1. Check out NorthHantsMum – obviously! 😀 Especially the newborn page and pregnancy pages. I also recommend requesting to join the secret FB NHM Pregnancy group.
2. Find out where your local baby clinic is. There is a previous post on NHM which details local baby clinic’s in the area. Click HERE for details.
3. Book up for your NCT Antenatal class early – else you not find one close by, which can become complicated (especially if you have had a cesarean) if you want to catch up with your Mummy friends and they all live miles away. NCT also do discounts on courses for those with limited funds. Or if you are looking for an alternative to NCT and live in North Hampshire, you could also try FitMama classes.
4. Go do the “Hospital Look” round tour a few weeks before you are due. Try not to be too scared if you hear someone in labour 😉
5. Get hold of a Tumble Dryer or find out which of your family and friends have tumble dryers and start being very nice to them! Or, find out where the local laundrette is. You will be horrified by the amount of washing you suddenly have to start doing! The only laundrette details I could find in Basingstoke is the one at Elmwood Parade in Winklebury. Let me know if you have details of any others.
6. Check out the local Breastfeeding support if that’s what you want to do. Check out my previous post about Breastfeeding in Basingstoke HERE.
7. Get your maternity Bra’s from the NCT website. Much cheaper than Bravissimo and I found the selection in Bravissimo to be quite limited.
8. Find out where your local children’s centre is and see if they have a Bumps n’ Babes class you can attend, if only to meet other Mum’s in the same situation and area as you.
9. Research what is on for Mum’s with new babies in the area. Winter is a notoriously hard time to have a baby because you are stuck inside a lot more, so you need to make more of an effort to get out and about. NHM will keep you up to date on what’s going on in Basingstoke! 😉
10. Sign up for some of the free pregnancy “stuff” that you can get when you are pregnant. I signed up for the free Bounty Pack. When I received mine it had a bar of galaxy and a can of appletiser. I don’t think they made it out of the car park (blush)! Sainsburys and Boots used to give them out.
11. Attend a Pregnancy Exercise Class. The FitMama Studio in Stroudley Road has a number of classes that are specifically designed for Pregnant Mum’s.
12. Have a pregnancy massage.
I can probably come up with a lot more, but I think twelve (the list was originally 10!) is a pretty round number for this kind of list! Do you have any other good suggestions for those who are pregnant?
Hi Louise, sadly NCT don’t do bra sales on their website anymore 🙁
However on the positive side – how about the readysteadymums facebook page – walks for women who are pregnant and for new mums with baby in a buggy or sling – local free walks where you walk and chat then option for a cuppa at a local cafe after…. gets you chatting / exercising / making friends / getting your vitamin D…. the walks are free but obvs you pay for a cuppa if you stay for one at the end. Rooksdown, Tadley, not sure where else. .
Hi all, if anyone is interested in Pregnancy or Postpartum exercises I offer classes on my website you can do from home anytime you want, no equipment needed. 3 NEW 30 minute sessions every week & lots more all things Pre & Postnatal ? ?
http://www.trainwithtinna.com
Tinna x