OUR COURSES
Pre-recorded online course
Access the course in your own time and at your own pace. This option allows you to purchase the course and access the content on our course platform. You will have access to over 8 hours’ worth of material that will be available in the form of videos, audios, some reading material and quizzes to ensure that you are ready.
Book here £265
Group weekly online classes
Small groups of no more than 6 couples on our weekly classes. The classes will run at the same time each week for two hours per session for 4 weeks. We recommend that you are no more than 38 weeks pregnant on the date of the final session.
These include access to a whatsapp group from the course start date until 2 weeks after the last baby is born.
Book Here £495
Private 1:1 classes
Private classes for you and your birth partner. If you and your birth partner or a small group of friends would like to do a course together please get in touch and we can discuss dates that suit you.
Book here £995
COURSE DATES
July courses:
Mondays:1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd July. Book here
Wednesdays: 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th July. Book here
August courses:
Mondays: 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th August. Book here
Wednesdays: 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th August. Book here
September course:
Mondays: 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd September Book here
Wednesdays: 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th September Book here
October course:
Mondays: 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th October Book here
Wednesdays: 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th October Book here
Please note that Thando is currently booked up for births until the end of October 2024. If she has to attend a birth during one of the sessions, she will let the group know via whatsapp so that we can move the session to the following week.
COURSE CONTENT
Pregnancy: 1st, 2nd and 3rd trimester: What to expect and common issues.
Signs of Labour.
The A -Z of birth: A jargon-busting guide to common birth terms.
Your estimated due date: When is my baby likely to come?
Place of birth.
Monitoring during pregnancy: Labour and birth and postnatally.
The Role of a Birth Partner: How can a birth partner support me emotionally, practically and mentally and how they can feel supported too.
The Basic Needs of a Woman in Labour
Pain Relief/ Comfort Measures: Medical and natural.
Hypnobirthing/Breathing for Birth.
The Birth Plan/ Preferences.
Your Bump, Birth & Beyond Team: Who’s who and what are their roles.
Interviews with midwives, doulas, a mother and other birth professionals.
Environment: At home, in the birth centre, labour ward and theatre.
Tearing and episiotomies
Instrumental births
The Caesarean: How to have the best possible caesarean if you need or want to have one.
Induction.
Microbiome: How to protect your baby’s health long-term
Baby feeding: breastfeeding, bottle-feeding, formula and weaning.
Preparing for postpartum: What to expect in the first few hours to the first year.
Emergencies: What to look out for and how to handle an emergency with confidence.
What to pack in your birth bag.
Positions for labour and birth.
Stretches to help you feel more comfortable during pregnancy.
How to advocate for yourself and ask the right questions.
Your rights.
Affirmations for bump, birth and beyond.
