Hi. We are Rebecca and Joe. We both work in insurance and are parents to baby Mia and our dog Luna. We took the Happy Parents Happy Baby antenatal classes in Stoke Newington.
I had a straightforward pregnancy with nausea in the early weeks but no sickness. Physically I felt good for the first two trimesters until I developed pelvic girdle pain in the third trimester then very uncomfortable generally towards the end! HPHB helped with learning about the different stages of labour, the birth bag and baby essentials checklists and hypnobirthing techniques which helped us feel more prepared.
Our baby was breach so we ended up opting for a C-section. Hypnobirthing techniques were still applicable. For instance, preparing a playlist to distract us and completing our birth preferences for a C-section in case it was necessary.
Water 4/5 provided the most pain relief at home.
Gas and air 4/5 for pain relief once at hospital
Breathing techniques 3/5 helped having something to focus on.
Relieved she had arrived safely.
Difficult due to recovering from a C-section but all the content around feeding and sleeping was very helpful. I was particularly glad I had harvested colostrum before she arrived.
Successfully breastfeeding – it was difficult to begin with as both you and the baby need to learn but it is worth it if you can.
Surviving the first few weeks of sleep deprivation.
Being able to make her smile and comforting her when she is upset.abc
Babies can reject the bottle if you introduce it too late, all the advice was against introducing it too early.
All the advice and late night questions in the early weeks and having local friends in the same boat.
Labelled bags!
A nice shower gel.
The pram!
Zip up sleepsuits!
It does get easier!
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