BIRTH PREPARATION CLASSES – Recommended by Midwives!

Transform your birth experience from uncertainty to a moment of true empowerment. Our birth classes focus on preparing you and your partner to approach labour with clarity, confidence, and connection.

What You’ll Gain:

  • Deep Understanding: Master the mechanics of birth and learn exactly how your body and baby work together.

  • Active Participation: Discover techniques to influence the progress of labour and harness your body’s natural rhythm.

  • Partner Empowerment: Equip your support person with practical tools to provide meaningful, effective encouragement.

  • Mindful Labour: Transition from resisting contractions to working with them, using your instinctive power to open and let go.

  • Intuitive Parenting: Step into those first moments of parenthood feeling ready to bond and feed your baby just as you’ve envisioned.

Our Goal

Whether you plan to labour at home for as long as possible, head straight to the hospital or birth at home, we provide the knowledge you need to feel calm, informed, and ready for your baby’s arrival.

Dates & Enrolment

Workshops are held in Melbourne, Castlemaine, and Sydney, February – December. Don’t see any upcoming dates? They’re likely still in the works! Drop me an email to find out when the next sessions will be announced.

To enrol in a whole series, click on the appropriate ā€˜Book Here’ button to the right of the series. This will enrol you in ALL sessions for that series. Only select individual classes if you are not enrolling in a whole series. Some sessions will be blocked from booking individual classes. If you still want to book one of these keep an eye on this page as I will open them up to bookings if the series is not full. You can also split your booking between 2 different series if you can’t make all the dates in one series. Please email me if you would like to do this. You will be sent a booking confirmation once your payment has been processed.

Refund Policy

Due to the high demand of these classes I am unable to give refunds for classes missed due to change of mind, illness, other engagements, forgot to attend or if you’re attending after 37 weeks and you miss classes due to giving birth. If numbers permit a missed class may be transferred to the following series. Refund will be given for early births prior to 37 weeks and will incur a 10% admin fee. Full refund will be given for miscarriage.

Everyone is welcome at my classes.

Ā 2026 Program

Series 5
Sept 2026

The Living Centre
16 Trinity Pl, East Melbourne

Sat 26th Sept 10am-5.30pm

Birth Preparation

Sun 27th Sept 10am-1pm

Breastfeeding Workshop

A comprehensive weekend of empowering birth & breastfeeding education to prepare you for an awesome birth!!

Click here for more info.

Castlemaine
Birth and Breastfeeding 2 Day Intensive
Bookings now open

Sat 24th Oct 9.30am-5.30pm
Sun 25th Oct 9.30am-12.30pm

Series 6
Nov 2026

Nth Fitzroy

Mon 9th Nov 7-9.30pm

The Ins and Outs of Birth

Mon 16th Nov 7-9.30pm

The Power and the Pain

Mon 23rd Nov 7-9.30pm

The Birth Partner

Mon 30th Nov 7-9.30pm

Rock-a-bye Baby

Ā 2027 Program

Series 1
Feb 2027

Face to Face in
Nth Fitzroy

Mon 1st Feb 7-9.30pm

The Ins and Outs of Birth

Mon 8th Feb 7-9.30pm

The Power and the Pain

Mon 15th Feb 7-9.30pm

The Birth Partner

Mon 22nd Feb 7-9.30pm

Rock-a-bye Baby

Private in home Consultations

Services include:

Birth Preparation
“Induction” meeting & assistance
Breech presentation consultation
Early Labour assistance
Post birth consultation
BreastfeedingĀ consultation
Baby/parenting consultation

 

MORE DATES COMING SOON!
All dates beyond here are not current

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Series 4
Jul 2026

Fitzroy High School

Sat 25th Jul
10am – 5:30pm

Birth Preparation Workshop – Presented by Di Diddle

Sun 26th Jul
10am-12.30pm

Breastfeeding Workshop – Presented by Di Diddle

Series 8
DecĀ  2025

A comprehensive weekend of empowering birth & breastfeeding education to prepare you for an awesome birth!!
Click here for more info.

Sat 13th Dec 10am-12.30pm
Sat 13th Dec 1.30-4pm

Power & Pain Rhea Dempsey
Breastfeeding Di Diddle

Sun 14th Dec 10am-5pm

Birth Preparation – Di Diddle

Fitzroy High School
Cnr Falconer/Michael St, Nth Fitzroy

Series 4
June/July 2025

@ Fitzroy High School
24/30 Falconer St,
Nth Fitzroy

Tues 10th June 7-9.30pm

The Ins and Outs of Birth

Tues 17th June 7-9.30pm

The Power & the Pain

Tues 24th June 7-9.30pm

The Birth Partner

Tues 1st July 7-9.30pm

Rock-a-bye Baby

Series 3

May 2026

Nth Fitzroy

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Mon 11th May 7-9.30pm

The Ins and Outs of Birth

Mon 18th May 7-930pm

The Power and the Pain

Mon 25th May 7-9.30pm

The Birth Partner

Mon 1st June 7-9.30pm

Rock-a-bye Baby

Series 5
Oct 2024

Face to Face
in Nth Fitzroy

Dates and Topics:

Tues 8th Oct 7-9.30pm

The Ins and Outs of Birth

Tues 15th Oct 7-9.30pm

The Power and the Pain

Tues 22nd Oct 7-9.30pm

The Birth Partner

Tues 29th Oct 7-9.30pm

Rock-a-bye Baby

Series 7
Oct 2023

Face to Face
in Nth Fitzroy

DATES AND TOPICS:

Mon 2nd Oct
7 – 9.30pm

The Ins & Outs Of Birth

Mon 9th Oct
7 – 9.30pm

The Power & the Pain

Mon 16th Oct
7 – 9.30pm

The Birth Partner

Mon 23rd Oct
7 – 9.30pm

Rock-a-bye Baby

Series 9
Dec 2022

Fitzroy High School
Nth Fitzroy

OR ENROL INĀ  THE INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS:

Mon 5th Dec 7-9.30pm

The Ins and Outs of Birth

Tues 6th Dec 7-9.30pm

The Power and the Pain

Mon 12th Dec 7-9.30pm

The Birth Partner

Tues 13th Dec 7-9.30pm

Rock-a-bye Baby

Series 1
Feb 2027

Fitzroy High School

Sat 7th Feb
10am-12.30pm

The Power & the Pain – Presented by Rhea Dempsey

Sat 7th Feb
1.30-4pm

Breastfeeding Workshop – Presented by Di Diddle

Sun 8th Feb
10am-5pm

Birth Preparation Workshop – Presented by Di Diddle