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This arrived in today’s post 💜 looking forwar

This arrived in today’s post 💜 looking forward to reading @candicebrathwaite’s book about what it’s like to be a black mother in Britain, coping with the fact that black women are #5times more likely to die in childbirth in the UK than white women, unconscious bias and everyday racism in pregnancy and parenting. #blacklivesmatter #blackmothersmatter #blackfathersmatter #equalitymatters #educateyourself #stopracismnow

Such a lovely evening last night, enjoying our fin

Such a lovely evening last night, enjoying our final #antenatalclass with our #Bishopston group - with our first #baby joining in the session too🥰 Expecting news of baby number two any day, with mum in labour #sendinglove. Whilst this class met first on Zoom, it’s lovely that the relaxing of social distancing rules means they’re now starting to hang out in the local parks 💜 We can’t wait to get the whole group & babies together for a meet-up soon!! #antenatalclasses #bristolmums #bristoldads #newlife #pregnant #newfriends

We’ve had such a great week exploring the topic

We’ve had such a great week exploring the topic of loneliness in parenting, as a part of Loneliness Awareness Week 2020 with @marmalade_trust @thehealthychildco @clairenuttmassagemidwife @_theperfectstart @doulashell, bringing lots of expectant and new parents together and making connections💜
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☕️It’s our final meet-up of the series...and today it’s just about hanging out and chatting over a cuppa.
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🤰🏼🤱🏾If you’re #pregnant or recently became a #parent we’d love you to join us, hang out with other #mums, #dads and #babies. We recognise how hard it can be meeting other new parents during #lockdown, making #loneliness even more of a worry! #youarenotalone join us today, everyone is welcome - babies and siblings, pets too. Today (Friday) 12-2pm.
. 👆Register via the link in our bio 👆
#lonelinessawarenessweek #letstalkloneliness #newmum #newdad #pregnant #mumtobe #dadtobe #pregnantinbristol #bristolmum #bathmums #mumlife #dadlife

We have another workshop today, as a part of Lonel

We have another workshop today, as a part of Loneliness Awareness Week @marmalade_trust. 🤱🏽Today we will be exploring loneliness in feeding and where to find your support in the early weeks and months with your newborn. .
👆👆Sign up via the link in our bio ☝️☝️
. 😢Many new mums report feeling lonely when breastfeeding - whether it’s the night feeds at 3am when you feel like the only person in the world who is awake (there’s even an app for this @thenightfeedapp), struggling with a growth spurt, cluster feeding and struggling to get out of the house, or simply coping with all the emotions that crop up when feeding a newborn that you just weren’t prepared for and wondering if anyone else feels the same! .
👩‍❤️‍👨Partners are often feeling lonely too - whether it’s feeling useless that they can’t help, or left out because the baby relies on mim for feeds and comfort. 👩‍❤️‍👩
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Our experts will be discussing all this and more. Looking at how and where you can find support - especially during these times of social distancing when the usual meet up groups are not happening.
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Kate Battersby is a midwife and lactation consultant @_theperfectstart Michelle Weeks is a birth and postnatal doula, plus a mum of #twins @doulashell. .
#LetsTalkLoneliness, break down misconceptions and start building connections 💜 #youarenotalone

#lonelinessawarenessweek #breastfeeding #breastfeedingtips #breastfeedingtwins #breastfeedingjourney #antenatalclasses #mumlife #mumlifeuk #dads #mums #mumstobe #breastfeedinginpublic

It’s Loneliness Awareness Week...We’re excited

It’s Loneliness Awareness Week...We’re excited to be running a FREE workshop today 12-2pm for expectant and new parents, discussing loneliness and identity in parenthood. .
🤰🏿🤱🏼Becoming a new parent is such a big time of change, even attending classes and reading books can’t prepare you for just how much of a change it is. It’s exciting, terrifying and at times boring (yes, it’s ok to admit it). .
Research carried out by Coram Family & Childcare in 2019 found more than 50% of new parents experienced loneliness. .
We want to discuss this, explore how to help new parents combat loneliness and find connections and support. This is even more important now, as social-distancing means the usual support networks are limited. .
Our experts leading today’s discussion are: @massagemidwife Claire is a Specialist #mentalhealth #midwife, who set up a charity supporting new parents through the transition into parenthood. @thehealthychildco Charlie is a #HealthVisitor who also has a business supporting parents of 0-5 year olds with sleep, feeding and child health. Nichola from Bristol Counselling is our final expert, she is a counsellor who specialises in identity, new parents and mental health. She co-founded the Birth and Well-being charity with Claire.
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👆sign up via the link in our bio 👆
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💜 invite your friends - it’s open to anyone who is #pregnant or a #newparent
#lonelinessawarenessweek #letstalkloneliness @marmalade_trust #newmum #newdad #identitycrisis #mumlife #dadlife #pregnantlife #pregnantinbristol #covidpregnancy #newparent #newparentslife #newparentsupport

It’s crazy how much the world has changed in a f

It’s crazy how much the world has changed in a few short months. I appreciate it’s difficult for everyone in different ways. But particularly for those of you having babies for the first time... without the baby groups, support from family and friends, feeding groups & exercise classes it’s much harder to find new friends and support. Research shows that becoming a parent is a time when people feel more lonely - without the social distancing rules making it that much harder!
This week we have daily events, from time to simply hand out and have a chat with other new parents (or parents-to-be) to expert-led workshops exploring the issues new parents face, such as identity, loneliness, mental health and wellbeing, feeding and finding support during these tricky time’s. Sign up in our bio 👆👆 we’d love to see you there. Tag your friends too - the more the merrier 🥰 Supporting Loneliness Awareness Week 2020 @marmalade_trust #lonelinessawarenessweek #antenatalclasses #parenthood #motherhood #fatherhood #newbornbaby #lifewithanewborn #socialdistancing #lonely #letstalk #letstalkloneliness

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