Our Baby Club Tunbridge Wells

10/07/2023

**Last Training Academy of 2023!**

Get your FEDANT accredited Teaching Diploma in Antenatal & Postnatal education with the founders of The Modern Antenatal Revolution™ and learn how to support parents transition into parenthood with zero bias or judgement and a big focus on their positive wellbeing. Parents deserve better. It’s time 🤜🏻
💻Online training starts 25th September for 6 weeks 7-9pm
🐾Pets & babes on laps very welcome
📹Flexible learning - every session recorded so don’t panic if you miss a session!
🚀Business and marketing support also available for those launching new businesses or adding to existing services.
We can help bring your ideas for your business to life- from designing your brand identity, website build to launch strategy
Reserve your space today and join our super friendly and supportive network of teachers across the UK
More info at www.ourbabyclub.com 💛

09/05/2021

💛 speaking our truth means we are vulnerable sometimes but in the end we can give ourselves so much more by opening up 💛

💛 ***Sometimes, I was envious of other mothers***
The compare and despair cycle was a killer. You know the ones who had babies who slept, ni***es which didn't hurt, hair that was washed... you name it, I compared mine to it.
She had an incredible set of lungs from birth and I used to look at all the quiet babies and think... aww how lovely that must be.

💛The best thing I learnt to do in these moments was to look at my baby and remind myself that we are both totally unique and on this journey together. She is she and I am me. That is AMAZING not something to be ashamed of.
Now she uses those powerful lungs to sing with me and giggle and shout "Daddy wanna Cuppateee" up the stairs and I wouldn't want her any other way.

💛Embrace what makes you and your baby unique. You are doing a great job! And if it all gets too much- you are not alone- we ALL have moments like this- talk, talk and talk some more.

Safe spaces to talk:
💛Your midwife or GP
💛Tommy’s midwifery-led pregnancy line is available for anyone worried about mental health in pregnancy (0800 0147 800). Their very helpful website is here http://www.tommys.org .
💛Pandas – advises parents and their networks who need support with perinatal mental illness. Their website is here pandasfoundation.org.uk and their phone line is 0808 1961 776.
💛Our Baby Club- our inbox is always open - we are always here to talk, support and help you

@ Tunbridge Wells

07/05/2021

💛Continuing on with our campaign as part of Maternal Mental Health week, here is our wonderful Kensington Parent & Baby Educator Emefa with her truth.

***I had no idea how heavy the mental load could be**
Having a new baby and feeling utterly overwhelmed: my main challenge was trying to do it all.

💛I pushed myself- taking care of my new baby, keeping my house clean and stocked for all the well-meaning visitors, responding to all the friends messages on time, planning/ organising playdates,... the list just kept on growing until eventually it all caught up with me and I realised I was pretty burnt out and had to ensure I was in a happy place to be the best mum to my baby.

💛Learning to take time out for myself as a new mum, even if it was just a few minutes, to alleviate the mental load was a worthwhile lesson.

06/05/2021

💛 We are in full support of Tommy’s campaign
💛 share your story to Tommy’s and help make those that need to change this - do it!

Are you one of the many parents who had to go through 3 miscarriages before getting support or tests? Please help us shine a light on this issue, and share your story with us in the comments below.

: https://bit.ly/3aHOEM7

05/05/2021

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💛 We are here for you no matter what choice you make

05/05/2021

💛 Happy International Day of the Midwife 💛

💛 Wonderful news of the midwives at Pembury, Maidstone and Crowborough Birthing centre, all part of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust, receiving special gifts and a wonderful video of thanks from recent parents.

💛 Between 1 April 2019 and 30 April 2020 the Trust’s midwives brought 6,024 babies into the world.

💛 See the brief video celebrating our wonderful midwives right here!
https://youtu.be/98qqS3kWhjI

It's International Day of the Midwife!

A huge thank you to all of our midwives at Tunbridge Wells Hospital, our birth centres in Maidstone and Crowborough as well as in the community. You are amazing!



*Please note the photo was taken before the pandemic

05/05/2021

💛I WAS SELF ASSURED, CONFIDENT, I WORE A MASK OF HAPPINESS!💛

The pregnancy was going to be a breeze! In my naivety, I was in total control!

I was young when I was pregnant with my first baby. I always masked my real self, my true feelings, put on a smile! Told myself I’ve got this!
But I didn’t - and I felt very alone and anxious at times.

💛It’s not weak to ask for help when feeling low, it’s not a failure to admit you need support.

💛When feeling blue or sadness, anxiety and other negative emotions get in the way of everyday life, it’s time to reach out! Support was just a call away! I got better and you will too - just keep talking

💛Safe spaces to talk:
Your midwife or GP
Tommy’s midwifery-led pregnancy line is available for anyone worried about mental health in pregnancy (0800 0147 800). Their very helpful website is here http://www.tommys.org .
Pandas – advises parents and their networks who need support with perinatal mental illness. Their website is here pandasfoundation.org.uk and their phone line is 0808 1961 776.
Our Baby Club- our inbox is always open - we are always here to talk, support and help

04/05/2021

Our Baby Club continues the campaign with the lovely Becki

*** I was really surprised to find myself struggling after the birth of my 3rd baby**

I felt like I had failed, that somehow I had done something wrong in pregnancy that led to his premature delivery. I hated being away from him as I felt he needed me there all the time to make sure he was safe. I was not myself at all. I was scared to talk about how much I was struggling with my family. I had been the one who really wanted a third baby so I felt I needed to show I was capable mum, that I could handle it all.

💛After talking with a friend who had been through similar I admitted to myself that I had to acknowledge that trauma & know that it didn’t make me a ‘failure’ or ‘not normal’ to be feeling anxious. By acknowledging what happened & the impact it had - it helped me start to make small manageable changes to help my road to recovery.

💛The most effective of these changes was a brilliant technique I learnt to deal with the anxiety. When I felt a wave coming, I would acknowledge and recognise it for what it was . . . a thought. Rather than fighting it which made it more fearful, by letting it come & giving it a nod as such, I was then able to ‘let it go’ quicker. This brought me much needed freedom from the trap I had felt my brain was in.

It doesn’t matter if it’s your 1st or 2nd or 3rd or so on. It does not make you a ‘failure’ as a parent to struggle, becoming a parent is one of the toughest things you’ll ever go through so make sure you ask for help and NEVER feel ashamed to do so!”

💛Safe spaces to talk:
Your midwife or GP
Tommy’s midwifery-led pregnancy line is available for anyone worried about mental health in pregnancy (0800 0147 800). Their very helpful website is here http://www.tommys.org .
Pandas – advises parents and their networks who need support with perinatal mental illness. Their website is here pandasfoundation.org.uk and their phone line is 0808 1961 776.
Our Baby Club- our inbox is always open - we are always here to talk, support and help

04/05/2021

💛 Every week matters 💛

High rates of early, non-medically necessary, planned caesarian births are putting babies' health at undue risk, a major new report has warned.

03/05/2021

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03/05/2021

Here our lovely Natalie, Our Baby Club- Cotswolds shares her truth in our campaign