Prenatal Essentials: Sleep + Parenting Class at Whatcom Family Village
Welcome to Prenatal Essentials: Sleep + Parenting Class with Sara Manske and Heron Paulson-Quick!
This class is for pregnant people and their partners or primary support people. Open to first time, second time, and beyond parents-to-be.
We are aiming to co-create a space for learning, conversation, and community building centered around Sleep + Early Parenthood, Evidence-Based Education, family autonomy, and community support!
Our goals include providing education on infant sleep, feeding, parenting, and beyond in the first 4 months of life. The class is an interactive, parent driven discussion that will meet twice each class series. The first session will be mostly informative with some group/activity work and the second session will be Q&A and open conversation with time to complete pod mapping and postpartum goal setting.
When: March 8th, 2025 from 12:45pm-4pm
Where: Whatcom Family Village, 1501 Fraser Ave Suite M-104, Bellingham WA 98229
Pricing Details: $200 per pregnant person/family, includes attendance for two people (parent and partner/support person)
Equity Sliding Scale Options below. To avoid processing fees, feel free to pay by cash or check.
After you sign up and choose a payment option, you will receive a Welcome Email within 1-3 days, with a separate Registration Form and further information about this class!
We look forward to meeting you and talking about all things prenatal preparation, postpartum sleep, and parenthood as a whole.
Scroll down for more details!
Welcome to Prenatal Essentials: Sleep + Parenting Class with Sara Manske and Heron Paulson-Quick!
This class is for pregnant people and their partners or primary support people. Open to first time, second time, and beyond parents-to-be.
We are aiming to co-create a space for learning, conversation, and community building centered around Sleep + Early Parenthood, Evidence-Based Education, family autonomy, and community support!
Our goals include providing education on infant sleep, feeding, parenting, and beyond in the first 4 months of life. The class is an interactive, parent driven discussion that will meet twice each class series. The first session will be mostly informative with some group/activity work and the second session will be Q&A and open conversation with time to complete pod mapping and postpartum goal setting.
When: March 8th, 2025 from 12:45pm-4pm
Where: Whatcom Family Village, 1501 Fraser Ave Suite M-104, Bellingham WA 98229
Pricing Details: $200 per pregnant person/family, includes attendance for two people (parent and partner/support person)
Equity Sliding Scale Options below. To avoid processing fees, feel free to pay by cash or check.
After you sign up and choose a payment option, you will receive a Welcome Email within 1-3 days, with a separate Registration Form and further information about this class!
We look forward to meeting you and talking about all things prenatal preparation, postpartum sleep, and parenthood as a whole.
Scroll down for more details!
Welcome to Prenatal Essentials: Sleep + Parenting Class with Sara Manske and Heron Paulson-Quick!
This class is for pregnant people and their partners or primary support people. Open to first time, second time, and beyond parents-to-be.
We are aiming to co-create a space for learning, conversation, and community building centered around Sleep + Early Parenthood, Evidence-Based Education, family autonomy, and community support!
Our goals include providing education on infant sleep, feeding, parenting, and beyond in the first 4 months of life. The class is an interactive, parent driven discussion that will meet twice each class series. The first session will be mostly informative with some group/activity work and the second session will be Q&A and open conversation with time to complete pod mapping and postpartum goal setting.
When: March 8th, 2025 from 12:45pm-4pm
Where: Whatcom Family Village, 1501 Fraser Ave Suite M-104, Bellingham WA 98229
Pricing Details: $200 per pregnant person/family, includes attendance for two people (parent and partner/support person)
Equity Sliding Scale Options below. To avoid processing fees, feel free to pay by cash or check.
After you sign up and choose a payment option, you will receive a Welcome Email within 1-3 days, with a separate Registration Form and further information about this class!
We look forward to meeting you and talking about all things prenatal preparation, postpartum sleep, and parenthood as a whole.
Scroll down for more details!
Discussion will Include: Preparation for first 24 hours, resources for coming home, first 2 weeks of life, how to support yourself and create a pod map, next 2-8 weeks of life (includes talk about development, attachment, bonding, sleep), 8-16 weeks of life (development, milestones, sleep regressions), afraid to ask questions, and plenty of time for open discussion and Q&A. This is an inclusive group and families present may use different terms to describe infant feeding (examples: breastfeeding, nursing, chestfeeding, bodyfeeding, bottle feeding…) or themselves (examples: parent, mom, baba, zaza…). We ask participants to be respectful of other families and ask if unsure of correct language. We will use neutral terms when talking generally and person’s terms when talking to individuals. We hope this space encourages organic support network creation.
Base Price: $200 for 3-hr and 15 min class
Support Price: $250 - If you are financially stable and have the abundance to pay at a higher price to support families in attending who would otherwise not be able to due to financial stressors, thank you!
Receive Price 1: $100, Receive Price 2: $75, Receive Price 3: $50, Receive Price 4: Pay-What-You-Can (Cash, Check, WECU Bank Transfer, or Venmo) - If you struggle to make ends meet, seldom have an emergency fund, and are hovering above the poverty line yet are nowhere near being a middle-income household, please choose an amount above that you feel comfortable paying and receive the support!
Full Scholarships: Please let us know if you are Medicaid-eligible AND are struggling significantly financially. We offer two scholarships on a case-by-case basis. We aim to be able to offer more scholarships in the future as communal funds are raised.
What to Bring: Your wonderful self, a partner or support person, kiddos if you have other children and they will be with you, and your questions!
What is Provided: Light snacks + refreshments, seating (couch, chair, floor pillows + cushions, yoga ball), education handouts, paper for notes, and childcare!
Access Needs: Please let us know in your registration form or by email if you have any specific access needs and accommodations that we can support with . The building is wheelchair accessible and has an elevator. If you have allergies to foods or scents, please feel free to let us know in your registration form!
Languages spoken by facilitators: English + Spanish, class will be in English.
Facilitators
Sara Manske RN BSN IBCLC
Essential Lactation
Holistic Sleep Coach
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
Heron Paulson-Quick, C-FSD
Onward Love Care Collective
Certified Full-Spectrum Doula
Birth + Postpartum Doula, Childbirth + Parenthood Educator