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Postnatal Support Group for Mums experiencing Menopause
Having a baby is a period of huge change for all new parents, let alone when you are dealing with POI, Early Menopause or the perimenopause, which is often misunderstood, misdiagnosed and can cause life limiting symptoms. Experiencing menopause symptoms can add significant complexity to the postpartum period, which is already a time of major adjustment. We need to feel emotionally and physically well to care for our baby to the best of our ability.
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There is a massive hole in menopause care for anyone who has recently had a baby. Similarly, the professionals supporting women who have just had babies have no training in hormonal difficulties! It is during this crucial period of change that women really need support to enable them to be feel supported and empowered as they start their motherhood journey. This drove me to create the missing piece of support, community and education for Mums with babies who are experiencing menopause symptoms.
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My years of experience as a Health Visitor, coupled with my unique experience personally, means that I am well equipped to support you and your family during this transition and beyond.
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Next Group
Booking now open
17th March- 28th April 6 weeks
(no group on Easter Monday)
Weekly via zoom
10-11am
Recorded if you can't make it LIVE
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The Details
The group is held weekly, via Zoom, meaning you can join wherever you are in the world, or in your PJs. I know how difficult it can be to get out when you have a small child/ren and have menopause symptoms. Everything can feel overwhelming and I want this to be easily accessible.
You have the option of watching or listening. I don't want this to be a barrier if you want to get the support while doing your daily walk. All of the information is uploaded for you if you did want to watch anything back, but the majority of it I am talking you through. I know how precise time is during this period of your life!
You will be part of a small group, with no more than ten women, and have access to your own space within the M&TM online community. This is a space that is only available to your specific group and is a completely safe space. It is accessed via a private app called mighty networks, away from social media. While the group is running you will also get access to all of the resources within the community, including the expert speakers, all previous webinars, yoga, weighted workouts, sleep clinics and more!
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There is a focus topic each week that I will provide evidence based information, advice and signposting on, keeping in mind the reality of having a young family.
Each call allows time for confidential discussions, giving you the invaluable opportunity to talk to others in exactly the same boat.
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The specifically created PDFs are uploaded onto our private space within the online community for you to download and keep.
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Supportive Community
Private (Optional)
Chat via the Online Community
2 Months Access to the Online Community
Additional Resources
Baby Massage and full routine guidebook
Discounts
Expert webinars
Informative PDFs
Week One- Menopause essentials​ and introductions
Let's get going! The first session is all about getting to know each other and the essentials of menopause.
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Before we can start on improving and maintaining our health and wellbeing as a menopausal Mum with a little one we need to understand the foundations of what and why we feel this way. Using my knowledge from the Menopause Nurse Foundations Course (Recommended by the BMS) we will go through a short presentation that will cover menopause in a clear, concise way to ensure you understand the definitions, symptoms, diagnosis, further investigations and treatment.
During this session there will be time to introduce yourself to the group and get to know each others situation (should you wish to).
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Supportive handouts for this week include HRT and breastfeeding and essential appointments in the first year of parenting.
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​Week Two- Wellbeing, attachment and bonding
In my opinion, wellbeing is the most important part of managing as a Menopausal Mum with young children. Mental health is so important, but particularly when parenting due to the impact it can have on our children. I will share evidence based advice on improving wellbeing with menopause symptoms and share realistic ways of improving and maintaining self care. We will focus on bonding and attachment and how this can be impacted by our fertility journey and complicated parenting situations. There will be lots of tips on how to improve your bond and what to do if you feel you aren't bonding well.
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Week Three- Managing overwhelm, rage and making small changes to our life that will have a big impact on our symptoms
This week we will discuss how we can improve our menopause symptoms and long term health, without making huge changes, as any changes as a parent to young children need to be realistic. It can be really overwhelming to read a vast amount of information about what menopausal women should be doing, however most of these women don't have tiny children.
I will share tips on how to manage overwhelm and rage when parenting, and we can discuss any of your triggers and come up with a plan to improve these together.
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Week Four- Symptoms and parenting, and sleep
Managing menopause symptoms and raising a young family, a unique combo, can be so difficult at times. We will unpick the main symptoms that impact parenting and share ways to improve those symptoms.
Sleep is a huge topic in parenting, and there is nothing more depressing as a parent as not being able to sleep when your baby is asleep. Using my sleep knowledge and extensive training as a Health Visitor, we will discuss realistic sleep expectations, some tools that could help our baby sleep better and how we can help ourselves manage poor sleep more effectively.
You will have the recording of our Menopause Mum sleep webinar with sleep and menopause Specialist, Dr Caitlin. Whilst you have access to the Mothering and The Menopause Community you are also able to watch back our Sleep Clinics with Dr Caitlin, from which you will learn so much!
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Week Five- Relationships and pelvic floor
Having a new baby impacts your relationship. Experiencing menopause symptoms can impact relationships. So experiencing both at the same time can be really difficult. You have access to our partners webinar to encourage your partner to learn more about menopause, and we will discuss ways to improve our relationship during this time.
We will also cover libido and why this is not just related to our hormonal fluctuations. Libido is so complicated. Included in this is vaginal and pelvic health. This topic is so important, yet we are still embarrassed to talk about it.
You have access to a Pelvic Floor Postnatal Support Guide written by a Nurse, PT and Women's Health Coach.
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Week Six- Infant massage and closing coffee
We will finish our time together with an infant massage session and closing (decaf!) coffee!
You will learn the full infant massage routine, as well as the benefits of massage and when not to massage. This can really be used on any age child, it is such a great tool.
Includes handout with full instructions for you to do in the future whenever you please. Optional coffee together to reflect on what we've learnt and how we move on.​
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"It felt good to connect with other mums with similar struggles, I felt heard and supported throughout the sessions and learnt loads."
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"Lovely resources - the time and effort put into the presentation made them easy to read and use. Good balance of information and discussion and nice to have a group of people in a similar position."
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The group was so incredibly helpful. Emily was so supportive and understanding. I felt like I could be totally open in the group without judgement, which is hard to come by as a Mum."