Blossom 4 Week Antenatal

This four-week course is a perfect opportunity for you to prepare for the birth of your baby in 4 x 1.5 hour sessions and get to meet and know others preparing for the birth their babies at the same time as you. This course is suitable from 30 weeks onwards.

The sessions include:

Week 1

Your pregnancy
How the body changes and adapts during pregnancy
Hormones
How labour might begin
How birth works 
The labour process
Relaxation

Week 2

Birth environment and place of birth
Positions for labour
Pain management
Longer pregnancies/induction
Birth plans and informed decision-making
Massage and breathing
Relaxation

Week 3

Birth Partner support—being an advocate
Assisted births
Caesarean births
Safe sleeping
Nappy changing, bathing and baby wearing
Relaxation

Week 4

Coming home with your baby
Early days survival guide
Skin-to-skin, feeding and the fourth trimester
Physical recovery and emotional adjustment 
Practical support—family and friends
Suggestions on how to ease into early parenting
Looking after your mental health

What other mums-to-be have said:

“I have done many antenatal courses with Blossom (Dads & Birth Partners, Labour & Birth, Breastfeeding, Women Only and Paced Bottle Feeding), and I have to say that every time it was not just interesting and helping getting more confident about pregnancy, birth and beyond but I felt very welcome, during this pandemic it contributed to make me feel not alone in this life-changing journey. The teachers are just lovely."