Summer 2017
Credits & Contents
Regulars
5 Chair’s Welcome
6 Editor’s Letter
16 Advertising Information
58 Branch Information
59 Useful Organisations
Your local area & NCT
9 Branch News
10 Activities and Events
11 Activities for Dads & Babies
13 Courses, Workshops
and Training
15 Volunteer Vacancies
18 Ask the Expert ~ Massage Therapist, Francesca Walsh, answers your questions about massage in pregnancy
Feeding & early days
36 Breastfeeding resources
33 Pain in Breastfeeding ~ Jenny Hemsley, NCT Breastfeeding Counsellor, looks at the different causes of pain in breastfeeding
43 Dealing with Depression ~ NCT Postnatal Practioner, Alex Bollen, explains Postnatal Depression
46 Accessing support for Postnatal Depression ~ Liz Wise, Founder of the Cedar House Support Group for PND looks at how to get support
48 Painful Sex Following Childbirth ~ Specialist Women's Health Physiotherapist Lulu Becker discusses the often unspoken issue of painful sex