Homebirth Access Sydney is establishing a Homebirth Parents Group in the inner west.

Those considering homebirth, as well as parents with their babies and children are more than welcome. Please contact Greta if you are interested in meeting up.

Sydney Attachment Parenting (SAP) is an online forum with in-real-life playgroups.

Welcome to the Sydney Attachment Parenting e-mail list. Here people who care about attachment parenting can share stories, learn, make friends and extend support. We welcome all attachment parents (or parents-to-be), their families and friends and those wishing to learn more about attachment parenting. We invite you to become a member and introduce yourself - feel free to ask questions and open a discussion topic.

Attachment Parenting (also known as "instinctive" or "natural" parenting) develops and meets a child's need for trust, empathy and love in order to create secure, peaceful and enduring relationships. This requires consistent, loving and responsive caregivers, especially during the critical first three to five years of life. By promoting and maintaining a close attachment with our children we are recognizing and meeting biological human bonding needs.

Attachment Parenting principles encompass emotional responsiveness, informed and empowered childbirth, extended breastfeeding with child-led weaning, co-sleeping (or "the family bed"), unreserved comforting, baby wearing (using a sling or suitable baby carrier) and positive discipline.

Other related issues include home education, unschooling, home birth, water birth, lotus birth, cloth nappies, elimination communication, natural health, conscious living and maintaining balanced family lives. 

We offer a personalised service throughout pregnancy, birth and early parenting.

PRENATAL YOGA CLASSES

“Gentle pregnancy yoga classes designed to accommodate all stages of Pregnancy and all levels of previous yoga experience; including beginners and more advanced yogis.”  

You will find the classes beneficial to you and the baby during pregnancy, labour, birth and the postnatal period.

**REFER A FRIEND for a free trial class, and you will receive a free class, too! 

• Learn breathing techniques for labour and birth
• Practice relaxation for pregnancy and birth
• Enjoy time to connect to the baby
• Strengthen and realign posture 
• Meet other women from Baulkham Hills area

 

“I really enjoyed the class last night - I think I slept the best I have in weeks!!”  - Jodie

 

PRENATAL YOGA AT HOME DVD -

DVD includes yoga breathing practice for birth, pregnancy yoga class and relaxation ONLY $28  Order your copy today and enjoy benefits of yoga for pregnancy, birth and baby.

 

 

AFFORDABLE ANTENATAL COURSES

 

Antenatal classes broken into 5 workshops so that you can attend the classes that suit you, your needs and your budget. Only $40 per couple per workshop.  All workshops are run on Saturdays from 2pm-4pm

1. Yoga for Active Birth  Sat 15th Jan or Sat 26th March or Sat 28th May
2. Natural Birth Intensive  Sat 29th Jan or Sat 9th April
3. Creating your birth plan & vision  Sat 12th Feb or Sat 16th April
4. Avoiding unnecessary intervention  Sat 5th March or Sat 30th March
5. Your baby in the first 3 weeks.  Sat 12th March or Sat 14th May
   

 

OTHER SERVICES INCLUDE:  Post Natal Yoga Group for Mothers and Baby's, Doula Services, Baby Blessingways. 

PREPARAING FOR A NATURAL BIRTH AFTER A PREVIOUS CAESAREAN (VBAC)

Tara specialises in VBAC preparation having had one herself.  Preparing for a naturla birht after a caesarean is about regaining your confidence, healing your past traumas and bringing your focus and that of your partner/support back into a positive mind frame.  You need to surround yourself with people who beleive in you and empower not only yourself but your team with researched based information.  Contact Tara to dicuss your personal needs. 

“At that moment (of the birth) all I kept thinking was I did it!!!! The doc arrived, I had torn a bit(5stitches) ...  I was too excited to even care - I had my baby in my arms all natural and with no drugs!!!!"  Vana (VBAC)

"It takes a village to raise a child"  Ancient African Proverb