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2011
Baby Dolly is pleased to announce the return of the Baby
& Toddler First Aid courses.
Due to start in February 2012. Please enquire for further
details.
Baby
Dolly launches FREE Early Pregnancy sessions - Oct 2011
New Free antenatal sessions starting in November! Also
new sessions now available in Leicester
UNICEF
Lucy has just completed her UNICEF 'Train the trainer'
course in London. A 3 day course that enables her
to teach other professionals all about the Baby friendly
initiative.
Coffee
and Cake Break
New for October
'NEW' to Baby Dolly is our Coffee and Cake break. To be
held on the 1st Monday every month at Baby Dolly HQ. 10.30-11.30am.
Please click here for more information
BIG News - Baby Dolly has a New
Home!
We have moved to our new home at 9 Church Walk, Hinckley.
Lots of space and easily accessible for all. We are open
daily from 10.00-3.00pm so feel free to pop in for any advice,
info or to buy and stock your labour bag!
We are very excited and hoping to hold other events
very soon.
Baby Dolly sponsors a delivery room at the George
Eliot Maternity Hospital.
We have paid for the paint and the wall decorations to
make one of the many delivery rooms at the GEH a nicer place
to be. For those of you that have attended our classes you
will appreciate we feel strongly that the feel of a room
can really help that oxytocin get going and improve your
labour. The room is bring painted Parisian Pink (of course)
and I will be popping in soon to complete the decor with
some wall art. Photos to follow soon. September 2010
June 2011
'NEW' Breastfeeding area within the Baby Dolly HQ (9 Church
Walk, Hinckley) for any mums wanting somewhere more secluded
to go and feed their baby. Check out our opening times and
come on in.
Skin to skin - Amazing!!!
May 2011
Our new members of staff have now undergone their UNICEF
Baby Friendly training - only the correct and up to date
advice from Baby Dolly :)
May 2011
The Summer Launch Party - Friday 10th June 4.30pm - 7.30pm.
A chance for us to celebrate our new town centre location
and the release of our lingerie fitting service. Everyone
is invited, pregnant or not - come and find out more about
Baby Dolly (and eat some cake!)
April 2011
Building work at the office - a new dressing room for
the arrival of our new range of Maternity and nursing lingerie
- HOT MILK. Really beautiful bras, that are not only amazingly
comfortable but sexy too! Bookings for specialist fittings
will be available from June.
February 2011
Baby Dolly is now Limited, our new name: Professional
Antenatal Services Ltd - Thats a mouthful!!
Baby Dolly & The George Eliot Maternity Hospital
Baby Dolly is now the antenatal provider for the George
Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton. We will be offering a subsidised,
flexible service for all women booked at the George Eliot.
Aug 2009
www.contractionmaster.com
Check out this website. Great for timing your contractrions.
There is even an app for the iphone!
www.nhs.uk
New Pregnancy Care Planner available from the NHS. Ideal
for helping you to understand and plan at different stages
of your pregnancy and early parenthood.
Hinckely and Bosworth Area
Childrens Centres in the Hinckely and Bosworth area now
have more than 10 fully trained La Leche Breastfeeding peer
supporters, therefore if you need a helping hand visit the
new Breastfeeding cafe in Earl Shilton or ask at a local
Childrens Centre for Breastfeeding support.
New Breastpump Hire
We now offerArdo Baby Friendly Hospital Grade Breastpump
hire. Please contact us if interested.
Interesting Article:
10 Benefits of Exercising While Pregnant
- Minimise
Weight Gain - Its
healthy to gain weight during pregnancy with a nhealthy
range being in the region of 22 – 34lbs. Exercising
will help you control excessive weight gain which will
allow you to get back into shape quicker after having
your baby. A study by Clapp & Capeless (90) found
that women who continued to exercise throughout pregnancy
gained 8lbs less weight!
- Easier,
Less Painful Labour! Research suggests that women
who trained regularly during the 3rd Trimester of pregnancy
perceived there labour to be less painful than non-exercising
individuals. This could be down to the elevated levels
of the body’s natural painkillers, endorphins. By
training 3 x per week for 20mins or more through the 1st
two trimesters, you could reduce labour time. Some research
also suggests that weight bearing exercise throughout
pregnancy can reduce labour times as well as delivery
complications.
- Healthier
Babies - It has been proven that exercising
during pregnancy can lead to healthier, more alert babies.
They are also more likely to be born leaner and increased
sound and vibratory stimuli during exercise can accelerate
the development of the baby’s brain.
- Return
to Activity & Body Shape Quicker - Going
into pregnancy fitter and healthier means you’ve
got a better chance of recovering quicker post pregnancy.
- Improved
Self Esteem and Image - Keeping yourself in shape
during pregnancy can improve your self esteem and improve
your body image. This positive attitude will help you
through pregnancy and into labour.
- Placenta
Development - Exercising during pregnancy improves
placenta development which feeds nutrients to the baby.
Studies have shown that placenta’s in exercising
women are bigger and more efficient than non-exercising
women. This will increase the quality and quantity of
nutrient and gas exchange between you and your baby.
- Improved
Posture - A lot of pregnant women suffer from
back ach during pregnancy. This can be down to poor posture
due to weak and overstretched muscles as the foetus develops.
Exercising mothers can stretch tight muscles and strengthen
weak one’s to reduce these effects.
- Possible
Decrease in Musculoskeletal Injury - With exercising
individuals being fitter and stronger than sedentary ones,
they have better chance of avoiding injury when they gain
extra size and weight through pregnancy.
- Reduction
in Depression - Those individuals that train
more prior to pregnancy have been shown to have greater
body satisfaction during the 2nd and 3rd Trimesters. Research
by Leigh and Milgram, 2008 shows a link between pre-natal
and post natal depression so decreasing one may help decrease
the other.
- Abdominal
Strength - Abdominal strength is really tested
during pregnancy with the stomach muscles being stretched
as the baby grows. Working on strengthening these muscles
during the early part of pregnancy can help. Strong abdominals
help support the weight of the baby, support the back
and these muscles will give extra help during delivery.
Produced By Greg Lennox of Realize Fitness, 2009
For all your pre and post pregnancy exercise www.realize-fitness.com
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