- Not your normal birth prep! -

I'm not a hypnobirthing practitioner, nor do I teach franchised birthing courses.

I've prepared this antenatal course with the freebirthing/homebirthing family in mind - but this really is for anyone who wants to delve deeper in to birth and parenthood prep, and themselves! Pregnancy can be a time of huge personal growth and transformation.

This isn't a 'how to have a great birth' course. It's a DEEP dive into yourself and your baby, and families often say that the birth prep isn't so much about birth itself; it's about preparing to be the parents our children need us to be. 

My intention is for you to leave feeling more at peace; with your decisions, your pregnancy, your birth, in your relationships, and generally in yourself. Being 'at peace' can mean different things for us all, and really we all prepare for birth and parenthood in our own ways. 

In this course, we visit topics such as: 

• What's the dream?
• Previous birth experiences, including your own births
• Birthing within our UK maternity system and what to expect
• Fear vs reality
• Growing trust
• Emergencies and plan B
• Death and airing your fears
• The placenta and immediate postpartum
• Integration in the early days and weeks
• and much more!

We cover things that are simply not addressed in most other birth prep courses: 

• What if my baby dies? 
• What if we're blamed for our choices? 
• What if I want to birth at home but am told I'm not allowed?
• What if I'm planning to birth at home and no midwives are available? 
• What if I don't want to see any medics at all?

I send out course materials in advance for each session, including things for to reflect upon and explore further together when we talk. I can point you in the direction of other resources and people for any particular things you may want to learn more about. I will be available via email support between our sessions too.

This course forms part of all my Doula offerings, but is also available as a stand alone thing - plus this course can be taken alongside other birth preparation you're doing. All calls arranged privately at times to suit you, and can be booked at any time during pregnancy - though the earlier, the better, in my opinion!