Fertility after birth got you confused?
The time after baby can be one of the most confusing for couples who use Natural Family Planning, whether you want to achieve a pregnancy or postpone a pregnancy. Your fertility advisor can help you understand what is going on in your body and give you tips to help you to achieve your goals.
Click here to read a letter of recommendation from one of our clients who has relied on our fertility counseling skills after several of her pregnancies, in her case, in order to become pregnant. We also have considerable experience assisting couples to understand their fertility who desire to postpone pregnancy.
Fertility After Birth Workshop
A one session "Couple Nights" class describing the changes in your fertility that occur after baby comes. This is the second session of the Postpartum Fertility MattersTM Program. In this class you will learn:
all about how to use the Fertility Matters Method, a Sympto-Thermal Method of Natural Family Planning, during your return of fertility after childbirth
what happens to a woman's fertility after a baby is born
how to tell if you are fertile or not fertile, whether breastfeeding, combination feeding or bottle feeding
how baby care practices influence when your fertility will return
tips to try if you want to conceive
how to postpone pregnancy while breastfeeding
Workshop fee: $35 (husbands welcome, though not required to attend)
To register, or for more information, contact us.
Postpartum Fertility MattersTM Program
For couples who wish to have a full year of postpartum fertility counseling services, this Fertility Matters program consists of four sessions with a fertility advisor or fertility midwife. The visits are scheduled at key times when a woman's fertility status typically changes. You are also welcome to schedule supplemental visits whenever you experience a significant change in your fertility status, such as getting your first period, or noticing key indicators of fertility. The first session is identical to the class listed above. During the remaining three sessions, we will catch up on how things have gone since your last visit, talk about any changes you have made in caring for your baby that may have impacted your fertility status, look at charts of your fertility signs, and discuss lifestyle choices you can make to strengthen your health. Even if your fertility returns before your year of counseling is finished, your fertility advisor is committed to continue seeing you, if you wish, in order to help you achieve and maintain healthy cycles. But if you become pregnant, we will refer you to the care of a midwife!
For those women familiar with midwifery care during pregnancy, this program gives you a "fertility midwife" for the months or years between your pregnancies.
This series is appropriate for breastfeeding, combination feeding, and bottle feeding mothers. The only difference is when the visits occur.
Breastfeeding mothers: typically meet at 2, 6, 9 and 14 months postpartum
Combination feeding mothers: timing of meetings depends on how often you breastfeed or bottle feed
Bottle feeding mothers: typically meet at 3, 6, 9 and 13 weeks postpartum
"Thank you & God bless! So appreciative of your listening ear."--S.K., Minneapolis, prior postpartum fertility counseling client
About this Program
Instructor: Christelle Hagen, CCE. Christelle is a fertility educator and certified childbirth educator. She and her husband Chris have taught NFP classes and counseled over 100 women and couples in natural fertility since 1999. Chris and Christelle have gone through the return of fertility 4 times and understand its in's and out's! To learn more about Christelle, view our About Us page.
Fertility After Birth Workshop Location: Nativity House (15072 62nd St. N., Oak Park Heights, MN 55082)
Fertility After Birth Workshop Meets: October 2010 (date for the workshop will be scheduled depending on the participants' schedules)
Fertility After Birth Workshop Fee: $35 (to sign up for only the workshop, you need to be a graduate of the Fertility Matters course)
Postpartum Fertility Matters Program Location: Church of St. Charles Borromeo (409 3rd St. N., Bayport, MN 55003)
Postpartum Fertility Matters Program Meets: Three Friday evenings spaced one month apart, starting Sept. 17, 2010
Next Program Meets: Three Friday evenings, starting in Dec., 2010
Program Fee: $125; fee includes 3 classes including the postpartum class, and 3 additional appointments; course workbook, thermometer, fertility book, Nursing Mama's Fertility Matters Method Chart Booklet; and more! You can receive discounts if you already have the basic materials! To Pre-Register: Contact us! Pre-registration is required. Please contact us by 5 pm on the Friday before the course begins.
Contact Information: Contact Christelle at (651) 403-3556 or email: info@stcroixbirth.com