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Plymouth & West Devon Plymouth & West Devon The ‘birth’ issue... Summer 2012 Inside: Hospital bag tips Birth stories galore... Where should you give birth? What’s On - Open Houses, Bumps & Babes and events in your area Please don’t throw me away, pass me on to a friend today Plymouth & West Devon NCT Magazine—summer 2012 2 This issue is sponsored by Waterbabies Plymouth & West Devon NCT Magazine— summer 2012 CONTENTS REGULARS FEATURES From the Branch Coordinator 4 Birth choices: statistics 6 Editors’ chat 5 Having a baby in 1952—Jubilee special 13 Readers’ book reviews—birth 9 My birth story - Chantal 14 Our NCT trainees’ update 22 Where should you give birth? 16 Branch contacts 27 Beccy’s birth story 18 What shall we do today? 28 Skin to skin 20 Ask the expert 38 Hospital bag tips 21 Meet the committee 44 Birth story - Sarah Jane 35 Cooking Corner 47 Coping strategies and pain relief for labour 39 Kids say the funniest things 48 Florence’s birth story 42 Plymouth Latch-on groups 51 What’s on 52 The NCT wants all parents to have an experience of pregnancy, birth and early parenthood that enriches their lives and gives them confidence in being a parent. This newsletter is compiled, edited and distributed by volunteers within the Plymouth & West Devon NCT branch. All views expressed in this newsletter are personal and do not necessarily reflect those of the NCT charity. The appearance of an advertisement in this newsletter does not imply endorsement of the advertiser or its products by the NCT, not does it constitute a recommendation. The information in this newsletter is intended for the use of NCT members, only in connection with NCT activities and may not be used for any commercial purposes. ©NCT, Alexandra House, Oldham Terrace London W3 6NH. Registered charity no. 801395 This issue is sponsored by Waterbabies 3 Plymouth & West Devon NCT Magazine—summer 2012 From the Branch Coordinator Well, I can’t believe we are heading into June already and officially halfway through the year… time flies frighteningly fast!! What a busy few months the branch has had. Another incredibly successful Nearly New Sale in March saw our highest number of visitors on record with almost 500 people through the doors. The tills took an astonishing amount of money and again smashed our records so far! The sales are bigger and better than ever and we are incredibly proud of such an achievement and the support of so many amazing volunteers without them it wouldn’t be possible. Our weekly NCT groups are increasingly popular. Plymtots Plymouth started in January and has already had over 100 families visit us (fortunately not at the same time!) Bumps and babies started shortly afterwards and is proving to be another popular group. If you haven’t visited us yet, come and say hello. The groups are very welcoming and there’s so much to do and talk about! Both are held at Crownhill Family Centre (nr Crownhill Fort). If you can’t manage a daytime meet up at one of our many groups or open houses, why not come and join us at our Mums’ and Bumps’ Night Out! The middle pullout page of each magazine shows all the dates of all of our events. You’ll notice our once a month night out dates and everyone is welcome! We try to alternate between Tavistock/ Yelverton area and Plymouth. Our last meet was at Nibana in Crownhill and attracted a crowd of 24 mums… quite spectacular! Summer is the season for camping! Our NCT annual camping trip is just around the corner in July. So far we have over 40 families booked to come along to Woodlands on the 13t h July for a fun families weekend. For more information on the trip please email Amanda, our Membership Secretary on [email protected]. We truly can’t wait!! Finally, we are always looking for new volunteers. The branch wouldn’t survive without the fabulous volunteers we are lucky to have help us. If you feel that you could give some time to the NCT here in Plymouth and West Devon, we’d love to hear from you. A few hours a week or even a month would be so valuable to us and would help to spread the load. Running such a busy and successful branch takes time and effort and we’d love more help. Whether its writing an article for our magazine, helping at one of our groups, supporting the Nearly New Sale or coming and joining the committee to find out more about what we do, we’d love to hear from you. I did this 5 years ago and here I am now as Branch Coordinator! I have loved every minute and made so many fantastic friends along the way! Gayle x 4 This issue is sponsored by Waterbabies Plymouth & West Devon NCT Magazine— summer 2012 Editors’ Chat Watching my two children racing around Squirrel Park (as they call it) after a butterfly, I realised that the summer was well and truly on its way. The sun was bursting through the trees, the grass was peppered with daisies and the children had kicked off their shoes as soon as they had got onto the grass. What a summer of celebration this will be and some great opportunities for barbecues and street parties so unravel the bunting and dust off the Union Flag! The birth of a baby is always unique, memorable and incredible. We love talking about it too! This issue is dedicated to ‘birth’ and is full of stories, book recommendations, tips and ideas to help you prepare, relax or just to enjoy reading about the experiences of others. Take time to look at our exciting advertisements too as they are offering some amazing products and services that could be just what you are looking for. Whether it’s getting fit, having fun, relaxing or shopping, the businesses supporting us this summer really have something for everyone. If it’s just filling a sunny summer’s day you want help with, then take a look at our What’s On guide (p.52) which will keep the family entertained. Your centrefold pull-out guide, What shall we do today? lists many social events and activities held by our branch with great turn outs at the monthly nights out. With lazy summer days at the beach or beside a pool fast approaching, it is never too late to get your children safe in the water. Visit www.waterbabies.co.uk (see back page) to find out more about the innovative baby swimming classes across Devon and Cornwall. Their fully qualified instructors are world class and could have trained as private pilots – three times over – in the time it takes them to qualify. With a multi- award winning programme which teaches vital water confidence and safety skills from birth, their overall aim is to teach you to teach your baby to swim. They’ll always explain why they’re doing everything, as well as carefully demonstrate exactly what to do. Kate Evans, of Water Babies, has just won the 2012 National Woman Franchisee of the Year award. Kate said teaching a baby to swim has obvious safety benefits, but added: "There's evidence that if you teach swimming from an early age babies develop hand/eye co-ordination and strength. It's about physical development and also being active." The Plymouth & West Devon NCT Branch would like to congratulate Kate on her achievement. So have a brilliant summer time and we look forward to meeting you out and about. See you in the autumn! Gayle, Amanda & Beccy The Editorial Team This issue is sponsored by Waterbabies 5 Plymouth & West Devon NCT Magazine—summer 2012 Birth Choices – Statistics (Source: www.ons.gov.uk 2012) Home Births (2010) West Somerset 11.4% West Devon 8.6% South Hams 9.5% North Cornwall 7.9% Penwith 9% Out of 679638 births in 2012 16919 were at home which is 2.49% with the highest area for home births in 2012 being West Somerset with 11.4%. Normal Births* (*defined as a normal birth as giving birth without induction, epidural, forceps, ventouse, c-section) 2010-2011 – 41.8% of women giving birth in hospital had a normal birth. 34.1% of women having their 1st baby in an NHS hospital or birth centre had a normal birth in hospital, compared with 49.1% of women having a 2nd or subsequent baby. Highest Rates for Normal Births – City Hospital in Birmingham. Lowest Rates for Normal Births – Victoria Hospital in Blackpool. C-Section Within England in 2011 the rate for c-sections was 24.8% with 10.1% being elective c- sections and 14.8% being emergency c-sections. South West 2011 – C-section rates Derriford Hospital Plymouth – 21.1% Torbay Hospital – 23.3% Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro – 22.2% Royal Devon & Exeter Wonford Hospital – 27.5% Local council cloth nappy incentive scheme There has never been a better time to switch to cloth nappies. Parents in Devon can now access free trial kits, which they can borrow for one month. The kits contain everything you will need to try cloth nappies including liners, wraps and even a nappy bucket. The kits have been very successful and around 75% of parents who try them do go on to use cloth nappies. The kits are now available throughout the whole of Devon. Parents wishing to buy cloth nappies can also get 20% off their purchase of nappies (subject to availability) by buying through a Devon Real Nappy Project Advisor.
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