What others are saying about Bradley Birth of Richmond classes and Heather.... "So I started pushing kneeling on the bed facing the front with Steve in front of me. After a while I moved to the birthing stool where Caleb Stephen Krieger was finally born after 2 hours of pushing. Surprisingly he was 10 pounds 1 ounce and 21 inches long! I had no idea I would have a baby that big! And honestly if I had known he would've been that big, I would have really doubted my ability to have a natural birth! Heather I want to thank you for all your help and support. Without those classes I don't think I would've had the same birthing experience. Steve was an awesome coach and support throughout the entire time and it was because of your classes that he was able to stay calm throughout it all. I wouldn't have changed our experience for the world and will not think twice about having natural births with our future children. Thank you so much again - you truly prepared us for the most amazing experience of our lives! Hope you're doing well and have a great a Thanksgiving! ~L. K."  "Thank you for all of your help.  You are part of God's gracious plan in providing a safe, natural birth for our son.  We are particularly grateful for your mentioning Nancy's name (our midwife) in the beginning.  We may not have found her so early on without you.  My husband and I both enjoyed the class, and it gave us a lot of confidence.  My husband raves about the class to this day. "  S.K. "Thanks for all of the help.  My mom and I will be thinking of you often on birth-day!"  B.B. "Thank you so much for doing this class.  I wasn't sure what I was going to do because the closest Bradley class was near Ashland.  The Bradley Method is the best to learn for natural childbirth, and I am so excited to have experienced it.  Thank you again."  L.C. "Thank you for sharing your experience, knowledge and passion for the miraculous journey of childbirth.  You are AWESOME.  We will never forget our Bradley experience and will treasure you  forever."  S. and B. "Thank you so much for being there for us and making this an absolute wonderful experience!!!"  A and B and baby Advait. "I can't thank you enough for your support the last few months.  Your knowledge and kindness have meant so much to me." K.H. "Truly you are a rare bird Heather, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for being my doula and our teacher.  Thankyou for being by my side during the most important and joyous time in my life...I will never forget the love and patience you gave me throughout our journey.  Thank you." S.M. "We are so thankful for you and your support through our journey in becoming parents."  K.D. "Thank you for all the happiness you contributed!  Our family is forever grateful." B and J and Baby Ulli "You are amazing...so open, warm, knowledgeable, and encouraging.  Your stories are inspiring and admirable.  I feel so lucky to have you as our doula.  I enjoyed every (class) session." J.S. "We really appreciated the honest communication (practiced in class)" S.S. "We enjoyed these classes very much and the information provided was useful in labor...Women inherently know how to give birth.  They just have to trust themselves!" E. H. "GREAT!  What we learned that impressed us the most...overall security and learning NOT to fear!  Our favorite sessions were the labor rehearsals, but we liked them all."  C.S. "We are so glad we took this class.  It was a fantastic experience...I wouldn't change a thing." B.M. "You were absolutely wonderful and personable and made us feel extremely comfortable to be in class.  The weeks went by faster than expected, and we learned so much!  We honestly feel like you care about us and our labor and baby like we were your own children.   Thank you mostly for your support and love.  We will be calling you (in labor)!"  E.S. James Allen Cooper was born unmedicated and all natural at 7:19 pm. He is extremely healthy and Laura is doing great. I don't want to steal Laura's thunder so I will let her email you the birth story. Thank you for you guidance and wisdom. I truly believe if it wasn't for your class that this would not have been possible. Everything happened just as you explained it. Laura will be in touch very soon. Thanks again. Laura and James C.  _______________________ Sarah O. and Brian R. At 10:41pm, after 27 hours of active labor Brian looked over the curtain in the operating room and said with tears in his eyes “We have a baby boy!”. I will never forget that moment or those words.  We both cried overwhelmed with emotion after a long day knowing that it may not have ended how we would have liked but we were proud of ourselves.  Brian and I brought Colton Nicholas Rouse into this world with unconditional love and support from each other, with the greatest of intentions and faith that we had made the right decisions for our beautiful baby.  We had accomplished our Bradley birth. _______________________________  Hey Heather!  I just wanted to send you a quick note to let you know that Emily Michele Plank arrived at 2:45am on June 10th.  She measured 19.5 inches and tipped the scales at 6 lbs 6oz.   I had the exact birth I wanted!  I labored mostly at home, had a VBAC, and went 100% natural (no drugs or episiotomy)!  I’m just thrilled!  Nicole was great and my husband did a fantastic job!  J.P. ____________________________________________ Greg and Liz F. Heather, I hope you are well, and I hope to see you soon.  Thank you for being such an awesome instructor, the understanding you provided us really was a huge benefit to both myself and Greg.  We are so glad we took Bradley with you. ______________________________________________________ Irene and Kevin C. Even though it didn’t go as planned, we felt as if we were prepared for changes in the course and in the end we were blessed with a beautiful, healthy baby boy.  We can’t wait for the reunion!  Good luck to the rest of you and God bless! Irene   ____________________________________________ It was an incredible experience and I really want to thank you for the education you provided. I don't think my experience would have been nearly as pleasant if we hadn't gone through the Bradley Classes. Scott and Shelia M. ____________________________________________ Congratulations to your family! Tommy and I welcomed Beckett Rife Miller into our family. The delivery went great and we also used all the tools from class arriving at the hospital fully dilated. Well wishes to all on this amazing journey! J and T Miller