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Evenings @ The Lake 

The original 4 week course covering everything from preparing your body for labour to the early days with your new baby.

Week One

  • Place of birth: Choosing the right environment for you

  • The physiology of labour: Anatomy, hormones and optimising progress

  • The Stages of Labour: Understanding the process from the latent phase through to birthing your placenta

  • Postnatal Recovery: What to expect after your baby arrives

  • Birth Partner's Role: How to be a positive support on the day​

  • What you'll need for labour, birth and afterwards: Practical tips on what to pack​

Week Two

  • Introduction to Hypnobirthing: Supporting you to stay calm, relaxed and in control 

  • Biomechanics: Grab a mat and find out how movement, positioning and pelvic alignment can create space to help your baby to descend and rotate for birth

  • Massage: How to soothe and energise the body 

  • Preparing your body for labour: Everything from perineal massage to the date study!

  • Managing Contractions: What pain relief is available to you at home, in the Birth Centre and on Labour Ward​

Week Three

  • Induction of Labour: A review of the evidence and guidelines

  • Informed Choice: Navigating decision making throughout your journey

  • ​Alternatives to spontaneous vaginal birth: When and why you may be offered an instrumental option or Caesarean Section

  • Baby Care: Skin care, nappy changing, bathing, dressing....practice before the big day!​

Week Four

  • SIDS: Sleeping your baby safely

  • The Fourth Trimester:  Understanding your baby's needs and development after birth

  • Vitamin K and Screening for your baby: What you will be offered in the early days​

  • Infant First Aid: Demonstration and optional hands on practice managing resuscitation and choking

  • Feeding: Breast, formula, mixed...there's lots to talk about!​​

Caesarean Birth & Beyond

One day workshop preparing you for parenthood following a planned caesarean birth

The only antenatal course in the area tailor made for first time families having their baby by caesarean section. All the essentials, just without the focus on physiological birth. Instead, you'll learn exactly what you need to ensure a positive planned birth experience.

Come and meet other parents sharing the same journey and leave feeling ready to face the days ahead.

  • Birth Planning: Personalising your environment and experience

  • What to pack: Trusted tips!

  • Surgery: What to expect before, during and after

  • Recovery: The days following surgery

  • Vitamin K and Screening for your baby: Options for your new arrival

  • The fourth Trimester: Understanding your baby's needs and development following birth

  • Baby Care: Skincare, bathing, nappy changing, dressing...have a practice run!

  • SIDS: Guidelines for preventing cot death

  • First Aid: Demonstration and optional hands on practice managing resuscitation and choking

  • Feeding: Breast, formula, mixed...supporting you to make the right decision for you and your baby

Calm & Confident Caesarean Birth

Online Essentials workshop covering Elective & Unplanned Caesarean Birth

Designed to help you to approach your birth with confidence, calm and clarity;  whether your caesarean is planned or unexpected.  This supportive workshop guides you through what to expect before, during and after surgery with a focus on empowering you to create or maintain an individualised experience that is right for you and your baby.

  • Birth Planning: Personalising your environment and experience

  • What to pack: trusted tips!

  • Surgery : What to expect before, during and after the operation. Practical tips on keeping calm

  • Recovery: What lies ahead when you leave the hospital

  • Bonding/Feeding: Ensuring a positive start to life with a new baby

Coming soon to Baytree.....

Hypnobirthing Workshop

Discover   Learn simple, practical techniques to help you to relax deeply and release fear and tension. Through guided relaxation, breathing, visualisation and positive birth preparation, you'll build trust in your body and feel more in control- no matter how your birth unfolds.

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