Congratulations on your pregnancy! As well as looking after yourself and enjoying the best care and advice during your pregnancy, you’ll need to prepare yourself to care for your little one when he or she finally arrives.
The babyconfidence course has been written and is run by Vicki Scott, midwife, new baby & breastfeeding consultant. Vicki is also Baby Care & Feeding Advisor to Philips AVENT, and has 20 years of experience working with babies and families. The full course is packed with up to date, practical advice & information to help you get off to a great start with your new baby – most of the course content you simply won’t find elsewhere. Small group sizes make it easy to give that all important one to one time and easy to get to know the other mums on the course.
The course consists of three classes held weekly before your baby arrives, and three classes held monthly after baby arrives. In addition to this, an hour of telephone support is included to use as and when you wish. New mums say that consistency of advice is so important at a time when they are bombarded with it! Private home visits, or visits to the clinic are available too, depending on what you need at the time.
I recommend that mums ideally attend the ante-natal section of the course when they are between 32 and 38 weeks pregnant. The post-natal section of the course will begin once all babies have arrived. Babies are absolutely welcome at these classes, a nanny is on hand to help out with the babies, allowing you to relax & take part in the class over a cup of coffee, with your baby close by.
The Antenatal Classes
Week 1
What are babies really like? What do they need & what don’t they need! How to soothe, settle, handle & care for your baby.
Week 2
Confident Feeding. babyconfidence breastfeeding management, including how to express & store your milk. Giving bottles of breastmilk &/or formula milk. Hygiene & sterilising.
Week 3
babyconfidence newborn management. The Simple Cycle – early days flexible routine. Encouraging good feeding & sleeping habits. Handling Colic & Reflux.
When Your Baby Arrives
One-to-one When your baby arrives you have the option of a private home or clinic visit if you wish to provide reassurance, build your confidence or help you overcome any difficulties you may be having feeding &/or settling your baby. An hour of telephone support is included in your course.
The Post-Natal Classes
Month 1
Troubleshooting feeding & sleeping issues. Starting the babyconfidence routine & how to help your baby sleep through the night.
Month 2
babyconfidence Routine Coaching, Common illnesses & looking after a sick baby, Making Plans, Postnatal Fitness & Giving your baby a bottle.
Month 3
Changes to the routine for the coming year, your baby’s development, teething & starting solid foods. Travelling with your baby.
All classes are held at my home in Earlsfield, SW London (or privately elsewhere for individual mums, couples or groups)
A full, accompanying set of very user friendly notes will be provided as you progress through the course.
babyconfidence Course Fees
The full course of 6 classes before & after birth £300
Antenatal section only £180
Postnatal section only £160
(the above rates apply if booked & paid before the course commences)
Individual classes £ 60
By combining the babyconfidence course & classes with clinic &/or home visits, a full tailor-made package of teaching, support & personalised advice will be available to guide you through the early days with your newborn baby.
A new course starts each month & the best time to start is at 32-36 weeks.
Should you have any further questions about babyconfidence, please do not hesitate to contact me by phone on 020 8605 9125 or by email vicki@babyconfidence.co.uk.
What some of the mums have had to say:
“Most days I thank my lucky stars I went on your course. I will continue to recommend you & it to anyone who will listen! Very best wishes Clare”.
“We are both united in our view that you got us off to the best start the day you visited us when we were home to get breastfeeding going & with the information & support your course has provided”.
“a chance to discuss concerns, share info & lap up information from a very friendly professional”.
“very informative and completely unbiased”.
“thank you so much for yesterday . . . I thought it very helpful, relaxed, fun & came away feeling that I had learnt a lot of things which I would otherwise not have known, despite having read books and been to antenatal classes. Your day covered so much more. So thank you very much for including me.”
“ lovely venue, really comfortable”.
“excellent-clear, practical, interesting, approachable & professional”