Wellingborough Bumps & Babies

Wellingborough Bumps & Babies

A weekly bookable session for expectant parents to be and families who are 28 weeks gestation to when your baby is 6 months old.

By Strong Start Team

Select date and time

Wed, 15 May 2024 13:00 - 14:30 GMT+1

Location

Penrith Drive Children's Centre

Penrith Drive Wellingborough NN8 3XL United Kingdom

About this event

A weekly bookable session for bumps/babies that are from around 28 weeks gestation to 6 months. Our session will include key messages and public health information relevant to your stage of pregnancy or babies developmental milestones. We will have age appropriate toys and resources set up. There will be opportunities to socialise with other families and develop peer support groups .We will offer a free library service of pregnancy and baby books and leaflets available to borrow and read at your leisure and an informal opportunity to self-weigh your baby too. We will also invite different guests too to be on hand from week to week, with any relevant support and information such as the infant feeding team, strengthening families, smoking cessation, car seat safety demonstrations to name a few. Our aim is to try and tailor make our sessions to suit your needs as much as we possibly can.

Event Details

Day: Wednesday

Time: 1pm - 2:30pm

FAQ's

What age can attend?

These sessions are focussed on families from 28 weeks gestation to 6 months.

Do I need to book?

Yes. A separate booking must be made for each week.

Do I need to commit to every week?

No. Just book for the weeks you can attend

Can I bring an older child with me?

The session focuses on antenatal and new-born bumps and babies, so is not suitable for children older than 6 months.

C an I bring an extra adult with me?

Due to room capacity, we ask that a separate booking is made for each adult attending. Each ticket is for one adult and upto 2 children

Please see photos above for example room set up for Bumps & Babies

Please see video below for location details.

Group Feedback

“Would 100% recommend chance to mix with other new mums” Bumps and Babies 7/9/23

“Enjoyed how conversations changed to people’s needs, things we had in common. It was good to attend a group with more people.” Bumps and Babies 14/9/23

Organised by

The Strong Start Team is a universal service for families with children under 5 and operates with the aims of prevention and early intervention. The team focuses on mitigating the risks associated with poor health and wellbeing outcomes for young children and contributes to Public Health outcomes.

The Strong Start Team is an Early Years' service that exists as a part of West Northamptonshire Council delivering services across Northamptonshire and is commissioned by Public Health Northamptonshire.

Visit our website www.westnorthants.gov.uk/StrongStart and www.northnorthants.gov.uk/StrongStart to find out more about the services we offer including virtual programmes and one to one support for families.