BIRTH
Together Birth & Body offers two workshops for expecting couples, Birthing Together and Healing Together. Both of these workshops focus on connecting and preparing as a team during this transformative time in your relationship.
These offerings celebrate and were designed for all partnerships, birth plans, abilities, and income levels. Please reach out directly if you have any questions, need accommodations, or require financial assistance.
WORKSHOPS
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Birthing Together
3 hour workshop including the birthing person and their partner or support person. This interactive workshop is designed to educate and empower the partner to be supportive and helpful during labor, while also deeply connecting to their partner and their baby throughout the process. Together we will learn:
- Labor comfort measures and supportive positions for any way you birth your child, whether that is unmedicated, with an epidural, or via Cesarean section.
- Massage techniques to stay connected throughout labor, relax and relieve tension, and encourage contractions.
- Ways to support both partners in connecting to their baby and to each other during labor, birth, and the fourth trimester.
Expect to be up and moving around for a hands-on, kinesthetic experience. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing and bring one yoga mat and one birth/exercise ball per couple.
See EVENTS page for upcoming group workshops.
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Healing Together
3 hour workshop for expecting parents; this workshop is taken during pregnancy. This workshop focuses the 4th trimester where we prioritize three things; healing your body, feeding your baby, and bonding as a family. This time often gets overlooked when planning for the arrival of your baby. Together we will learn:
- Basic breast/body feeding education, positions, and techniques along with typical newborn eating patterns.
- Basic newborn care along with typical newborn sleep and wake patterns.
- How to manage your body mechanics and heal your body while feeding and caring for a newborn.
- Ways to stay connected as a couple during the 4th trimester.
This workshop is only offered as a private appointment at the Together Birth & Body office in Redwood City. Please book at least 48 hours in advance to receive your initial email with videos to preview ahead of time.