METRO DETROIT BIRTH and INFANT CARE CLASSES

Birth Classes and Consults

Bradley Method Birthing Classes

The Bradley Method childbirth education course is a comprehensive program that focuses on natural childbirth techniques and empowering expectant parents. Developed by Dr. Robert Bradley in the late 1940s, this method has gained popularity for its emphasis on partner involvement and preparation for a drug-free birth experience.

Our modern Bradley Method childbirth education course offers numerous benefits for expectant parents seeking a natural and empowered birth experience. By gaining knowledge, practicing relaxation techniques, involving the birth partner, and fostering emotional empowerment, parents can approach childbirth with confidence, reduce anxiety, and enhance their overall satisfaction with the process.

Offered by the highly experienced Jodi Graves of Michigan Family Doulas, these classes are available in both live virtual and self-taught, go-at-your-own-pace formats.

Daddy Boot Camp:

Join us for this in-person 1-2 hour class with an experienced daddy at the helm. Think you know how to diaper, bathe, feed, burp, soothe and carry your baby? What the heck is paced-feeding? Do you know what will happen to your partner as she transitions from pregnancy to postpartum?

Slightly intimidated by all the terms you’ve heard: lactation, lochia, night sweats, postpartum mood and anxiety disorders (and so many more)? Don’t worry, this experienced daddy will give you the scoop on everything you can expect in a fun and interactive environment-all in a language you can speak. You’ll even learn how to diaper your baby and how to properly feed them.

Join Ken, our ‘ex-marine’ daddy with over 15 years of experience for a class you won’t forget! $100.

Workshops & Consults

Sleep Coaching

Personal consultation in your home to get a feel for what sleep habits currently exist for babies and toddlers. Get an individualized sleep plan with 30-days of phone, email and text support. Your child's sleep plan will be geared toward your specific needs and your personal parenting and feeding styles.

Infant Care Class

This 2-hour session will cover all things care for your new infant including safe sleep, bathing, diapering, feeding, disease prevention and even parenting styles. This is a very comprehensive course that will make you feel prepared and confident as you bring your new baby home.

This is a private class and can be taught virtually. $150 in person/ $100 if taught virtually)

Postpartum Planning Session

1-2 hour in your home to get you and your home prepped for your new baby. We will go over baby care, diapering, swaddling, how to use your baby ‘stuff’, and getting your home ready for an infant.

Cost for this course is normally $120. This is included with the Silver and Platinum doula packages for free, if desired.

Postpartum Massage

This is done in your home (so you don’t have the stress of leaving) and is a 60-90 minute session Asia-our postpartum recovery & healing expert. Asia has decades of experience in hands-on healing and massage. Whether you have had a cesarean section or any other kind of delivery, she can help you feel like yourself again. Imagine this luxurious, relaxing, spa-like pampering-right in your own home. Starting at $110

Infant Feeding & IBCLC Lactation Consults

Infant Feeding Planning/Support

Our certified Infant Feeding Specialist will sit with you either before your baby arrives or after, to go over all the options available to you for infant feeding and help you come up with a plan. She will help you come up with a plan for breast or bottle feeding, with formula or without. She will help you get comfortable with positioning, paced bottle feeding, and can help you troubleshoot whatever is happening with your baby’s daily feeding, from latching to burping.

Learn all the tips and tricks that your doctor doesn’t know (including which formula to choose or how to store breastmilk). We can be that touchstone before you have to call in an IBCLC (lactation consultant), and at a much less expensive rate. $50/hour. Consults typically run 1-2 hours.

Lactation Consultant Visits

Meet in person or virtually with one of our international board-certified lactation consultants either before you give birth or after to troubleshoot any clinical problems or feeding difficulties for your baby. Cost $185/hour

Postpartum Fitness Exclusive Offer with FIGR

Whether it's right after birth, or weeks down the road, when you feel ready to begin your physical recovery or return to fitness, do it with our postpartum fitness expert, Katelyn Darkangelo, from FIGR.

This package starts with an hour-long one-on-one zoom coaching call to walk you through key early postpartum recovery activities (breath, alignment, mobility, initial exercises). From there, you'll develop a personalized postpartum return to fitness timeline and game plan based on your birth experience (and any potential complications), goals, current mental/emotional state, and equipment access.

Katelyn will then set you up with a full month of her postpartum fitness app and access to her virtual Core Lab (8 module video course coaching you through the most effective ways to gain back core function and strength postpartum) to make sure you get the continued guidance you need to get back to the activities you love.

Get the full package for $350.

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