Instinct Antenatal

These antenatal classes are absolutely fantastic!Joelle fills the sessions with really useful information, without leaving you feeling overwhelmed. She creates a safe space to ask questions and share experiences or concerns. Joelle is very knowledgeable and was willing to take time to answer all questions, no matter how trivial they may seem.My husband and I have both found the course to be incredibly informative and each session has helped us to feel more empowered and a lot less anxious about pregnancy, birth and what to do when baby is actually here!Before starting the course, we recieved a gorgeous welcome pack and through the course we have met new people who are going through the same! Week on week the sessions get more fun as we become more comfortable with each other and we really look forward to our sessions!It's worth noting that we also completed a one day antenatal class with another company but honestly felt drained by the end of it because of the sheer volume of information. Joelle's classes don't leave you feeling overwhelmed as it is split into weekly sessions, so you actually end up getting more information (and a more personalised version) without feeling like it's all too much!We cannot recommend this course of antenatal classes more highly! Thanks so much, Joelle!

This is a long review but I feel passionately about sharing my positive experience of Instinct Antenatal and would urge anybody about to embark on parenthood to sign up.My husband and I began antenatal classes with Instinct Antenatal as I entered my third trimester. I was beginning to feel anxious about what symptoms to expect in the last few months, questioning what I needed to do to prepare for Baby's arrival, finding myself worrying about labour and wondering how I would cope in the weeks after birth. As soon as I received the amazing pre course pack, I saw on the course schedule that all of these concerns were due to be covered over the coming 6-weeks. I already felt like I was taking control of my anxiety just by signing up for this course.One of the highlights for me and my husband was that it was stretched out over 6-weeks and wasn't too much information to take in in one or two sittings like we had seen would be the case with other courses. We found ourselves looking forward to each week's class as we picked up so much useful information whilst also having a laugh with Joelle and the other couples. I genuinely really missed the classes once we had completed the course and eagerly anticipate the reunion class!Throughout the course, we discovered so many things we didn't know about or would have even known to have asked about. We found Joelle's knowledge and expertise through her work as a midwife and her own experience of childbirth to be invaluable. With her vivacious personality and her quick sense of humour, Joelle also created an environment that was comfortable, and enjoyable. My husband and I felt at ease to ask any questions, discuss concerns and were treated with the utmost respect and courtesy with informative and reassuring answers.I want to thank Joelle for making the 'dreaded antenatal classes' a genuine joy. I have gone from being somebody who was so anxious about labour that I avoided talking about it, somebody who worried about coping with the initial months of having a newborn to somebody who feels empowered, confident and excited to bring my baby into the world.