Happy
Summer!
…
ok, it’s not actually summer. We had snow here last week. But we’re looking forward
to warm weather and gearing up for our summer classes (plus a ton of great
events coming up fast)!
Upcoming Crafted Birth Classes
$90 per couple
for 6 Weeks
This class
series covers all aspects of pregnancy, labor and delivery, and postpartum
care. We cover both medicated and non-medicated pain management, basic newborn
care and feeding, and practical skills for a healthy postpartum period. This
class is ideal for pregnant women and their support people (partner, friend,
parent, doula, etc.) in their second or third trimester. (If mom is due VERY
soon, please contact Mollie to discuss
scheduling a private session.)
Amherst Location: Thursdays
July 17—August 21, 6pm-8pm.
$30 per couple ($25
if booked with 6-week series)
In this hands-on
class, parents will practice proper latch and breastfeeding positions with a
custom “Latch” doll. We also discuss the anatomy and physiology of
breastfeeding, common problems that occur while mom and baby are learning to
nurse, and how to express milk and introduce a bottle to a breastfed baby.
Northampton
Location: Saturday August 9, 10am-12pm.
Amherst Location: Thursday
August 28, 6pm-8pm.
$30 per couple ($25
if booked with 6-week series)
This practical
class is meant for first-time parents or those parents who need to refresh
their newborn care skills. We will cover newborn anatomy, appearance, and
behavior, sleep safety (including co-sleeping, bed-sharing, and solo-sleeping),
and ways to calm a crying baby. We practice diapering, bathing, and swaddling
an infant, safely securing a newborn in a car-seat, and wearing a baby in
several types of carriers.
Northampton
Location: Saturday August 16, 10am-12pm.
Amherst
Location: Thursday September 4, 6pm—8pm
Other Fun Things …
May is Maternal
Mental Health Awareness Month. All month long we’ll be Facebook-sharing
resources and information about preventing and dealing with perinatal (prenatal
and postpartum) mood disorders like postpartum depression and postpartum
anxiety.
Meet the Doula
Day at Grow
(150 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Northampton, MA), Thursday May 1, 6pm-8pm. Learn about local resources, find answers
to your questions, and meet other pregnant families in a fun atmosphere. FREE
and open to the public.
Birth Without Fear Boston Meet-up. Mollie from
Crafted Birth and Courtney Shea Porter, a wonderful doula from Central Mass,
will be traveling to Boston on July 19
for the Birth Without Fear Meet-up. We’ll hear wonderful speakers and participate
in important discussions about our pregnancy journeys, informed choice, and
tools for healing in the postpartum period and throughout motherhood. I am so
excited to be part of this amazing day! (And there are still spaces available!)
Finally, what have you learned about birth from TV? You may not
know that Mollie used to work for Nickelodeon, and is a little obsessed with
how we learn to be mothers by what we see in movies. Mollie put together some
of her favorite moments from TV teaching us “how to have a baby”:
Have
a great day, and enjoy this unpredictable spring weather!
Best,
Mollie
Hartford, CCE
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Our
Philosophy
We focus on informed
decision-making and evidence-based information, taking time to discuss the
risks and benefits of all aspects of the parents’ birth preferences. This is
not a "natural birth" or a "medicated birth" class series;
rather we help mom and partner decide what kind of birth they want, guide them
through the questions to ask themselves and their care provider, and give them
the skills they need to achieve their best birth experience.
Scheduling and billing the Breastfeeding and Newborn Care classes separately provides flexibility and respect for all parents -- we won't make them sit through (or pay for) a breastfeeding class if they cannot or are choosing not to breastfeed, or attend a newborn care class if this is their second baby.
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Follow Crafted Birth on Facebook for updates and birth-related resources.
Serving Adams, Agawam, Amherst, Ashfield, Athol, Barre, Becket, Belchertown, Bernardston, Blandford, Brookfield, Buckland, Charlemont, Cheshire, Chester, Chesterfield, Chicopee, Colrain, Conway, Cummington, Dalton, Deerfield, East Longmeadow, Easthampton, Erving,Florida, Gill, Goshen, Grandby, Grandville, Great Barrington, Greenfield, Hadley, Hampden, Hardwick, Hatfield, Hawley, Heath, Hinsdale, Holyoke, Huntington, Lanesborough, Lee, Lenox, Leverett, Leyden, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Middlefield, Monroe, Monson, Montague, Monterey, Montgomery. New Braintree. New Salem, North Brookfield, Northampton, Northfield, Orange, Otis, Palmer, Pelham, Peru, Petersham, Phillipston, Pittsfield, Plainfield, Richmond, Rowe, Royalston, Russell, Savoy, Shelburne, Shutesbury, South Hadley, Southampton, Southwick, Springfield, Stockbridge, Sturbridge, Sunderland, Tolland, Tyringham, Ware, Warren, Warwick, Warwick, Washington, Wendell, West Brookfield, West Springfield, West Stockbridge, Westfield, Whately, Wilbraham, Williamsburg, Windsor, Worthington
Scheduling and billing the Breastfeeding and Newborn Care classes separately provides flexibility and respect for all parents -- we won't make them sit through (or pay for) a breastfeeding class if they cannot or are choosing not to breastfeed, or attend a newborn care class if this is their second baby.
Follow Crafted Birth on Facebook for updates and birth-related resources.
Serving Adams, Agawam, Amherst, Ashfield, Athol, Barre, Becket, Belchertown, Bernardston, Blandford, Brookfield, Buckland, Charlemont, Cheshire, Chester, Chesterfield, Chicopee, Colrain, Conway, Cummington, Dalton, Deerfield, East Longmeadow, Easthampton, Erving,Florida, Gill, Goshen, Grandby, Grandville, Great Barrington, Greenfield, Hadley, Hampden, Hardwick, Hatfield, Hawley, Heath, Hinsdale, Holyoke, Huntington, Lanesborough, Lee, Lenox, Leverett, Leyden, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Middlefield, Monroe, Monson, Montague, Monterey, Montgomery. New Braintree. New Salem, North Brookfield, Northampton, Northfield, Orange, Otis, Palmer, Pelham, Peru, Petersham, Phillipston, Pittsfield, Plainfield, Richmond, Rowe, Royalston, Russell, Savoy, Shelburne, Shutesbury, South Hadley, Southampton, Southwick, Springfield, Stockbridge, Sturbridge, Sunderland, Tolland, Tyringham, Ware, Warren, Warwick, Warwick, Washington, Wendell, West Brookfield, West Springfield, West Stockbridge, Westfield, Whately, Wilbraham, Williamsburg, Windsor, Worthington
