The Birth & Baby Network provides:
In pregnancy
For health, fitness and a sense of wellbeing there are a range of classes available for you:
Clare Renwick runs Pregnancy Yoga
Claire Barnaby runs Pregnancy Pilates
Julia McCarthy provides Pregnancy massage and reflexology
Marie Allen and her team provide Chiropractic care
Puddle Ducks and North Tyneside Council run aquanatal sessions
Debbie from Pushy Mothers runs Pregnancy Aerobics
In pregnancy – preparing for labour & birth
For information, support and reassurance to answer your questions and help you feel better prepared for labour and life with a new baby:
Janine Rudin runs a range of antenatal classes for first and second time parents
Rebecca Sea provides TENS & Birth Pool hire
Support for new mums
Courses, one-to-one support and practical help for new parents:
Janine Rudin at Birth & Baby Basics provides Postnatal Doula support, Baby Massage and a free weekly Drop-In
Baby groups
These are parent, baby and toddler groups which are fun, supportive and rather addictive!
Pushy Mothers helps you get back into shape
Baby Sensory is all about play, exploring and baby developement
Piccolo Music is all about music and singing and having loads of fun
Toddler Sense follows on from Baby Sensory and is also all about play, exploring and child development
Puddle Ducks provide excellent swimming sessions for parents, babies and children
Nappies
And let’s not forget Washables – Rebecca Seal provides a range of real nappies as well as excellent information about using them effectively.
All of the Birth & Baby Network practitioners are dedicated to providing an excellent service for parents, and the website is updated regularly with information and articles relating to pregnancy, babies, toddlers and parenting. We want it to be a source of support and information for parents with young families across Tyneside, if you could help us to spread to word and share across Facebook and Twitter that would be fantastic.
And if anyone would like to get involved in writing articles for the blog, please get in touch
Thanks so much for all the support so far
Janine x
