The natural caesarean: a woman-centred technique

Pudsey car boot sale on Sunday 18 May 2014

Stall confirmed at Pudsey Car Boot. 8.30 to 2.30 Sunday 18 May. We are raising funds for the World Challenge expedition to Ecuador in July 2014. Quality second hand adults' and children's clothes, books, CD's and other items.  Plus new cosmetics and toiletries. Bargain prices. Please come and support us!

An evening of live music, fun and refreshments in aid of The St Mary's School Menston's world challenge fund. Adult tickets £5 in advance. £3 children's tickets. Family tickets (2 adults plus 2 children) £13. Featuring the Fairfax singers and special guests to be confirmed. Proceeds will help fund an expedition to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands.

• • Friday, October 18, 2013
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    7:00pm until 10:00pm

• SS John Fisher and Thomas Moore Catholic Church, Bradford Road, Burley in Wharfedale LS29 7PX

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Wine expert wanted?!

Does anyone know a wine tasting expert based near Leeds/Bradford who might be prepared to donate their services free or very cheap for a good cause?  AKA a fundraising wine tasting evening for the Pudsey World Challenge group.

Kyna's World Challenge Trip to Ecuador by Kyna Finch - GoFundMe

Kyna's World Challenge Trip to Ecuador by Kyna Finch - GoFundMe

September class

One day couples' class scheduled for 29th Sept at the HEART centre in Headingley. If you need something sooner I also run tailor made short classes in your own home.

New website May 2012

The new website (still in the process of being tweaked, prodded and poked....) is now at www.jennielynch.co.uk until I can sort out my DNS settings and get it back to www.bumpsbabycareandbeyond.net.

28 July antenatal class in Headingley

The summer class is finally scheduled.  Hurrah!  Details are:

Preparation for parenthood class

The basics in one day!

Saturday 28 July 2012

10.00am-4.30pm

£85 per couple

(£30 deposit per couple secures booking.  Payable by cheque or Paypal)

Includes:

What happens in labour?

Coping strategies and pain relief options

Choices in labour

Life after birth: The early days with your newborn

Caring for your baby

Contact Jennie on 07722 923240

Or email: bumpsbabycareandbeyond@gmail.com

Web:  www.jennielynch.co.uk

Free labour goody bag if you book and pay your deposit by the end of June.

Venue:                         Headingley Enterprise and Arts Centre (HEART)
Bennett Road
Leeds LS6 3HN

0113 275 4548            admin@heartcentre.org.uk

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Spring offer!

Spring offer:  Private couples class in your own home, reduced to £65 for a two hour session tailored to your needs. This offer is valid for sessions in March, April or May, if you book by the end of April 2012!

Email me on: bumpsbabycareandbeyond@gmail.com

One born every minute: Hitchcockian (is that a word?) cameo!

Managed to get caught on camera in one born every minute.  Blink and you will miss me.  I like to think that I do not appear that gormless in real life.....

One born every minute 

One born every minute in Leeds

I am watching with interest my colleagues on Channel 4's 'One born every minute'. I myself declined to be filmed (although I was only only delivery suite a few times during filming anyway!).  There is a very slight chance I might be caught in the background, though!

One day antenatal class on the 25 February 2012.

I have just started taking bookings for this one.  see the website at www.bumpsbabycareandbeyond.net for further details.

Antenatal class 10th December

I have started to take bookings for my next one day antenatal class on the 10th December.  Still haven't managed to organize my postnatal classes though!

Busy , busy

Starting to get some bookings for private classes now and the November class is filling up.  I am hoping to offer a little (prob a couple of hours in the afternoon) inexpensive postnatal session - maybe December time but haven't had a chance to organise anything yet.  I need to get a move on as I already have some mums who are interested and I don't want the kids to have grown up and started school before I get going!

We are up and rolling

Well, the September classes at the HEART centre went really well (and were well evaluated by the participants). It was good fun as well to have a nice small group where we could really get some discussion going! Apart from some minor hiccups initially the venue worked very well also. I was planning on running some October classes but have so much to do at the moment, trying not to hide from my accountant, filing my accounts (sooo NOT good with sums), developing further courses and products, building a public profile, networking, networking, networking, updating some changes to the business (am now sole director), trying to find time for sleep and personal hygiene, etc.  Therefore, my next batch of courses is going to be in November and December, as I need plenty of time to promote the courses. Something not really appreciated in our original plans was how much time it takes to try and promote particular products when you are a completely unknown company.  People seem more likely to respond to a particular course date, rather than the generic 'come and see what we offer' type of advertising. I've also made some links with the Happy Baby Nursery in Headingley and subsequently have a new venue! I've got a one day couples class lined up there on the 12th November and I have got a few people interested in doing a postnatal early days course so I might see if I can develop a little half day course before Christmas.  I am still being inundated with potential midwifery students wanting to do voluntary work with me, despite posting on my website that I can't offer student placements or voluntary work.  I feel too guilty to just ignore them so I spend a bit of time pointing them in the right direction as well!  Maybe they will mention BBAB if they come across any potential clients?!

The September class is now full

Well, as it says on the tin, the September class is now full.  Still tweaking my ideas for the day.  Obviously I need to have some sort of schedule but I want to keep it very flexible so that I can adapt it according to the needs/interests of the guys coming on the course.  Need to do a bit of shopping for coffee, biscuits, etc, make up my goody bags and do some baby treacling!  We won't have that much time in one day so I need to keep it focused, though.  I must try NOT to go on to autopilot and start delivering (if one will excuse the pun) in the same manner as I do for my NHS classes.

I really need to do some more promotion for the October course, as well.  This one is going to be at the Happy Baby Nursery in Headingley, not too far away from the HEART centre.  I have got some folks interested in a November course but I had better get October sorted first.  On top of all this I'm trying to sort out my accounts for a meeting with my accountant next month and arrange a trip to Ireland for my Dad's 80th birthday party.  The party itself is now arranged thank God.  It's also the parents-in-laws 50th wedding anniversary party this weekend. AND we have just got back from a very busy couple of weeks in the Scottish Highlands and at the Edinburgh festival.  Bumps, babycare and beyond were not performing this year.....