Who is this Module for?

Someone who is planning to become pregnant or is already pregnant. Someone who has an endocrine or pregnancy disorder. First time mum’s and experienced mammas are all welcome. 

I [Rachel] want to get to know you! The real you. This first one-on-one meeting with me is very relaxed. Just be comfy and cozy, that’s the only requirement!

What we cover:

1) Your History
(Intro to Fetal Programming)

2) Your Health and Pregnancy Goals

3) How can Legacy help you meet your goals?

4) Hand Pick your Education Modules

Benefits:
No matter what your previous experiences are, we can work through them and set your pregnancy up with a plan that gives you confidence and brings you peace. 

Who is this Module for?

Planning to become Pregnant?

Want to Increase your chances of conception?

-If yes, this module is for you!

Whether it is your first time, you have preexisting conditions, or even if this isn’t your first rodeo, these tips and tricks can help get you started on the right foot!


What we cover:

1) Where are you now?

2) Evidence Based lifestyle changes to increase your chances of conception
(ACOG, 2021, Harms, 2011 & Sears, 2013)
Full citations at bottom of page.

Benefits:
Imagine your baby having the healthiest start and being one step ahead in life. It all starts with preconception planning. The healthier you are during pregnancy, the healthier your baby will be from infancy and into adulthood!

Who is this Module for?

Do you want a healthy pregnancy?

Are you up for a challenge?

Do you want to become a pregnant rebel and do what no one else is doing?

Look no further. In this all inclusive Module, you are armed with the knowledge and plan to do pregnancy your way, with bold confidence!


What we cover:

1) Becoming Happy and Healthy

-Fetal programming (see below), baby vulnerabilities, and birthin’ brilliance.


2) Eating Styles

-Pregnancy eating tips, nutritional questions, and prenatal supplements.


3) Pregnancy Superfoods!

-What nutrients are essential in pregnancy?  Healthy pregnancy eating guide.


4) What is the proper weight gain for you and baby?

-What is a healthy amount? Why is it so hard to lose extra pregnancy weight after birth? How to curb cravings and gain the ideal amount of weight.

5) Fit, Pregnant n’ Sexy!

-Exercising for two! Benefits, tips and what to avoid. How to prep for an easier birth.


6) Pregnancy Brain

-Stress- what can my baby feel? How pregnancy brain prepares you. Stress relief- keeping you sane!


7) Sweet Dreams

-Sleeping well during pregnancy. Why you constantly wake up, why you need more sleep, tips and tricks to sleep comfortably.


8) Breathing and Eating Clean

-What products/ habits to avoid during pregnancy to keep you and baby safe
((ACOG, 2021, Harms, 2011 & Sears, 2013)
Full citations at bottom of page.


Benefits:
Don’t worry, there will be no Drill Sargent yelling, as we never tell you “what to do”. Legacy wants YOU to be confident, so no matter what other judgy mummies say (gosh, they are the worst!), you know you’ve got a purposeful and educated plan that works for you. You are pregnant and powerful!

Who is this Module for?

Do you like being prepared?

We’ve got you covered. This module will completely prepare you for your pregnancy  so you know what is happening to you, your body, and your baby week by week. These modules also serve as an introduction to birth and breastfeeding as well.

First Trimester:
Month 1
1) New Momma to be!
-Baby Growth: Weeks 1-4, How you doin’ (alll the new moods!) and provider selection.

Month 2
2) A tiny bit more pregnant
-Baby Growth: 5-8 weeks, how you feel (touchy and hypersensitive), concerns you might have (spotting, genetic screening?).

Month 3
3) Baby Bumps!
-Baby Growth: 9-12 weeks, how you feel (breast growth spurt, choosing bras, pelvic discomfort). Fears: miscarriage, sex while pregnant, adjustments and massage during pregnancy.

Second Trimester:
Month 4
4) Outta the woods?
-Baby Growth: 13-16 weeks, uterus growth, how you feel (re-energized, less urinations, increased vaginal discharge, bleeding gums and congestion), Concerns: dizzy, warmer, skin, working and pregnant, negotiating maternity leave, resources for working women’s rights.

Month 5
5) Totally Pregers!
-Baby Growth: 17-20 weeks, How are you feeling?Perks of being pregnant, overwhelmed with mummy advice? Mommy brain, and first baby kicks!) Concerns: vision, feet, hair & nails, pregnant while mothering other children, involving your distant partner, gestational diabetes testing.

Month 6
6) Dancing Baby
-Baby Growth: 21-25 weeks, feeling baby and uterus move! Slowing down, sleepy, new aches, cramps, tingling, shooting pains in lower back and legs, tips to prevent backache. Concerns: Enlarging veins, hemorrhoids, leaking urine, partner feeling pregnant, traveling while pregnant, childbirth class? Introduction to  birthing methods/ locations, what is “natural” child birth?

Third Trimester:
Month 7
7) Bigger Baby Belly & Bigger Smiles
-Baby Growth: Weeks 26-29, Feeling more curvy, high on pregnancy, forgetful, harder working heart, thirsty, swelling, clumsy. Concerns: Aching back and hips, groin and pelvic pain, more vaginal discharge, practice contractions, late pregnancy SEX! Worried about what if’s? Will I be a good momma? Birth Plan Intro Choices: Labor coach? Pediatrician selection, cord banking.

Month 8
8) So close!
-Baby Growth: weeks 30-33, how you’re feeling: impatient, needing to rest, nesting, replaying a previous birth, feeling bigger, stronger practice contractions, stronger kicks, and sleeping woes. Concerns: intro to managing pain in birth, the purpose behind pain, Birth pain in perspective,  The beautiful signaling cascade and hormone symphony behind birth: Allll the hormones: Grow and prepare, power and progress, relieve and relax, performance enhancing, milk production and baby bonding hormones.

Month 9
9) It’s the final countdown!
*(que music)*
-Baby Growth 34-40 weeks, how hormones work, how you’re feeling: Ready, wanting to go back to “normal”, needing more rest, needing to nest, baby drop, under pressure (pelvic), new kicks, feeling like an off-balance whale. Concerns: working, packing and preparing for birth, sleepiness, small weight changes, what to do if you’re “overdue.”

Life After Birth
10) What’s next?
-How you might feel: thrilled, overwhelmed, needing rest, ups and downs, “beat up”, after pains, difficulties (urination, vaginal bleeding, constipation etc.), eating as a new mom, makin’ milk, breastfeeding starter tips. Concerns about breastfeeding (it’s not all or nothing!), how to help your body heal post birth, transitioning to “Mom”.
(ACOG, 2021, Harms, 2011 & Sears, 2013)
Full citations at bottom of page.  

Benefits:
Provider selection is tricky. Does your provider have the same vision and goals for your pregnancy and birth? Do you know what to expect during pregnancy? Is this your second pregnancy but, it is very different? You are not alone! Pregnancy is a HUGE life transition.

Knowing what to expect during your pregnancy can not only validate how your feeling but, being prepared will only help you, baby, and your stress levels. Don’t worry, we’ve got your back!

Who is this Module for?

Do you want to learn a little more about the Legacy left to you?

What we cover:
1) Individual History
-We dive deep into your birth story, as well as the birth story of kiddos (if you have any!)

2) Ancestral History
-See FAQs below. The birth stories of your parents, grandparents and beyond. The history of your people.

3) How Fetal Programing plays into your story
-Weaving your ancestral history with how you were molded by your mother and her mother. It’s far more than just genes!  

Benefits:
Diving into your individual and ancestral history will enable you to connect with your higher self and better help you identify your health and pregnancy goals.

In order to know who you are, and where you want to go, it is helpful to know where you come from.

There are so many beautiful stories in our ancestral history that shape who you are and this is integral in your story, as well as your baby’s story. These stories educate us and help in crafting your pregnancy plan so you have the pregnancy experience you desire.

Who is this Module for?

Do you like knowing all of your options?

Do you like having a plan?

This module allows you to bathe in alllll of your options so you can choose what works for you! You will also develop backups so you’re ready no matter what.


I
Birth Prep!

1) Birth stories
-Your birth experiences and others birth stories, tips for a safe and satisfying birth.

2) Birth Histories
-What happened back then, versus now: what works best for you?

3) Choices!
-Birth philosophy, assembling your birth team, birth place options, childbirth class.

4) Body werk!
-Pregnant posture, birth exercises, eating right.

5) Tests, technology, & interventions
-EFM, ultrasound, Pitocin, active management of labor, episiotomy, screening tests for birth defects Introduction to Labor and provider selection

6) Cesarean Births
-Why so many cesareans? What happens? When are C-sections necessary? How to avoid a Cesarean, what about breech babies?!

7) VBAC
-Can I have a vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC)? What are your odds? Different births, and different feelings.



II
What is Pain?

8) Why birth hurts & why it doesn’t have to.
-understanding pain management, fear, strategies for a more comfortable birth.

9) Zen Relaxation
-how relaxation helps for birth, relaxing exercise, imagination, relaxing and getting comfy tips, water birth, gentle touch, breathing.


10) Easing Pain
-The trade-offs, narcotic pain relievers, epidural anesthesia, epidural questions

III
Your Birth Experience!

11) Positions
-Why birthing positions make a difference, finding your sweet spot

12) Labor and Delivery
-Prelabor signs, if your labor takes FOREVER, stalling labor, what to do if your water breaks, what if you’re overdue, LABOR BEGINS (YAY!), Labor stage two, and labor stage three.

13) Crafting your Birth Plan
-Why make a plan? Sample birth plan, sample birth plan if a cesarean is necessary.

14) Owning your Birth
&
Queen Bee for a month!
-enjoying your little Legacy.
(ACOG, 2021, Coue, 2017, Dick-Read, 2013, Harms, 2011, Sears, 1994 and 2013)
Full citations below at bottom of page.

Benefits:
Labor is a FULL body experience! Legacy will help you create labor and birth plans A through Z so no matter what happens, you’re ready!

Who is this Module for?

Absolutely everyone! Breastfeeding is hard and 
this isn’t all or nothing.

Judgment free zone here. Mental health matters too which is why we focus on feeding, sleeping, and how all of these complex systems are actually all interconnected.

While there will be a little “on the job training”, it doesn’t need to be quite that hard! This module will help set you up for breastfeeding AND mental health support and success. 


What we cover:

1) Is Breastfeeding right for me?
-How important is it really? Will my breasts work? Will I have enough milk? How long will I being doing this? What “stuff” do I need? How do I prepare my body and head? Building your network of support, mental health included (FREE RESOURCES and helplines)

2) Calming Baby & Sleep
-Getting started with breastfeeding, Feeding on cue, Feeding factors that effect sleep, awake windows, will this ever end? The swaddle, sleep environment, how to set baby up for sleep, how to promote sleep, getting more sleep, sleep regressions, baby still isn’t sleeping.

3) Example Routines
-Example sleeping and eating routines, Breastfeeding: another layer deeper

4) Birth and Latching
-About labor, the breast-feeding connection, coping with labor interventions, moving forward after a difficult birth, owning your birth
-laid back breastfeeding, sitting up, baby leading, what do babies need to breastfeed? C-section and episiotomy adaptations, easing into feeding, “this isn’t working”, latched but, painful, all about practice not perfection.

5) Stages of Breastfeeding
-First few days, first two weeks, two weeks to six weeks, six weeks to four months, four to nine months, nine to eighteen months, nursing a toddler.

6) Questions
-sleep-what’s normal? Ready for solids? Returning to work, pumping, and weaning.

7) Special cases
-only pumping, premature babies, multiples, relactation, induced lactation, maternal challenges, babies with special needs, lactation after baby’s death, taking care of yourself.
(AAP, 2005, ACOG, 2021, Axelrod, 2020,  Harms, 2011, Sadler, 2021, Sears, 2013 and 2018, & Wiessinger, 2010) 
Full citations below at bottom of page.

Benefits
Breastfeeding is tricky! Let’s not make it any harder. There is no “right way”. We will get you the info you need to help ease your newborn transition, and hopefully get some sleep.

Who is this Module for?

Are you having a special pregnancy? 

Not to worry, we are here for you! We will provide information, resources, and support for your journey so you can better understand your condition and your body! The module will be completely customized to you and your needs.

What we cover:

1) Unique Circumstances:
-Having a baby after 35, having a baby with Down Syndrome, Genetic testing, mothering multiples, preexisting condition or endocrine disorder (PCOS, diabetes mellitus, acromegaly, Addison’s disease, Cushing’s syndrome, Graves’ disease, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, prolactinoma, etc.)


2) Medical Complications:
-Anemia, Bed Rest, Beta strep infection, fifth disease, genital herpes, gestational diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes, HELLP syndrome, Hepatitis B, High-Risk Pregnancy, Hyperemesis Gravidarum (morning sickness), incompetent cervix, Intrauterine Growth restriction (IUGR), Placenta problems (Placenta Previa, Placenta Accreta, Placenta Abruptio), preeclampsia, premature labor, birthing a preterm baby, Rh incompatibility, etc. 
(ACOG, 2021, Harms, 2011 & Sears, 2013)
Full citations at bottom of page.  

Benefits:
Learning more about your body will not only help you better understand yourself, you will be a better self advocate, and better at managing your symptoms, pregnancy, and stress.

Who is this Module for?

Want less stress?
You have come to the right place!

What we cover:

1) What NOT to buy
-How to save money on things you do not need.

2) Baby Gear Essentials
-What can you not live without?

3) Sustainability and minimalism
-Care about the environment? How you can do your part in preserving the planet for your kiddos. How less stuff can lead to less stress (Jonat, 2016) Full citations below.

Benefits
So much stuff! Do we really need it all? Legacy will save you some time, money, and space by helping you identify what you really need.

Who is this Module for?

Have trouble communicating, standing your ground, or establishing boundaries?

What we Cover:

1) Broken Boundaries
-What are your current areas of difficulty?

2) Learning to say No
-How learning to say no will not only help you with all of your relationships but, also help your child.

3) Boundary Setting practice
-How setting boundaries and practicing them can change your life. You will get to try out setting boundaries in your session! (Dale, 2013) Full citations below).

Benefits:
Learning to set boundaries is difficult! It only gets harder when there is a baby. By sorting it out beforehand, you are setting your whole family up for success!

Who is this Module for?

Need some stress relief?
-You’re in the right place!

What we cover:

1) Intro to mindfulness
-how changing what you think can change how you feel.

2) Intro to body
-yoga, acupressure, and EFT tapping.

3) Intro to boundary setting
-Do you have any broken boundaries?

4) Intro to minimalism
-The pathway to less stress and happiness.

5) Intro to therapy
-How therapy can transform your life during a major life transition (pregnancy, preconception, early parenthood, marriage, etc.).  

6) Intro to alternative healing 
-Methods from around the world to help you de-stress, cope, heal and grow.

Benefits:
Taking care of you is the first step in a healthy pregnancy. We are here to support you and your mental health.