Why Attend Transition into Parenthood birth and baby prep course?

The Transition into Parenthood preparation sessions addresses all the questions expectant parents ask, with reassuring, positive, practical, and balanced information during the sessions , which thoroughly signposts the way for you through the remaining weeks of the pregnancy, as well as labour, birth and the newborn period of the first twelve weeks at home with baby. The course will cover a wide variety of helpful ideas and details

This course is quite an experience for couples as every session each week has amazing components which will inspire, surprise and delight you both.

Many couples ask if this course will adequately cover what the hospital courses would cover - and the answer is yes most certainly and a whole lot more... Julie worked in a large tertiary maternity hospital for 12 years and is very familiar with the topics covered, so is in a good position to ensure these courses cover all those topics and beyond.

The Transition into Parenthood preparation sessions addresses all the questions expectant parents ask, with reassuring, positive, practical, and balanced information during the sessions , which thoroughly signposts the way for you through the remaining weeks of the pregnancy, as well as labour, birth and the newborn period of the first twelve weeks at home with baby. The course will cover a wide variety of helpful ideas and details

This course is quite an experience for couples as every session each week has amazing components which will inspire, surprise and delight you both.

Many couples ask if this course will adequately cover what the hospital courses would cover - and the answer is yes most certainly and a whole lot more... Julie worked in a large tertiary maternity hospital for 12 years and is very familiar with the topics covered, so is in a good position to ensure these courses cover all those topics and beyond.

Quite often women will ring Julie after they have done one class at a hospital and say they want to switch over to these courses instead. Julie does her best to accommodate the woman and her partner to a course which will suit their due date. 9544 6441 Julie.

Perhaps you have been wondering about such issues as:

• How can I nurture myself and my baby during my pregnancy?
• How does my baby grow and change before being born?
• How can I minimise complications, health risks and discomforts throughout pregnancy?
• How can partners prepare for their role during the labour, birth and beyond?
• How will I know when my labour begins and what to do?
• What types of self-help techniques can a woman use to keep birth normal and avoid unnecessary interventions?
• What facilities are available and what options should I consider when making choices?
• How can I prepare siblings for the arrival of a new family member?
• What do I need to do to care for my newborn baby?

Julie is a highly skilled childbirth educator, and in a positive, reassuring, fun and inspiring way, she is able to deliver all the vital information to you in a way that is both interesting and effective, so when the time comes you feel well prepared and more confident.

The course covers preparation for active birth, self-help comfort measures, useful strategies for support partners to use during labour, relaxation breathing, positioning, and includes a special focus on skills and techniques for keeping birth normal and the best use of facilities both at home, in the birth centre and in the delivery suite such as showers, baths and heat packs etc. This course is jam packed with lots of creative and interesting ideas... Pregnancy, labour, active birth options. How to recognise labour, what to do in response, great tips for partners to be supportive and helpful, comfort measures to use during labour, partner's role and what to expect, women's self-help strategies for labour, how to best use hospital facilities, breathing for labour, effective positions for the woman to use to keep labour normal, techniques for massage, ideas to try in a variety of challenging situations in labour, medical interventions and drugs: being informed, Department of Health recommendations for health consumers, guidance for birth options and choices, the first hours after the birth, mum-dad-baby bonding and the early breastfeeding experience. Many important points to boost your confidence and reduce anxiety or fears. The course also focuses on how to avoid or minimise any medical intervention that may be unnecessary. Suitable from 20 weeks.

The sessions for the Transition into Parenthood course cover parenting in the newborn period, to help you know what to do when looking after your baby.
Our focus is on looking after a little newborn baby during the first 12 weeks in a very positive way. Being able to read the baby's body language and their variety of cry "signals" helps parents-to-be feel they can trust their intuition and look forward to getting to know their baby. The newborn period in the first 12 weeks at home with a new baby, how to wrap, feed, deal with crying, sleep and settling, involving both mothers and fathers equally. what to expect after baby is born, breastfeeding, safe sleeping, settling, bathing, needs of mother and baby, what to buy for baby, the first 12 weeks as a family, parenting resources and where to get help, reasons babies cry and comforting measures, this session really helps couples feel much more confident as a team for becoming parents. Includes very good notes for you to take home and keep for future reference.

Julie has been helping couples to feel more prepared for years, with compassion and sensitivity. Julie is a very skilled educator ensuring her sessions will meet your needs, are inspiring and definitely not boring. Julie offers a special follow up service to those who have attended her courses: baby care support service

There is a lovely social aspect to these courses as well, pregnant couples often chat and laugh together about all sorts of aspects of pregnancy and their experiences during these months which can be very amusing to share amongst others who understand and are going through similar journeys. Groups enjoy the opportunity to chat during break times to get to know each other, swap good helpful ideas and shopping for baby tips.

The atmosphere here at Julie's lovely home in Sylvania is stress-free and relaxed, Julie has thought of everything to make this a wonderful, interesting learning experience, with participants kicking off shoes at the door, then entering a very comfortable classroom lounge to rest on purpose designed seating comfortable for pregnant women with generous cushions. An assortment of delicious refreshments are readily available for you and the venue is air-conditioned; snug in winter, refreshing in summer. Even the most reluctant find its welcoming, fun, interesting and easy to participate.

They walk out of here very glad they turned up, leaving inspired!
The group size for each session is limited to allow for participation and interaction. Free parking is plentiful and very easy at the front of the premises and there are no steps to climb when you arrive. View the video on this page to see venue.