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What is Birth Boot Camp?
This 2-week course is designed for couples who desire a beautiful and positive childbirth experience. You will gain valuable information, insights, tools, and exceptional communication skills to prepare you for an awesome labor and birth. In a collaborative learning environment, we will explore your birth philosophy and goals, and how to make sure the choices you make during pregnancy help you attain the birth you want. We cover a variety of pregnancy and birth topics within the framework of creating an optimal mindset, deepening your inner strength, and curating the best possible external resources for maximum support. There is a special focus on evidence-based complementary therapies and techniques like self-hypnosis, active birthing, Vedic breathing, massage, acupressure, relaxation, and body-mind integration.
What is special about Birth Boot Camp?
Families love this course and leave confident knowing:
Birth Boot Camp Class Outline
Class 1: Modern Birth Culture - Understanding our Maternity Care Ecosystem
Emotional Cycles, Goal of CBE, Labor 3Rs, Your Medical Mind, Our Modern Birth Ecosystem, Maternity Care Resources, Foundations of Coping, Introduction to Optimal Nutrition and Prenatal Fitness, Relaxation Exercise, Birth Videos, and Prenatal Exercises
Respecting and Protecting Normal Birth - A Hormonal Blueprint for Labor
Ecstatic Hormones of Birth, Anatomy and Physiology of Birth, Models of Care, Birth Settings, Common Screenings and Procedures in Late Pregnancy, Lamaze, Relaxation Exercise, Birth Videos, and Prenatal Exercises
Class 2: Your Labor Day Toolkit - Practical Ways to Prepare for and Cope with Childbirth
Ways to Approach Birth, Birth is an Emotional, Physical, and Spiritual Transformation, Intersecting Support Circles, Contraction Rehearsal Exercise, Nonpharmacologic Pain Relief, Tools, Relaxation Exercise, Birth Videos, Prenatal Exercises
Is It Normal...? - Variations of Labor, Postpartum Recovery, and Early Parenting
Shared Decision-Making, Variations of Normal Labor, Dealing with Emergent Situations, Birth Preferences, Immediate Postpartum Procedures, Respecting the Mother-Baby Dyad, Beautiful Birth Protocol, Relaxation Exercise, Birth Videos, and Prenatal Exercises
This 2-week course is designed for couples who desire a beautiful and positive childbirth experience. You will gain valuable information, insights, tools, and exceptional communication skills to prepare you for an awesome labor and birth. In a collaborative learning environment, we will explore your birth philosophy and goals, and how to make sure the choices you make during pregnancy help you attain the birth you want. We cover a variety of pregnancy and birth topics within the framework of creating an optimal mindset, deepening your inner strength, and curating the best possible external resources for maximum support. There is a special focus on evidence-based complementary therapies and techniques like self-hypnosis, active birthing, Vedic breathing, massage, acupressure, relaxation, and body-mind integration.
What is special about Birth Boot Camp?
Families love this course and leave confident knowing:
- Effective strategies to reduce fear and increase confidence in childbirth
- How to choose the best care provider and birth location
- That your partner is prepared to be an amazing birth companion
- All about evidence-based maternity care and shared decision-making
- Common prenatal tests, screenings, procedures, + alternatives
- How optimal nutrition and exercise supports a healthy pregnancy + birth
- Several labor comfort measures + pain management strategies
- Essential breastfeeding information + early parenting resources
- About postpartum healing, recovery + support
Birth Boot Camp Class Outline
Class 1: Modern Birth Culture - Understanding our Maternity Care Ecosystem
Emotional Cycles, Goal of CBE, Labor 3Rs, Your Medical Mind, Our Modern Birth Ecosystem, Maternity Care Resources, Foundations of Coping, Introduction to Optimal Nutrition and Prenatal Fitness, Relaxation Exercise, Birth Videos, and Prenatal Exercises
Respecting and Protecting Normal Birth - A Hormonal Blueprint for Labor
Ecstatic Hormones of Birth, Anatomy and Physiology of Birth, Models of Care, Birth Settings, Common Screenings and Procedures in Late Pregnancy, Lamaze, Relaxation Exercise, Birth Videos, and Prenatal Exercises
Class 2: Your Labor Day Toolkit - Practical Ways to Prepare for and Cope with Childbirth
Ways to Approach Birth, Birth is an Emotional, Physical, and Spiritual Transformation, Intersecting Support Circles, Contraction Rehearsal Exercise, Nonpharmacologic Pain Relief, Tools, Relaxation Exercise, Birth Videos, Prenatal Exercises
Is It Normal...? - Variations of Labor, Postpartum Recovery, and Early Parenting
Shared Decision-Making, Variations of Normal Labor, Dealing with Emergent Situations, Birth Preferences, Immediate Postpartum Procedures, Respecting the Mother-Baby Dyad, Beautiful Birth Protocol, Relaxation Exercise, Birth Videos, and Prenatal Exercises
Our Upcoming Childbirth Education Classes
Birth Boot Camp Comprehensive Childbirth Course: EXPRESS with Alayna
This series is designed for couples who desire the optimal birth experience. You will gain valuable information, insights, tools, and exceptional communication skills to prepare you for an awesome labor and birth. In a distinctly collaborative learning environment, we will explore your birth philosophy and goals, and how to make sure they are in alignment with the birth team you choose, the hospital you select, and the decisions you make throughout pregnancy and labor. We guide you and your partner to take actionable steps, so you can have a truly informed and satisfying birth experience. You will learn all about common tests and procedures during pregnancy and labor, anatomy and physiology of birth, variations of normal labor, birth plans, comfort measure, pain relief options, mindfulness exercises, avoiding unwanted interventions, and when medical assistance is truly appropriate. We dig deep into understanding and respecting the sacred process of birth, uncovering how to trust your intuition as an authoritative knowledge, all while building strong relationships with your expert care team. Birth should be a joyous occasion for the entire family, and we are dedicated to helping you prepare for your best birth!
We utilize both Birth Boot Camp childbirth and parenting education curriculum and Lamaze principles coupled with personalized coaching techniques to curate truly exceptional classes and workshops for growing families. Our distinctly collaborative education model is modern and full of evidence-based information from WHO recommendations and the Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative, midwives, obstetricians, doulas, lactation consultations, chiropractors, nutritionists, physical therapists, and a community of perinatal experts. Our training will help you have an intentional, joyous, and positive pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding experience!
Date: Express Two week Series, Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 this class has been cancelled for 2020 and early 2021.
Time: 1:00-5:30pm
Cost: $250.00
Location: The Womb Wellness Center
6200 SOM Center Road A-24
Solon, OH 44139
Holistic Newborn Care and Parenting Workshop with Alayna
This family-centered Birth Boot Camp Class, aptly named 'Homecoming', is an amazing manual to parenthood! This course discusses routine newborn tests and procedures, infant characteristics, normal newborn behaviors, baby comfort and soothing techniques, safe sleep practices, breastfeeding, baby wearing, and infant grooming. In addition to the Homecoming manual, students also receive a 3/5 hour breastfeeding masterclass download, taught by an esteemed IBCLC. You will leave this training excited, confident, and prepared to meet and care for your sweet newborn. This workshop is ideal for expectant and new parents. Newborns are welcome!
Date: Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 this class has been cancelled for 2020 and early 2021.
Time: 2:00-4:30pm
Cost: $95.00
Location: The Womb Wellness Center
6200 SOM Center Road A-24
Solon, OH 44139
Coping Strategies for Labor and Birth with Alayna
This comfort measures workshop is designed for couples who want to know more about natural pain relief options and labor comfort measures, to help them confidently navigate birth. During this hands-on class, we explore valuable tools and techniques that can help mom and her partner stay relaxed, comfortable, and positive during labor. We will also address a variety of labor positions and their benefits. Birth partners will leave this class with a deep understanding about how touch and intimacy can impact a person in labor. We will conclude this class with a discussion on the importance of relaxation in labor, and a guided visualization exercise. Partners will approach their baby's due date with confidence knowing how to support mom throughout labor and birth.
Date: Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 this class has been cancelled for 2020 and early 2021.
Time: 1:00-3:30pm
Cost: $75.00 - $99.00 per couple
Location: The Womb Wellness Center
6200 SOM Center Rd A-24
Solon, OH 44139
This series is designed for couples who desire the optimal birth experience. You will gain valuable information, insights, tools, and exceptional communication skills to prepare you for an awesome labor and birth. In a distinctly collaborative learning environment, we will explore your birth philosophy and goals, and how to make sure they are in alignment with the birth team you choose, the hospital you select, and the decisions you make throughout pregnancy and labor. We guide you and your partner to take actionable steps, so you can have a truly informed and satisfying birth experience. You will learn all about common tests and procedures during pregnancy and labor, anatomy and physiology of birth, variations of normal labor, birth plans, comfort measure, pain relief options, mindfulness exercises, avoiding unwanted interventions, and when medical assistance is truly appropriate. We dig deep into understanding and respecting the sacred process of birth, uncovering how to trust your intuition as an authoritative knowledge, all while building strong relationships with your expert care team. Birth should be a joyous occasion for the entire family, and we are dedicated to helping you prepare for your best birth!
We utilize both Birth Boot Camp childbirth and parenting education curriculum and Lamaze principles coupled with personalized coaching techniques to curate truly exceptional classes and workshops for growing families. Our distinctly collaborative education model is modern and full of evidence-based information from WHO recommendations and the Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative, midwives, obstetricians, doulas, lactation consultations, chiropractors, nutritionists, physical therapists, and a community of perinatal experts. Our training will help you have an intentional, joyous, and positive pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding experience!
Date: Express Two week Series, Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 this class has been cancelled for 2020 and early 2021.
Time: 1:00-5:30pm
Cost: $250.00
Location: The Womb Wellness Center
6200 SOM Center Road A-24
Solon, OH 44139
Holistic Newborn Care and Parenting Workshop with Alayna
This family-centered Birth Boot Camp Class, aptly named 'Homecoming', is an amazing manual to parenthood! This course discusses routine newborn tests and procedures, infant characteristics, normal newborn behaviors, baby comfort and soothing techniques, safe sleep practices, breastfeeding, baby wearing, and infant grooming. In addition to the Homecoming manual, students also receive a 3/5 hour breastfeeding masterclass download, taught by an esteemed IBCLC. You will leave this training excited, confident, and prepared to meet and care for your sweet newborn. This workshop is ideal for expectant and new parents. Newborns are welcome!
Date: Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 this class has been cancelled for 2020 and early 2021.
Time: 2:00-4:30pm
Cost: $95.00
Location: The Womb Wellness Center
6200 SOM Center Road A-24
Solon, OH 44139
Coping Strategies for Labor and Birth with Alayna
This comfort measures workshop is designed for couples who want to know more about natural pain relief options and labor comfort measures, to help them confidently navigate birth. During this hands-on class, we explore valuable tools and techniques that can help mom and her partner stay relaxed, comfortable, and positive during labor. We will also address a variety of labor positions and their benefits. Birth partners will leave this class with a deep understanding about how touch and intimacy can impact a person in labor. We will conclude this class with a discussion on the importance of relaxation in labor, and a guided visualization exercise. Partners will approach their baby's due date with confidence knowing how to support mom throughout labor and birth.
Date: Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 this class has been cancelled for 2020 and early 2021.
Time: 1:00-3:30pm
Cost: $75.00 - $99.00 per couple
Location: The Womb Wellness Center
6200 SOM Center Rd A-24
Solon, OH 44139
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Alayna offers local families a rich array of prenatal wellness classes, childbirth education courses, and early parenting workshops. She is a certified childbirth instructor with Birth Boot Camp and Lamaze International, a community educator with Indie Birth, and is currently completing training to become an Evidence Based Birth Instructor. In 2019, Alayna expanded her childbirth education offerings to include Evidence Based Birth approved workshops, to help expectant families plan for the birth they desire, and continuing education opportunities for birth professionals and healthcare providers.
