Saffrons Yoga

My daughter turned 18 this weekend.

When I had her I have no idea how to look after her. I wasnt prepared at all. I had a few friends that had had babies, but not enough.

My parents were an hour away.
My partner had 2 weeks off work then I realised quickly that I has to care for her all of the time.
I had to feed her, change her, entertain her and keep her alive. I had no idea what I was doing and it didn't come naturally to me.

I worked it out by trying things and chatting to other mums about how they were doing it.
I always felt like there was a mummy secret that no one was telling me.

But I did a baby massage course and met other local mums, we met at each others houses for chats and swapped ideas and it got easier. Some of us are still friends now.

I still have no idea what im doing but 1 out of 3 kids is now an adult, so im now working out what it means to have an adult child.

I have learnt alot over the years, mostly no one knows what they are doing, we are all making it up and doing motherhood how we want to.

You need local mums with babies the same age and you meet them by doing baby classes such as my baby yoga class. At the end of the class mums go for a brew and a chat, you need this time to buld a community.

You have to be flexible as a mum, you can make plans and have ideas and they will change from moment to moment.

We had 18th birthday plans with Penelope, but they changed, when she wake up with a sore throat, after 2 lots of antibiotics that didnt work, we decided together that she needed to go back to A&E on her birthday, she spent her 18th birthday and that night in hospital, not what we excepted but we adapt.

Shes doing better now and we will fully celebrate once she's off the antibiotics.

From my experience I am passionate about helping and supporting family to prepare for having a baby, by teaching pregnancy yoga classes, offering birth preparation sessions and home visits to help you set up your home for your baby.

I am here for you if you need me once baby is here, I offer postnatal support, I can help around your home with baby duties. And I am a ad hoc nanny.

Im here if you need me. x

Words from a mum that recently took part in my pregnancy yoga classes.

Amazing to hear that she had a positive birth of her baby Toby.

Its lovely to hear such feedback. X

So relaxed that you dont want to move.

Supported by boalsters and cushion that you cant move.

With a cool eye mask.

After a stretching, flowing, breathing and building strength we rest and relax deeper.

I am only teaching two more of these classes then taking a break for the summer so if you have been thinking of coming and trying the class, message me and come along.

We now have air conditioning at Sandy Lane Studio!

Stay cool in pregnancy yoga.

Baby yoga and womens yoga!

Pregnancy yoga, Wednesdays at 5.30pm
Baby yoga, Wednesdays at 11am and Fridays 10am
Women's yoga, Wednesdays at 7.30pm

Message me to join me. X

The babies favourite part of baby yoga, the bubbles.

The babies at Footprints nurseries in Macclesfield and Bollington, ask for bubbles as soon as I walk in to the room.

The staff at both the nurseries, and myself, work with the babies, allowing them to do some yoga then wonder off. All the babies get a turn, some babies do the whole 45 minutes class.

We always end the class with bubbles and relaxation music.

It's a really lovely part of the babies week.