You’re pregnant! Congratulations! This is an exciting time in your life, but it can also be a lot to take in. As your due date draws nearer, you may be pretty anxious about giving birth. It’s natural to worry about how long, painful, and scary the process could be!
The truth is, the day you give birth CAN be a positive, memorable, and life changing experience.
With the right preparation, education, and support you can walk into your birth with complete confidence and excitement.
Prepare for Every Outcome
Learn what to expect no matter what happens during your birth.
A Birth Class for You
& Your Partner
Master how to work together and grow closer while you prepare for birth.
Prepare Your Birth Plan
Write a birth plan flexible enough to work in every scenario.
Hi! We’re Hollie Hauptly and Cheryl Amelang, birth professionals and your online instructors. With a combined 20+ years of teaching experience preparing hundreds of couples for birth, we know first hand how nervous you must feel about your upcoming birth. You might have heard horror stories from your friends or family about their birth, but know that we believe that your birth can be different!
After both experiencing life-changing births of our own, we can’t help but want to share what we’ve learned with others.
We’re excited to have you join us on this journey as you prepare for your birth.
Our most popular class, with the most information, for the best value!
Who: Are you a first time parent? Considering a natural birth? Or are you wanting to go as long as possible before you get an epidural? Planning to have a VBAC? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this is the class for you!
What: The most comprehensive class on the market (we said it and we stand by it!) The Comprehensive class is 10 sessions and covers everything you and your partner need to know about birth, baby, and breastfeeding. We focus not only on preparing physically for labor, but also preparing mentally and emotionally. We cover nutrition, exercise, stages of labor, building your birth team, questions to ask your care provider, variations of labor, birth plans, newborn procedures, parenting a newborn, and much more. We also emphasize your partner’s role and give them tips, tricks, and tools to help support you during the labor and birth process. You will finish this class feeling excited, confident, and ready for your birth and baby!
Includes complementary free access to The Birth Boot Camp Breastfeeding Class.
Who: Are you planning to birth in the hospital, but want more than the class at your local hospital?
What: Our Hospital Birth class is 6 sessions that are specifically designed for those who are choosing to birth in a hospital setting. This class gives you the ability to make informed decisions as your birth unfolds. This class gives you more information, tools, and preparation than the average hospital class and will set you and your partner up for success! We cover topics that are specific to this birth place such as induction, policies that impact your birth, and epidurals. This class also covers the stages of labor, comfort measures, relaxation, natural ways of handling pain, and tips and tricks for partners. We want you both to feel confident and ready for the birth of your little one!
Who: Are you planning to give birth at home or a birth center? This class is designed with you in mind.
What: Only about 2% of births happen out of the hospital. This puts you in a unique position and requires specific information to prepare for your birth. Our Home & Birth Center class is 5 sessions that is perfect for those planning an out-of-hospital birth. This class dives right in starting with stages of labor and giving you tools for your natural birth. We discuss natural ways of handling pain, the importance of relaxation as the key to an unmedicated birth, and how your partner can make a difference in your birth experience. We also discuss transfer, epidurals, and cesarean sections in the event that medical assistance becomes necessary. This class will build knowledge and confidence for you and your partner to have an amazing home or birth center birth! Prepare for your out-of-hospital birth while lowering your chances of needing interventions.
**Please note that this is included in the Comprehensive Class**
Who: Are you preparing to welcome a new baby into your home?
What: You spent time preparing for birth but what do you do once you get the baby home? This is your manual for parenthood! This workshop prepares you with practical ways to parent your new baby. We discuss parenting techniques, routine testing and procedures, normal newborn behavior, babywearing, sleep arrangements, making a postpartum plan, and much more. This class also includes one year access to our online breastfeeding class hosted by Mellanie Shepherd, IBCLC. You and your partner will have the tools and information to meet the needs of your baby and parent with confidence.
Have you taken our quiz? We recommend starting there, but here are a few other things to consider.
You may want to consider the Comprehensive Class is you are a first time parent, planning a natural birth, or are wanting a VBAC. This class also includes information about newborn care, breastfeeding, and the postpartum recovery. You’ll receive complimentary access to the Birth Boot Camp Breastfeeding Class taught by Mellanie Sheppard, IBCLC. It’s great for all birth locations including hospital births and out-of-hospital births. The Comprehensive Class has the most information for the best value.
You may want to consider the Hospital Class if you are looking for information specifically focused on delivering in the hospital. You’ll learn how to navigate hospital policies and interventions, as well as pain management options.
You may want to consider the Home and Birth Center Class is you will be delivering at home or a free-standing birth center. You’ll learn what’s most important in helping you achieve your natural birth, while lowering your chances of needing interventions.
A majority of our students begin their class between 20 and 25 weeks.
Ideally, you’d begin your class with enough time to watch one class each week, practice what you learn, do the homework, have discussions together, talk to your care provider, write your birth plan, etc.
If you’re starting a little later, no problem. You’ll just be learning it all in a shorter amount of time.
You will have 12 months of unlimited access to the class(es) you are registered for.
Your online class includes hours of video content filled with tons of information and tips, demonstration and practice videos, and relaxation recordings.
Each course has an online e-book with the option to upgrade to a physical workbook if you’d like.
Treating your online classes as you would a live class is the best bit of advice. Pick a class night, put it in your calendar, then do the homework (relaxation, Chow Charts, exercises, discussions with each other and/or care provider, etc.) during the week. Don’t try to cram the classes all at once, even if you are getting a late start. Space them out by at least a few days and work on the weekly assignments even if it’s not for an entire week. Be accountable to each other. Other useful tips can be found once you log on after registration.
Your online instructors, Hollie Hauptly and Cheryl Amelang, would love to help if you have any questions at all while you complete your online class.
If you have technical questions when watching your class please reach out to [email protected]
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