Pregnancy & Parent Events

Finding people who know what it’s like to be you can be a total game-changer…

Knowledge creates power; friendship creates confidence.

When I look back on my pregnancies, births and the early months of parenthood, I feel so very lucky to have had my tribe. With six colleagues having babies within nine months of each other, we had a ready made baby crew.

Not for the playdates and beach walks (that didn’t happen, thanks Covid…) but for the support: the midnight Whatsapp chats, the tearful ‘she hasn’t slept again’ morning debriefs and the ‘is this rash normal?’ investigations.

Having them by my side (albeit virtually) is what got me through the lockdowns, the teething, the postnatal depression in one piece. And not because they had any specific talents or wisdom: just because they knew what I was going through and knew what I needed.

This sort of support is what every parent deserves: it’s how it should be.

That’s why I give you the opportunities to sit, chat and swap numbers with the people that may well be your tribe.

  • Good god no! The whole point of my events is for you to get some feel-good TLC time, and to meet some people that know what its like to be you.

    That means you need to have time and space to breathe, chat and laugh.

    None of my events include awkward icebreakers, organised fun or singing (unless you start it!) of any kind.

  • Not usually: but this is what I love about these events. Within minutes of arriving, you lot find your common ground and start chatting. Whatever your stage of pregnancy or baby life, there’s something about these groups that removes the boundaries. Within the space of 20 minutes, its hard to see who’s new and who’s not!

  • I keep the cost of my groups as low as humanly possible to make sure they’re as accessible. Some groups are free, some are not. But I always ask for anonymous feedback and so far I’ve got a 100% ‘good value for money’ rating so I think they’re pitched right!

  • Not if I can help it! I use all of my doula tactics and social skills to create the right, relaxing environment for you guys to settle into. That normally avoids the silences, BUT if it does happen, I take the lead and prompt a new round or topic. No one has been left scratching their head and looking out of the window yet!