Welcome to the personal web site of
MELINDA & RANDY MARDON AAHCC

Hi! I'm Melinda.I'm assuming you're pregnant, so congratulations! I'm glad you're here, and here's my story.

My husband and I were so blessed to be introduced to a home-birth doctor and natural childbirth when I was six weeks pregnant with our first child. We went to all our classes, read all the recommended books, faithfully practiced relaxation and eventually went into labor. That was exciting and a lot of hard work. Somewhere in the labor I decided to NOT do what we had learned. I tried doing "what comes naturally", and guess what? After two contractions I was a believer in all we had learned and practiced! It really does work!! We went on to have four more babies. Each labor was unique, as was the child. We had two home births, one Birth Center birth, and two at the hospital.

Childbirth truly is an athletic event, we have the athlete: mom, and the coach. Both learn about birth but it's more than that. We practice what we learn in class. Relaxation is the key to having a natural birth. Relaxation is a learned skill, for both mom and coach. It takes a lot of practice. We prepare mom's body for birth physically,nutritionally,emotionally and mentally.

Being a childbirth coach is hard work too. We spend a lot of time in class training the coaches. Having a strong and knowledgeable coach during birth is a priority, you are so very important!

Classes are generally two and a half  hours long. We meet for 12 weeks.Classes are informative as well as fun.We watch birth DVDs, some take place in hospitals,one at a Birth Center, some at home, and even some Water Births! Of course there's  lecture. We practice relaxation together, have labor rehearsals,and have a good time. You'll be amazed at how much you learn.

You may email me: simplybirth@comcast.net or give me a call, I'd love to hear from you.509-924-3912. Thank you!

Private classes are also available.