A new weekly support group has started to support Bristol mums-to-be and mums.
The group takes place every Monday at 10.45am to 12pm and is held at the wonderful Family Practice, 116, Gloucester Road, BS7 8NL Bristol, just 2 minutes from our shop.
Subjects that may arise are positive infant feeding, (breast and bottle feeding), sleep issues, coping with change, boredom and the transition from couple to family. This is a place to bring your worries, to be heard, supported and leave feeling you have picked up some useful tools for mothering.
We aim to bring relaxation and joy to parenting experiences, and presence and enjoyment to every moment.
The group facilitator is the incredibly experienced Dominique Sakoilsky, Director of Relaxed Birth and Parenting and a personal friend. It was Dom who first helped me navigate the uncharted world of pregnancy, birth and parenting when I moved to Bristol 17 years ago. She is a Relate trained relationship and personal counsellor as well as a pregnancy and postnatal yoga teacher, Craniosacral therapist and also has a Ante-natal and Doula training course. It's a fantastic honour to have to lead these sessions.
In Dominique's back up team are Suzanne Yates, founder of Well Mother Shiatsu, Suzanne is a Body-worker and Birth Educator and author of numerous books on Shiatsu. Suzanne travels the world teaching massage therapists and health practitioners, including midwives of the benefits of Shiatsu for pregnancy, birth and post-natally.
Amanda Rayment, from Welcome World Herbal teas has supported many a mother with her nutritional and herbal advice as well as her teas. She brings many years of experience and the knowledge that with a little guidance we can all be our own healers.
April Whincop is Bristol's expert breastfeeding practitioner, she sees clients privately and has also run La Leche League support groups for 16 years and works within the NHS and as peer support trainer within Barnado's. Customers we have referred to her describe her as 'the Mary Poppins of breastfeeding' because she really does know everything there is to know. The group believes that the right support at the right time can make a huge difference to a mother's breastfeeding experience, however we are also supportive of mothers who choose to bottle feed and will offer support with what we've called 'Positive infant feeding'. The group is non judgemental and open to all mothers, breastfeeding or not.
Also on hand will be Juliana Hounsfield, owner of the Family Practice; a family of osteopaths who are highly experienced in the treatment of babies, children and mothers.
We will have some spare slings on hand and will be happy to carry babies to give you a break if you need it.
Sessions will take place weekly except on bank holidays
Attendees are asked to contribute £7 to attend. Herbal tea and biscuits will be provided. Babies are of course welcome.
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Love Eva
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