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Antenatal and Baby Feeding Education
Water birth, home birth, hospital birth, acupressure, hypnobirth, gas and air, raspberry leaf tea, epidural, assisted birth, induction, caesarean, breastfeeding, expressing or feeding with formula…
There are so many options when you’re a parent, so many decisions to make and so many opinions about the right thing to do. But the truth is, only you can make these decisions and only you know what will be right for you.
Our antenatal and baby feeding sessions in Killearn, equip all parents with the knowledge and skills to plan for a positive birth experience and navigate all these parenting decisions with confidence.
Antenatal Classes and Doula Sessions
Our antenatal courses based in Killearn are for couples who are expecting their first baby, and for families expecting a sibling.
Every course is tailored toward meeting the needs of each couple as much as possible within the group. We'll explore vaginal and caesarean birth alongside infant feeding (breast, bottle and formula), transition into parenthood, parent craft and postnatal recovery. Considering all birth environments (home, midwife led / midwife alongside and hospital) we look to place parents at the centre of their experience. This aids informed decision making and positive birth and feeding experiences, alongside a more restful postnatal recovery.
All of the information covered is evidence based and sits alongside traditional doula practices. These traditions have been past on by birth and postpartum doula's from across the world.
As a Traditional Postpartum Doula, I offer an antenatal group doula session that compliments the antenatal classes. These are woman only sessions, focusing on postpartum recovery, transition from baby-in-womb to a mother-in-arms; nurturing the mother and holding a space for connection with other mothers. These sessions are an additional extra at the end of the Trossachs Antenatal course; or can be taken as a stand alone session.
This is just a brief snip-it of what we will cover antenatally . For more information on the antenatal classes and antenatal doula sessions, please click on "book a course" below. If there isn't a date that works for you, don't hesitate to get in touch. One-to-one sessions or additional class can run if we have 2 or more enquiries. Antenatal classes run with a minimum of 3 couples and a maximum of 8. Antenatal doula session run with a minimum of 3
Antenatal Class Dates for 2025:
February Class - 21st, 28th Feb & 10th, 7th March
May Class - 9th 16th, 23rd, 29th
September Class - 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th.
Antenatal Doula Sessions Delivered Antenatally: 2025
April 6th, 15th June & 12 October 10 am - 1:30 pm
Upcoming dates for 2025:
7th March 6 pm - 8: 30 pm
29th May 6 pm - 8: 30 pm
26th September 6 pm - 8: 30pm
These classes can make up part of your Trossachs Antenatal classes or can be booked independently of the antenatal element. It is a couple courses that explores how too breastfeed and how to support breastfeeding in the early days. We also explore trouble shooting, breast health, benefits and considerations of breastfeeding, expressed breast milk, bottle and formula feeding.
As a breastfeeding counsellor, I know and understand that breastfeeding can be as hard as it can be easy. One of the strongest and positive influences I have witnessed in a successful breastfeeding journey, is the support of the partner. Therefore, as part of this course, I teach and support the partner as much as I do the mother. This is so mum has continued support postnatally, and partners are supported as they support mum.
Who We Are
Laura Hansom
My name is Laura Hansom. I’m a qualified and NCT licensed antenatal practitioner and breastfeeding counsellor. I’m also a traditional postpartum doula out with NCT. Helping patents feel informed, at the centre of their experiences and nurtured through their birth and postnatal journeys, is key in the work I do.
I qualified in 2019 with the National Childbirth Trust (NCT), I now deliver antenatal and breastfeeding education across the north/ northwest of Glasgow and Stirlingshire. I do this through NCT, alongside my own practice, Trossachs Antenatal. Through Trossachs Antenatal I also deliver community based and one-to-one breastfeeding support and traditional postpartum doula services.
My qualifications include:
FdSc Birth and Beyond: Antenatal Practice and Breastfeeding.
2019. PGCert: Breastfeeding - Centre for Breastfeeding Education and Research.
2023 (Part of my IBCLC training).
Optimal Birth - Biomechanics for Birth. 2024.
Red Tent - Traditional Postnatal Doula. 2024.
Volunteer Birth and postnatal doula for Amma Glasgow. 2024
Rosie Heptonstall
Like Laura, I also trained with the NCT. Following completion of their antenatal pathway I began facilitating antenatal courses in Glasgow South in September 2021. After completing the Birth and Beyond foundation degree in 2022 and qualifying as a Breastfeeding Counsellor, I started offering breastfeeding sessions and support to complement my antenatal courses.
I also work as an NCT breastfeeding peer supporter in two of Glasgow’s neonatal units, helping mums who have been separated from their babies to express their breastmilk and then transition to breastfeeding, if they decide too.
I love the work that I do - not just having the opportunity to support people at such a special time in their lives, but also having the privilege to hear people’s stories and learn from their experiences. I’m adapting my practice all the time, so that it better suits clients’ needs and incorporate knowledge they’ve gained from lived experience.
Parents Experiences
What They Say
We've work with some amazing families over the years and are deeply grateful for their willingness to share their experiences.
“I found this course really beneficial in terms of making us feel like a team as parents. It has triggered many conversations in our home in preparation for our baby. I loved how all the content and teachings were well backed-up and considered. I liked the variety of learning experiences. Thank you Rosie”
"Laura is a fountain of positive, warmth, non-judgemental, nurturing well informed advise - tapping into her knowledge and understanding has been like a warm, cosy hug when navigating the stormy waters of being a new mother."
“Rosie has been fantastic. I have really enjoyed each stage of the classes and feel confident on what to expect in childbirth. I feel relaxed and positive about what’s to come and this is due to the knowledge and time Rosie has taken with us as a couple. I have loved meeting you all.”
"To Laura. Thank you so much for all your help, expertise and support. You have been wonderful"
"I have gained so much knowledge and can’t thank you enough for your help. I found it so helpful learning about the different scenarios, good or bad, as it helps prepare for what the future holds. Thank you.”
