Cherish-birth Classes
What are Cherish Birth Prenatal Classes?
As Birth Doulas we have seen the process of birth many times and in many different ways. Since part of our mission here at Cherish is to empower couples through knowledge we wanted to create prenatal classes that would offer parents-to–be the tools they really need to cope with the process and be able to make informed decisions during their births. These classes cover the things that really come up during birth and eliminate the myths
What should I expect from these classes?
Cherish’s prenatal classes are a careful balance between educating and empowering parents-to-be while allowing them space to process their feelings around giving birth and being a parent. We have combined our practical knowledge of the birthing process and our medical system with the important process work of Birthing From Within to make our prenatal classes practical and useful.
Birthing From Within® – Birthing From Within is a philosophy that has taken the birthing world by storm. As BFW Mentors we see the importance of including these unique techniques in birth preparation. The philosophy helps each parent to identify and work through their own personal fears and emotions regarding birth and provides an opportunity for them to share them with each other. Combined with BFW’s famous coping expercises this element of our classes teaches you how to get in touch with the primal side of yourself that is necessary for birthing.
What will we cover?
Diet and End of Pregnancy Nutrition Toxins and Other Exposure
How to Help Your Body be Ripe and Ready The 9th Month
How to “Birth From Within®” Signs the Birth Process is Beginning
Stages of the Birthing Process Natural Coping Techniques
Massage and Acupressure The Partner’s Role
Pharmacological Pain Relief Options During Birth Interventions
Options in Routine Breastfeeding - *Free Breastfeeding Record
Postpartum Expectations Baby Care/ Happiest Baby on the Block
Birthin' Again® Classes
Like many experienced parents you have developed many skills for how to live with the child(ren) you have now. Regardless, questions about becoming a parent again may still surface. Perhaps your last birth did not go quite as you had planned or you have changed your mind about what kind of birth you want. At Cherish, our goal is to reintroduce you and your partner to the skills you will need. In addition to the topics discussed in our class for first time parents you will also have the opportunity to share and explore your previous birth experience in a creative and empowering manner.
Cherish Birth Prenatal Classes® FAQs
Birthing From Within® is the title of a book and the name of the organization created by midwife and psychologist, Pam England. Due to the overwhelming success of the book, Pam created this class to train people in birthing preparation classes based on the book’s philosophy. As Birthing From Within® Mentors, Cherish Doulas use the same techniques as the book and the prenatal classes to work through challenges in their own lives. This allows us to support our clients through the process with compassion.
Birthing From Within® is an invitation to pregnant couples to uniquely and holistically prepare for the journey of the birthing process. By teaching the physiology of pregnancy and birth through storytelling and art, parents learn to build a pain-coping mindset and how to birth in awareness. This allows parents to prepare for what birth and parenthood means to them individually.These classes are a mental and emotional preparation to the journey of childbirth and parenting unlike any other!
Cherish Birth classes are taught by Doulas who know how difficult and helpless one can feel when attending a women in the birth process. When teaching these classes we can connect with how your partner may feel at the birth and from that offer them practical advice about supporting you. From massage and comfort tecniques to education about the process of birth and the medical system, partners get the knowledge they need to feel confident about the process so they can focus on you.
Come on your own or bring a family member or friend who will be joining you at the birth as a support person. However our classes are not dependent on having a partner or “coach” and are inclusive of all Moms-to-be.
To quote Pam England, “Pain is an inevitable part of childbirth, yet much can be done to ease suffering.” Even Epidurals are not inserted painlessly and most women will experience at least a few hours of contractions until their labour is “established” before an Epidural can be administered. Few women experience a pain-free postpartum period as well. Pain is part of life, and the coping practices you will learn in class can be applied to all of it.
You already know everything you need in order to give birth - it is going to happen with or without childbirth classes. But birthing in awareness and being part of the process both physically and emotionally is ideal. Birthing From Within® teccniques help you and your partner dig deeper to go beyond the mask of technical information and pop-culture dramatizations. It helps you discover your own deepest questions, face your fears or doubts, learn to cope with unexpected outcomes, and remain connected to your experience, your partner, and your baby as you give birth.
Cherish Birth classes have something for everyone. Because of the unique class format, each class is able to address the needs of each individual. If you are seeking a class that will meet both your need for practical knowledge about birth and babies, and support you in exploration of the emotional aspects of birth and parenting, this is the right class for you.
