Why Choose The Grow Antenatal Course?
Informative, inclusive, and fun!
No matter how you're planning to have your baby, and whether you're coming alone, with your partner, with a friend or family member, you'll be welcomed and supported.
Hypnobirthing included!
The course includes the Mindful Mamma Hypnobirthing online course, combining mindfulness and hypnosis to help you prepare for your birth.
Not just the birthy bits!
We will cover all you need to know to get ready for your birth, but also all about how to prepare for your new baby and the rollercoaster of parenthood.
Tailored course content
We can spend more or less time on what you need, add in new topics, and answer your questions. Each group is unique, and so is your course.
Continued support
With your WhatsApp group of parents, and  phone and email support from me through your pregnancy, birth, and the early days, you'll have experience and support at your fingertips.
Find your tribe
The first year of parenting can feel a little like a baptism by fire, and having a group of parents who are going through the same stuff, at the same time, can feel like a lifesaver!
Tip top teaching
As an experienced antenatal teacher and Doula, I bring several years of both teaching and attending real-life births to help you build yourknowledge, skills, and most importantly - confidence!
More time
14Â hours of face-to-face time means you get plenty of time to chat, make friends, AND get all of your questions answered!
The Grow Antenatal Course
Day 1: Get Ready for Birth
Day 2: Get Ready for Baby
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Informed decision-making and consent - how to ask good questions and get the info you need
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Hormones for labour & birth, and why your environment matters (and what to do about it!)
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The physiology of labour and birth - what your body (and your baby!) is doing, and how you can help
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Your local birthplace options
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Early signs of labour and when to go to hospital - and how to stay calm at home
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Coping with labour
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Positions
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Massage
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Relaxation
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Breathing techniques
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Partners - how to be the best possible help and support, and how to look after yourself
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Pain management options - from massage to epidural
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Interventions – including induction of labour and caesarean birth​
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How to feel excited and look forward to the birth of your baby!
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Going home and the early days
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Coping with a newborn
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Postpartum bodies - how to look after yourself
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Sleep – what’s normal, how to cope, and safer sleep
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Your baby’s brain development and how to support it
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How to cope with a crying baby
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Practical skills – nappy changing, bathing, umbilical cord care, and more
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Everyday practicalities – carrying your baby, dressing, dealing with the car seat
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Feeding your baby
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Know your options - breast or bottle feeding?
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Getting started with feeding
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How breastfeeding works
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Positioning and techniques
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Bottles and formula feeding
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How and where to get support
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How to know when your baby is hungry, and when they've had enough
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Common feeding problems, and how to solve them
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Expressing milk
Who to bring
The course price is for two people; so whether you bring your partner, a friend, or a family member - or if you come alone - you'll be made to feel welcome.
Who'll be there
There will be a minimum of three, and a maximum of six, couples on your course, with due dates close to yours.