The Bubba & Me Club: Antenatal Weekend Retreat

Join The Bubba & Me Club’s Antenatal Weekend Retreat for a rejuvenating experience designed to prepare you for parenthood while offering a peaceful escape. Over the weekend, you’ll receive expert antenatal education covering the essentials of pregnancy, birth, and early parenting (details below).

Complementing the educational sessions are relaxing activities like yoga, massage, and holistic treatments. This retreat also offers a unique opportunity to reconnect with your partner in a serene environment, allowing you to unwind and focus on each other as you prepare for your baby’s arrival.

Our retreats are currently based throughout South East England.

After the birth of you baby, you also welcome to a complimentary birth debrief session.

£975 per couple

Join the waitlist below (first come, first serve basis).

The Physiology of Birth

In session one we focus on how your body works during labor and birth. Understanding this can help ease any anxiety and give you a sense of control. In this section, we explore and discuss:

  • What is physiological birth

  • The role of the uterus in labour

  • The role of the cervix in labour

  • What does your body need to physically birth

  • Hormones in labour

  • Early signs of labour

  • The labour journey - Room 1 (Separation), Room 2 (Liminality), Room 3 (Emergence/Birth)

  • How to promote and protect Oxytocin in labour

  • Getting into the ‘Birth Zone’

  • The role of the birth partner

  • The fear cycle

  • Contractions

    3 hours

Birth Environments

Session two focuses on choosing the right birth environment for you. We provide in-depth information about the various options and discuss the pros and cons of each environment to help you make an informed decision.

  • Home Birth:

  • Hospital Birth

  • Birth Centres

  • Water birth

1.5 hours

baby being born from c-section

The Medicalisation of Birth

While many births progress naturally, medical intervention may sometimes be necessary. In session three we look at the following in detail:

  • What is an intervention

  • Inductions and augmentations

  • Medical pain relief

  • Types of fetal monitoring

  • Assisted delivery

  • Abdominal birth

  • Birth preferences

2.5 hours

pregnant person

Birth Rights & Advocacy

Session four is all about empowerment. It is crucial to know your rights during labour and birth. We will discuss the following:

  • Capacity and what it means

  • Consent – your right to informed consent and the importance of understanding your options

  • How to communicate effectively with your care team

  • The role of the birth partner

  • Available resources

1.5 hours

breastfeeding mother

Breastfeeding & Bottle Feeding

In session five we discuss feeding and nursing your little bubba. Whatever route you choose to explore we discuss each option in detail:

  • Breastfeeding techniques – how to achieve a good latch, comfortable positioning, nutrition, caring for yourself

  • Bottle feeding – finding the right bottle

  • Winding - breastfeeding and bottle feeding

  • Colic

  • Your baby’s gut

2.5 hours

Postpartum care

Our final session: session six! Your body will go through significant changes after birth, and taking care of yourself is just as important as caring for your baby. This section includes:

  • Postpartum Planning: We will work together on creating what your ideal postpartum period looks like for you and what your support network looks like. We believe postpartum planning is equally as important, if not more important, than the birth plan!

  • Physical healing: Recovery from vaginal birth or abdominal birth, managing pain, and pelvic floor health.

  • Mental health: The baby blues, postpartum depression, and when to seek support.

  • Strategies for balancing rest and recovery with newborn care, and how to set realistic expectations.

  • Nourishment & Nutrition: How best to heal your body postpartum

1.5 hrs