Before the Baby Comes
Call 434.384-MAMA (6262) or check our calendar online for class dates and to register for Central Virginia's choice for the BEST classes you will find with certified, experienced, and caring instructors. VIP waiting lists are available for classes not yet listed on our online calendar. Call today to get your name on the list!
"So You're Expecting!" FREE! Early Pregnancy Class
Learn how to have a healthy pregnancy, proper nutrition, bonding with your unborn baby, minimizing pregnancy discomforts, what is normal vs. danger signs, dad's important role and feelings.
Offered bi-monthly, 7-9 PM
Next Classes:
August 23
** These classes are being scheduled based on interest on VIP list! Please call 434-384-MAMA to sign up!
Childbirth/Lamaze Class
Learn how your body is uniquely designed for childbirth and motherhood and practical skills for taking an active role in your labor and birth which can cut labor time and discomfort! Plan to begin in your seventh month of pregnancy. Thorough preparation for childbirth, relaxation, breathing and comfort techniques, making a birth plan, information on all medical interventions, cesarean, and medications. Mothers also receive a “Labor Comfort Kit.” Four Class Series (12 hours of class time in each series), $100
Monday nights, 6:30 to 9:30 PM: Four, three hour classes
Next Classes:
July 5, 12, 19, 26 - 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
September 6, 13, 20, 27 - 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
** These classes are subject to change based on participation! Please call 434-384-MAMA with any questions!
"Thank you so much for teaching a wonderful class on natural childbirth! We felt we had all the tools and knowledge to have the birth experience we wanted and we did! Thank you for giving us the confidence to know we could do it, and thank you for helping us realize that birth is a wonderful experience, one that should be respected and not feared." Tim & Candice Grahl
Click Here to read the Birth Story of our Childbirth/Lamaze Educator, Karen Gehl
Why Childbirth Education is Important - Do You Know the Answers to These Questions?
Click Here for Articles about Childbirth Education!
Private Childbirth/Lamaze Class
Call to schedule private classes that fit YOUR schedule! $200
Private Childbirth/Lamaze Classes in Your Home!
Perfect for mothers requiring bedrest or to fit your busy lifestyle. Call to schedule this private class in your home! Additional travel fee may apply if outside the Lynchburg area. Starting at $250.
Childbirth/Lamaze Refresher Class
Come review and update your knowledge. For couples who have gone through the complete Childbirth/Lamaze Class with another pregnancy.
One three hour class, offered bi-monthly, $60
Next Class: ** These classes are being scheduled based on interest on VIP list! Please call 434-384-MAMA to sign up!
NEW! HypnoBirthing® Classes
Now HypnoBirthing® "The Mongan Method" is available in Lynchburg! 
- Eliminates the fear-tension-pain cycle
- Eliminates or greatly reduces the need for chemical painkillers
- Shortens labor
- Eliminates fatigue during labor for mom and baby
- Mother is awake and fully involved
Hypnosis is a natural state of deep relaxation and concentration. With HypnoBirthing mothers learn techniques that eliminate the fear and tension that cause pain and long labors. Dads/birth companions are intimately involved and learn how to work with Mom for the best birth possible. The class explains why women in other cultures give birth almost entirely free of discomfort. For more information, call to receive a brochure or talk to the instructor.
Group Classes: $200, Private Classes: $300. Includes book and CD or tapes for practice at home.
Click Here to download forms to complete for this class.
** These classes are being scheduled based on interest on VIP list! Please call 434-384-MAMA to sign up!
Click Here for more information (resources and videos!) about Hypnobirthing!
http://www.youtube.com/user/HypnobirthingVideos
"Thanks so much for offering the HypnoBirthing classes. They helped tremendously and I was able to relax through the surges. I didn't even realize I was in labor until the last minute. We made it to the hospital just in time to push (which didn't take long)." Kristy Arnold
"Hypnobirthing provided me with the knowledge, confidence, security and coping techniques that made the birth of my son the most inexplicably wonderful experience of my life. I had taken other childbirth classes but when the labor started it was the techniques I learned in Hypnobirthing that carried me through to the end. The relaxation and breathing exercises are simple and complete. The book is thorough, interesting and educational. The CDs are filled with messages that are both relaxing and empowering. The moment my son was born without the aide of medical intervention or drugs was a moment of exhilaration. I owe the beautiful birth of my son to this wonderful class." -- Melody Lauer
What is HypnoBirthing®: FREE Seminar!
Interested? Register for a FREE "What is HypnoBirthing® " Seminar at Best Start. Find out why more parents are choosing this natural way to have the best birthing experience. Come to the first class of a HypnoBirth series at Best Start to check it out for yourself.
Breastfeeding Basics
Bottle or breast? What is best for you and your baby? Nursing is not automatic, but a learned skill for mother and baby. Come learn more so you can make an informed choice. Mom and Dad attend!
Parents receive the book The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding with class registration, the book most women call their "Bible of breastfeeding".
Two class series offered monthly, $50
June 14 & 21, Monday evenings, 7 to 9 PM
July 20 & 27, Tuesday evenings, 7 to 9 PM
August 16 & 23, Monday evenings, 7 to 9 PM
"I am so grateful that I took the breastfeeding class at Best Start. I have been breastfeeding my baby for a month with no pain! I had tremendous pain with my first child. Learning how to position and latch him on correctly made all the difference." Kim Davis
"One of the first pieces of advice I got from my sister when I found out that I was pregnant was, "Take a breastfeeding class." After hearing hers, my other sister's and many other women's tales of woes and failure when it came to breastfeeding, I took her advice and signed up for the Breastfeeding class at Best Start. Jane was such a wonderful teacher that even my husband looked forward to attending class with me. Her thorough class covered everything from latch, troubleshooting problems, benefits of breastfeeding and so much more. The book provided in the class has been my go-to guide should any questions arise. The videos and illustrations that were shown opened my eyes to all that breastfeeding was meant to be, not only when you get home from the hospital with your baby, but from birth. Using what I learned in Jane's breastfeeding class we were able to stun an entire room of doctors and nurses into silence as my five-minute-old son latched on with no difficulties or hesitation and comfortably nursed for over an hour. That breathtaking moment was the beginning of a beautiful breastfeeding relationship that is going strong months later and that I'm sure will continue for many more months to come. I would recommend this class to every mother." - Melody Lauer