Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
Park Dr, Trentham
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My husband and I booked classes with Expecting when I was around 30 weeks pregnant. Due to the pandemic, we were given several options of how we could join the course virtually. For flexibility, we decided to watch all of the videos just the two of us and then have a Skype call with the course leader, Gemma, at the end. We watched the videos over a few weeks when I was around 34 weeks pregnant and we were in contact with Gemma the whole way through. The videos were so informative and engaging we never once felt like we were missing out on the group experience. The labour video in particular was excellent and I felt really relaxed and positive going into labour remembering all of the facts and advice I’d learnt from Expecting and My husband knew exactly how to support me. We also felt a lot more confident with how to tackle the first few weeks with a newborn after the videos. We had feeding issues with our baby initially and if I hadn’t learnt about Antenantal Expression from Expecting then our baby wouldn’t have had the liquid gold colostrum. I will forever be thankful to Expecting for teaching me about that! The Skype call at the end was brilliant. We had made notes of questions all the way through the videos and Gemma answered them thoroughly and never once made us feel like anything was a silly question! I honestly couldn’t recommend Expecting enough, it prepared us (as much as is possible) for our baby’s arrival.
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The expecting antenatal course was very informative and gave us confidence as first time parents. Our local expecting midwife, Gemma, was extremely supportive and knowledgeable and offered us lots of reassurance. Would highly recommend
Me and my partner attended the classes at Trentham, at first we were apprehensive but we found the classes really interesting. We also found them useful to meet other new parents who we have continued speaking to for support and have met up with since the class ended. I would definitely recommend! My partner enjoyed the classes to and met other dads in the same boat as him, I think it prepared us both for labour and what comes after when you are holding your gorgeous baby and suddenly realise you have so much responsibility.
Gemma explains everything super clear and doesn't leave you stay in doubts. She helped us a lot so we are more confident and aware of what is coming, the options we have, the birth plan, the hospital moment... And the group was also great. Supportive and positive. I would repeat and recommend it 100%!!!
The course is amazing. It was so informative and me and my husband got so much out of it- we looked forward to going every week. Gemma was fabulous, she was really approachable and you could ask her any question. She is clearly a very experienced midwife with a wealth of knowledge. It was also really good to meet up with other mums and dads to be and to hear that everyone felt the same! Me and my husband have much more understanding of the stages of birth and pain meds, which we were struggling with before - this has made us both feel calmer than before the course! We would recommend this course to anyone, thank you so much!
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