Services
 

Lactation Education
One-day Lactation Classes

This class helps new parents and their partners learn all the basics of lactating.

Topics include:

• The first feeding

• Signs baby is getting enough

• Proper positioning and latch

• Feeding frequency and duration

• How to express and store milk

Every class is private and scheduled around the families needs

*Postpartum lactation support offered, please reach out on an as needed bases*

HypnoBirthing®- The Mongan Method
Childbirth Classes

This class has a focus on hypnosis and supporting birth as a normal, natural, healthy process. This series is a 5 week series, 1 day a week, 2.5 hrs per class. This class teaches relaxation techniques, bonding, and much more.

To schedule class, please select a payment link below

To learn more, visit ‘Tacoma HypnoBirthing’ below

*Currently all classes are online and private*

Birth Doula
Labor Support

My goal as your doula is to be completely present for you birth experience-physically, emotionally and energetically. Through using active listening techniques, I adjust my role according to your needs and seek to promote communication among all members of the birthing team. As your doula, I work directly for you. I offer comfort measures, coping techniques, and constant presence to help you create the birth experience that you want.

About Van…

Van, formerly known as Vanessa, is a non-binary person who is a Student-Midwife, Doula, NAR, Rootworker, Sacred Healing Circle Keeper, Black Infant Health Minister, Community Health Worker, Lactation Peer Counselor, HypnoBirthing Childbirth Educator, Placenta Encapsulator, and Birth Photographer in Pierce County, Washington. They mainly serve clients living in their hometown of Tacoma, Washington. Van was driven to do this work because of the national Black maternal and infant health crisis. They value and support the mind-body connection, using mindfulness techniques to prepare clients for labor and birth. They focus on birth being a life experience and not a medical event, respecting the nonsecular and sacred aspects of birthing. Van plans to open a birth house in Tacoma, Washington after becoming a traditional midwife.

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