hellobirth Hypnobirthing: calm, peaceful, confident birth

Not at all. HelloBirth® hypnobirthing classes are designed to support every type of birth experience, including epidural birth, induction, cesarean birth, VBAC, hospital birth, birth center birth, and home birth. Our curriculum is designed to honor your choices and needs, helping you feel calm, informed, supported, and capable throughout your birth experience.

Then this class is DEFINITELY for you! Many families begin class feeling anxious, skeptical, overwhelmed, or unsure how to prepare for labor. HelloBirth® teaches practical tools and guided techniques designed specifically to be accessible and easy to learn. You do not need prior experience with meditation, hypnosis, or relaxation techniques to benefit from the class. In fact, most of our students find that the techniques are incredibly easy to learn. 

Yes! Prior to, during placement, and even after placement, your HelloBirth® techniques will help you easily remain calm and in control. Plus, the curriculum is much more than just birth prep and techniques. You will learn everything you need to know about pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. This applies whether you have an epidural or not!

Yes, especially if your prior birth was difficult, traumatic, or you just want to do things differently this time. It's also great for anxious second-time parents who want to feel more prepared. 

Yes. HelloBirth® is designed for all types of birth, including planned, unplanned, or unexpected cesareans and we never want someone to finish the class and feel that HelloBirth® “didn’t work” or that they somehow failed if their birth ends in a cesarean. That's why with every detail, we hope to help you feel as prepared, confident, and supported as possible, no matter how your baby is born. Our childbirth education curriculum reflects the reality that birth doesn’t always go as planned, and co-founder Lindsey Vick’s own unplanned cesarean helped shape this approach.

We recommend beginning in the middle of your second trimester, but any time is better than no time! Reach out to us if you have a special circumstance with your dates.

That’s completely okay, and it’s more common than you might think. HelloBirth® is designed so you can start using the tools right away, even if you don’t finish every session before your baby arrives. Many families who begin late in pregnancy still find the labor prep and birthing techniques incredibly helpful during labor, birth, and postpartum.

Nope! HelloBirth® is a comprehensive childbirth education class! You will learn everything you need to know about healthy pregnancy, the stages and phases of labor and birth, and the early postpartum period.

We strongly encourage families to have the full HelloBirth® class experience. HelloBirth® is much more than a collection of relaxation techniques. The mindset, nervous system preparation, partner support, and philosophy behind hypnobirthing are woven throughout the curriculum and are a major part of what makes the approach so effective. Many families who have already taken traditional childbirth classes find that HelloBirth® helps them feel significantly calmer, more prepared, and more confident going into birth. This is especially true when their previous class focused primarily on hospital procedures and what to expect, rather than on coping and advocacy skills, mindset, and emotional preparation for labor.

Ideally, yes. Partners play an integral role in the birth of a child. In this class, partners will learn stress management techniques that can help the birthing person enjoy a calm, comfortable birth as well as advocacy strategies to help meet the family's birthing preferences.   

We recognize that the birthing person's partner or companion isn't always the baby's biological father. We lovingly welcome, support, and include all families. including surrogate families, single parents, LGBTQIA+ families, and  co-parents who may join together or individually. If you feel your dynamic is sensitive and would like to speak with our instructor before registering, please send an email to evita@sunflowerswellness.com to discuss.

No, one registration includes the birthing person and a partner/companion. 

No, one registration includes all four HelloBirth® hypnobirthing class meetings. Register only for the start date. 

• Four 3-hour HelloBirth® Hypnobirthing class meetings
• HelloBirth® Hypnobirthing Student Guidebook, a paperback book for your birth bag
• An interactive digital workbook
• Professionally written scripts and MP3s for relaxation, stress reduction, and bonding
• Specially designed tracks to listen to during labor and birth
• Tools to design birth preferences, to guide birth partners, and to support healthy, confident pregnancy
• Demonstration and practice in optimal birth positions and comfort measures
• Hypnotherapy session for parents in building birth confidence and eliminating fears
• A guide to good pregnancy nutrition
• Body toning exercises and practice

Yes! All of our online childbirth classes for groups are taught by a live instructor. 

Yes! We  offer a complete asynchronous self-paced HelloBirth® hypnobirthing experience for the same tuition fee! The self-paced option includes all the same materials,  ~12hrs of pre-recorded group class instruction videos, and up to four live 1:1 "highlights" sessions with one of our HelloBirth® instructors. CLlCK HERE to purchase the self-paced option.

We sometimes run concurrent classes. If you know in advance that you will miss a scheduled class, you may drop in to the corresponding class if offered that week at no cost. If you have already missed that class and are unable to attend the corresponding class, you may schedule a private online make-up class for $135 or view a pre-recorded video at no cost. 

Yes, a private class can be arranged with one of our instructors. We offer private HelloBirth® hypnobirthing classes in DC, Maryland, northern Virginia, Philadelphia and surrounding areas, and St. Petersburg, FL. Send an email to evita@sunflowerswellness.com to book your private class. 

Our in-person childbirth classes are held in Arlington, VA at The Chiro Group's office in Fairlington. In-person hypnobirthing classes are usually held on Saturday afternoons, though some courses may happen on Sunday afternoons. 

We have multiple teachers. Each of our instructors are childbirth education professionals who have completed HelloBirth® teacher training with the HelloBirth® co-founders, Lindsey Vick and Jenny Bennett. No matter your instructor, you can expect the same quality of instruction, knowledge, and guidance from our teachers. 

Sunflowers Healing and Wellness is not in-network with any insurance plans. Upfront payment is required for all classes and services. You may use Flexible Spending Account (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA) funds to pay upfront. 

Upon payment for any childbirth class or labor and birth preparation service, you may request a receipt, which you may use to support FSA/HSA expenses or file a claim with your health insurance plan. Many insurance providers cover comprehensive childbirth services so you may be able to receive a full or partial refund, depending on your coverage plan details. 

We accept all credit and debit cards, including FSA/HSA cards. If you would like to pay via ACH transfer, please let us know prior to registering and we will send instructions. 

Private refresher workshops are available for any family who has completed a full hypnobirthing class. This workshop is completely customized to the needs of your pregnancy and birth preferences. 

During this hypnobirthing workshop, we will build on your existing knowledge of childbirth and hypnobirthing techniques. We will discuss your previous birth(s) and how you applied the cornerstone techniques. We will also review and practice the mechanics of the techniques, review the birthing process, birth preparation, bonding, and more! The workshops includes a confidence building birth visualization MP3 and guidance for a practice routine. 

Register for your refresher HERE!

Yes, send an email to evita@sunflowerswellness.com and she'll help you transfer to a different HelloBirth® class offered by Sunflowers Healing and Wellness. 

We understand that plans sometimes change. Before the start of class, we are happy to transfer your tuition to another Sunflowers Healing and Wellness class or service. Transfers incur a 10% administrative fee, which helps cover nonrefundable shipping costs and administrative time associated with registration and transfer processing. Depending on the service or class selected, an additional balance may be due or a partial refund may be issued.

Cancellations made before the start of class are eligible for a refund minus a 20% administrative fee, which helps cover nonrefundable processing costs, shipping costs, and administrative time associated with registration and withdrawal. Once class materials have been accessed or class has begun, transfers and refunds are no longer available. 

Of course! Please contact our Family Education Coordinator at Evita@sunflowerswellness.com.