Bump Ahead - Prenatal Childbirth Education Class
Build your confidence and learn about childbirth and the postpartum journey with our team at bb&b...
Option 1: 7 sessions carried out on Monday evenings from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Option 2: Over a weekend from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Preparing for the arrival of your new baby can bring about both excitement and anxiety. This comprehensive program will prepare you and your partner for the birth of your baby and the transition into early parenthood.
These classes are informative, inclusive and interactive and the program was created by a Registered Dietitian, Registered Nurse/ Lactation Consultant and Clinical Social Worker.
Some of the topics covered include:
- Prenatal Nutrition: essential nutrients, supplementation, navigating common ailments, eating safely and gestational diabetes
- Labour and Delivery: what to expect, interventions and options and how to prepare
- Perinatal mental health: baby blues, postpartum depression, coping strategies
- Postpartum: recovery and care, lactation, feeding your baby, newborn care
- Postpartum Nutrition: maternal diet, Breastmilk alternatives, infant growth monitoring
- Parental Mental health: 'Ugly truths' of parenthood, ways to cope, partner relationships ... and SO much more
Limited spots available.
Price: $385 per couple
*Contact us for single registrants (and if you are an independent parent)
Bump Ahead - Childbirth Education Class
Option 1 : Weekly for 7 Sessions
Weekly starting May 5 - June 23 (no classes on May 19)
Deadline to Register: April 28, 2025
Option 2: Weekend Course
Weekend Course Date: Aug 9 & 10 2025
*register before July 28, 2025
We recommend that you start your class when you are between 26-32 weeks pregnant.
**Click on the Registration button if you would like to register, or if you would like to add your name to the list for future course dates & times**
summer camps - group sessions lead by a SLP
speech & language pathologist - summer camps
Special programming suited to children aged 4-8 years. Summer camp is hosted at 100 Words Playschool in Airdrie, AB.
Program is designed to encourage social communication, speech & language development and skill-building, and uses sensory play-based learning.
Parents will be provided with speech & language handouts throughout the week that outlines strategies for practicing at-home.
AM Sessions run 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
July 21-23 - FULL
July 28-30
Kindergarten/Grade-school Readiness Program - Group Sessions
led by occupational therapist Erin Valiquette
Providing a developmentally supportive and engaging environment where
children can practice and strengthen essential school readiness skills. Through play-
based and structured activities, the group will focus on areas such as fine motor
development (e.g., cutting, printing, pencil grasp), social skills (e.g., turn-taking,
following group routines), self-regulation, independence, and early classroom routines.
Aug 19-21 10:00 - 12:00 PM
parent-child small group sessions
Beats by the Feet
Beats By The Feet offers fitness classes such as Zumba and Mom & Baby fitness.
It also offers Zumbini classes which is an early childhood program that uses music, movement and instrument play to develop a child’s social, emotional and motor skills.
Shannon has a passion for teaching, children and dancing, and after the birth of her first son she decided to turn those passions into a small business offering a few selections of classes in Airdrie.
Zumbini
Zumbini is an early childhood program that uses music, movement and instrument play to develop a child’s social, emotional and motor skills.
It is designed for children 0-5 years old and their parents, and this is one of the only classes in Airdrie where siblings can attend the class together with a parent.
*Sibling? Add another Child for just $35
Baby Steps
Baby Steps is a parent & baby exercise class.
The parent wears the baby in the carrier for 30 minutes of gentle cardio, and the class ends with 15 minutes of stretching and 15 minutes to chat.
Take those baby steps to embrace the new person you’ve become in parenthood!
Aphasia Support Group - Find your voice. Connect. Heal
Are you or a loved one recovering from a stroke or living with aphasia?
Join our supportive community where we share stories, rebuild communication skills, and grow together!
What to expect:
● Safe space to share experiences
● Functional speech and communication practice in the community
● Support from peers and professionals
● Resources to continue progress at home
Facilitators: The Aphasia Support Group is led by Breanna Wieler - Registered Speech Language Pathologist & Renee Zorz - Social Worker who has experience with facilitating Aphasia groups.
Who can register? Individuals belonging to any age-group, post-stroke victims, and people with Aphasia
Free to Attend
Unless otherwise stated the group meets at Bump, Birth & Beyond once per month at 7:00 pm.
Bump, Birth & Beyond (bb&b)
400 Main Street NE, Suite #110
Airdrie, AB T4B 2N1
monthly meet up for new parents
Monthly meet-up for new parents
Plan to meet outdoors (weather permitting)
Bring a blanket and connect with others in our communities of Airdrie, Acme Carstairs, Crossfield, Didsbury, Olds, and Three Hills.
The second Thursday of each month from 10:30 am - 12:00 pm.
Refreshments provided courtesy of Abeille Airdrie Midwives.
for partners & dads
monthly meet up partners & dads
Monthly meet-up for partners/dads
Plan to meet outdoors (weather permitting)
Bring your humour and maybe your clubs. These meet-ups happen at local venues around Airdrie, Acme Carstairs, Crossfield, Didsbury, and Olds.
You might catch us all throwing axes, driving balls/putting at the golf course, or shooting pool.
The second Thursday of each month from 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm.
individual & group exercise
exercise therapy
Packages include a fitness assessment, forms review, goal setting, program design, and follow-ups at home, or in the clinic
exercise therapy and programming for those who like to mix their social time with their sweat.