Refresher / second time parent antenatal course

[birthmatters]

Dear expectant mothers,

Are you pregnant, expecting you 2nd or 3rd child?

Would you like to brush up your lknowledge about your labour options and coping strategies? Talking about life with a toddler and a baby? Meeting local mums expcting their second (or third) child around same dates as you?

I am a practising midwife and I run group antental classes in East Dulwich, for first time parents as well as second timers.

The next refresher course will run on May over 2 weeks, ideal for those of you due on June/early July 2015:

Dates: Tuesday May 5th and 12th 2015

Time: From 8pm to 10pm (when toddlers are asleep, in theory...)

Content:

1st week: We focus on labour, what to expect second time round, where to give birth, coping strategies and pain relief options, and any other topic you may want to talk about from your previous birth.

2nd week: Recovery, life with a toddler, what to expect and tips to make your recovery and those early weeks to go smooth as a mother of 2.

During the session we organise a couple of days out, and after that, groups take off and keep on meeting on aregular basis.

Cost is 100? both session, per couple. This includes hand outs, unlimeted access to my email/phone for support or furhter information, and lovely snacks.

If you were interested, do not hesitate to cotnact me for an informal chat. You can check my website: http://www.aridnasole.com or email me: [email protected] or phone me: 07598 293 625

For further reference, this links lead to comments from previous attendees: http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?25,1238496,1238496#msg-1238496 or http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?25,1320501,1320501#msg-1320501

I look forward to hearing from you,

Enjoy your lovely bumps!

Ariadna

Bump, Birth and Beyond

[AZH]

Just to say that my husband and I took this course with Ariadna last summer before our second daughter was born in October. We found it a useful refresher as well as providing time for us to stop and really think about what we hoped for at the birth, and practical things around the event, and looking at it all from our first child's perspective too. It was easy to be too busy to focus on the second pregnancy but the evenings with Ariadna were a way to slow down and take time to enjoy it (in between puffy ankles, waddling etc). We also met two great couples.

Anna

[Naomi_4444]

We took this course with ariadna in December having also done her full course with our first baby 2 years earlier.

It was incredibly useful and Ariadna was highly informative, non -judgemental and open minded. It was useful to recap on labour and birth but also think about what happened with our first labour and what could be different second time round.

The discussion about preparing and coping with a toddler and a newborn was totally invaluable. Ariadna helped us to understand the change from a toddlers perspective and gave us lots of invaluable tips for coping with potential behavioural issues.

finally we metthree other lovely couples with children of a similar age who live really close by to us which has been really helpful.

Cannot recommend this course highly enough to anyone local expecting their second or third child and wanting a refresh. I also agree with the previous poster that it was so nice to have an opportunity to make time to think about the new arrival, something that can be more tricky to do whilst looking after a toddler.

[birthmatters]

Dear all,

There is only ONE space left for this course!! If you are expecting your second child and would like to refresh your

mind on labour, birth and recovery, as well as knowing some tips of life with a baby and a toddler, and getting

to know other local mums with a toddler and expecting around same date, come and grab the last space available for

this course!!

email: [email protected]

phone: 07598 293 625

I look forward to hearing from you,

Enjoy your bump and your toddler!

Ariadna