Weekend Workshop

Our Vancouver Prenatal Weekend Workshop covers the same information as our Evening Series Prenatal Classes in a condensed format. Spend two days and one evening (6:30pm-9pm) with other expectant parents in a fun and educational prenatal workshop. You will learn all of the basic information about birth, breastfeeding & caring for your newborn, as well as guiding you in discovering your own coping mechanisms and parenting philosophies. Highly enjoyable & jam-packed with useful information, you will learn things you didn’t know you needed to know. Read more about what we cover in our classes and register below!

All of our Weekend Workshops are currently being offered online (zoom). We aim to resume live classes at our East Vancouver location this fall, while continuing to provide online options as well.

Our weekend workshop package includes 14 hours of instruction and covers the following material:

Changes in Late Pregnancy

  • Physical and emotional changes

  • What your Due Date really means

  • Optimal Fetal Positioning

Stages of Labour

  • Signs of Labour

  • Stages of labour

  • Breathing / relaxation

  • When to go to the hospital or call your midwife to join you at home

  • Positions for First Stage Labour

Comfort Measures

  • Breathing awareness

  • Relaxation

  • Massage

  • Doulas

Interventions & Self Advocacy

  • Induction & Epidurals

  • Cascade of Interventions

  • Communicating with Care Providers

  • Birth Plans

Birth

  • Pushing

  • Positions for Pushing

  • Umbilical Cord Choices

  • Parent/Infant Bonding

Cesarean Birth

  • What to expect

  • Understanding the procedure

Decisions After the Birth of your Babe

  • Newborn characteristics

  • Normal, newborn appearance

  • Newborn tests and procedures

Newborn Care

  • Diapering

  • Bathing

  • Cord care

  • Safety

  • Soothing Baby

  • Baby-wearing

  • Carseat Safety and Best Practices

Postpartum Care & Realities

  • Emotional and physical changes after birth

  • Sleep

  • Adjustment

  • Community resources

Breastfeeding

  • Introduction to breastfeeding & biological nurturing

  • Breastfeeding Challenges & Solutions

  • Setting yourself up for success

Parenting & Your New Normal

  • Where to seek help

  • Ways to bond with baby

  • How to reach out and connect in your community

Register now!

Weekend Workshop Prenatal Class Registration

$350 (per couple)

Registration Includes:

  • The Weekend Workshop (10am - 3pm)

  • The Breastfeeding / Chestfeeding Class (6:30 - 9pm)

  • Follow-up e-mails

  • Class Reunion (online)

  • One FREE Virtul Parenting Talk

When selecting dates, note that some workshops are offered online (“zoom”), and some are offered in-person at our East Vancouver location (“live”). The Monday evening portion (the breastfeeding class) is exclusively online (“zoom”).

We suggest choosing classes that end 3 - 4 weeks before your due date.

Single Moms use code 100OFF for $100 off registration fees

Once you’ve registered, click here to go to your cart and checkout.

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*Price too high? We aim to make our classes accessible to everyone. Please contact us about our low income rates.

Refund Policy

If you have to cancel your registration for a medical reason (such as baby arriving early), or in the rare event that we have to cancel a class, we will offer a 100% refund.

For all other situations, we will refund your full payment less a $50 administrative fee. Forty-eight hours’ notice is required.

If you need to switch to another one of our classes for scheduling reasons, we will do our best to accommodate you. There is no additional charge.