Hello all mothers to be, I would like to introduce myself as a first time user of mumsnet, which for some reason makes me feel rather nervous like the new kid at school. I also feel a bit cheeky because my first posting is a request for your opinions on baby planners as part of my own research - but any help here would be greatly appreciated.
I am a maternity health professional, who along with a few colleagues, is considering starting a baby planners business. We know there are services like this in the south, but can't find anything along these lines in the northwest, where we are based. We are not thinking of the personal shopper/nursery decorators service that some offer, but more individualised support, guidance and pregnancy advice.
For example - we have considered offering private antenatal/parenting classes, birthplan and labour preparation,or infant feeding advice and support.We could research nursery care in your area, or local providers of alternative therapies, such as hypnobirthing.
The question we would like to ask you is this - would you consider paying for a personal one-to-one service such as this in the comfort of your own home? Or are we barking up a completely non-existant tree? We are keen to get this underway, but if the market isn't there then we would prefer to know now!
We are all mothers (8 children under 6 between us) and understand how mind-blowing the early days are. Many, many big thanks to anyone who takes the time to reply.