Pregnancy and birth preparation
Get ready before your baby is born:
Resources to help you prepare for birth and the early days with your baby
FREE resources
Birth preparation course
This FREE birth preparation course includes information on the stages of labour, pain relief, choices in labour, as well as a 45 minute module on Active Birth created by Nicole at Essentially Birth.
Fourth trimester guide
The first three months of your baby’s life is known as the Fourth Trimester: a time when they adjust to being outside the womb.
Baby essentials – check lists
Download your checklists: what to take into hospital for baby, essentials for the first few weeks:
Breastfeeding plan
Download your breastfeeding plan – like a birth plan but for breastfeeding! Use the prompts to help you refine your options in the first few days:
Prepare for the early days with your baby
Confident Calm Parent Programme
Price: £27
This indepth programme covers:
- Pregnancy and birth (a full birth preparation course – also available for free here);
- The first 14 weeks of your baby’s life – how your baby changes so much from birth to the age of 3 months;
- Your postnatal recovery – practical advice for physical recovery, as well as supporting your mental health, sleep and relationships;
- Bonding, attachment, and your baby’s brain development – how to grow a healthy happy baby;
- Fussing, crying, reflux, allergies;
- Breastfeeding basics – see the Ultimate Newborn Bundle for more detailed breastfeeding preparation;
- Get more sleep with a newborn while being responsive and keeping them safe.
The Ultimate Guide to Newborn Babies
Price: £37
Gain access to:
- The Confident Calm Parent Programme (£27) a detailed programme covering the first 14 weeks with your baby;
- Simplicity Sleep Newborn Course (£17) – additional resources to complement the sleep information in the Confident Calm Parent Programme;
- Breastfeeding Masterclass (£27) – in-depth preparation for breastfeeding, covering a wide range of scenarios, includes videos, and downloadable PDF’s. Not available separately. Only available as part of this bundle (because understanding newborn babies is essential to successful breastfeeding).
If you want more in-depth knowledge about breastfeeding and infant sleep, upgrade to this bundle.
Antenatal Breastfeeding Consultations
Are you considering booking a consultation while still pregnant?
It can be a great way to prepare for a new baby coming. This may be because you:
- Are pregnant with your first baby and want some personalised advice on getting breastfeeding established. Essentially, we’d do a one-to-one breastfeeding preparation workshop where you can ask any questions you have about breastfeeding.
- Have an underlying medical condition or pregnancy complication that you want to discuss in the context of getting breastfeeding established. For example, you may have diabetes or high blood pressure, or know that your baby will be born early or by caesarean section. Perhaps you have been told that your baby may need additional support after birth, or will need to go to the Neonatal Unit. Having a breastfeeding plan can be very helpful in this situation.
- Tried to breastfeed with a previous baby, but didn’t meet your breastfeeding goals. This time round you’d like a plan so that breastfeeding is successful.
- You are tandem feeding and want to know how to manage breastfeeding a newborn while breastfeeding a toddler as well.
- Feel like the NHS preparation didn’t cover your breastfeeding goals in detail. For example, you may want to exclusively pump and bottlefeed, or combi-feed, from birth.
The cost of an antenatal consultation is £65. This is a one hour consultation and you’ll get a written summary/plan following the consultation. You’ll also get access to a detailed, online breastfeeding masterclass (see the Ultimate Newborn Bundle, above). Should you require some face to face breastfeeding support after the baby is born, you’ll also get 20% of the price of any breastfeeding consultation you book.
You have two options for antenatal consultations:
Clinic appointment
You can meet me in person at my Lisburn Clinic, which is held on a Tuesday.
Location: Complete Wellness Therapies, 37 Bridge Street, Lisburn
Online appointment
Online consultations via Zoom are available Monday, Wednesday and Friday. You can also get a recording of our consultation, if you wish.