procedures and practices, bonding, postpartum recovery and adjustment and more.

Week-by-Week Overview

  • Class #1: Intro + Understanding Anatomy + Optimal Fetal Positioning + Events of Late Stage Pregnancy & Recognizing The Onset of Labor
  • Class #2: Understanding Pain In Childbirth + Stages of Labor & How To Cope
  • Class #3: Stages of Labor & How To Cope + Shared Decision-Making + Medical Pain Management
  • Class #4: Medical Interventions/Procedures + Cesarean Delivery + Developing Your Birth Preferences Plan
  • Class #5: Newborn Procedures, Basics & Care + Postpartum Recovery & Adjustment

”Much of what I learned, I had no idea I needed to know! It was great to learn as much as I did so I can be a better partner. Honestly, our experience was so valuable, we feel like we owe Rebecca more money than what we paid.

Dylan and ErynFirst-Time Parents

What’s the difference between this course and the course my hospital is offering?

There are many wonderful childbirth courses out there to consider, and often it’s a matter of figuring out the right fit for your family. Classes offered at your hospital or clinic are generally more like a “crash course” than the journey I like to take couples on in my course. Sometimes, but not always, hospital-based classes include information about the policies and procedures offered at that birthplace but not necessarily all the options that the laboring mother has. On average, they attract 12+ couples, whereas my classes are much more intimate, either one-on-one or limited to 4 couples at a time.

As an ICEA Certified Childbirth Educator (ICCE), I include a wide variety of evidence-based information and resources in my instruction. If given the opportunity, I also love to incorporate my Christian faith into my instruction and to pray for and with my clients. After all, it doesn’t take much in pregnancy and childbirth to admit that we are not in control. I love pointing people to Christ, who can be trusted for care over His creation. While my appreciation of the process of pregnancy and childbirth is largely informed by my personal faith, I am also happy to work with couples of varying faith backgrounds if we mutually determine we’re a good fit.

Journey To Confidence

5-Week Childbirth Prep Course

$350 group / $400 one-on-one

Over the course of 5 weeks, 2 hours each week, we explore our hopes and fears, birth in our current culture, the normal process and stages of labor and birth, natural comfort measures and coping skills, pharmacologic options for managing pain, when birth doesn’t go as expected, medical procedures, cesarean delivery, partner preparation, birth plans, baby procedures and practices, bonding, postpartum recovery and adjustment and more.  Consider adding the stand-alone 2-hour class on breastfeeding for an additional $45.

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Breastfeeding

Basics

An Intro to The Art of Breastfeeding Class

$45

Oftentimes breastfeeding can be more overwhelming and complicated than childbirth! Take it from me, who has more than 50 months of breastfeeding experience: it is learned by Mom, and it is learned by Baby. From establishing latch and milk supply to preventing and managing complications, this stand-alone 2-hour class is a perfect supplement to the Journey to Confidence Course. Let’s face it, breastfeeding is not easy; but with preparation, it can be approached with confidence!

Check the box on your application to indicate you’re interested in this class, either as an add-on to the 5-week class or as a stand-alone offering.

Journey to Confidence Application