Refreshers Antenatal Course for 2nd/3rd time parents: South Suffolk & North Essex with Sophie
£195 (£78 deposit to book your space)
Expecting your 2nd or 3rd baby? Meet other local parents in the same boat, plus get prepared for your next birth & feeding experience and get some handy tips and tricks for the postnatal period with more than 1 little one!
Our antenatal & hypnobirthing refresher course is taught by an honest, friendly midwife and prepares you for having another baby. Plus, you’ll make a group of local friends in the same boat as you.
Our antenatal & hypnobirthing refresher course takes place in Hadleigh, South Suffolk for all South Suffolk & North Essex parents. The course works in 2 parts:
A 1:1 session at your home to discuss birth preferences & hypnobirthing in a more personalised way plus any refreshers about feeding you need. You can also schedule 2 of these sessions if you want to go through things in a more in-depth way e.g you want to cover lots about hypnobirthing or you had a very complex birth experience last time
A group session to practice using slings (even more essential with your second/third baby!) and to discuss how to introduce your new baby to your older child and ease the transition for them - plus any emotions that may come up for you and a look at a postnatal plan. You also get a chance to chat with other parents due at the same time as you who are in the same boat!
You can check the group dates below, but if the group dates don’t work for you, there is also the option of doing it all 1:1 over 2 sessions. Please note that the 1:1 session can be before or after the group session - whatever suits you!
Upcoming South Suffolk & North Essex Refreshers Antenatal & Hypnobirthing Courses (Group session dates)
Courses are on weekends at Blossom House Children's Centre, Unit 7/8 Hadleigh Enterprise Park, Hadleigh, IP7 6RJ
June 2024 course: New!
8th June 2024 in the afternoon (1 - 4pm)
Join the waiting list for the September Refreshers course for free below and be notified first when dates are released
Contact us via the contact form or at sophieg@thevillagemidwife.co.uk to check availability for your 1-1 session!
We cover:
How to prepare for giving birth to your baby and how this can differ when it’s not your first baby. Plus how to write birth preferences to cover all of your choices!
How to make your labour as comfortable as possible using active birth/biomechanics techniques plus a refresher on the birth partner’s role
Hypnobirthing breathing and relaxation techniques to make both pregnancy and your birth experience as calm and comfortable as possible
A refresher on different methods of feeding your baby, including how to establish breastfeeding and common issues that can occur. We also discuss how to bottle feed and expressing plus how to balance this with juggling an older child!
How to prepare for the postnatal period, including writing a postnatal plan specifically for parents having another baby
A discussion about how your family dynamics may change, how to prepare your older child and how to juggle more than 1 in those early few weeks!
You get our full handout of information to take home and refer to and our Village Midwife canvas bag
You also get ongoing support by WhatsApp from a midwife which is invaluable in the first few weeks after having a baby!