Mindful Mammies Workshops

Up coming Courses

• 25^th and 26^th July
• 29^th and 30^th August
• 26^th and 27^th September
• 17^th and 18^th October
• 21^st and 22^nd November
• 12^th and 13^th December.

Why attend a GentleBirth Workshop?

GentleBirth workshops are not like other antenatal classes. The GentleBirth Workshop is the only class in Ireland that focuses on birth preparation for the biggest day of your life – and your baby’s. Lots of classes attempt to squeeze in 9 months of antenatal education in to a one day class as well as birth preparation but we’re different. We don’t teach you how to change nappies….or how to bathe your baby (we know you’ll have that figured out very quickly). Our focus is preparing you for the most positive birth possible – no matter what comes your way on the big day.

The workshop is for parents who want to be actively involved in decision making and prefer to have an understanding of what choices are available to them for labour and birth in Ireland. You and your partner will learn a LOT more than just self hypnosis. Hypnosis is just one of the many tools you’ll have to use on the big day depending on your individual experiences.

What happens at a GentleBirth workshop?

GentleBirth preparation weekend workshops combine birth hypnosis (deep relaxation for pregnancy and labour) and active birthing principles enabling couples to have empowered, confident birth experiences with or without medical intervention at home or at the hospital.

Although labour and birth is a serious topic the workshop is a lot of fun (don’t worry nobody will be going home barking like a dog) There’s plenty of practice too so it makes for a very relaxing, informative weekend. You’ll also see videos of Irish women giving birth, relaxed and confident.

Over the weekend you’ll learn the following:

• Physiology of the normal birth process
• Fear vs relaxation during birth
• Sports psychology techniques for pregnancy and birth
• The neuroscience of a gentle birth – rewiring your brain from fear to confidence
• Facilitating the perfect balance of hormones in labour – undisturbed birth
• Breathing techniques
• Comfort measures for labour and birth (what you and your partner can do at each stage)
• Use of the birth ball and other tools in labour (including waterbirth)
• Bonding with your baby before birth
• Routine procedures in Irish hospitals and how to avoid unnecessary interventions
• What happens on admission to hospital?
• Being a confident birth partner
• Labour support tools for special circumstances
• Creating effective birth preferences list and how to communicate your intentions
• Informed decision making
• Relaxation techniques for mums and partners for pregnancy and labour
• Protecting your baby and your body during the 2nd stage (pushing stage).
• Birth positions
• Recovery tips

You also receive the complete GentleBirth Antenatal Program Box Set which includes 8 CD’s and the GentleBirth Guidebook.

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