Labour Intensive

Birth Support Skills Workshop

AKA “Dad’s Tool Kit”

 

Labour Intensive

Dates for 2008

 

  Labour Intensive

6:00-10:00 p.m.

 

July 14

August 11

September 8

October 13-full

October 26

November 09

December 14

This is not your ordinary childbirth class!

    $129.00/couple

 

This is an exciting, hands on workshop designed to fully equip couples or any expecting woman and her support person for their upcoming “birth day”.

You will be a more active and confident part of  your complete birth experience!

 

“The power and intensity of your contractions cannot be stronger than you,

because it is you.”                    

 

Author Unknown

Private Workshop Bookings are available for $ 149.00 or the same price if there are two or more couples!

Get your friends together!

 

 

Lisa @ 612-3777

Contact us: birthrhythms@shaw.ca

Anything I’ve ever done that ultimately was worthwhile…

initially scared me to death.    

Betty Bender

 

We just had Baby Aliya Dawn on Feb 17, 2008 at 11:51 am... She was 7 lbs 12 ounces and 21.5 inches... I was 10 days late which was surprising because my first one was a day early, but thank goodness I didn't have to be induced.. Thank you for your helpful informative class, Daved was an amazing coach and impressed all the nurses as well as my mom, who was my other labor coach who helped by getting us anything we needed so Dave could stay by my side the whole time...
 
Angela, Dave, Noah and Baby Aliya

Text Box: Hi Lisa, Text Box: I just wanted to send a quick note to let you & Kari know how things went with the birth of baby Chase and also to thank you so much for all of the support offered through the Birth Rhythm & Labour Instensive classes! Text Box: Last Friday, I was about to get ready to pick up some things for the baby's arrival when lo & behold, my water breaks!  So, we quickly pack some things (we had nothing ready, as we weren't due until July 7th) and head on over to the hospital.  In a rush, I forgot a few of my "must have" things - my birth plan & my relaxation cd's.  Once I was checked out by the resident, I was told that I would need to be induced (which was my personal "worst case scenario").  But after thinking about it, I figured if that's the way it was going to be, it didn't really matter as long as I had a healthy baby.  That said, I was very happy that when the attending physician came to check on me around 6pm, she told me I wouldn't have to worry about being induced until the morning, and it was pretty likely that I would go into labour on my own. Text Box: So, I had a nap early that evening and around 7 began wandering the hospital.  I headed back to my room around 9pm, only to be greeted by the nurse, asking me if I needed any pain medication to help me sleep.  I told her no, that I was fine & continued to wander around the labour assessment hallway.  Not long after that, I was finally starting to feel a bit crampy, so during the contractions I would assume one of the positions learned in Labour Intensive and occasionally get a back rub from my husband to work through it.  A little bit later, I stopped by the nurse's station to let them know that the contractions were becoming a bit more intense and closer together.  Once again being offered pain medication, I simply refused & told the nurse that I would continue walking the halls.  That went on for a while until the contractions got to the point where I told my husband that I didn't know what to do to help myself, so stopped by the nurse's station and was asked if I wanted pain meds or to try the shower.  Of course, I had opted for the shower which helped for the first little while and then the contractions had gotten to the point where I really had to "let it out".  Since the shower wasn't helping anymore, I decided to head back to my room and talk to the nurses again.  But, the nurse got to my room before me and asked if I wanted some pain meds (notice the theme?) and to get checked.  I refused the medication once again & agreed that I should get checked out.  Once I laid on the bed, the pain got so intense that I finally told my husband "I don't think that I can do this without an epidural!"...turns out that I was almost fully dilated! Text Box: At around 12:15am, I got moved into the birthing room and in the moment, completely through my birthplan out the window (I had meant to ask if I could deliver in any position, but the sitting/stirrup position, but it completely slipped my mind).  When Brandon left the room, I recall saying to the nurse "I didn't want an epidural, but I think I want one now!".  She said to wait & see as I would be getting checked again and it was probably too late.  Sure enough, I was down to my last few contractions and they had brought me nitrous oxide to see if it helped.  In the end, I did decide to try it for a couple of contractions, but I think it only really helped because I was able to get my breathing back in control.  Once I was ready to get pushing, things went really well and I gave birth to the most perfect, beautiful & alert baby girl at 1:25am on June 27th. Text Box: Even though I had deflected from my original idea of the "perfect" birthing, I wouldn't change a thing, as to me THIS WAS the perfect birthing.  That said, I do think that if we have a second child, we will definitely be hiring a doula.  As much as I got lost in the moment, Brandon did as well.  He once had said that he wasn't going to actually watch the birth happen, but in the end, he was too in awe to do much more than dab my face with a cold cloth (fortunately, our team of dr's & nurse's were really good cheerleaders!). Text Box: For me, I think that the classes I took from you & Kari played a big role in making this happen.  Not only did I learn the coping techniques, but more than anything, I had walked into the hospital without any fear.  I'm assuming that the nurses didn't really panic while I was in assessment, because I was so calm through it all.  Even after the baby was born, one of the nurse's had commented on how laid back we were in our rooms, while some of the other new parents were stressed like crazy! Text Box: I've been recommending your classes to everyone that I know and will continue to do so, as I found that they were an amazing support! Text Box: thanks again! Text Box: Amy Derbowka

 

 

 

 

 

Learn many techniques, comfort measures, and coping skills to increase satisfaction with your birth experience.

 

Discuss your options and learn to navigate routine hospital procedures and policy.

 

Formulate a birth plan that reflects your desires for your ‘birth’.

 

Expose and dissolve fears, mental hurdles, and misconceptions surrounding your pregnancy  and upcoming 'birth' day!