Antenatal Classes in Poundbury & Dorchester
Congratulations and welcome to our award winning antenatal classes in Poundbury & Dorchester.
Get ready to make brilliant, local friends having babies at the same time as you, whilst learning everything you need to know from our team of pregnancy, birth, and parenting experts.
We are proud to have been voted ‘best antenatal classes’ and would love to welcome you into our amazing community here in Dorset.
Course dates
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Ideal for babies due mid September, October and November
In person sessions: 7-9pm
Monday 28th July: Preparing for birth
Monday 4th August: Hypnobirthing
Monday 11th August: Practical baby care
Monday 18th August: Baby first aid and self care for parents
Wednesday 27th August: Celebration social - a purely social session
Saturday 29th November: Reunion (suggested date)
Extra live online content: 7:30pm
Every Thursday evening throughout your course, our specialists of the week will be on hand to support you with any extra questions in the following live online sessions:
Thursday 31st July: Midwife and obstetric doctor Q&A
Thursday 7th August: Hypnobirthing relaxations and breathing practice
Thursday 14th August: Feeding specialist Q&A
Thursday 21st August: Baby doctor/First Aid & Physiotherapist Q&A
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Ideal for babies due mid November, December & January
In person sessions: 7-9pm
Monday 29th September: Preparing for birth
Monday 6th October: Hypnobirthing
Monday 13th October: Practical baby care
Monday 20th October: Baby first aid and self care for parents
Monday 27th October: Celebration social - a purely social session
Saturday 7th February: Reunion (suggested date)
Extra live online content: 7:30pm
Every Thursday evening throughout your course, our specialists of the week will be on hand to support you with any extra questions in the following live online sessions:
Thursday 2nd October: Midwife and obstetric doctor Q&A
Thursday 9th October: Hypnobirthing relaxations and breathing practice
Thursday 16th October: Feeding specialist Q&A
Thursday 23rd October: Baby doctor/First Aid & Physiotherapist Q&A
Congratulations and welcome to our award winning antenatal classes in Poundbury & Dorchester.
Get ready to make brilliant, local friends having babies at the same time as you, whilst learning everything you need to know from our team of pregnancy, birth, and parenting experts.
We are proud to have been voted ‘best antenatal classes’ and would love to welcome you into our amazing community here in Dorset.
Course dates
Click the course months to show all session dates and due date recommendations.
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Click here if your course of choice is not available.
What’s included on the course?
Course includes in person hypnobirthing and baby first aid
Reunion with your babies
18h of teaching and 4h of dedicated social time
Specialists include
Midwife
Obstetric doctor
Hypnobirthing teacher
Paediatric (baby) doctor
Feeding specialist
Baby first aid instructor
Physiotherapist
Head to one of our fun and social venues (no church halls, scout huts or flip charts here!)
Meet like minded, local friends having babies at a similar time
Learn everything you need to know for birth and life with a newborn in one course (no add ons!)
Each week covers one of five themes and includes:
A 2h in-person session, packed with practical and social activities
A bank of videos to support everything you learn
Different specialists each week
A live-online Q&A session
Notes, useful downloads and exclusive discounts
Poundbury & Dorchester: where are the classes held?
Our Poundbury & Dorchester antenatal classes are held in the Casterbridge Room at the Kings Arms Hotel, on the High Street, Dorchester.
How much are Poundbury & Dorchester antenatal classes?
Our Poundbury antenatal classes cost £199 for two people. We also offer a single-parent discount. See our FAQs for full details.
How does this differ to NCT classes in Poundbury & Dorchester?
NCT classes have been around since the 1950s and for many decades were the only antenatal classes. This means many people believe that all antenatal classes are NCT classes, which is not the case. Happy Parents Happy Baby antenatal classes in Poundbury & Dorchester are not the same as NCT classes in Poundbury & Dorchester, or other antenatal classes in and around Poundbury & Dorchester. Here are some of the differences (as per December 2024).
Our local Poundbury & Dorchester community
Most of the people coming on our Poundbury & Dorchester course are from Poundbury & Dorchester. The course is also popular with those living in neighbouring areas of Charminster and West Stafford.
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