FREE Antenatal groups for pregnant mums
Thursdays
1.00pm – 3.00pm Women only - you are welcome to bring a friend or family member Book your place - 0116 2626000 @ Wesley Hall Community Centre, 76 Hartington Road, Spinney Hill, Leicester LE2 0GN (see map below). Tel: 0116 2626000. |
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Midwives and Mammas deliver a rolling programme of four sessions to help you feel confident about birth and feeding your baby.
Come along and meet up with other mums-to-be. We offer refreshments too!
Our friendly interpreter is on hand for Gujarati, Urdu, and Hindi.
Mammas are there to chat and answer your questions, and talk about what life is like once your baby is here.
Antenatal breastfeeding session - Feeding your new baby
We want to make sure you feel really prepared for getting breastfeeding off to a good start, and there is lots to talk about. Most pregnant mums have heard stories from friends and relatives about breastfeeding, both true and false.
‘Feeding you new baby’ gives you a chance to sort out the myths from the truth, and decide what is best for you and your baby. The session is delivered by our breastfeeding specialist, who has helped hundreds of mums in Highfields to succeed in breastfeeding.
During the session we look at -
Our feedback shows that mums who attend the sessions are more likely to succeed in breastfeeding and feel more confident.
Second-time mums, or those who have more than one baby already, but who did not manage to breastfeed as they would have liked to, are encouraged to come along. Many mothers who thought they could not breastfeed have found it is possible with the right information, encouragement and support.
For more information about breastfeeding and antenatal care please see our resources pages.
Come along and meet up with other mums-to-be. We offer refreshments too!
Our friendly interpreter is on hand for Gujarati, Urdu, and Hindi.
Mammas are there to chat and answer your questions, and talk about what life is like once your baby is here.
Antenatal breastfeeding session - Feeding your new baby
We want to make sure you feel really prepared for getting breastfeeding off to a good start, and there is lots to talk about. Most pregnant mums have heard stories from friends and relatives about breastfeeding, both true and false.
‘Feeding you new baby’ gives you a chance to sort out the myths from the truth, and decide what is best for you and your baby. The session is delivered by our breastfeeding specialist, who has helped hundreds of mums in Highfields to succeed in breastfeeding.
During the session we look at -
- How breast-milk and formula milk are different
- Skin-to-skin after the birth, and how babies are ‘programmed’ to breastfeed
- How a new mum can understand her baby’s needs, and what is normal in the early weeks
- How you can hold your baby to help him or her to feed more comfortably
- How to know all is well, and what to do if it isn’t
Our feedback shows that mums who attend the sessions are more likely to succeed in breastfeeding and feel more confident.
Second-time mums, or those who have more than one baby already, but who did not manage to breastfeed as they would have liked to, are encouraged to come along. Many mothers who thought they could not breastfeed have found it is possible with the right information, encouragement and support.
For more information about breastfeeding and antenatal care please see our resources pages.
