Birth Boot camp comprehensive childbirth education.
Next class series:
Hospital birth class 6 week course. May 5th – June 9th. 6:30 pm -9 pm. 1133 N main st Layton. Sign up for this class here.
Comprehensive class series 10 week course. July 7th – September 8th
Hospital birth class 6 week course. September 22nd- October 27th
Comprehensive class series 10 week course. November 10th – January 12th
Comprehensive Birth Class $395
Are you a first-time parent? Considering a natural birth or planning a VBAC? Our Comprehensive Birth Class covers everything you and your partner need to know about birth, baby, breastfeeding, nutrition, exercise, labor stages, birth plans, and more. We focus on physical, mental, and emotional prep, with tips for partners to support you during labor. Finish feeling confident and ready for your birth and baby!
Our Comprehensive class is 10 sessions and covers everything you and your partner need to know about birth, baby, and breastfeeding. This class is ideal for first time parents, those planning a VBAC, or a first natural birth. We focus not only on preparing physically for labor, but also preparing mentally and emotionally. We cover nutrition, exercise, stages of labor, building your birth team, questions to ask your care provider, variations of labor, birth plans, newborn procedures, parenting a newborn, and much more. We also emphasize your partner’s role and give them tips, tricks, and tools to help support you during the labor and birth process. This class also includes the online Birth Boot Camp breastfeeding class, an extra 3.5 hours all about breastfeeding taught by Mellanie Shepherd, IBCLC. You will leave class feeling excited, confident, and ready for your birth and baby! Full 10 week in person classes or Hybrid (online course with Zoom meetings) classes will be offered.
Hospital Birth Class $295 Add Life with your new baby class for $100
Planning a hospital birth but want more than the standard class? Our 6-session Hospital Birth Class is for you! Designed for hospital births, it provides the information, tools, and preparation you need to make informed decisions. We cover induction, hospital policies, epidurals, stages of labor, comfort measures, pain management, and partner support. Finish the class feeling confident and ready for your baby’s arrival!
Our Hospital Birth class is specifically designed for those who are choosing to birth in a hospital setting. This class gives you more information, tools, and preparation than the average hospital class and will set you and your partner up for success! We cover topics that are specific to this birth place such as induction, policies that impact your birth, and epidurals. This class is 6 sessions and also covers in-depth the stages of labor, comfort measures, relaxation, natural ways of handling pain, and tips and tricks for partners. We want you both to feel confident and ready for the birth of your little one! No breastfeeding or baby stuff good to add Life with your new baby class with this one. Hybrid (online course with Zoom meetings) classes option as well. Life with your new baby $100 add-on course 1 more day added if class members want to add it.
Home & Birth Center Class $295 Add Life with your new baby class for $100
Planning a home or birth center birth? Our 5-session Home & Birth Center Class is for you! With only 2% of births happening out of the hospital, you need specific preparation. We cover stages of labor, natural pain management, relaxation techniques, partner support, and handling transfers or interventions if needed. Build the knowledge and confidence for an amazing out-of-hospital birth!
Our Home & Birth Center class is perfect for those planning an out-of-hospital birth. This class dives right in starting with stages of labor and giving you tools for your natural birth. We discuss natural ways of handling pain, the importance of relaxation as the key to an unmedicated birth, and how your partner can make a difference in your birth experience. We also discuss transfer, epidurals, and cesarean sections in the event that medical assistance becomes necessary. This class will build knowledge and confidence for you and your partner to have an amazing home or birth center birth! No breastfeeding or baby stuff good to add life with new baby class with this one. Hybrid (online course with Zoom meetings) classes option as well. Life with your new baby $100 add-on course 1 more day added if class members want to add it.
Express class $195 add Comfort measure workshop $100
Need a class that gives you the most information in a short amount of time? This 8 hour 1 day Express Class was designed just for you! We discuss the basics of labor and birth, ways to manage pain, the ins and outs of epidurals and induction, ways your partner can be an active participant, cesareans, birth plans, and much more. We also demonstrate and practice common laboring and pushing positions, comfort measures, and relaxations. This class is hands-on and will give you the knowledge you need to birth with confidence. The comfort measure workshop can be added to create a 2 day 6 hour class.
Comfort measure workshop $100 add-on course
This 4 hour workshop prepares couples with hands-on techniques, tips, and tricks to make labor a wonderful experience. This class is great if you want tools to labor at home before moving to the hospital for an epidural, want more ways your partner can be involved in the labor process, or want to learn more about how relaxation is the key to a natural birth. This class does not replace a comprehensive childbirth class but is perfect if you want extra physical preparation to be ready for your amazing birth. The Comfort Measures workshop includes a booklet full of information for you and your partner. Only offered as an addition to the express class to create a 2 day workshop.
Life with your new baby $100 add-on course
You spent time preparing for birth but what do you do once you get the baby home? This is your manual for parenthood! This 4 hour workshop prepares you with practical ways to parent your new baby. We discuss parenting techniques, routine testing and procedures, normal newborn behavior, babywearing, sleep arrangements, making a postpartum plan, and much more.
This class also includes one year access to our online breastfeeding class hosted by Mellanie Shepherd, IBCLC. You and your partner will have the tools and information to meet the needs of your baby and parent with confidence. Only offered as an additional course with Hospital or birth center classes.
Birth Boot Camp is Not a “Method”
Birth Boot Camp is not a one size fits all approach. In all of our classes and trainings, we teach a variety of tools including relaxation, breathing, comfort measures, labor positions, affirmations, etc. to help everyone have an amazing experience. Our goal is to give as much information as possible so that no matter what kind of birth someone is planning they are able to make the decisions that are best for themselves and their baby.
You will only give birth to this baby once. The day you give birth will be a day that you will always remember. This day is priceless! It is worth investing your time, energy, and resources to fully prepare for an amazing birth.