bababoom! - classes for mums and dads

Bababoom classes are all designed to help mums and dads take on the biggest job in the world with no drama, panic or unnecessary upheaval. Topics covered include:

• Hypnobirthing
• Baby Resuscitation
• Baby Massage (only for daddies)
• Lamaze Antenatal Classes

bababoom! - hypnobirthing

This internationally acclaimed antenatal programme uses a combination of education, self-hypnosis, relaxation techniques and hypnotherapy to help achieve a more comfortable birth. The course is for mums and their birth partners, and comprises of five sessions of 2.5 hours. The course costs £275. Both our practitioners are fully qualified members of the HypnoBirthing® Institute and part of the BirthSense group, the largest provider of pregnancy and birth hypnosis in the region. For more information on HypnoBirthing® or to register for a course see the birthsense website.

Benefits of HypnoBirthing:

BirthSense collects statistics from all clients to assess birth outcomes using HypnoBirthing® techniques. The results are currently as follows:

• 52% have no pain relief during labour (national average is 6.5%)
• 31% have gas & air only
• 13% have an epidural (national average is 33%)
• 10% have an emergency c-section (national average is 25)

• Shortens the first stage of labour
• Reduces the need for medication
• Results in fewer interventions
• Minimises fear during pregnancy

bababoom! - baby resuscitation

As a midwife, I am often asked about ‘what if?’! Well your role, as a parent, is that of protector and provider, amongst many others. With this in mind we have managed to organise baby resuscitation classes of an evening when the shop is closed with a very experienced instructor.

We offer a 2 hour BSL ( Basic Life Support) course that covers infant and child and includes:

• Scene safety assessment
• Communicable disease protection, including barrier use
• Primary assessment
• CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation)
• Choking ( Conscious and unconscious obstructed airway management)

• Scene safety assessment
• Communicable disease protection, including barrier use
• Primary assessment
• Bleeding
• Burns
• Shock

bababoom! - baby massage

(For Dads): At Bababoom we are aware that some new Daddies feel that mummy gets all the ‘nice time’ with their little bundle while feeding away and they get the raw end of the deal ( the nappies!!) With this in mind we have decided to set up Sunday, Daddy and Baba massage cases.

Bababoom is pleased to offer a great set of 4 classes, based at their shop in Loughton on a Sunday morning (10.30-12noon). Suitable for babies from 8 weeks to crawling.
The classes have been designed especially for Dad's, giving your baby some precious 'Daddy and Me' time and giving you Dads the amazing skills of baby massage.
Being directly on the High Rd in a vibrant town like Loughton means that all you girls can nip off for a spot of shopping or relax in one of the many coffee shops safe in the knowledge that if your little treasure needed a breastfeed you are only over the road and bababooms therapy rooms would be kept available during this session for this reason.

Meet your instructor:

Kellie is a highly recommended and locally well established Infant Massage Instructor. As with all of our classes and therapies bababoom have spent a lot of time hand picking our team to ensure you get a fantastic experience, this includes attending the instructors classes to see how they teach, interact with both the parents and their babas!

We're sure you'll like our choice as much as we do!

bababoom! - lamaze antenatal classes

Lamaze Antenatal classes are new to Bababoom. We are thrilled that Jane Howard has come on board here at Bababoom. Classes are starting soon and are extremly beneficial to both the mother and her partner.

Lamaze is not about “breathing” anymore but about a sound philosophy rooted in the teachings of Fernand Lamaze.

LAMAZE PHILOSPHY OF BIRTH
• Birth is normal, natural and healthy.
• The experience of birth profoundly affects women and their families.
• Women's inner wisdom guides them through birth.
• Women's confidence and ability to give birth is either enhanced or diminished by the care provider and place of birth.
• Women have the right to give birth free from routine medical interventions.
• Birth can safely take place in maternity units and homes.
• Childbirth education empowers women to make informed choices in healthcare, to assume responsibility for their health and to trust their inner wisdom.

ABOUT JANE HOWARD

I am a Chartered Physiotherapist specialising in Women’s Health and a Childbirth Educator, and have been teaching ante-natal classes since 1975, following the birth of my first child. I have practiced both here in London and California, where I originally trained as a Lamaze teacher. Over the years I have taught classes at the Portland Hospital in London and at the Active Birth Centre founded by Janet Balaskas and I am also familiar with Gowri Motha and her philosophy of “Gentle Birth”.

Classes are run at Bababoom on Thursday evenings from 7pm – 9pm. The course is a 5 week course and costs £210. Why not come along to one of our free information evenings? Call Bababoom now for dates and more information on this and any other queries that you might have. Places for the courses are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.