What happens in our antenatal and hypnobirthing classes?
Our group prenatal and hypnobirthing course is provided across 4 classes in Sevenoaks.
Below sets out what happens in a group course where each week we discuss what will happen in labour, what we can expect during your birth, how your birth partner can support you, how to prepare for birth, and writing your birth plan / preferences - including where to give birth, we show you how to care for your baby, how to feed your baby, an introduction to first aid for your baby, and a lovely social in a venue around Sevenoaks where you can spend more time making friends with your group. We also then have a postpartum catch up to check in how you are doing and offer any support you may need.
We also offer a private one to one full hypnobirthing course or a condensed hypnobirthing course in the comfort of your own home or at The Den in Sevenoaks. This does not include the first aid or social event. We offer the first aid as a separate class.
Class One - Hypnobirthing
Class One is about:
- The picture of childbirth today
- Defining hypnosis and how it can help with pain
- The physiology of birth and the impact of fear
- Understanding how to control your mind and its connection with your body / baby
- The impact of others and learning to deal with traumatic birth stories you have heard
- Learn how to relax and filter out distractions
- Learn breathing techniques
- Learn how to anchor your senses to help you relax during birth
- How your birth partner can support you
Class Two - Birth Preparation
Class Two is about:
- Prenatal bonding and your baby's ideal position for birth
- Physical preparation for birth and birth Planning
- Medical interventions discussed
- Learning how to release fear
- Positions for birth with ways your partner can support you
- How to birth your baby
- Birth partner's role
- How to prepare for your birth
- Practice diary
Class Three - Baby care
Class Three is about:
- What happens when baby is here
- How to care for your baby
- Changing their nappy
-Bathing baby
- How to hold your baby
- How your baby should sleep
- How to feed your baby (both breastfeeding and bottle feeding)
Class Four - First aid
Class Four is about:
- introduction to first aid for your baby
- how to give CPR
- how to check temperate
- when to administer Calpol
- how to support your baby if they have febrile convulsions
- and more.
Class Five - Social
Class five is:
A great way to spend time with other expecting mums and dads at a local venue around Sevenoaks
Class Six - Postpartum catch up
Class six is:
A chance to catch up with the group once the babies are born, to see how everyone is and if you need any support.