PREPARE FOR BIRTH + THE FOURTH TRIMESTER
Birth Prep Masterclasses
Birth prep masterclasses to help you feel ready, excited and prepared to welcome your brand new human into the world.
All sessions will be run one-to-one arranged at a time to suit you. They can be online or in-person
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2.5 hours | £175
Writing your birth plan
Because if you don’t know your options you don’t have any! We will look at all areas of birth planning including where you want to give birth, pain relief and comfort measures, induction offers and intervention, cord clamping and first meetings. You will come away feeling confident in your options, your choices and ready to create a birth that you desire.
I see you mama. You had a previous abdominal birth (either planned or unplanned) and now want to claim the right of passage through a vaginal birth. Firstly, I want you to know that if you are having a healthy pregnancy and are considered a ‘healthy person’, the chances are, a VBAC is very possible for you. Even if you have additional risk factors, a VBAC is still possible for you. However navigating the maternity system, family members and your own fears around this can feel like a lot. I know this because I am an expert by experience, I have been there. This session will explore the common scenarios you may face as a person planning for a VBAC, we will consider the evidence, risks, maternity services and steps to take to optimise success. A BIG part of VBAC preparation is in dismantling fears, building confidence and trust in your body and nurturing your mindset. Whilst we cannot guarantee a VBAC, the preparation itself will bring you closer to achieving it than simply hoping!
2 hours | £150
Preparing for a VBAC
Understanding how your body works in labour and what to expect helps you and your birth partner to recognise the signs and sensations, this in turn nurtures feelings of safety and allows birth to progress naturally with the full flow of birthy hormones. In this masterclass we will discuss birth hormones, your uterus, cervical dilation, your breath and birth positions.
2 hours | £140
Birth Physiology
Your mindset is undeniably important for birth preparation and the mind-body connection is stronger than ever during labour. Understanding how your mind will affect your body and how you can use this connection to your advantage is a super power to take into labour. In this session we will explore the mind-body connection, and consider the power of manifestation and visualisation, affirmations and journaling, and the importance of relaxation.
2 hours | £140
Mindset Matters
2 HOURS | £140
Birth Partners & Comfort Measures
Birth partners are not to be underestimated in the birth room! Their alignment to the birthing persons wishes hold incredible power. This masterclass explores how to be a great birth partner, how to advocate for the birthing person and how to support decision making. We will cover what to expect from labour and how to respond to each stage, including practical, emotional and environmental tips. Both the birthing person and the birth partner will leave this session feeling confident in what is wanted and expected of the birth partner in labour. You will gain a toolbox of comfort measures and techniques to be used in pregnancy, labour and birth.
Birth rights are human rights and are yours to be exercised. We will explore some basic birth rights that will set you on a path to understanding you have so much choice and that you are leading the decisions that concern your body and your baby. You will leave feeling confident in decision making within the maternity system and how as a birth team you can advocate for the care that you dream of. This is a particularly insightful masterclass if you are looking to birth ‘out of guidelines’, if you are navigating push back of your birth wishes from your care provider, or if you want to really prep your birth team in knowing that EVERYTHING is a choice and that your voice should be at the forefront of any decisions made about you.
2 HOURS | £140
Birth Rights
2 HOURS| £140
Biomechanics & Bodywork
How you move, rest and hold yourself can have a real impact on how you experience pregnancy and labour. Positioning and bodywork are therefore so important! In this masterclass we will explore various pregnancy exercises, manoeuvres and techniques to encourage optimal position of baby ahead of your labour, to alleviate aches and pregnancy discomforts and also practice positions which you may chose to explore during your labour. This is a lovely workshop to get your birth partner involved so that they become familiar with positioning and can offer you guidance when you are in labour land.
2 HOURS| £140
The Fourth Trimester: More than a Golden Hour
The Fourth Trimester is just as important as pregnancy, labour and birth. Because ultimately how we navigate pregnancy impacts how we labour, how we labour and birth impacts how we enter motherhood, and how we enter motherhood impacts how we parent. The fourth trimester is an intimate time of connection and learning for both newborn and parent. In this session we will consider how you can create a fourth trimester that nurtures and strengthens the bond. We will consider feeding, sleep, postpartum recovery, what support is available to you and how to fuel your recovery with nutrition. You will leave this session feeling prepared and excited to welcome your baby into your family.
Questions or Requests?!
If you’re unsure where to start, or are looking for a specific type of masterclass, please let me know!