OUr Classes

One-Day Prenatal Preparation Class 10:00 am–4:30 pm or 

Three Week Evening Prenatal Series 6:30-8:45pm

Prepare for birth with a full day intensive or three week series full of practical, evidence-informed education and hands-on preparation for both you and your birth partner. 

Birth rarely unfolds exactly as planned. This class will help you understand what to expect, develop confidence in your ability to cope, and feel more prepared to navigate the changes and decisions that can arise along the way. 

Together, we will explore: 

• The experience of labour and birth — what you may experience during the different stages of labour and how birth typically unfolds. 
• Building confidence and resilience — developing a mindset that can help you stay grounded, flexible and confident as labour progresses. 
• Practical comfort and coping techniques — hands-on strategies for working with labour pain, including techniques you can practice together during class. 
• Partner support — concrete ways birth partners can provide physical, emotional and practical support throughout labour. 
• Adapting when plans change — preparing for the unexpected and learning how to approach changes with confidence and flexibility. 
• The first hours with your baby — what to expect immediately after birth, including an introduction to breastfeeding and those first transitions as a family. 
• Postpartum recovery and adjustment — a brief introduction to the physical and emotional changes of the early postpartum period and the transition into parenthood. 

You will leave with practical tools, a better understanding of the birth process, and greater confidence in your ability to navigate your own experience. 

You'll receive a PDF copy of our custom Labour, Birth and Recovery Guide, as well as our custom Postpartum Wellness Planning Guide and other resources to support your preparations for birth and life as a new family.

We recommend this class for anyone preparing for birth - the fee includes you and your partner or birth companion. We also encourage you to consider our Newborn Care class, which provides more in-depth preparation for life with your baby, including bathing, soothing, normal newborn behaviour and development, breastfeeding and other practical aspects of caring for a newborn.

One evening intensive 6:00-9:00PM

Bringing a newborn home is exciting — and it can also feel like a lot to take in. This interactive class gives you practical information, hands-on opportunities and the confidence to care for your baby and navigate those first weeks as a new family.

We'll cover the practical realities of life with a newborn, including:

• Bringing baby home — what to expect in those first days and how to prepare for the transition home.
• Newborn care basics — diapering, bathing, umbilical cord care and other everyday baby-care skills.
• Feeding your baby — breastfeeding, bottle feeding and pumping, with practical information to help you get started.
• Understanding your newborn — normal newborn behaviour, crying, sleep and what babies need in those early weeks.
• Soothing and settling — practical strategies for responding to a crying baby and helping your baby feel secure.
• Baby's early development — tummy time, early activities, vision and simple ways to support your baby's development through everyday interaction.
• Babywearing and baby gear — opportunities to see and try baby-care items, along with guidance about what you really need — and what you don't.
• Caring for yourself after birth — an introduction to postpartum recovery, hormones, mood changes and the transition into parenthood.
• Life as a family — adjusting to a new lifestyle, maintaining your relationship as a couple, and navigating the emotional changes that can come with becoming parents. We'll also discuss postpartum anxiety and depression and when additional support may be helpful.

This is an interactive, practical class. We'll demonstrate different baby-care skills and have equipment and supplies available for you to see and try. Bring your partner, your questions and anything you're wondering about before your baby arrives.

If you've taken our prenatal class, you'll recognize the same warm, engaging and supportive approach. Our goal isn't to overwhelm you with information — it's to help you feel more capable, prepared and confident as you begin life with your baby.

Registration fee is for both you and your partner.

Daytime Class, 2.5 hours

You've done this before—but every birth, every baby, and every transition into parenthood is different.

Designed specifically for parents expecting their second (or subsequent) baby, this interactive 3-hour class focuses on what matters most the next time around. We'll explore how labour and birth may be different, refresh practical coping strategies, discuss preparing older siblings, make a plan for labour and childcare logistics, and talk honestly about the realities of recovering while parenting another child.

Whether your first birth was empowering, unexpected, challenging or somewhere in between, this class offers a supportive space to reflect on your previous experience, build confidence for this birth, and connect with other growing families.

Topics include:

• How second and subsequent births often differ from first births
• Labour coping strategies refresher
• When to head to the hospital or call your care provider
• Preparing older siblings for the new baby
• Labour and childcare planning
• Postpartum recovery with more than one child
• Questions, discussion, and practical tips

This class includes all of our prenatal resources including a PDF copy of our custom Labour, Birth and Recovery Guide, as well as our custom Postpartum Wellness Planning Guide and other resources to support your preparations for birth and life with a growing family.

Registration fee is for both you and your partner.

Daytime or Evening Workshop, 1.5 hours

Learn the basics of Elimination Communication (EC) and discover a responsive approach to infant hygiene that helps you recognize your baby's cues and rhythms around peeing and pooping.

Rather than relying exclusively on diapers, elimination communication gives you the opportunity to offer your baby the option to eliminate in an appropriate place when they show signs that they need to go. Used in many cultures around the world, this approach encourages parents to become more attuned to their baby's communication and natural elimination patterns.

In this practical workshop, we'll explore:

• Normal elimination from birth onwards
• How to recognize your baby's elimination cues and rhythms
• How developmental stages can affect elimination
• Different ways to hold and position your baby for elimination
• How to get started and what supplies you may find helpful
• How to incorporate EC part-time or full-time, depending on what works for your family
• How to respond when things don't go as planned — because babies and parents are learning together!

Diaper-free doesn't have to be all-or-nothing. You can use it occasionally, part-time, or as your primary approach to infant hygiene.

This class will support your capacity to be attuned to your baby. You'll leave with practical tools for getting started, a better understanding of your baby's communication around elimination, and greater confidence in responding to your baby's needs. We'll also provide a PDF of our custom Elimination Communication Guide.

Registration fee is for both you and your partner.