Antenatal classes can help you to prepare for your baby’s birth and give you confidence and information. You will learn how to look after and feed your baby, stay healthy during pregnancy, make a birth plan, and meet new people.
You will be able to discuss your plans and worries with our health visitor team. These sessions are a good way to make friends with other parents who are expecting babies. Appointment only via the Health Visitors on 0800 0199951.
We have a range of antenatal workshops now on offer face to face and online to find out more go to NL Family website.
Baby care
Caring for baby workshops. Find out all about caring for baby, play ideas, talking to baby, activities and tummy time. Sleep tips and advice. These face to face workshops will last 90 minutes and will give you the confidence to find out all about how to care for your new baby.
Baby feeding
Antenatal baby feeding workshops. To help develop a relationship with baby before and after birth, as well as covering the benefits of breast feeding and responsive feeding.
Antenatal workshops combined baby care and baby feeding
Antenatal workshop which combines caring for baby and baby feeding advice and tips. This is a free two hour session which covers caring for baby, baby play, sleep tips, and feeding baby advice and support. Please book in advance by contacting the family hubs.
Antenatal online workshops
Offering free antenatal online workshops delivered by the health visitors and the baby feeding team. We are offering four different sessions.
Antenatal programme course Solihull
Antenatal workshops organised by the RDASH team. Offering five sessions to deliver the Solihull antenatal programme to parents to be.
Antenatal daytime workshops
Antenatal drop in
The baby friendly team are running antenatal drop in clinics, which include caring for baby and baby feeding combined. Information on infant feeding, colostrum harvesting and answering any questions you might have. Parents, family or friends welcome to attend too.
These sessions are a good way to make friends with other parents who are expecting babies. No need to book just turn up. If you would like to speak to someone before hand feel free to call for more information on 07900567052.