VBAC YOUR Way!   VBAC Classes in the Seattle Area

Join other women and their support people as you plan for a vaginal birth after cesarean(s).  Learn about options and choices that are specific to VBAC, connect with this new baby, practice coping techniques and develop labor skills that will help you achieve your goal.  Explore the current research and practices surrounding birth after cesarean in our community and identify what you can do to have the birth that you want!  Learn tried and true tips for introducing a new baby into your family.   At the end of this class, you will be prepared to VBAC YOUR Way!  This is an 8 hour class located in Seattle.

2010 VBAC Class Dates

Class Times:	9-5 pm
Location:	Convenient Seattle/Fremont
Price:	$100/Mom and partner
Dates:	February 6, 2010
	April 17, 2010
	June 12, 2010
	August 21, 2010
	October 16, 2010
	December 11, 2010

Click here to register.

Here are some comments from recent New Moon Birth VBAC YOUR Way! students:

” …We came out energized, ready to take on anything, and feeling so connected.  I was positively giddy!…”

“We took Sharon’s VBAC class this weekend and I have to tell her (and all of you) you how much my partner and I thoroughly appreciated it.  We came out energized, ready to take on anything, and feeling so connected.  I was positively giddy!  When we got home we decided to go out to dinner w/ our son to celebrate.  He asked what we were celebrating and I said, “Saying goodbye to the old birth and welcoming the new one!”

I have talked to friends about my difficulties w/ son’s birth but none of them have really understood.  As well-meaning as they are, they just can’t get past the whole “you have a healthy baby” syndrome.  I’ve been ‘listening’ to ICAN for a while now and have absorbed so much knowledge and encouragement, it’s truly been wonderful.  But to be in a room w/ others who *really get* what I’m feeling, *really get* why I’m feeling the way I do, *really get* why I have to cry when I speak of my son’s birth day – it was life-changing in such a good way.  I feel like I can move on now and embrace this new baby and truly prepare for its birth.  I’m sure I’ll still have moments of sadness and loss when I think of my son’s birth day, but I don’t think it’ll weigh me down as it used to.  What a release!  I feel a thousand pounds lighter!”

Kamila, Josh, Jackson and Keegan

“…I truly felt empowered that I could birth my baby the way I wanted, and  I DID!…”

‘I wanted to tell you that I had a very successful med free VBAC last week!!  It was truly an amazing experience, and I am so glad that I took your class.  With your session,  I truly felt empowered that I could birth my baby the way I wanted, and I DID!  Our son was born after only 20 minutes of pushing and 5 hours of labor!  I am truly thankful to have had such a great VBAC session, great friends, supportive husband, and AMAZING doula and wonderful midwife!”

Kerri, Ky and family

“Sharon’s VBAC class was one of the most important things I did to prepare for my natural VBAC…”

“Sharon’s VBAC class was one of the most important things I did to prepare for my natural VBAC.  Before her class, I had done tons of preparation for natural birth and was feeling fairly confident in my abilities.  But I was still hanging onto a lot of negative feelings about my first daughter’s birth.  Being able to sit with other couples who had had the disappointments and pains of a c-section birth and just freely talk about what happened really helped me release those negative emotions.  After the class, I was finally able to let go of my feelings about my first daughter’s birth and embrace my second daughter’s birth completely.

The labor “simulation” portion of the class was also really great.  I only wish I could have practiced that more before my actual labor!  I really felt it helped me explore different options for pain management.  And I was definitely able to rule out some things that just did NOT work for me at all.  I found it pretty fascinating how different everyone’s experiences were too.

The funniest thing about the class and how releasing it was is that I actually went into labor the next morning.  So about 17 hours after walking out of the class, my labor began.  And just over 24 hours after the class, I was holding my baby girl in my arms!!  I honestly think that releasing all those negative emotions and embracing the positive is what allowed my body to go into labor then.  I was 38 weeks and 1 day on the day I gave birth to my daughter!  With my first, I hung on until 40 weeks and 3 days when I finally scheduled a c-section.  I suspect I would’ve hung on maybe up to another week even that first time – I just had so many negative emotions in my body.

Thank you so much Sharon for helping me cleanse myself of that bad experience and create a fresh new beautiful birth for my second daughter!  Would I recommend the VBAC class?  In a heartbeat I would!”

Susan and Family