About The Birth & Baby Academy
94%
felt more confident about their birth choices
88%
of second-time parents found it more helpful
91%
felt calmer and better prepared for early days
97%
would recommend it to a friend
This academy is for you if...
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First-time parents
Preparing for an unknown journey and wanting to feel genuinely ready
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Expecting again
Second or third-time parents wanting a fresh, modern approach
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Caesarean births
Families planning or preparing for a caesarean planned or unplanned
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Every journey
Anyone wanting an empowering, modern take on birth and beyond
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Recovery, Processing & The First Weeks
Prepare for recovery and the early weeks with more honesty and support
Birth is not the finish line. This session prepares you for the realities of recovery, feeding, emotions, overwhelm, and the transition into early parenthood — helping you feel more supported and less blindsided after birth.
This academy will help you...
💛 Confidently prepare for vaginal, assisted, or caesarean births
🧠 Understand your body, birth rights, and options
🛌 Navigate postnatal recovery with practical tools
👨👩👧 Preparing older siblings for baby’s arrival
🍼 Learn feeding options and newborn care basics
👶 Bonus: Bathing, dressing, and winding your baby
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Recovery, Processing & The First Weeks
Prepare for recovery and the early weeks with more honesty and support
Birth is not the finish line. This session prepares you for the realities of recovery, feeding, emotions, overwhelm, and the transition into early parenthood — helping you feel more supported and less blindsided after birth.
Birth
Feel empowered and in control
Understand your birth options, learn pain management techniques, and gain confidence to make informed decisions for whatever birth journey unfolds.
Postpartum
Smoother recovery and wellbeing
Know what to expect in the early postnatal period physical recovery and emotional shifts, so you can heal and adjust with confidence.
Newborn care
Confidently care for your baby
Learn essential baby care skills from feeding and winding to safe sleep and bathing — giving you reassurance from day one.
What you will gain
Inside the Birth & Baby Academy
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Your Body & Mind — Feel Confident & In Control
Empower yourself with knowledge to navigate the maternity system with confidence.
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Making informed choices
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Birthing options in the UK
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Taking control of your birth
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Understanding and working with your hormones
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Your Birth — For Every Type of Birth
Understand every stage of labour :vaginal, caesarean, induction, or assisted birth.
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Stages of labour and what to expect
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Pain relief options and coping strategies
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Empowering caesarean births and your options
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Inductions and assisted births
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Postpartum Recovery — Looking After You
Physical and emotional postnatal recovery to help you heal, adjust, and thrive.
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What to expect in the first hours and weeks after birth
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Physical recovery after vaginal and caesarean births
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Emotional wellbeing and adjusting to parenthood
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Practical self-care and getting the right support
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Feeding Your Baby — All Feeding Choices Covered
Breastfeed, bottle-feed, or combination feed — confidence starts here.
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Breastfeeding basics, positions and common challenges
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Bottle feeding and formula preparation
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Combination feeding and responsive feeding approaches
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Winding techniques for a comfortable tummy
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Caring for Your Newborn — Prepared from Day One
The 4th trimester, golden hour, bathing, safe sleep, and everything for those early days.
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Baby's first checks and what to expect immediately after birth
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The 4th trimester including the golden hour
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Bathing, nappy changing and dressing your newborn
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Safe sleep and understanding newborn sleep patterns
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Introducing Siblings — A Smooth Transition
Prepare older children for the new sibling and foster positive family bonds.
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Preparing older children for a new sibling before birth
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Managing big emotions after baby arrives
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Encouraging positive sibling bonding
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Balancing multiple children while caring for yourself
Online course
The Birth & Baby Academy
£89
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9+ hours of expert-led video content
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All 6 sections — birth to newborn care
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All birth types and feeding choices covered
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Siblings section included
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Lifetime access — revisit any time
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Inclusive of all families and journeysAC,
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Hypnobirthing + more
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Practical birth toolkit included
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Downloadable resources
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Q&A time every session
5.0 ★★★★★
From course attendees
★★★★★
My wife and I attended antenatal classes here, and the experience was highly informative. From a birthing partner’s perspective, the learning should not be overlooked, I took many of the lessons into our own journey, and they really paid off.
Go in with an open mind. You may not agree with every approach or ideal, but they are presented to challenge your thinking, not to suggest there is only one “right” way. Vicky, who led the sessions, is very open about this.
Highly recommended.
Saam Watts
★★★★★
We have now completed both the Antenatal courses and the Baby massage with Beyond the Bump and have loved both. Vicky and Melissa are so friendly and helpful and the information provided during the sessions is non-bias and greatly for first time parents. We have made a great group of friends from our course and can't wait for future play sessions! Would highly recommend
Katie Cook