Our antenatal classes are:

• Courses, held during the months of January, March, May, July, September and November each year
• Held on 4 consecutive Monday evenings
• From 6.30pm till 8.30pm
• Additional, optional 5th evening that will cover essential baby and child first aid. This Monday evening will run from 6:15pm till 8:45pm
• Venue: The Dance Studio, Oundle School Sports Centre, Milton Road, Oundle, Peterborough PE8 4AB

The ideal time to start antenatal classes is any time after your 20 week scan, ideally around 28 weeks, and preferably no later than 35 – 36 weeks of pregnancy.

The fee for our antenatal classes includes a folder with handouts each session containing all the need-to-know information.

Little Seeds Antenatal Classes four-week course costs £220 per couple.

This fee includes:

• Comprehensive Little Seeds Expectant Parent Information Pack covering all the important aspects of late pregnancy, labour, birth and early parenthood
• Access to ongoing support, contact and signposting before, during and beyond the antenatal classes
• Goodie bag containing appropriate samples and treats
• Refreshments and homemade cake provided mid-way through each class
• Facilitation of contact with other attendees within your group

Cost for additional 5th first aid evening: £30/adult (this is a reduced fee for Little Seeds expectant parents, normally £35/adult). 

The sessions include:

• What to expect in the final few weeks of your pregnancy and how to navigate this time confidently and effectively
• The early ‘latent’ phase of labour – how to understand the changes and process, enable your body to work at its best, facilitate progress and ease anxieties and discomfort
• The active ‘first’ stage of labour – understanding what your body and baby are doing and how to help;  ‘tools’ to minimise fear, since adrenaline puts the ‘brakes’ on the process of labour; strategies to help boost the hormones that progress labour and ‘turn down’ pain; the important roles of the birthing partner; explore the whole range of pain relief options. Simple breathing techniques, massage and some hynobirthing techniques are covered on a basic level
• The birth of your baby and how to get the most out of the first hour as a new family, including the third stage of labour, bonding and your baby’s first feed
• Newborn feeding – all the facts and information about breast feeding, presented in a balanced way, so that you can choose what is right for you as parents and for your baby, alongside practical support to give feeding your baby the very best start
• Life beyond birth, including practical care of your newborn baby; information to maximise physical and emotional well-being as new parents; and boosting newborn brain development through parent-infant interaction
• A comprehensive Little Seeds Information Pack is provided which covers all the need-to-know information relating to late pregnancy, labour, birth and early parenthood.

Our aim is to carefully and meaningfully give you all the information we feel that you and your partner need to know to help lessen fear, empower you in your journey and lay the foundation for a life-enhancing experience.

However, each course will be tailored to meet the unique needs of the group. There is time to ask questions and to chat with the other expectant couples.  

We like to make each session interactive and practical, so that you and your partner feel physically and emotionally prepared for labour, birth and beyond.