Preparing Couples for
Birth & Babies
We create online courses for parents to learn together and feel confident as they experience one of life's biggest changes.
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Be 100% prepared for an unmedicated birth, epidural or C-section with this interactive course taught by a husband-wife birth education duo.
Jessica & Ben Lagrone
Learn from practical video demonstrations and gain straightforward advice from an international-board certified lactation consultant so you can breastfeed with confidence.
Jessica Newcomb
Meet the Team
Jessica Lagrone, CCCE
As a certified childbirth educator and doula, Jessica knows firsthand that knowledge is power for new parents. She has a passion for teaching moms how to birth with confidence and find joy no matter what circumstances they encounter. She specializes in producing balanced, evidence-based content so students are empowered to make their own informed decisions. She co-founded Balanced Families® with her husband, Ben. They have three girls and love the outdoors.
Ben Lagrone, Ed.S
Ben is a dad coach and education expert. Transitioning to fatherhood was challenging for him. But that challenge gave him a passion to better prepare other men for the experience. Ben now develops tools and resources so partners can be proactive, supportive, and prepared for birth and parenthood. Before co-founding Balanced Families with Jessica, Ben worked in public education as a teacher and then as a K-12 instructional specialist, publishing curriculum used all across the U.S.
Jessica Newcomb, APRN, CPNP-PC, IBCLC
Jessica has been working with women, infants and children since 2006, first as a registered nurse, and now as a pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP). After experiencing breastfeeding challenges of her own, Jessica then became an international board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC) to help new mothers find breastfeeding success. She currently oversees the newborn nursery as a PNP at a local birthing center. Jessica and her husband, Zach, have two teenagers who keep them busy with sports and outdoor adventures.
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