A free 8 week group for expectant parents to help you feel confident about the first year of your baby's life.
Becoming a parent is a very exciting time, but it's also normal to feel nervous or daunted. Your baby's first year will be full of challenges and this 8 week programme will help answer some of the questions or concerns you might have.
Topics include:
- what to expect during pregnancy and birth
- baby brain development
- infant feeding and eating
- looking after your emotional health
If you're pregnant or expecting a baby and you live in Bristol, you can sign up to attend Welcome to the World groups from 24 weeks of pregnancy either in-person or virtually.
Sign up to Welcome to the World course
Course content
Week one
Touching and talking to my baby in the womb.
Week two
Loving attentiveness: bonding, attachment and brain development, nurturing my baby's development and growing brain.
Week three
Empathy and the four constructs, A celebration of birth, changes in me and you.
Week four
Personal power, self-esteem and healthy eating choices.
Week five
Boundaries, beliefs and values, babies need security, consistency and boundaries, helping my baby calm themselves.
Week six
Feelings and how we communicate, feelings and what we do with them, communication between adults and adults and babies.
Week seven
Family life with a new baby, empathy for adults.
Week eight
The midwife, labour day, breastfeeding my baby.