Antenatal classes: £170 inclusive

No membership fee.

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Birth and Baby Reality run antenatal courses in Stratford Upon Avon, Leamington Spa, Kenilworth and Coventry.

You will ideally attend our courses when you are between 30 – 36 weeks pregnant.  However we do of course recognise that these dates might not fit in exactly with your busy schedules, so will welcome you to the course of your choice. Click here for more Information about our classes.

See below for all of our planned antenatal courses and dates or follow the links below to move to a month you have in mind.

 

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About our antenatal classes

Birth and Baby Reality antenatal classes have been created by listening to hundreds of parents telling us what they REALLY want to know. Our objective is to give you as much information and confidence as you need to help make the best choices for you and your baby. Our antenatal classes are informal, interactive and fun, and restricted to 8 couples. The facilitators promote a friendly and open learning environment to encourage you to build lasting relationships with others. Each antenatal class will have a bespoke agenda tailored to the group’s specific needs. Should you have any particular needs then your class teacher will offer you one to one time to address your concern.

Our antenatal classes focus on four areas: Antenatal, Postnatal Skills, Baby Feeding Options and finally a Reunion in which to meet up once more postnatally.

All of our Women Only sessions are held at either Leek Wootton Village Hall or Hatton Village Hall (Please see the class details above). We run this session along side our weekly coffee mornings. When the session has finished we invite you into the coffee morning to meet other expectant and new mums, starting to build a postnatal network for you.

Antenatal classes

Sessions can include:

• What is happening to my pregnant body?
• What actually happens in labour?
• The partner or birth supporter’s role during labour
• When do we go to hospital or call the midwife out?
• What do we need to take with us?
• The partner’s role in the labour room
• Birth Positions and Massage
• Relaxation, stretch and breathing
• Pain Relief Options & Self help Coping Strategies
• What can go wrong and can I prevent it occurring?
• Caesarean Sections and Assisted
• Delivery Water birth
• Homebirth options
• The new baby

Postnatal care is an important part of our antenatal classes

Whilst you may be focussed upon the birth itself, Birth and Baby Reality recognise the importance of preparing you for the practicalities of having a newborn baby. Also the impact this can have upon relationships. We will help you learn how to change nappies, comfort a crying baby, discuss baby bathing and how to care for a babies delicate skin.

Sessions can include:

• What does a newborn look like?
• Mother’s recovery post-birth
• A dad’s role in the new family
• Nappy Changing
• Bathing
• Safe Sleeping
• Soothing a newborn baby
• The first few days at home
• Routines – which ones work?
• Relationship pressures and extended families

Feeding Options

We recognise that the decision regarding how to feed your newborn baby can be a highly emotive subject. Choosing whether to breastfeed or formula feed your newborn baby is one of the first decisions expectant parents will make. Breastfeeding is considered the best nutritional option for babies by the major medical organizations, but it's not right for every mother. Click here for the newborn feeding web page and more information.

Newborn Feeding Sessions can include:

• Is ‘breast the best’ to feed your newborn baby?
• How does breast milk help you and your baby?
• How do you know your baby is getting enough milk?
• When does your milk come in?
• What problems may arise when establishing breast feeding?
• Do you need a routine?
• How often will a newborn baby feed?
• How do you get the baby latched onto the breast?
• What can my partner do to help?
• How will you feel about feeding in public?
• Expressing breast milk?
• What can you eat or not eat?
• Is it convenient and flexible?
• Is formula feeding convenient and flexible?
• Are there challenges when formula feeding?
• Does formula provide the same nutrition as breast milk?
• Do you need a routine?

 

 

 

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