With Father’s Day tomorrow I am delighted to announce a new venture for Mantenatal – starting in October I will be offering Mantenatal as a one-off three hour workshop on a Saturday morning. All the details are on the website www.mantenatal.com A very happy Father’s Day to all expectant dads.
Interesting article about new dads and depression
Another link in the run up to Father’s Day – one dad shares his experiences of being at the birth of his children
In the run up to Father’s Day this Sunday the NCT are highlighting articles on their website site specifically for dads – this is the first one
Interesting piece looking at the possible reasons why parents might choose certain names for their children
Parents’ choice of name for their child influenced by evolution.
Really useful summary of new dads entitlements to paternity leave on the NCT website.
New research about couple relationships after having a baby – makes sad reading but antenatal classes can I believe really help couples work through some of these issues in pregnancy
Very moving – 2 dads share the experience of miscarriage from their perspective – really important to remember that it affects dads too.
Really useful app from the Red Cross for expectant or new mums and dads
Really interesting, and sad, blog about a dads experiences of going along to an antenatal appointment with his partner
Really useful information about how to go about registering your baby after they are born
This is a lovely new book to explain pregnancy to small children but I think it is great for expectant mums too – particularly like the picture of the couples at an antenatal class! You can see the whole
book by clicking on the preview at the bottom of the page
Radio 4 program about choosing names – including input from couples attending an NCT class – worth a listen big decision for any expectant parent
Great tip we always try to welcome pregnant mums to Bumps and Babes which I help to run as an NCT volunteer. We meet 10-12 at the Eatons Children’s Centre on a Thursday – so if you are on maternity leave or free then and pregnant come and join us 🙂
Really interesting piece about positions for labour – another one of the things I always try and explore in classes
Dads at Yahoo are now to get 8 weeks paid paternity leave – should other companies now follow their lead?
Marissa Mayer raises the stakes by offering Yahoo dads eight weeks of paid paternity leave – Quartz.
I have just finished reading this book and would highly recommend it to any expectant mum – it is a small book but with lots of real practical suggestions about how to help yourself during labour.
I still have places available on a Relax and Breathe course (in St Neots) for expectant mums starting mid May – course is three sessions for £25 – full details on the website do please pass onto to anyone you think might be interested. Thanks Jenny x
www.mantenatal.com/relax
Another piece about a new study from University of Birmingham I mentioned last week – it is a very small study but interesting the comments from the father involved
