Parenting Workshops:
one session fertility, pregnancy, birth & parenting classes!
St. Croix Valley area
"Couple Nights" are classes that meet for just one session, covering one topic in depth. You may sign up for as many Workshops as you like. Each class lasts from 1 to 2 hours, depending on the class. Click on the title of the class for a more detailed description.
When Chris & I teach classes together, we have so much fun teaching together that it is kind of like a mini-Date Night. We have nick-named these workshops Couple Nights, hoping this will be a fun, relaxed "date night" experience for all the couples who sign up! Click here for a
current schedule.
Need some help paying for your classes? Ask about our Scholarship Fund!
Fertility MattersTM: Couple Nights for hopeful parents-to-be or women who wish to improve fertility for health reasons
Fertility Matters: the first session of all the Fertility Matters programs; includes basic information for women and couples on how your bodies work and much more!
Fertility After Baby Workshop: learn what happens with your fertility after birth; recognize when you are fertile and not fertile; understand the impact of baby care practices on your fertility (for couples who wish to conceive and for couples who wish to postpone pregnancy) (husbands are welcome though are not required to attend this class)
Comments from fertility counseling students:
Proactive PregnancyTM: Couple Nights for expectant couples
Mothers Need Midwives: how a midwife can help you achieve a healthy, safe, and joyful pregnancy and birth; how to find the right midwife and much more
Super Foods for Super Moms: the importance of excellent nutrition during pregnancy; simple tools to help you eat more healthfully while preparing for a healthy pregnancy or during pregnancy
Exercising Expectantly: aerobic exercise during pregnancy; toning exercises to ease discomforts of pregnancy and prepare for birth; how your body image changes during pregnancy
Comments from student couples about pregnancy classes:
"The specific stretches and squatting exercises have been very good. I also liked being encouraged to exercise. I knew I should, but had not started before taking the class." --comments from an expectant mom several weeks after taking the class
Birth MattersTM: Couple Nights for birthing couples
Natural Childbirth in a Nutshell: what to expect from a natural childbirth from before labor starts all the way through to the delivery of the placenta!; packed with tips for moms, dads and other birth companions; features birth stories of real natural childbirths
Mom's Best Friend, dads and other birth partners: everything you need to know to help her during her upcoming labor and birth
Mermaid Moms: all about the use of water for comfort during labor; showers, baths, use of water to ease labor; waterbirths
Home Sweet Home: a homebirth education and preparation class; learn about the safety of and benefits of homebirth; learn how to prepare for your homebirth; get connected with resources for your homebirth
Techno-Sense: the wise use of technology during labor; cesarean births
Comfort Measures for Natural Childbirth: tips and techniques for making labor easier and more comfortable for mom; relaxation techniques
Comments from students about childbirth classes:
What was most helpful about the class? An expectant mom said, "All the positions (resting on knees and ball for example) and the comfort tools (tennis balls for massage, etc.)"
Parenting Matters: Couple Nights covering postpartum and parenting topics
Breastfeeding MattersTM: why a natural childbirth is the best preparation for breastfeeding; tips for establishing breastfeeding, no matter what your birth experience
Fertility After Baby Workshop: learn what happens with your fertility after birth; recognize when you are fertile and not fertile; understand the impact of baby care practices on your fertility (for couples who wish to conceive and for couples who wish to postpone pregnancy) (husbands are welcome though are not required to attend this class)
Comments from students about postpartum classes:
"Great class. I really liked the videos and practicing the feeding positions. No need to change [anything]."--expectant mom
Pay for four classes, get one free!
If you attend four Couple Nights, you are welcome to attend one more at no cost!