Oonagh Kelly is Antenatal Teacher, Midwife & Reflexologist.
14/11/2025
Stress during pregnancy has a profound impact on both the mother and the developing baby. According to research from NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia University involving 187 pregnant women, maternal stress can influence the baby’s growth, brain development, and even determine whether the baby is born male or female. When a mother experiences high levels of stress, hormones like cortisol can cross the placenta, affecting the fetus’s brain structure and overall development. This disruption may lead to long-term emotional or cognitive challenges later in life. Therefore, supporting maternal mental health during pregnancy is essential for promoting healthier outcomes for both mother and child.
05/11/2025
Prolonged crying without comfort can overstimulate a baby’s stress response system, flooding their body with cortisol and adrenaline. According to the Institute for the Study of Children, Family and Social Issues, this can interfere with brain growth and the formation of healthy neural connections during critical early stages. When stress hormones remain elevated, they may alter the development of the limbic system—the part of the brain that regulates emotion and attachment. Over time, these changes can contribute to anxiety, difficulty with trust, and emotional regulation issues later in life. Responding to a baby’s cries with care and reassurance supports both neurological development and long-term emotional health.
05/10/2025
Folks Apologies as I know I have had lots of enquiries about future class dates but I have been holding off with dates as I have been struggling with fibromyalgia flare up now for some time. I have decided to take a little time off to see if Rest will help ease the symptoms so hopefully I will be back soon. 💕💕
05/09/2025
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05/09/2025
A wonderful morning at baby classes. It’s Been almost 2 years since I have ran my baby classes and honestly this morning my heart was just bursting with love & gratitude. Thank you to everyone who booked on last min, I never in my wildest dreams expected so many within 5 days notice. When you love what you do, it doesn’t feel like work.
I will have another term running in November for anyone who wishes to attend. 💕💕💕
04/09/2025
Such a lovely night at my first pregnancy class In Rostrevor. Meeting 8 amazing women tonight expecting their first baby in the next few months. Changing venues after years can always be a risk but honestly I feel so grateful to have such a lovely local venue to run my classes in and a full house. Build it and they will come. 🙏🤰🧘♀️
Looking forward to baby classes tomorrow. Massage class is almost full but few spaces available for Twister’s class.
As always thank you to each and everyone who spreads the word about my classes. I am eternally grateful.
Love Oonagh
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01/09/2025
31/08/2025
Starts Friday 5th September in Rostrevor Men’s Shed. 💕 From crawling babies to mobile. 💕
Our Twister classes are lovely follow on from our Massage class so suitable from approximately 4 months of age until they are crawling around the room at approx 9 / 10 months where we sing, move, dance and blow bubbles and off course finish off with Tea and Coffee and that wonderful supportive envir...
30/08/2025
New pregnancy Term starting in Rostrevor on Thursday 4th September in Rostrevors Men shed. Each term is 4 weeks from 7pm-9pm. We cover a mixture of breathing for early labour, active labour & birthing your baby, yoga style movement to encourage baby into optimal position & ease pregnancy ailments, antenatal education from an experienced midwife & wonderful relaxation. 🤰Using link below to book: 💕💕. https://www.oonagh-kelly.com/service-page/mummy-to-be-rostrevor
13/08/2025
Only 3 weeks until we start our new term in Rostrevor. Few places still available. Book now using link below:
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Hello, My Name is Oonagh and I Run The Daisy Foundation Classes in Warrenpoint, County Down. I am passionate about supporting women through pregnacy and motherhood by providing a range of classes. Each of these classes provide continuity of care, non judgemental Support and are suitable for all birth choices. To book a class please use link below: https://thedaisyfoundation.com/antenatal-classes-in-northern-ireland-oonagh-kelly/
Our Range of classes consist of Women only Weekly Daisy Birthing Classes suitable from 14 weeks of pregnancy, during these classes we cover Movement based Antenatal education which includes movement to help ease pregnacy ailments Such as constipation, heartburn, sciatica, sore back. The movements can also help you have a more comfortable labour and even shorten your labour by learning how to breath and move as we ease our way through our contractions and surges as we slowly dilate up...... our breathing techniques can also help if you are planning an Elective C section to keep you calm and afterwards as you recover.....if for whatever reason your labour doesn't go to plan our breathing techniques can help to keep you calm
During our Antenatal Education we cover breathing for early labour, active labour and birthing your baby. We chat about all available Analgesic options from Tens machine, Water and everything in between including epidural and the different stages of labour including 1st, 2nd & 3rd stage of labour. We chat about different types of birth, induction of labour and what to expect and the important of Delayed cord clamping. Each class is completed with wonderful relaxation to give you time to bond with your baby in the womb all whilst listening to beautiful composed Daisy Music.
Parent Workshops: These 12 hour Workshops consist of everything the weekly classes do but in a lot more depth and also included is Massage for birth partners and how they can help support you during your labour and birth, we spent time talking about the golden hour after Your baby is born, importance of skin to skin, vitamin k, breast/ bottlefeeding and care of the newborn including bathing, changing, safety, co-sleeping, baby wearing, Postnatal health for Mum, baby and dad and the importance of looking after your mental and physical health.
Breastfeeding Classes: 2.5 hour workshop being introduced in 2018 to include everything you need to know to help you prepare to breastfeed your baby, normal infant behaviour, possible problems that may occur and how to overcome them.
TINIES: A beautiful follow on class after you have had your baby where we explore the benefits of positive touch through baby massage and sing song, a wonderful relaxing class to help you integrate into the 4th Trimester, Gentle postnatal movements to help ease back into exercise, finished with wonderful relaxation script and Hot cup of tea or coffee. A really wonderful follow on with continuity Of Care from your Daisy teacher and peers.
Daisy Wrigglers: A wonderful lively colourful class suitable from around 16 weeks were we integrate story telling, yoga, sensory play, auditory tracking as we progress through the different LEAPS in our babies development and educate ourselves on normal infant behaviour, understanding why babies may be having fussy periods. A beautiful journey as we watch our babies grow and develop. Class finishes with Hot cup of tea or coffee and chat with friends.
Daisy Mama: An exciting new class being introduced later in 2018 which is for women of all ages as we explore women’s health. I am truly excited to learn and teach this class.....watch this space.
