You’re having a baby – Congratulations! I am so excited for you because this is a unique and beautiful time in your life – a time full of opportunity. The Bradley Method, a thoroughly comprehensive and practical childbirth education series, helps you take full advantage this time before the birth of your child to make sure you are completely prepared for labor and birth, breastfeeding and parenting. A small class size ensures that we have ample time to answer everyone’s questions, enjoy discussion, share information and support each other during this incredible journey. The fifth or sixth month of pregnancy is the suggested time to start a Bradley series so that you and your partner can be well prepared physically, mentally and emotionally for birth and for parenting. A natural birth is a beautiful and empowering experience for the whole family – help your family get off to a great start!
From Susan's classes, Matt and I felt very prepared for a natural birth. A telling moment was the very day I was in labor, when we turned to each other and realized that we felt really calm about what was about to happen. We felt very prepared physically, and very educated, so that our birth experience was one of calmness and sweet excitement for our new little one. Susan took extra time to prepare the details and discussion material. She made sure all of our questions were answered. She teaches with enthusiasm, and her personal childbirth experiences lend a great context to her teaching. As an added bonus, our classmates have become dear friends whose babies play together now! We were so fortunate to have ended up in Susan's Bradley course, and can't image such a positive birth experience without the depth of education. - Ananda, Bradley mother of Jane Elizabeth
"Life-changing!" - Ariel and Sarah, Bradley parents of Noah Ariel
As a first time parents, we wanted to be prepared with our first
pregnancy. After searching and reading up on Bradley teachers in the area, we
found Susan, who was extremely warm and encouraging in her response with our
request to talk with her both via email and phone about her class. After
communicating with her several times, we knew she was someone we wanted to
learn from; she had great energy, wonderful sense of humor and more
importantly, she was direct in her answers with questions we had about the process. She never pressed her beliefs on us in any way, shape or form,
she always communicated in a way that allowed us to make our own decisions.
This we felt was one of the overall themes of her class; to educate yourself
and find as much factual information about a subject or question to give
yourself the confidence to make a decision on your own. No matter how many
people you talk to, be it doctors, midwifes, doulas, or how many articles and
books you read about parenting, it all comes down to what you feel is right the
decision based on the research.
We learned so much from our class, we felt prepared in regards
to nutrition, breathing techniques for relaxation, how the body changes during
labor, and what to expect in working with different birthing facilities. We
went with a hospital birth and when we went in, we didn't feel scared at all
when dealing with the hospital staff, we were fully aware of WHAT was going on
and WHY.
Susan's class will not only prepare you for the birthing
process, but it will also educate you on how to create the type of birthing
experience you need based on techniques she teaches you in class; it is truly
an educational experience worth doing.
She was always prepared with activities, videos, games and
lectures, labor rehearsal stations (our favorite), she even presents into power
point too! The workbook that she provided was great, and what was even better
was that she went way beyond the weekly chapters and also added additional
information about certain topics that would be helpful. She also supplied us
with article handouts too. She goes above & beyond to make sure you are
educated and knowledgeable about the subject matter at hand.
We highly recommend the 12-week course. She is someone you want
to learn from, connect to and grow with during your pregnancy. Even after the
12 week course, Susan makes a huge effort to follow up with you to make sure
things are going well. In conclusion, we are so happy that we made the decision
to learn from Susan. She played HUGE integral part of our first pregnancy, the
creation of our new family and she will always be in our hearts and minds.
- Jorge and Joanna, Bradley parents of Alejandro
You can reach me at NaturalBeginningsLA@gmail or (310) 395-3485
For More Info
(310) 359-3485
naturalbeginningsla@gmail.com
Classes offered in:PACIFIC PALISADES, CA SANTA MONICA, CA
| Series Schedule (Start Dates) | | Sunday, April 29, 2012 | 6:00 PM | | Saturday, June 09, 2012 | 6:00 PM |
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