The Nesting Elm: Birth and Beyond
The Nesting Elm: Birth and Beyond

THE BIRTH OF A FAMILY

THE BIRTH OF A FAMILYTHE BIRTH OF A FAMILYTHE BIRTH OF A FAMILY

Trust yourself. Trust your birth. 

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THE NESTING ELM CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION SERIES

  

Having a baby should be a positive experience that leads to a feeling of accomplishment and purpose for the parents.  My main focus is to support you as you explore the many options around your birth. In a series of 4, two hour classes we will cover best practices in birthing, supports for laboring mothers and will finish with a post-partum plan to support mom 

and baby's well-being. We will also grow a community of expecting parents.  

My goal is to empower you to make decisions that are best for you and your family!

Here's what parents have to say

I have taken several birth classes, and this one was BY FAR the most helpful! This class made me confident about birth, and my body's natural ability to birth. I loved how Jennifer talked about the hormones of the labor process. I also feel like this class is the one that was able to best prepare my husband on how to be during the process. Jennifer did a great job at really including partners, and giving them ideas on what they CAN do. Especially the handouts that were emailed to us after each class. There was one in particular that was a huge list comfort measures during labor, we are definitely going to be printing that one off and taking it to the hospital with us so he can refer back to it!   

Jennifer was so excited and passionate about the whole birth process, and made it feel way more exciting and natural and less scary.

As a mental health provider I felt that the information was empowering both to me and my partner. I really appreciated looking at my birth expectations through my value system. 

Jennifer was knowledgeable, enthusiastic and very approachable. She made it a very comfortable space and shared information from a science/data/facts and also her own experiences.

CLASS TOPICS

Class 1: Getting Acquainted with your Birth

  

What brought you to this class?  What are your hopes and fears about your birth?  What looming questions are in your mind that you haven't been able to ask before?  In the first part of this class we will build a new community of expecting parents as we get to know each other and all that you bring to your births.  In the 2nd part of this class we'll get down to business and talk about building a birthing environment that speaks to each of us!

Class 2: Comforts and Supports

  

Having a positive birth experience depends a lot upon having the support and comfort we need to journey through the birth process.  In this class, we will cover both pharmacological and non-invasive ways to support laboring mothers.  We will discuss the hormones that carry us through the birth process and how they do a job that has been carried out for thousands of years.  Partners be ready!

Class 3: Here comes the baby!

  

In this class we will come together to discuss the 2nd stage of birth, pushing.  We will discuss having the courage to follow your body's cues about how YOU want to deliver your baby.  We will also see how partners can best support mom's during this important stage. 

Class 4: Transition to Parenthood and Beyond

  

In our last class, we will learn more about what the moments after birth can mean for the new or growing family and how to prepare emotionally and psychologically for the realities of post-partum life.  We will finish out with a plan you have built for your homecoming days!

MEET YOUR GUIDE

Jennifer M. Weaver, PhD

  

Jennifer is a developmental psychologist who completed her PhD in 2009 at the University of California, Irvine.  She has over a decade of experience in teaching as a faculty member at Boise State University.  She specializes in the transition to parenthood and early family adjustment, including infant feeding practices, and would love to support you as you transition into a new or growing family! She is married with 4 children of her own (2 boys and 2 girls) who range in age from 3 to 12! 


In 2022, Jennifer extended her education on birth and care of new mothers by certifying as a childbirth educator with ICEA (International Childbirth Education Association), a highly respected organization that supports mothers' freedom to make decisions based on knowledge of alternatives in family centered maternity and newborn care. Please reach out to me with any questions!

thenestingelm@gmail.com

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