Does anyone know of any Antenatal classes in Leicester

[SavannahRose]

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I'm currently 26 weeks and am struggling to find any!!!

Hi there. There are Nct ones that are run in either Braunstone or Aylestone you can look on their website...however they may be full already as I checked at 12 weeks and they were already almost full (I'm 17wks now). I will be going to a wonderful place called birth talk which is in Knighton, they have a website. Lovely independent place run by midwives.
If neither of these options work out there is a place called miracle in progress in shepshed where they do 4d scans and they do classes here too.
Hope you find a place

I live in Knighton where abouts is it? Thanks TinyDiamond!! x

It's on Chapel lane. Really amazing place. Good luck with everything ooh I hope they can book you in!

Hi
I did nct ones which were good - in braunstone civic centre run by judy, did an intensive weekend course when I was 31 weeks £130 for 2 fll days, knackering but good. They do evening ones too.
I also managed to get a couple of hours at Leic Gen one evening by calling them directly which was ok, and free but I thought they missed quite a few bits due to time limits, and despite many peoples opinions of nct I thought the nhs ones were far more against epi's, c secs and ff was a dirty word!!
In leics now the only antenatal 'offer' from parent craft is 1 hr so you'll have to push!
There is also a lady called 'baby dolly' google it - who does private ones around hinckley / nuneaton way and is meant to be good too - her name is lucy
hope that helps

DO NOT USE MIRACLE IN PROGRESS!! i have just been here and was shocked at the unproffessionality of the place.
I paid £100 to upgrade from 10 minute to 20 minute scan. They were running 25 minutes late from the start. Ended my appointment after only 10 minutes and then gave me a blank DVD instead of the dvd of the scan.
I heard somebody else complaining by telephone during my visit that their DVD wasnt working.
When i arrived home to realise they hadnt give me my DVD i telephoned and was told they would send by post. This took 5 days to arrive. During which time i was nervous it had been lost so telephoned to ask if could get another copy ripped. The midwife was most unhelpful - having now taken £180 for the 20 minute appointment which only lasted 10! I was told they do not keep any backup of the DVD footage!!! so if lost or damaged or given wrong baby footage hard luck! no way to rectify. Expressed that given they are a DVD/ CD imaging business was astounded they do not run an efficient backup service! Midwife 'Jo' was most unpleasant and bitchy not to mention unproffesional.
Eventually DVD arrived. Before ordering and upgrading this package i specifically asked if 20 minute appointment ws a 20 minute scan and if dvd would be the full 20 minutes and wa told it was.
Upon checking my DVD found it to be only 10 minutes long. Telephoned midwife 'Jo' again first asked same question - as though was just enquiring. "If upgrade to 20 minute appointment - is it a 20 min sacn an is dvd full 20 min?" was told yes again.
So then asked how was it i just received my dvd and only 10 minute long? was fobbed off with a load of excuses about being 'unsafe' to scan for 20 minutes - all rubbish! NHS 20 week scan is 30 minutes!
Suggested that they had in fact just ripped me off to the value of £180 and were misleading people into thinking they get 20 minutes. At which point she became rather nasty saying well just put in writing dont really care what you think! So advised that i would in fact just tell anyone and everyone of my awful experience there which goes farther than a complaint.
So rant over.
Ladies, take your money elsewhere, this back street shower has no proffesionality or respect for the task they are undertaking. Expected a level of class and proffesionalism for the money they are taking but they cant even burn dvd's effectively!
AVOID!!!!

I would recommend Active Antenatal Classes with the Daisy Foundation really great classes. I did a mixture of classes and found that these classes really helped prepare me in body and mind and helped me inform my choice properly. I also found that my back pain improved a lot and that my anxiety around birth reduced. I made wonderful friends too and the techniques really benefited me in labour! I would recommend to anyone!