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My
name is Nicole Zirnheld Aldridge and this is my family!
My husband Michael
and I have been married since 1996. We have three children –
Jonah (age 12), Sadie (age 8) and Violet (age 4).
When I was pregnant
with my son, Michael and I took Bradley Method® classes to prepare
for a natural childbirth. It was exactly what we were looking for.
After I gave
birth to my first daughter three years later, I began to think about
becoming a childbirth educator. I started teaching Bradley®
in November of 2003 and loved the experience and the wonderful couples
I had the pleasure of teaching!
In 2010, I decided
to develop my own natural childbirth curriculum called BELIEVE
IN BIRTH and later that year, I became certified
with Lamaze International. I am very excited to be able to offer
this comprehensive and original class. My many years as a Bradley®
instructor and birth doula have given me great insight and experience
in teaching natural childbirth.
I believe that birth is a natural and normal event and that most
women have the inner power and strength to give birth to their babies
without drugs and interventions – especially with the proper
knowledge and support.
I am very excited
to be doing something that I am so passionate about and truly believe
in. It is extremely rewarding to be a part of the miracle of bringing
a new life into the world and to help other couples achieve a safe
and joyful birth! I would love to help you have the safest and most
rewarding birth experience possible and teach you to BELIEVE
IN BIRTH.
Besides being
a SAHM, childbirth educator and doula, I am also the owner of nzaPhotography
– specializing in pregnancy, birth, newborn and family photography.
My experience and passion for all things birth and baby related
gives me a unique perspective in my photography. I would love to
help capture this special time in your life – from belly
to birth to baby...and beyond!
Credentials
- BA, Western
Kentucky University 1995
- Completed
Bradley® Teacher Training and earned Provisional Affiliate
status in October 2003
- Began student
teaching in November 2003
- Received
AAHCC Certification in May 2004
- Trained
as a Birth Doula with DONA International in March 2005
- Recieved
DONA Doula Certification in July 2005
- Attended
Advanced Breastfeeding Workshop, September 2006
- Attended
DONA approved Postpartum Doula Workshop, October 2006
- Attended
Advanced Doula Workshop on TENS, September 2006
- Attended
Advanced Doula Workshop on Optimal Fetal Positioning, September
2006
- Developed
BELIEVE IN BIRTH
curriculum and began teaching, August 2010
- Received
Lamaze Certification (LCCE) in December 2010
- Attended
99 births as a doula
- Trained
over 250 couples in natural childbirth
- Birth Care
Network, Board of Director Member from 2004-2010
- Member,
DONA International
- Member, Lamaze
International
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