Antenatal Education | The Mindful Birth Group

We prepare you for life with your new baby via impartial education and resources delivered by experts in each area:

Baby Feeding & Sleep

Baby feeding options and ‘how to’ videos with Katherine Stagg including breastfeeding , pumping, colostrum and bottle feeding
Newborn baby sleep with Lucy Smith from Days and Dreams

Bringing baby home

A comprehensive list for what you may want to organise ahead of the birth
Bathing your baby video
What to dress your baby in for different temperatures
Safe sleeping guidelines
Caring for the umbilical cord
How to change your baby’s nappy video
Information on what you need to transport your baby from hospital to home
Organising your home for optimal ease in the newborn days
Baby poo guide (yes, it’s different and it changes!)

Bonding with baby

Skin to skin- The benefits and things to consider to make it easier
Slings and baby wearing videos
Baby massage
Prioritising you time

Introducing siblings

Helpful tips and things to know about introducing siblings.

Introducing pets By Dogs Trust

Helpful tips and things to know about introducing pets to your newborn baby.

Parent mental health links and guidance

Often overlooked as so much focus is on baby- a space dedicated to parents mental health.

Baby first aid By Daisy First Aid

Baby CPR
Baby recovery
Baby choking
Burns
Child CPR
Nose bleeds
Choking child and adult
Adult recovery position
Bandaging

Weaning baby at around 6 months

Baby led weaning
Purees

Choosing childcare

Your options
Links to up-to-date websites

Explore support options

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A little birth pool upsizing magic! 🪄 Birth po

A little birth pool upsizing magic! 🪄

Birth pools at home can be a great source of comfort and relaxation during labour and for the birth. You don’t have to use one if you have a home birth, but many do!

Did you use a pool at your home birth? How did you find the set up and packing it away? It’s something many of our clients ask so we’d love to hear your experiences! 🩵

A person never forgets - thats why we support you

A person never forgets - thats why we support you every step of the way with our online Parent Hub: Live and on-demand support throughout pregnancy, for birth, postnatal recovery and all the way through to one year post-birth.

Try it for free for 30 days 🧡

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Mindful Birth Group Parent Hub and antenatal hypno

Mindful Birth Group Parent Hub and antenatal hypnobirthing courses take the fear and unknown out of birth and postnatal recovery, leaving you feeling calm and confident, knowing we’re here for you every step of the way 🧡

Are you a midwife or student midwife? We know th

Are you a midwife or student midwife?

We know that resource has never been more scarce and budgets have never been to here so we have created a free-of-charge CPD accredited short course designed especially for you, covering individualising care and supporting parents with Mindful Birth hypnobirthing tools and techniques.

he details:

🌟 Cost: Free
🌟 Timing: 4-5 hours
🌟 Self-paced online learning
🌟 Access time: 12 weeks
🌟 CPD accredited
🌟 Covering individualising care and Mindful Birth hypnobirthing tools

To register, please DM us with your NHS or university email address or head to our website to complete the registration form.

Our goal is that every midwife and student midwife will access it by the end of this year 🧡.

Please share this post with colleagues and fellow students!

The Mindful Birth Group® Parent Hub is the reassu

The Mindful Birth Group® Parent Hub is the reassurance, guidance and support that every expectant-parent needs and deserves as you navigate through this new life stage.

🌟 Try the subscription for FREE for 30 days! 🌟

Then move to the £30/month subscription or book a Mindful Birth Group® course which includes full hub access for up to one year post-birth.

No ties, cancel at any time.

Inclusive of ALL birth preferences, we’re confident that you’ll want to stay. Head to the link in the bio to subscribe 🌟

We’re here for you, every step of the way 🧡

#mindfulbirth #parenthub #hereforyou

T R A N S I T I O N is a point in your labour wher

T R A N S I T I O N is a point in your labour where you doubt yourself, where you can suddenly think ‘nope, I’m not doing it, I can’t do it!’, even if you have been ‘in the zone’ and moving through the stages with confidence up until this point.

Please let us reassure you that transition is a good thing! It’s when your body peaks adrenaline to check you are safe and in a good place for baby to be born. Back in caveman times this natural mechanism was life saving, now we can simply use it as an indicator to show that baby is ready to be born.

Once it has passed, you will soon feel sensations change to needing to bear downwards and so the birthing stage begins (which can still take a few hours but as we share on our courses, the change in focus to baby ‘being born’ is very different to the opening stages of labour).

You can also have mini adrenaline peaks earlier in labour, particularly if your environment or your care providers change. Perhaps there’s been a move to hospital/birthing centre from home or there’s been a midwife shift change.

All is not lost, it’s just that oxytocin needs space to come back in again and your senses have detected change and are putting you into protection mode. Incredible right?!

But once your cervix is open, and a transition stage happens, you can be sure you are close to finally meeting your baby.

Birth partners knowing about this ‘protection mechanism’ is really important as it can seem quite scary and strange to anyone who doesn’t realise what it is. They can then help with words of reassurance and reminding you that you ARE doing it, and you are blooming amazing 🤍.

Just another part of your unique birth story to look forward to seeing how it will be, for you!

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The latest research just published on the Lancet J

The latest research just published on the Lancet Journal is a stark reminder that antenatal education and support -> lead to greater birth satisfaction and therefore significantly impacts the chances of experiencing postnatal depression.

Read the blog via the link in our bio or via our stories today.

It’s never been more important to prioritise your birth and postnatal preparation 🧡.

We are here for you every step of the way. With NH

We are here for you every step of the way. With NHS services stretched beyond their limit, we can provide you with the emotional and practical support that every new parent needs and deserves 🧡.

See you at stand E46 💫

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