Our courses are made up of 4 evening sessions and 1 day time session. This is an outline of subjects we will be covering in each session.
We really encourage your partners to come along to as many of the sessions as they like as we think this will be really helpful for you during and after the birth.
There is always plenty of time for questions and you are always welcome to have a one-on-one chat with Roger before or after any of our sessions if you have any questions about your particular pregnancy.
1. Staying Healthy and Feeling Good
Staying Healthy
Sleeping
Sex
Travel/lifestyle
Minor complications and common complaints
What to buy and what NOT to buy
Birth plan
Signs and Stages of labour
When to go to hospital
Positions for labour and birth
Pushing and breathing
What happens when you get to hospital – who will be present in delivery room
Downloads for Class 1
2.The Birth - Pain Relief
Preparing for the birth-packing your hospital bag
Positions for Labour
Breathing in Labour
Pushing The Baby Out
Monitoring
3rd stage- Delivery of placenta
Pain relief (natural and medical)
FREE Hypnobirthing Session
Downloads for Class 2
3. Induction, Intervention and C Section
Induction- why and how?
Assisted delivery – why and how?
Caesarean section- emergency and planned.
Other complications
What To Expect in the First Few Hours and Days
Downloads for Class 3
4. The Postnatal Period- You and Your Baby
What to expect immediately after birth, Apgar score and ressus
Physical and Emotional issues
Sex and contraception
Birth debriefing
Imperfections
Weight loss
When to worry about baby
Immunisations
Travel with baby
Changing nappies, dressing, swadding, bathing, cord care
SIDS/Cot Death
Notes for birth partners.
Downloads for Class 4
5. Feeding your Baby
(This is a daytime session taken by Sharon George at her house in Tooting Bec)
Feeding Positions
How long to breastfeed for
Winding
Mastitis and nipple thrush
Expressing and storage of milk
Bottlefeeding
Support
Smoking and drinking