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At Birthing & Beyond we will fully prepare you for all realities of birth and caring for a newborn. We cater for no more than 8 couples.

Becoming a parent for the first time can be both an exciting and scary experience for many. At Birthing & Beyond we aim to prepare you fully for the whole birthing experience and up to 6 weeks after your baby has arrived, with our 5 week ante-natal classes which includes a social event at the end. We believe the lead up to childbirth should be exciting, but also an opportunity to meet other parents-to-be in your area, share new experiences and make some lifelong friendships along the way. The reality of giving birth can sometimes be very different from present day perceptions as well as influences from the media. With fully qualified midwives leading the classes you can be assured of expert, relevant, and up to date advice and guidance with all of your birthing questions answered.

17/06/2025

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02/06/2025

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25/05/2025

Celebrating all the Summer Babies due! 10% off our Midwife Led Antenatal courses in June/ July & Aug. Ideal for First Time Parents, helping you prepare for the labour, birth and arrival of your baby and also meet other expectant parents for valuable support and friendship. Includes Midwife support throughout the course and right up until your baby arrives. Email Marie on info@birthingandbeyond.co.uk for more info and quote SUMMER25.

17/02/2025

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Producing breastmilk takes up about 30% of the body’s energy. Your brain, for comparison, only uses about 20%.
You’re not doing nothing.
This is why you’re so tired at the end of the day.
This is why you’re so hungry and so thirsty.
So, if all you did was feed your baby today, don’t let your mind convince you that you didn’t do enough. You did enough. You did amazing. 💕

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06/02/2025

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05/02/2025

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During pregnancy, a woman's brain shrinks in size.

This is why some pregnant women may experience small, sometimes subtle deficits in tasks, like recalling items from a list they have studied, or remembering to do certain things in the future.

After delivering the baby, it would take up to six months for the mother's brain to regain its original size. The cells in the brain reduce in size without reducing in number. In other words, neuron density remains the same, which is why the brain capacity returns to normal after childbirth.

A study published in Nature Neuroscience revealed that pregnant women experience a decrease in gray matter in specific brain regions responsible for social cognition and forming attachments. However, this loss of gray matter actually enhances a mother's feelings of attachment to her baby and improves her ability to understand their needs and emotions.

Using MRI scans, researchers examined the brains of pregnant women before and after giving birth. They discovered that the reduction in gray matter in specific brain regions actually improves the brain's efficiency in understanding nonverbal cues from newborns.

This change enables mothers to quickly identify potential dangers and enhances their emotional connection with their babies. The first study was published in the American Journal of Neuroradiology, and it’s entitled, “Change in brain size during and after pregnancy: study in healthy women and women with preeclampsia”. The second study was published in Nature Neuroscience and it’s entitled, “Pregnancy leads to long-lasting changes in human brain structure”

28/01/2025

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| Caesarean is the only surgery where seven layers of tissue are opened and the mother is expected to stand up six hours later, taking responsibility for one more person, not to mention the intense uterus contractions, product of the Stimulation of mammary glands, release of oxytocin... etc.
If you're a mother via , you're stronger than you think. Be proud of yourself. ❤️

30/12/2024

Final few spaces left on our January Antenatal course starting next week! Would suit babies that are due Feb/ March time. Contact Marie on info@birthingandbeyond.co.uk for more info

10/12/2024

Take a look! Lots of children bits that have been donated are up for grabs! ###

Christmas can be a tough time of year for many reasons. The team have got together and collected lots of things that could be gifted to your children for Christmas.

The items are totally free with no exposition needed, and without judgement. Come along to the The Oval Arena 3G Training Complex - Eastbourne on the dates and times listed on the poster and off you see some things your children or child might like for Christmas or something you think they need, then it’s yours.

Please bring your own bag to carry your items home with you.

Eastbourne United AFC

25/11/2024

Did you know the best time to start an antenatal class is around 30 weeks' gestation?

Our antenatal course start dates for 2025 are:
6th Jan - for babies due late Feb/ early March
14th Jan - for babies due March
17th Feb - for babies due April/ May
31st March - for babies due May

Course content is taught by fully qualified, experienced midwives, covering all realities of labour, birth and the weeks that follow. We offer a friendly, welcoming environment with small groups, where you can make lifelong friendships, gain invaluable support and most importantly eat lots of homemade cake!

For more info please contact Marie info@birthingandbeyond.co.uk

20/09/2024

09/05/2024

🌞🌞Calling all Summer Babies!! 😎⛱

We still have spaces left on our upcoming Antenatal courses for babies that are due July-Sept.

May 20th - June 17th (Mondays 7-9pm)
July 1st - July 29th (Mondays 7-9pm)

Our midwife led courses will teach you & your partner about all realities of labour & birth plus feeding, changing, bathing etc. You also get to meet other expectant parents and eat lots of cake!

For more info contact Marie on info@birthingandbeyond.co.uk

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Kings Centre
Eastbourne
BN236PT

Website

http://www.birthingandbeyond.co.uk/

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Becoming a parent for the first time can be both an exciting and scary experience for many. At Birthing & Beyond we aim to prepare you fully for the whole birthing experience and up to 6 weeks after your baby has arrived, with our 6 week ante-natal classes which includes a social event at the end. We believe the lead up to childbirth should be exciting, but also an opportunity to meet other parents-to-be in your area, share new experiences and make some lifelong friendships along the way. The reality of giving birth can sometimes be very different from present day perceptions as well as influences from the media. At Birthing & Beyond we will fully prepare you for all realities of birth and caring for a newborn. With fully qualified midwives leading the classes you can be assured of expert, relevant, and up to date advice and guidance with all of your birthing questions answered. We cater for no more than 8 couples.

Once your baby is here we are also able to offer a 3 hour postnatal session covering Transition to Motherhood, Feeding (breast and bottle), Sleep, Anxiety, Relationships (between mother/ baby and mother/ partner), Weaning, Crying – Colic etc

This course suits babies aged from birth up to 6 months.

We also offer monthly Paediatric First Aid courses - essential for any parent, grandparent or carer of babies and young children.