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 Youāll 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 bodyās 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 youāve 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 āBook Hereā 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!!

Castlemaine
Birth and Breastfeeding 2 Day Intensive
Bookings now open

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
Ā
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