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The Baby Circle
With midwives Rocky May and Pam Farmer

An informal and relaxed social group for new mums, new babies and new mothers to be, held on the second and fourth Wednesday in every month. Join us for coffee, conversation and the opportunity to explore birth and motherhood together.

Cost: £2.50 (includes coffee and cake)

The Breastfeeding Circle
With midwives Rocky May and Denise
Pemberton, Lactation Consultant

A monthly group for breastfeeding women and their babies, an opportunity to share stories, exchange information and discover ongoing specialist and peer support. Join us for trouble shooting tips, answers to your questions, hot topic of the month and a decent cup of coffee. A bra fitting service and breast pump hire/sale is also available.

Cost: £5.00 (includes coffee and cake)

Preparing for Birth and Parenthood
With midwives Rocky May and Pam Farmer

A four-week evening course for you to attend on your own or with your partner/birth supporter. An opportunity to meet other new parents to be in an open and informal setting, exchanging ideas and sharing information with our midwife/educators.

The course is practically based and you can expect:

• Current, evidence based information.
• A focus on group work.
• An understanding of the physiology and hormonal influences of labour, the journey of birth for you and your baby.  Developing faith in you body.
• Managing labour, practical options and effective tools to maximise and support normal birth, enabling you to develop your own solutions and coping strategies.  
• Thinking about pain, your choices from natural to drug based, the pros and cons. 
• When birth is not straight forward, what happens next.
• Facing parenthood, you and your baby, first hours, first weeks,  practical issues and changing roles.

Each session lasts for two and a quarter hours and includes refreshments and a handbook of written resources for you to take away.

Cost: £150 for two

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Preparing for Birth and Parenthood
  - a Weekend Course
With midwives Rocky May and Pam Farmer

We are able to offer our popular four-week course as a weekend combination. Ideal for first time parents unable to commit to a weekly course, or as a reminder for those expecting a second or subsequent baby.

Saturdays from 10 am until 4 pm
Sundays from 10 am until 1.30 pm. Included is a comprehensive handbook of written resources, a delicious lunch on Saturday and refreshments through the weekend.

Cost: £160 for two

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One-to-One
With midwife Rocky May or Pam Farmer

An informal two and a half hour session for you and your partner/birth supporter with one of our midwife/educators. We can provide a flexible programme, which is personalised to meet your individual needs and requirements; from home birth to waterbirth or a more active birth second time around. Valuable for both first time parents and those expecting a second or subsequent baby. Included are comprehensive handouts and light refreshments. The timing of the session can be arranged to your convenience.

Cost: £70 for two

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Complementary Therapies and
Massage for Labour and Birth
With midwife/therapist Gill Long

A practically based one and a half-hour workshop for you to attend with your partner/birth supporter; ideal if you wish to consider the use of complementary therapies and massage for labour and birth as an addition to the more conventional choices of managing pain.

You can expect:

• Choosing aromatherapy oils for pregnancy labour and birth; calming anxiety, soothing pain and stimulating contractions.
• The ancient art of Reflexology its value and benefits for late pregnancy and labour. Techniques to both stimulate contractions and prime your body for labour, and help you to stay calm and relaxed.
• The power and benefits of touch in labour, communicating love, reassurance and support between you and your partner/birth supporter. Hands on massage techniques for labour and birth, concentrating upon the shoulders and lower back; vulnerable to tension when the going gets tough.

The session includes a handbook and refreshments.

Cost £35 for two

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Feeding Your Baby - Breastfeeding
Workshop
With lactation consultant/midwife Denise    Pemberton

A one-day workshop for you and your partner, which will enable new parents to be to be to understand the process of how a baby begins to feed and give them strategies to assist them should the process not go quite as planned.

You can expect:

• Exploring expectations of feeding and babies.
• Pros and Cons of different methods of feeding.
• How breastfeeding works.
• The 10 steps to successful breastfeeding: the importance of good attachment; hand expression as a tool, skin-to-skin contact - what is it & why is it important?
• Making a post-birth plan.
• Common Questions:
  How do I know my baby’s getting enough?
  Frequency of feeds.
  What happens if my baby doesn’t feed immediately – plans and survival tactics?
  Some things which can interfere with feeding.
• Expression:
  Hand
  Manual pump
  Electric pump
  Some things to look for when purchasing a pump
• Bras - what to look for & when to buy?

This one-day workshop is held on a weekday from 10 am until 4 pm, included is a delicious lunch, refreshments, and written resources for you to take away. Once your baby is born Denise will give email or telephone contact to further support with feeding issues.

Cost £60 per person

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Feeding Your Baby - Birth & Beyond
With lactation consultant/midwife Denise    Pemberton

A workshop exploring the issues of weaning, returning to work and breastfeeding your baby beyond 6 months of age.

This is an informal one-and-a-half hour session for you to attend with your baby, which will support parents in combining work and breastfeeding whilst introducing other foods up to and beyond the first year of life.

You can expect:

• The practicalities of weaning at 6 months – practical ideas.
• Returning to work – your right to feed your baby.
• What to do if you are returning to work and wish to use your right to continue breastfeeding.
• Planning for continued feeding and working. Expressing and storing breastmilk and long-term expression.

Join us as soon after birth as the issues become relevant. This session is held on a Wednesday afternoon from 2.00 - 3.30 pm, refreshments are included together with written resources for you to take away.

Cost £17.50 per person

Denise Pemberton RM, IBCLC

I have worked as a midwife since 1985 and qualified as a lactation consultant in 1999. I have had varied experience in both hospital and community settings, and have always been keen to support other mothers with concerns and issues encountered while breastfeeding.

For the last seven years I held the specialist role of Infant Feeding Advisor at the Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham. This role involves supporting families where babies are born pre-term or are ill or needing to be in hospital for a variety of reasons. I have experience in supporting mothers feeding multiples, usually twins and triplets. It also involves situations where the feeding just needs a helping hand in the first few days until everyone gains confidence and strategies to tackle issues are developed.

Within my work in the NHS I have trained staff coming into contact with breastfeeding families and developed policies and guidelines around infant feeding. I am familiar with and supportive of the work of the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative.

I am married to Nigel and have two daughters, Zoe and Ellie.

I am also available for one-to-one consultations in your own home by appointment and can be contacted at www.feedingbaby.co.uk.

Area covered: Nottinghamshire; Derbyshire; Leicestershire.

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Birth Talk offers:

• The Baby Circle
• The Breastfeeding Circle
• Preparing for Birth and Parenthood
• Preparing for Birth and Parenthood - a Weekend Course
• One-to-One
• Complementary Therapies and Massage for Labour and Birth
• Feeding your baby a Breastfeeding Workshop
• Feeding your baby - Birth & Beyond