Making preparations for the next Big Project

This weekend, Pete and I attended our birth preparation course, calmbirth ®. It's a pretty full-on weekend, even this time, which is the second time we've attended.

Peter Jackson, who has developed and run this course, is just the most wonderful, lovely man with such passion, interest and concern for mothers, fathers and babies to help couples work together to welcome their babies into the world in the most peaceful, calm and beautiful way. WonderBoy joined us in 2006 in just such a wonderful, joyous experience and we wanted to make sure we did all we could to birth Little One in the same way next January.

I'll let some quotes from the calmbirth website explain it properly...

"calmbirth® is a childbirth preparation programme where,

during the calmbirth® classes, pregnant couples learn:

• to access their natural inner resources to alleviate the fear , anxiety and tension experienced during pregnancy, labour and childbirth
  
  
• the practical skills of Relaxation, Breathing and Visualisation which are used during pregnancy, labour, childbirth and beyond
  
  
• how the mother's body is beautifully designed to birth her baby naturally and calmly and with the right preparation, to work with the process rather than resist it
  
  
• the importance of a mother's beliefs and attitudes about birth and how these can be one of the major differences between a positive or negative birth experience
  
  
• the importance of bonding with their baby and how this effects their baby’s future life
  
  
• to be empowered to take control of their own birthing experience"

If you, or someone you know is expecting a baby, this course is well worth it. Do go and visit the website if you're interested. We can absolutely and wholeheartedly recommend calmbirth® - and we can't wait to meet Little One very soon!