Birth Preparation Coaching includes: biweekly connection hours to explore various topics (listed below), unlimited text/phone support throughout pregnancy and in your birthing window, full access to our prenatal circles (in partnership with Birth in Ceremony), recorded meditations and individualized exercises to regulate your nervous system, birth preferences worksheet to help you articulate your desires.
Topics of exploration:
Physiological Birth & how to birth like a mammal
The milestones of labor & how to recognize them in birth
Your nervous system & the vagus nerve - cervix connection
How to follow the flow of birth hormones & protect the Birth Hormonal Matrix.
The Labyrinth of Birth
The role of the partner and the power of creating sacred ceremony and intimacy in the birth space.
Setting up your space / anchoring your birth vision
Releasing fear and calling in confidence and trust in your body and the natural process of birth.
How to call in your birth support team & create loving boundaries in your birth space.
How previous birth experiences and/or previous traumas may show up in the birth space, and how to process the energy.
How to prepare for rare, but possible complications.
What is an (true) emergency?
Possible intervention risks and outcomes.
Get an understanding of each stage in the birth process.
please note: this package does not include birth attendance or birth photography, and can be added separately should that be something that feels aligned after working together. As part of my agreement with Cherry Blossom Doula Services, I currently only accept doula clients when booked via their website. If you are a current Cherry Blossom Client, you will receive a 40% discount on this service.