Expecting baby number 2 this spring? Antenatal Class for Second-Time Parents - Sun 26th Feb

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If you are expecting your second (or subsequent) baby this spring or summer, we have spaces for you to join our February Refresher Antenatal Course.

The 4 hour intensive course runs Sunday 26th February from 09:30am - 1:30pm at the French House, 52 Lordship lane.

The session is led by practising midwives, one a mum of two young children, so is designed to offer lots of useful information for both pregnant women and their partners. The content includes:

- A recap on labour phases and options, practical coping skills for labour

- Help deciding where to have your baby

- Practical ways in which partners can be supportive, help labour progress and feel confident during the birth

- Breast and bottle feeding a newborn baby, troubleshooting common breastfeeding issues

- Preparing your older child for being a big brother or sister

- Introducing your older child to the new baby

- Getting organised for your new arrival

- Practical tips on coping with two: getting around, what to do with your older child whilst feeding the new baby, ideas for partners to help during and cope with the postnatal period, using slings and carriers.

The course is open to up to 4 or 5 couples and offers valuable protected time for you and your partner to plan together for the birth and the new addition to your family. Total cost is ?150 per couple (partner or birth partner/friend/relative welcome) and includes break-time coffee and pastries, plus lots of valuable materials to take away with you and follow-up email support from us too.

Previous attendees have said:

" Invaluable. A great confidence builder and reassured us of lots of things we had forgotten. Especially useful was the info about integrating first born with the new baby and how to do that and little tips of things to do to involve them."

"It was brilliant, gave us time together, that we had just not had in talking about the second child and gave us confidence too."

"Realistic, non judgemental and honest - given from midwife experience, but also as a parent too"

For more info see www.thegroupantenatal.co.uk/second-time-parents or e-mail us to book on: [email protected]

We hope you can join us!

Rachel, Vicky and Emily

The Group Antenatal