Your baby's fourth trimester starts from the moment they are born and lasts until they are three months old. The term is used to describe a period of great change and development in your newborn and in the mother; as baby adjusts to life outside the womb and you adjust to your new role as a parent.
I have teamed up with experienced NHS Midwife, Health Visitor and Feeding Specialist Rebecca Melville from Shore Beginnings, in Hove, to offer you the very best in antenatal & postnatal support and advice.
With Rebecca you will be in safe hands. Her qualifications include:
Registered General Nurse
Registered Midwife
Registered Health Visitor
BSc in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing, 1st Class with honours
Diploma in Professional Practice
Infant Feeding Specialist Health Visitor
Birth Trauma Recovery Practitioner (3 Step Rewind – birth and other trauma)
Early Days Preparation: You’ll be reassured and able to anticipate your new baby’s needs and how to cope with the changes (the positives as well as the challenges) that will affect your lives during the FourthTrimester. We’ll cover all the areas that everyone worries about and dispel some the myths: from your baby’s brain development to sleeping (or lack of!).
This session is ideally taken before your baby’s arrival, but it can also be in the early weeks afterwards. Private 2.5 hour session £80 per couple. Group sessions £40 per couple - go to Shore Beginnings for dates.
Breastfeeding Preparation: You’ll understand how breastfeeding works, how to get off to the best start, how to cope with the common initial difficulties and how to keep going for as long as you want to, however you want to (we can talk about bottles too!).
Private 2 hour session £75. Group sessions £40 - go to Shore Beginnings for dates.
New Parenthood You will be able to cope with the changes and the challenges that a new baby can bring in the early days and weeks with my expert and sensitive postnatal support. Offered in your own home. £40 per hour or 10 hours to be taken as needed £300
Breastfeeding Offered in the privacy of your own home, I’ll help you overcome the common issues such as positioning and attachment difficulties as well as the more complex situations. £40 per hour
Birth Trauma Recovery Using a deep relaxation technique known as “3 step rewind”, together we will move towards your recovery from the trauma often associated with a difficult birth or peri-natal experience. This is a calm, gentle and effective technique and I offer it over 3 sessions in the privacy of your own home.. 3 session package: £100
Baby Bistro Workshop: You’ll love this session! It’s so much fun to see, experience and understand how, when and why to introduce solid food to your baby. Taking out the worry and dispelling the myths, everyone has a good time on this one! Private 2 hour session £75 Group sessions £40 - go to Shore Beginnings for dates