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Comment "March" and we will send you the event links.It’s Mother’s Day month, woohoo! Finally, it’s the time that others...
01/03/2026

Comment "March" and we will send you the event links.
It’s Mother’s Day month, woohoo! Finally, it’s the time that others celebrate what you do. But don’t you know? We’re here to celebrate you all year round! That’s why My Birth Support CIC started in the first place. Your mental health and emotional wellbeing are a priority for your own sake (as well as your family’s) and that’s why we’re here to support that in lots of creative ways!

Join us this month at:

• Tues 10th & 24th: Stay and Play for Vulnerable, Neurodivergent & Disabled families at Route 23 Coffee Stop at Spring Lane Neighbourhood Centre 09.30-11.15.
• Thurs 19th: Mums Matter “Mother’s Day” Crafting Breakfast at Thanington Resource Centre, Canterbury 9.30-11.30.
• Mon 23rd: Maternal Journal on Zoom 20.00-21.45.
• Every Wednesday 4th – 18th: we’re leading the SisterZ Advocates course with in Margate 13.00-14.30.

Find out more and book through the events page on our website www.mybirth.org.uk

Thanks to grants from , and the and this support is offered for free, for a donation or pay what you can basis for all.

27/02/2026

What a privilege to facilitate the first SisterZ Advocates session in Margate this week. Fueled by chocolate doughnuts 🍫😋 we explored "what is self-advocacy and why does it matter"

Every session is creative and interactive, with so much time for discussion and learning together. Each woman having time to grow in confidence. Also developing their knowledge of themselves and practising sharing that with others. These are all such important foundations to then being able to advocate for yourself.

Thank you to for hosting and bringing together this amazing group of women. Thank you too to the grant funding to ensure this training is free for all!

26/02/2026

Mother’s Day is nearly here, and we are preparing something truly special for you. At our Mums Matter “Mothers Day” Crafting Breakfast 19/03/26 you can:
✨ Meet and make new friends while enjoying breakfast together
✨ Create a personalised wooden keepsake just for you
✨ Ask questions about parenting or mental health
✨ Celebrate Mother’s Day with other mums and go home with special a little gift as well!

Book your place now for free and we ask for donations on the door thanks to support from The National Lottery Community Fund and Rotary Club of Canterbury: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1983162342953

Ps. this isn’t about perfect crafts; it’s about connection; it’s about being heard; it’s about remembering that you matter too. Your babies and preschoolers can join you, playing or snoozing or come along to celebrate while they are at school.

We would love to welcome you. 💛

25/02/2026

Every Tuesday we have fun together, allowing parents to meet and make friends, to play with their children and for children to make friends with each other.

Our Stay and Play group which we co-lead with Route 23 Coffee Stop is purposely smaller than many toddler groups to help ensure we can make it a really supportive place for your mental health and emotional well-being. We keep the sensory stimulation to a minimum and there's no pressure to join in, although there's always activities for you and your children to enjoy.

We recognise that it's really important that as a parent you have support. Yes, your children matter, but you also matter! The more you feel safe and supported, the beter you can look after your little ones.

We hope you will join us next Tuesday. Every session is completely free for the whole family from 9:30 to 11.15 at Spring Lane Neighbourhood Centre, Sussex Avenue, Canterbury.

24/02/2026

How do you care for yourself as a parent after the holidays?

I wonder if you can relate to this? After a school holiday you feel really low and despondent. Struggling with everyday tasks or to get "back on track".

A post holiday slump is often referred to in terms of feeling down after a beautiful week away in a sunny place. But as parents we can feel down after a school holiday for different reasons:
🚸 We might now miss our kids who have returned to school/nursery.
😩We might have been struggling throughout the holiday to cope with all the extra workload and childcare and feel burnt out.
😣We might have really missed the co-regulation of seeing friends and fellow parents at groups we usually attend that stopped in the holidays.
🤫If you are an introvert you might just need space on your own to regulate yourself again.

So today, I want to remind you that it is okay to book in things that care for you within or very soon after a holiday. If you notice this pattern of a post holiday slump then why not try:
🫂Booking to see friends in the holidays at the park or in your own home?
📅Book to see your friends on the Monday as soon as kids are back in school.
📞Phone your friends so that you at least can talk to each other and have those adult conversations.
🌳Book a day off after the holiday as a quiet day to enjoy in silence or in nature just for you.

This is not frivolous or selfish. This is vital to help care for you to then be able to care for others!

-regulating

23/02/2026

🌸 A Gentle Invitation for Expecting & New Mums Across the UK 🌸
Mother’s Day month is a time to celebrate Mums, but who celebrates you the rest of the year? We're here to support you!

Whether you’re expecting, navigating those early newborn days, or have teens or older children you deserve space for you too. Space to breathe. Space to reflect. Space to feel like yourself again.

Join our Maternal Journal Circle on Zoom https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/march-maternal-journal-circle-on-zoom-230326-tickets-1983161128320

🗓 23rd March 2026
⏰ 20:00–21:45 (UK time)

This nurturing online gathering is a place to:
✨ Reflect on your journey into and through motherhood
✨ Create and journal in a guided, supportive way
✨ Meet other mums from across the UK
✨ Care for your mental health
✨ Listen to yourself, and be heard

This circle is offered on a pay-what-you-can basis, thanks to grant funding, because support should be accessible to every mum.

This Mother’s Day month, celebrate yourself too 🤍

22/02/2026

THIS TUESDAY our free Stay and Play group is on and offering the opportunity to get out of the house, to play with our kids with the variety of activities provided, to talk to each other, meet and make friends and Aileen from My Birth Support will be leading us in some optional wellbeing activities too!

This groups if's free for all to access and is designed to be ideal for those parents or families who are feeling more vulnerable and need a smaller, less busy place to meet and make friends with others.

We try to keep the sensory overwhelm lower and offer different approaches to support your accessibility needs too if you are or .

Join us, it's free for all at the Route 23 Cafe at the Spring Lane Neighbourhood Centre every Tuesday in term time from 9.30-11.15.

21/02/2026

On Monday 😁 We want you to be part of our welcoming circle ✨
In a world that asks mums to be strong, busy and selfless, this is a space that simply asks you to just come and be.

On Monday at our February Maternal Journal Circle on Zoom 23/02/26 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1980809912771 mums from across the UK (expecting mums, new mums, mums of older children, adoptive and foster mums, grandmas and great-grandmas) will come together for an evening of reflection, creativity and connection.

No pressure. No fixing. Just warmth, listening and encouragement 💗
🗓 23rd February 2026
⏰ 8.00–9.45pm (UK)
💻 Zoom
💗 Pay-what-you-can and membership discounts available.

This Valentine’s month, choose yourself too.

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20/02/2026

Have you booked your place for our SisterZ Advocates Course starting in Margate next Wednesday? It's not too late to book, DM ourselves or to book your free place today.

We’re excited to be bringing the SisterZ Advocate Programme to Thanet. This programme is funded by grants given to , hosted by the wonderful and expertly facilitated by Aileen White from .

Together, we’re creating space for women to build confidence, strengthen self-advocacy skills, and feel supported to speak up for themselves and others in a healthcare setting, but also in the whole of life.

19/02/2026

🌷✨ Celebrate Mother's Day with us at our March Mums Matter Crafting Breakfast 19/03/26✨🌷

If you’re expecting, a brand-new mum, juggling school runs, navigating adoption or fostering, or a wonderful grandma or great-grandma, you are invited to our Mums Matter “Mother’s Day” Crafting Breakfast: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1983162342953

Most groups are designed with little ones in mind. Our monthly Mums Matter Breakfasts are different. We provide this space for you to feel nurtured, valued and celebrated as a mum and as a person in your own right.

📍 For mums across Canterbury & surrounding East Kent towns
🗓 19th March 2026
⏰ 9.30am–11.30am

Enjoy:
✨ A relaxed breakfast
✨ Gentle crafting activities to make a personalised keepsake
✨ Time to talk, be listened to and supported
✨ Encouragement for your parenting and mental wellbeing
✨ The chance to meet new friends

Babies and preschoolers are welcome to play or sleep alongside you as we pamper you, the parent.

Bookings are free and essential to help us get enough food in. Thanks to grants from The National Lottery Community Fund and Rotary Club of Canterbury, we simply ask for donations on the door towards breakfast, facilitation and activities.

Take that first step, even if you feel nervous. We’ll be ready to welcome you. 💛

18/02/2026

Thank you so much for the baby massage workshop today Michelle of

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18/02/2026

TODAY IS THE DAY! Have you booked your place yet. for our 10am LIVE baby massage workshop oon Zoom with ?
Calm for You, Comfort for your Baby in Half Term on Zoom 18/02/26: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1982111655318

Led by experienced facilitators Aileen White and Michelle Southworth, this series offers reassurance, practical tools and calm connection when you need it most.

You can also catch up with part 1 and 2 teaching videos which are here on our Insta and FB wall. We talked and took your questions about supporting your baby in troubled times with tummies. teething and sleep.

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