Essex Bumps, Birth & Babies Directory
From Essex based reflexology, homeopathy, acupuncture, osteopathy and chiropractic treatment, to antenatal yoga, pilates for pregnancy, aqua natal. Essex Baby shops, sling and real nappy retailers, baby hand & foot and belly casting kits, to cloth nappy laundry services covering Essex and baby and child photography in Essex. Essex doulas, birthing pool hire, Essex homebirth support, 4d ultrasound scanning to EFT, hypnotherapists, kinesiologists...................our Essex bumps, birth and babies directory has it all!
Essex HypnoBirthing are proud to work with, support and recommend the following shops and services across Essex:
Acupuncture
http://www.gilliankelly.co.uk
Acupuncture in Ingatestone & Brentwood - specialising in acupuncture for fertility.
http://www.lindaculleton.co.uk/preconceptual.php
Acupuncture in the Stansted & Harlow area
mariamcmanus_acu@yahoo.co.uk Chelmsford based acupuncturists experienced in treating women during pregnancy and fertility.
Baby Goods Shops
www.littleeco.com Retailer of natural and organic baby products with a shop in Leigh on Sea. Products include washable nappies, slings, toiletries and clothing
Baby Hand & Foot Casting & Printing
Pottery studio based in Newport village, offering baby hand casting & printing.
Unique baby castings based in Elsenham village.
Baby Massage Classes
http://www.blossomandberry.com/classes.html
Baby Massage classes covering the Colchester and Clacton area
http://www.babywisdom.org.uk/pages/infant1.html Baby massage classes in Brentwood
AlwynBs@aol.com Baby massage classes in Clavering village.
www.rosemarycunningham.co.uk Registered Nurse with 15 years experience in Complementary medicine in Hadleigh and at the Trinity Centre Colchester
www.sjowers.co.uk Baby massage & movement classes in Colchester, Halstead, Coggeshall and surrounding area.
janette@rickwood2546.freeserve.co.uk Baby massage in Stansted, email for details.
Sharon Halvey, Baby massage classes in Chelmsford. Email for details
Baby Yoga Classes
http://www.blossomandberry.com/classes.html
Baby yoga classes covering the Colchester and Clacton area
http://www.birthlight.com/public/teachers/teacher.aspx?id=9177a9af-106e-4f42-800e-982af9c67b1e
Mother and baby yoga classes in Southend
Baby Signing Classes
http://www.singandsign.com/
Baby signing classes across Essex
Baby Slings
http://www.thecarryingkind.com
UK wide retailer of baby slings, toiletries and breastfeeding goods with a real shop based in Walthamstow Market.
www.littleeco.com Retailer of baby slings (and other things!) with a shop in Leigh on Sea.
www.littlepossums.co.uk
Little Possums - The UK Baby Sling Specialists. Little Possums are UK based and sell an extensive range of baby slings, baby carriers and related accessories. Visit us for online sales, expert independent advice and information on choosing a baby sling or carrier to suit your needs.
http://www.slingmeet.co.uk
Discussion forums for all things slings and babywearing! meet other babywearers in Essex, share slings and meet up.
Baby Swimming Classes
http://www.dbbss.co.uk/
Submersion swimming for babies covering Harlow and Stansted
http://www.birthlight.com/public/teachers/teacher.aspx?id=8ee894a5-0bb1-4f5f-8c92-2c2f3d8224fe
Baby swimming classes in Chelmsford/ Great Baddow
Birthing Pool Hire
http://www.birthfriendly.co.uk/waterbirth.htm
Hiring rigid birthing pools to the whole of Essex.
Bowen Technique
http://www.rosemarycunningham.co.uk
Practitioner in Colchester
Bump Casting
www.rockabelly.co.uk
Rockabelly Lifecasts
lifecasting services and DIY casting kits including pregnant belly kits & baby bottom casting kits. Private casting appointments include any body part or parts from a baby's hand to a full body.
Chiropractors
www.greatback.co.uk
Chiropractic treatment covering Stansted and Braintree.
http://www.wickfordchiro.co.uk
Chiropractic treatment in Wickford
Cloth Nappies
http://www.treehuggermums.com
Cloth nappies, baby slings, natural toiletries and more at TreeHugger Mums
http://www.jellyonthenet.co.uk
Cloth nappy sales and advice based in Saffron Walden, Essex
http://www.naturalnappies.co.uk/ Cloth nappy sales in Wivenhoe
www.littleeco.com Shop selling real cloth nappies (and other things!) in Leigh on Sea.
Cloth nappy seller based in the Southend area.
Complementary Health Centres
The Centre for Natural Health - Wickford. Offering Pregnancy Yoga, Massage, Reflexology and more.
http://www.itstherapy.co.uk Independent Therapy Solutions. Braintree based centre offering acupuncture, aromatherapy massage, reflexology for pregnancy, pilates and baby massage.
janette@rickwood2546.freeserve.co.uk Lower Street Clinic in Stansted. Provides Osteopathy for pregnancy, Cranial Osteopathy for babies, massage (including baby massage), homeopathy, nutritional advice and pilates.
The Trinity Centre, large Complementary Health Centre based in Colchester offering Craniosacral therapy, Reflexology, Baby Reflex, Acupuncture and Massage.
Doulas
http://www.birthfriendly.co.uk
Doula services incorporating HypnoBirthing & Homeopathy - covering North & West Essex
http://www.babywisdom.org.uk/pages/doula1.html
Doula services based in Brentwood, Essex
EFT Practitioners
www.mulberryclinc.co.uk/eft.htm EFT specialising in fertility, pregnancy and birth covering the whole of Essex.
Homeopaths
http://www.healingwithhomoeopathy.co.uk
Specialising in homeopathy for women and children. Including special sessions for morning sickness, breech presentations and birth preparation sessions (with a specially tailored labour and birth homeopathy kit). Also specialising in the treatment of paediatric eczema. Discounts for under 16s. Based in North/West Essex.
Homebirth Support
www.homebirth.org.uk
The definitive guide to Homebirths
health.groups.yahoo.com/group/homebirthUK
Homebirth support group via email
Hypnotherapists
www.desidera.co.uk Hypnotherapy and Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) covering Maldon/Witham/Braintree.
www.marilyngriffintherapy.com Hypnotherapy covering the Braintree/Dunmow area
Independent Midwives
http://www.themidwife.co.uk
Beautiful Beginnings, Tamara Bonfante, Independent Midwife based in Harlow, Essex.
www.essexmidwiferypractice.co.uk
Essex Midwifery Practice, Independent Midwives providing private midwifery care for women in and around Essex.
www.essexindependentmidwives.org.uk
Amelia Parker, Independent Midwife, based in Epping, Essex.
www.midwifemal.co.uk
Mal Soomessuur, Independent Midwife covering Essex. Specialising in homebirth, waterbirth, breech birth and VBACs. Also a qualified reflexologist.
Kinesiology
www.progressive-kinesiology.co.uk Kinesiology serving the whole of Essex, based in Colchester.
Maternity Wear
http://www.nine-maternity.co.uk
Maternity wear shop based in Stock Village, boutique style at high street prices!
Nursery Equipment
http://www.babyathollands.co.uk
Large retailer of baby goods based in Billericay.
Nurseries
Colchester based private day nursery.
Essex NCT Branches
www.nctpregnancyandbabycare.co.uk
The National Childbirth Trust for a local group and classes near you, also a free breastfeeding helpline
www.stansted-nct.freeserve.co.uk
Stansted branch of the National Childbirth Trust
brentwood@national-childbirth-trust.co.uk Email Brentwood NCT branch
basildon@national-childbirth-trust.co.uk Email Basildon, Billericay and Wickford NCT branch
www.halsteadnct.co.uk Halstead NCT branch
anderson.ath.cx:8000/nct/
Saffron Walden branch of the National Childbirth Trust
www.colchester-nct.co.uk Colchester NCT branch.
southend@national-childbirth-trust.co.uk Southend branch contact email
Nappy Laundry Service
http://www.naturalnappies.co.uk Cloth nappy laundering service covering the whole of Essex
Osteopaths
http://www.mellerick.co.uk
Osteopath based in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire - covering Stansted & Harlow.
janette@rickwood2546.freeserve.co.uk Lower Street Clinic. Osteopaths specialising in treatment of pregnant women and children (including cranial osteopathy) in Stansted, email for details.
Photography
http://www.bigbearphotography.co.uk Baby and child photography based in Stansted, Essex.
http://www.mariamurray.co.uk Maria Murray is a portrait photographer based in Essex who specialises in photographing children & families. All stages from Maternity & newborn to age 100 and beyond welcome! Winner of UK Portrait & UK Avant Garde Portrait Photographer of the Year 2006
Pilates for Pregnancy
http://www.essexpilatesstudio.co.uk
Pilates studio based in Braintree.
nicola.hopkins@addenbrookes.nhs.uk
Antenatal Pilates for pregnancy and postnatal in Saffron Walden, run by qualified women's physiotherapist. Email Nicola for details.
Pregnancy Massagewww.whitewavemassage.co.uk
Jennie Eriksen - Providing relaxing massage during pregnancy at your own home and baby massage training.
www.blossomandberry.com
Pregnancy Massage classes covering the Colchester and Clacton area
Prenatal/ antenatal Yoga
http://www.lindabeach.co.uk/
Pregnancy & Post natal yoga in south east Essex (Hadleigh, Southend and Leigh area)
http://www.cherubsyoga.co.uk/
Pre and post natal yoga in Wickford
gemmasmith@rediffmail.com Pregnancy yoga based in Brentwood and Bishops Stortford – email for details.
http://www.yogaviva.co.uk/
Yoga for pregnancy and babies in Chelmsford
Reflexology for Pregnancy & Birth & Postnatal Healing
http://www.lisaholyland.co.uk/
Reflexologist in Basildon
AlwynBs@aol.com Reflexologist specialising in maternity reflexology in Clavering village.
www.calm-a-therapy.co.uk Reflexology including pre-conceptual, pregnancy and post-natal care. mobile service all over South East Essex.
www.rosemarycunningham.co.uk Registered Nurse with 15 years experience in Complementary medicine. Clinics in Hadleigh and at the Trinity Centre Colchester including baby reflex.
http://www.coggeshall-therapies.co.uk Specialising in maternity reflexology and priming for labour treatments. Practice based in Coggeshall but home visits also possible.
http://www.stress-free-solutions.com Reflexologist based in Colchester.
debbie.brindle@btopenworld.com Mobile therapist, living in South Woodham Ferrers. I generally travel up to half an hour from home. I specialise in maternity reflexology, including sub-fertility and also offer other holistic treatments which can help with relaxation, stress and many other conditions.
joanne-butler@btconnect.com Baby reflexology classes in Maldon and surrounding area. Email for details.
Ultrasound Scanning
Private 4D Ultrasound scanning based on the Essex/Suffolk borders.
Nationwide company providing private ultrasound scanning & Nuchal Thickness screening with own Biochemistry lab. The Essex brand is based in Chelmsford.