Private Infant Feeding + Care Class

newborn care class in Boston

Experienced postpartum doula and IBCLC candidate, Kathleen Stern, leads the hands-on Infant Feeding and Care Class. This class builds muscle memory and confidence for your baby’s (or babies’) arrival. Hands-on practice for feeding, soothing, swaddling, diapering, etc. Class participants receive concise info sheets and resources to keep. Class can be customized to your family’s needs.

3.5 hrs, $400 (at your home), $350 (virtual)

    • Breastfeeding, bottle feeding and pumping basics

    • Addressing common feeding challenges

    • How do we know baby when hungry?

    • How do we know baby is full? Or needs to burp?

    • What to do if baby is fussy or overtired?

    • Ways to bond

    • Strategies for dealing with colic and reflux

    • Hands-on practice burping, soothing, diaper changes, swaddling

    • Identifying newborn cues

    • Giving baby a bath

    • Safe sleep

    • Developmental milestones

    • Twins (if applicable)

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Private Childbirth Class

Woman sitting at a desk holding a model pelvis and baby teaching a childbirth class.

Experienced Boston birth doula and educator, Kathleen Stern, leads this private Childbirth and Labor class. The goal is to give you the evidence-based information of what to expect, as well as tools and strategies to manage so that you feel confident with whatever comes your way. Class participants receive concise info sheets and resources to keep. Class can be customized to your unique situation (induction, VBAC, etc) and birth location.

3-3.5 hrs, $400 (at your home), $350 (virtual)

    • Ways labor can start

    • Early labor, active labor, transition phases of labor: what it is and how to cope

    • When to go to the hospital

    • Knowing your labor progress: cervical dilation, effacement, progress, baby’s station

    • Finding Your Flow State (rest, relax, distract)

    • Unmedicated Medicated Comfort Measures

    • Medicated Comfort Measures

    • Interventions

    • Pushing

    • Making Informed Decisions  

    • “Controlling the Controllables”

childbirth class in Boston
Kathleen (owner of Strong Nest Consulting) and a labor and delivery nurse at Beth Israel in Boston take a selfie in a hallway, one dressed in medical scrubs and the other in a black hoodie. Kathleen supported a birth client there.
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Body Ready Method® for birth prep

The Body Ready Method® (BRM) is an evidence-based approach and has supported thousands of people in prepping for the unique event of birth. BRM® has 20-minute videos taillored to your estimated due date that help:

  • eliminate the aches, pains, stress of pregnancy,

  • get your body ready for an easier birth with targeted exercises

  • minimize (or avoid) pregnancy and birth injuries (ex: tearing, etc)

  • improve postpartum recovery

“You wouldn’t train for a marathon the same way you’d train for a weight-lifting event. So why are we training for birth using our regular exercises, just slightly modified?” — Lindsay McCoy, exercise physiologist and BRM creator.

Free Birth Class on Spotify

5-15 min episodes that fit into your life like your favorite podcast or audio book

Featuring Strong Nest Lactation founder, Kathleen Stern

Screenshot of an online course titled "One Huddle Birth Class" displaying a woman with glasses and curly hair in a gray shirt, with audio playback options and session titles such as "The Work of Active Labor," "Medicated Comfort Measures," "Pushing, Poop! and Placenta," and "Decision Points."
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