Feb Antenatal Course

Service Description

Welcome to HollyBlue Antenatal! I am an independent antenatal facilitator, I trained through NCT and have facilitated courses for over 9 years ago and I am now using my experience to offer a local and affordable option to the parents of Wolverhampton. ***Each booking is for one pregnant woman and her birth partner*** My course over the three Sundays will be a mix of hands on activities and discussions, with plenty of opportunities to find the answers to all those questions you have, from 'how do I support my partner in labour' through to 'how often should we bath our baby' and many more. Nerves are a normal part of starting anything new, but I will always offer you a warm welcome! What to expect; Week 1; *Decision making *Hormones in labour *Stages of labour without the medical jargon *When to call the midwife *What a contraction feels like *Role of the birth partner *birthing your placenta (aka 3rd stage) Week 2; *Induction - why it might be offered/what happens (without the medical jargon) *Caesarean Birth - Why, What happens, Recovery time *Pain relief - Medical and natural including Water birth *Skin to skin *Meeting your baby for the first time and helping them transition to the outside world. Week 3; *Taking care of your baby - sleep, bathing and nappies *crying baby - why and how to soothe *body changes *postnatal feelings - signs of needing support and where to access that support. Plus anything else that comes up in the sessions, the sessions are relaxed and informal creating a safe space to talk about topics that may come up in the sessions. You will also receive free feeding videos covering everything from colostrum harvesting to breastfeeding and from expressing using a pump to formula feeding which are yours to look back on once your baby is here. Email; ginabirthandbeyond@outlook.com Phone; 07311859188 Facebook; HollyBlue-Antenatal