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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: £5.00 (includes coffee and cake)

Baby Social

An informal, mother led social group for mothers and babies from six months to fourteen months; the first and third Friday in every month 10.30-12.00 noon; coffee, cake and mother to mother support.

Cost: £2.50

Bumps and Brunch at Birth Talk
With midwives Rocky May and Pam Farmer

A relaxed and welcoming social group for new mothers to be, an opportunity to develop friendships, share ideas and discover ongoing specialist support.

Join us throughout your pregnancy for evidence based information, answers to your questions, a Bite-sized topic and delicious brunch. Bi monthly, Saturday morning 10.30-12.30pm

Spaces are limited so bookable in advance

Cost: £10.00 (includes brunch and written resources)

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

A five-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 of the sessions lasts for two and a half hours, the fifth and final session is more informal and practically based with the chance not only to review the issues raised in the previous weeks, but an opportunity to ask questions and enjoy a more social time together. Included are refreshments and a handbook of written resources for you to take away.

Cost: £165 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 five-week course as a weekend combination with an additional evening session. 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 4.30 pm,
Sundays from 10 am until 1.30 pm,
Evening session 7 pm until 9.30 pm.
Included is a comprehensive handbook of written resources, a delicious lunch on Saturday and refreshments throughout.

Cost: £175 for two


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One-to-One

An informal three 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: £90 for two


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Breastfeeding Babies an Antenatal   Workshop
With midwives Rocky May and Pam Farmer

A half day workshop for expectant mothers, which explores the process of how a baby begins to feed, addresses common anxieties and difficulties and offers some practical skills for the early weeks.

You can expect:

  • Expectations, anxieties and realities of feeding your baby.
  • Understanding how breastfeeding works; the physiology and anatomy of breastfeeding.
  • Skin to skin with your baby, instinctive nurturing, attachment and positioning, the key to successful breastfeeding.
  • Practical considerations; bras, breast pumps, comforters and co sleeping.
  • Some common problems and challenges; trouble shooting tactics and forward planning for the early weeks.

This half day workshop is held on a either a Friday or Saturday morning from 9.30-1.30 pm, included is a delicious brunch and written resources for you to take away.

Cost: £40


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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 session 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 £45 for two


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Essential Oils for Labour and Birth
With midwife/therapist Gill Long

A practically based one hour one to one session, which will enable you to learn more about choosing and blending aromatherapy oils for labour and birth and includes a relaxing hand or foot massage. The timing of the session can be arranged to your convenience.

Cost £35


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