https://www.thebumpclass.com/bump-blog daily 0.75 2025-01-13 https://www.thebumpclass.com/bump-blog/Blog Post Title One-t9ddn monthly 0.5 2025-01-13 https://www.thebumpclass.com/bump-blog/blog-post-title-two-tp8zx monthly 0.5 2020-05-20 https://www.thebumpclass.com/bump-blog/blog-post-title-three-7r238 monthly 0.5 2020-05-20 https://www.thebumpclass.com/bump-blog/blog-post-title-four-74ek3 monthly 0.5 2020-05-20 https://www.thebumpclass.com/home daily 1.0 2026-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ce9ee7f8a6e10bf714fe2/5b0b6b26-30f1-49a1-ade0-e0df04d19c2a/IMG_8641.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ce9ee7f8a6e10bf714fe2/ab290f24-ec4a-4c25-9b85-6ad803d63a7a/46bd06b0-173d-4cd6-a7dd-fc0689fd957a.JPG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ce9ee7f8a6e10bf714fe2/1772818758623-COOWUUPFJ2BX21G787PW/unsplash-image-IE8KfewAp-w.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ce9ee7f8a6e10bf714fe2/d7c311b8-079a-4e16-aa88-d04d53c3ccde/3.jpg https://www.thebumpclass.com/classes daily 0.75 2026-03-09 https://www.thebumpclass.com/classes-8-week daily 0.75 2025-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ce9ee7f8a6e10bf714fe2/d78aa1a3-39bc-4a2b-bf23-0fd169f32753/hi+res+marching+with+dog.jpg Classes - 8 week - 1. Looking after yourself during your pregnancy • Introduction to your class • What happens to your body in pregnancy • Looking after yourself – common problems, keeping fit, hormonal and psychological changes and their implications • Pelvic floor muscles; why it’s important to do pelvic floor exercises and how to do them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ce9ee7f8a6e10bf714fe2/81869b4e-28e4-46f7-ae56-4fb4b0f5da04/birthing+pool.jpg Classes - 8 week 5. When labour is not straightforward • The different types of medically assisted relief – their pros and cons • Induction • Assisted deliveries and Caesarean Section https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ce9ee7f8a6e10bf714fe2/81cda2f5-aa07-48e5-94d3-7eaa648d9199/sttriped+bag.jpg Classes - 8 week 6. Your hospital stay and postnatal care • What to pack in your labour bag • Hospital care of your new born baby • Your baby and you for the next few days • How you might feel directly after birth – physically and emotionally and how to best aid recovery • The first days at home with your baby; recognising if your baby is unwell, baby’s medical kit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ce9ee7f8a6e10bf714fe2/33dcb40d-0a8d-4438-87de-fcc294aff4c9/198_friends_breastfeeding-crop-u10489.jpg Classes - 8 week 7. Feeding your baby • The physiology of breastfeeding • How to avoid painful breastfeeding by correct latching and positioning of the baby. • How often to feed and how to tell whether your baby has drunk enough milk. • Problems that you may experience and where you can get help https://www.thebumpclass.com/appointments-3 daily 0.75 2025-09-10 https://www.thebumpclass.com/the-book daily 0.75 2025-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ce9ee7f8a6e10bf714fe2/2c269f93-ac11-4b33-93f9-198a223dff18/book.jpg The Book - We never set up to “take over the world”, we just thought that antenatal education needed a bit of disruption. But a few months after starting our classes, word started to spread and before we knew it, a bidding war between publishers had started over the right to publish our book. The team at Penguin Random House eventually seduced us, persuading us that they loved our vision and could help us create a book that would accurately reflect the unique character of our classes. We’re now delighted that The Bump Class; An Expert Guide to Pregnancy and Beyond is available from all good bookshops. Advice from trusted professionals combined with friendly, pragmatic information from mothers in what is a truly honest guide to pregnancy and the first few months, the ultimate companion for new and experienced mothers alike. https://www.thebumpclass.com/classes-the-next-bump daily 0.75 2025-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ce9ee7f8a6e10bf714fe2/2ddbc2e1-e158-40d7-854b-af8e25404d65/img015.jpg Classes - The Next Bump - What we’ll cover Pregnancy – what you can do to help yourself, any aches and pains but also those red flags which women are acutely aware of first time round, but tend to brush under the table when they’re caring for another child. Preparing your child for the arrival of their sibling, how to talk to them about the fact you’re pregnant and what to do if they react negatively. Birth – how it might differ from the first time and making sure you’re prepared for that. The first meeting – that moment we all dream of, introducing the two people we love most in the world which doesn’t often go to plan. How to make it as easy, relaxed and positive as possible. Managing the first weeks at home – what the mother needs, how to manage feeding times, what your baby, toddler / older child needs. Coping with a jealous sibling. Going forward, coping with two children who have very different needs. What you can do to be organised, managing tiredness and making time for self-care. Managing your relationship with your partner – getting them involved from before your baby is born, how to support each other during what can be a chaotic, stressful time. Managing family dynamics so that everyone is happy. Kit you’ll need to make coping with two easier. https://www.thebumpclass.com/classes-partners-evening daily 0.75 2025-09-10 https://www.thebumpclass.com/classes-first-aid daily 0.75 2025-09-10 https://www.thebumpclass.com/classes-first-aid-1 daily 0.75 2025-09-10 https://www.thebumpclass.com/locations daily 0.75 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ce9ee7f8a6e10bf714fe2/d78aa1a3-39bc-4a2b-bf23-0fd169f32753/hi+res+marching+with+dog.jpg Locations - Our Locations We don’t believe that antenatal classes should only happen in church halls, or that the intimate and honest conversations can be had just anywhere, so all our classes are in private spaces, where participants feel comfortable and relaxed. https://www.thebumpclass.com/early-pregnancy-class daily 0.75 2025-09-10 https://www.thebumpclass.com/terms-of-use daily 0.75 2025-09-10 https://www.thebumpclass.com/privacy-policy daily 0.75 2025-09-10 https://www.thebumpclass.com/who-we-are daily 0.75 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ce9ee7f8a6e10bf714fe2/d8dc9c92-ef43-4860-8f2e-c59ec68ef860/Marina+b%26w.jpg Who We Are - Marina Fogle, North Kensington Host Marina hosts the Eight Week Antenatal Course in South Kensington. She supports and gets to know the participants over eight weeks, supporting the professionals and providing the practical advice and skills honed as a mother. She has two children, Ludo and Iona, and in spite of tragedy, (her son Willem was stillborn in 2014) she has become motherhood’s biggest advocate. As well as teaching Bump Classes, she writes regularly for various publications including The Telegraph, The Times, Baby London and Nurture Magazine about pregnancy and motherhood. She lives with her husband, the TV presenter Ben Fogle in Notting Hill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ce9ee7f8a6e10bf714fe2/33481ffc-64ce-4026-9f73-f4ca512d6ec3/chiara+.jpg Who We Are - Dr Chiara Hunt, GP Dr Chiara Hunt is a GP based in Sloane Street, Knightsbridge. She has worked on the labour wards at St Mary’s hospital, Paddington and Chelsea and Westminster hospital, as well as in paediatrics. She looks after many young families in the central London area and maintains a keen special interest in paediatrics and women’s health. She is the mother of two young children and lives in Notting Hill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ce9ee7f8a6e10bf714fe2/0af0e82c-f282-4848-bd9f-ea6487476d19/Camilla.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ce9ee7f8a6e10bf714fe2/518fcc7d-08ee-46bd-9829-291d9cd5bd47/Jade.jpg Who We Are - Jade Samuels, Parsons Green Host A former Bump Class girl herself, she knows first hand the benefits of such a comprehensive course, as she says it prepared her for birth, motherhood and everything in-between! Having formed strong friendships with her own Bump Class, she emphasizes the importance of the participants getting to know one another as a strong support group https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ce9ee7f8a6e10bf714fe2/35be5340-ef0d-45c5-94d6-e14c1a3f71e7/Lara.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ce9ee7f8a6e10bf714fe2/42575219-5c5d-446d-b0a0-773f45888ed1/Alexandra+.jpg Who We Are - Alexandra, First Aid Trainer Alexandra has educated (and entertained) The Bump Class from the beginning. She has a wealth of experience in Accident & Emergency, Paediatrics and Educational nursing. She is also an instructor on the Advanced Life Support courses (ALS, APLS, EPLS, ILS, PLS and GIC). Alexandra has worked in most major London Teaching Hospitals Emergency Departments, from the most junior nurse up the dizzying heights of management but her heart has always been in clinical work. She is currently working as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner in South London. She also works in Sports Medicine; working at RFU Twickenham, the Tough Mudder obstacle courses and was Nurse for Team England at the Commonwealth Games Gold Coast 2018. Her keen sense of humour and presence allowing those who she trains to relax, enjoy and get the very best out of first aid training. In her down time she loves to go to the ballet (and dreams of being able to touch her toes!). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ce9ee7f8a6e10bf714fe2/265a8fa1-ef63-4523-bd2c-6212f8c06962/jo.jpg Who We Are - Jo Hooper, North Kensington Host and Midwife Jo is a midwife working at Kingston Hospital. She has experience in all areas of midwifery and currently working in the community and on the hospital labour ward. She is passionate about caring for women in all birth settings as well as helping them adjust to life with a newborn once they are home. She has three young children and lives in Surrey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ce9ee7f8a6e10bf714fe2/c211e568-6062-4c6a-bc2b-f01c852b5f98/Geralnine_Miskin-0680761.jpg Who We Are - Geraldine Miskin, Breastfeeding Specialist Geraldine is a Certified Breastfeeding Specialist who has been running a successful private practice in London since 2003. Geraldine’s unique approach to breastfeeding focusses primarily on the practical elements of breastfeeding, enabling mums to find breastfeeding solutions, according to their unique anatomy, physiology, delivery and lifestyle choices. Her unbiased, non-judgemental approach ensures mothers find a solution which best suits them. Geraldine’s book, Breastfeeding Made Easy, is the first full-colour, clearly illustrated, step-by-step breastfeeding book that illustrated how breastfeeding can be accessible, even easy, for all. www.geraldinemiskin.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ce9ee7f8a6e10bf714fe2/e9df0409-6e32-4bf9-8c1d-6d5a10fbed27/Ali+Lineham.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ce9ee7f8a6e10bf714fe2/fb4a4e7a-76b7-418d-8215-9bc745bcb693/Megan+testing.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ce9ee7f8a6e10bf714fe2/c63d5f9d-0d27-4948-9681-70ce49e02a48/stacey.jpg Who We Are - Stacey Robinson, Midwife Stacey has been a Midwife working in London for over 10 years. Starting her career at Kings College Hospital working in all areas of Maternity, Stacey then moved to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital focussing on the education and development of Midwives. Stacey currently works as the Lead Midwife at The London Ambulance Service. Stacey is passionate about supporting women during their pregnancy and birth. She knows how important knowledge and evidence-based advice is for women when they are preparing for labour and birth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ce9ee7f8a6e10bf714fe2/e7392b51-7666-4719-8e97-6530cdc7503e/Cait.jpg Who We Are - Cait Jefferson, Midwife Alongside teaching on The Bump Class, Cait has been working as a Midwife at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital for the past 6 years. More recently, Cait has gained her qualification in Medical Ultrasound and now also works at the hospital as an Obstetric Sonographer. Having worked in all areas of maternity, specifically the Labour Ward and Triage area, Cait has a wealth of experience in supporting mothers-to-be throughout their pregnancies, labours and births. Cait started teaching on The Bump Class in April 2019 and loves teaching and sharing her knowledge to help women have safe and positive birth experiences! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ce9ee7f8a6e10bf714fe2/47ade920-c041-4f85-bd0a-e5bf43ac7bcd/Fran-Smith+copy+bw.jpg Who We Are - Fran Smith, Family Psychologist Fran teaches our 'The Next Bump Class' alongside Johanna Hooper. She is a Counselling Psychologist and has over 10 years of experience in the field. She is a therapist, trainer, researcher, lecturer, supervisor and author. She has trained and worked therapeutically using a variety of therapeutic models however she tends to draw most from Cognitive Behavioural, Compassion Focussed and Acceptance and Commitment therapy models. Fran offers one to one and also couples’ therapy in her rooms in Harley Street and in the City and also over Skype (its not always easy to get to appointments with a baby!). She is passionate about supporting parents in the adjustment to life with children and has two young children herself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ce9ee7f8a6e10bf714fe2/fcde1c4e-01a2-4653-99a2-0cf434784c8a/Hayley+Lord.jpg Who We Are - Hayley Lord, Physio Alongside teaching at The Bump Class, Hayley heads up the team at Six Physio Parsons Green. She is part of the fabulous Women's Health service there supporting and treating pregnant and postnatal ladies. She focuses on educating and empowering women to resolve common niggles that are too often normalised during or post pregnancy. Having previously worked in the NHS - including the Lindo wing at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington - she has a wealth of knowledge. She has various post graduate qualifications including strength & conditioning, acupuncture and is a trained Pilates instructor. Hayley is passionate about exercise and wellbeing at all stages of life. Outside of work, she can be found cycling, running, yoga-ing at her beloved functional fitness gym in SW London. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ce9ee7f8a6e10bf714fe2/a1dab659-e03c-43c6-87e9-c49c3ac3e4e0/Hugh.jpg Who We Are - Dr Hugh Coyne, GP Hugh teaches our Partner's Evening class in Parsons Green. As a father to two young girls, he is particularly interested in child and family health. Hugh is also passionate about sports medicine and using fitness for health promotion. After graduating in Medicine from Imperial College London, Hugh gained the Diploma of the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and a postgraduate Diploma in Child Health from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. Hugh runs Coyne Medical practice in Fulham with his wife Dr Lucy Hooper. Outside of work, Hugh provides specialist medical support to the Irish Exiles Rugby Team and enjoys cycling and tennis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ce9ee7f8a6e10bf714fe2/616720f1-2b3f-4df2-b573-d72cfe7d61ad/lucy+burrows.jpg Who We Are - Lucy Burrows, Physio Alongside working at The Bump Class Lucy is a Specialist Women’s Health Physiotherapist and has worked for Six Physio in Parsons Green since 2016. Lucy enjoys facilitating recovery of pre- and post-natal ladies to get them back to doing what they love to do! Lucy also works as part of a breast service for post-natal ladies and takes bespoke equipment-based Pilates classes, certified with the APPI. Prior to life in London, Lucy worked in private clinics and hospitals in Australia where she had the opportunity to work alongside some of Australia’s outstanding Women’s Health physios. When not at work Lucy enjoys any activity outside! Tennis, hiking, horse riding and scuba diving to name a few. You will often see her in Richmond Park running with her pal Darcy Dog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ce9ee7f8a6e10bf714fe2/99b6762f-6f89-46e0-9345-1be5b265aada/ChJj5hdXEAAY9n7+%281%29.jpg Who We Are - Dr Lucy Coyne, GP Dr Lucy is GP at Coyne Medical, a private GP practice in Parsons Green. Having been at Medical School with Chiara, Lucy has worked in the labour ward and paediatric department at St. Mary’s Hospital, Paddington. In her practice she loves seeing mums and newborns, particularly those who she’s met previously on The Bump Class. She has plenty of personal experience as a busy mum of two young girls and lives locally to her practice in Fulham. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ce9ee7f8a6e10bf714fe2/97c4f320-000b-45cc-a3c8-d2d9a7a626e9/sarah+z.jpg Who We Are - Dr Sarah Zimmerman, GP Sarah is a GP and mother of two little boys. She works part of her week as a private GP at Sloane Street Surgery alongside Chiara Hunt and part of her week at an NHS practice in Camden. She undertook a diploma in obstetrics and gynaecology after enjoying her hospital training post in the field. Sarah feels she can relate well to new parents due to her own recent personal experiences and really enjoys being part of a family's journey from pregnancy to parenthood. She lives with her family in Queen's Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ce9ee7f8a6e10bf714fe2/d390aee5-8601-4782-92ee-667708a6efa2/Emily+Duder+B%26W.png Who We Are - Emily Duder, ‘The Next Bump Class’ Host Emily is a coach who works with women navigating motherhood, as well as those who are considering their professional identities after having had a baby. Her work focuses on self-compassion, balance, communication and stress management. She is passionate about supporting parents during this time of their lives. She has two young daughters and lives in London. Emily is an EMCC accredited coach at practitioner level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ce9ee7f8a6e10bf714fe2/84db2017-42c9-4402-a623-59b34560ffae/Jo+Kelly.jpg Who We Are - Jo Kelly, Midwife Jo is a midwife and currently working at Chelsea and Westminster hospital. She has worked there for the last 7 years and is very passionate about supporting women to birth their babies. She has worked in all areas of maternity, including labour ward, birth centre and the antenatal and postnatal wards and she has the experience to provide you with a positive and well-informed knowledge of the labour process, how midwives look after you during and after labour and also ensure that you feel confident with your birth choices and preferences. In her spare time, Jo loves to run and be outdoors! 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