Welcome to the blog for our NCT Bumps & Babies group which is held in West Bridgford. The group has been set up to give new parents somewhere supportive and welcoming to meet in the later stages of pregnancy and during the first year with their baby.
The group is held in a meeting room in Rushcliffe Arena Leisure Centre. We have lots of soft blankets, toys and cushions on the floor for the babies and for the parents we have lots tea, coffee and chocolate biscuits! We also have NCT parenting info and books that you are welcome to borrow. Our NCT breast-feeding counsellor pops along to the group whenever she can to chat to parents and offer support. We also invite outside providers such as Baby massage, Baby music, Post-natal fitness etc to come along every few weeks to give a 20 min demo. This is to give new parents an idea of the other possible activities that they may enjoy with their new baby.
In addition to the weekly meet up every Thursday, we also meet for coffee in West Bridgford once a month. Pizza Express has kindly agreed to open their doors early at 10.30am on the first Friday of every month so we have the restaurant all to ourselves and take over with our pushchairs, babies and bumps! We have also just begun a monthly free swim and coffee meet up at David Lloyd in West Bridgford. We arrange First Aid courses for new parents and we hope to set up a monthly Saturday morning meet up for new dads.
The group has been running since the beginning of August last year. It has been lovely to see parents come along to the group in the later stages of pregnancy, get to know the venue and support each other in the last few weeks and then come again with their tiny new babies!
You would be so welcome to come along and join us. The group is open to all parents (you don’t have to be a member of the NCT). We would love to meet you and support you if we can.
If you would like to come along or have any questions then please contact us on wbbumpsandbabies@nct.org.uk
With very best wishes
Claire
Friday, 26 March 2010
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