WELCOME
About our sessions.
The Happy Bump Club is a FREE pregnancy support group, aimed at promoting positive pregnancy for anyone in the Tameside and Oldham areas.
It is a chance for expectant parents to meet new friends, in a relaxed and informal space. For you to feel supported and well informed on your pregnancy journey and to make it an enjoyable experience while sharing your own personal stories.
We meet on the first Sunday of each month at Mossley Community Centre, between 11am and 12:30pm.
We collaborate with local maternity services and professionals who join our sessions to provide information and advice to our members. We also link with local GPs and the Social Prescribing Team to promote the group and to support potentially struggling new parents, and to tackle barriers associated with pregnancy.
The group is aimed at creating a supportive space where members can feel secure sharing their experiences, providing emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing support. As well as giving expectant parents a chance to make new friends. We are creating a support mechanism to help new parents manage difficult situations in a positive way and provide group support (whether that is face to face at our monthly sessions, or using our Facebook members group to interact with each other)
Our sessions are informal and provide a safe space to interact with others going through the same experience. There is no membership or subscription, you can simply come and go as you please.
We look forward to welcoming you soon!
Emma x
About Us.
Hi, my name is Emma and I founded The Happy Bump Club back in early 2021.
I'm a first time mum to Daisy who was born in October 2020. I spent most of my pregnancy in lockdown or under restrictions and so didn't get the chance to go to any expectant mum groups, antenatal groups or meet with any other pregnant people in the area, along with attending all appointments and scans alone. It really wasn't the pregnancy experience I imagined.
Having only just moved to the area in the previous September, I had no opportunity to meet anyone local or share this experince with.
So when Daisy came along and restrictions started to ease, I thought I would start a group so anyone pregnant in the area could meet others, make new friends and get lots of information and advice in a friendly and safe space.
I love organising this group, creating connections in the community with maternity services, professionals, local businesses and most importantly, all our members! Who are just so open, honest and friendly. They come to our group wanting to meet others in the same situation.
Our aim is to promote positive pregnancy, by providing a place to come together and share information, tips and advice. It is ALWAYS FREE! My intention is to ensure everyone, no matter what their background, has access to this service.
Our doors are open to anyone who wants to join us. We have brews and biscuits waiting, as well as a book swap and baby clothes donations. Along with lots of leaflets and information if you wish to take them home.
If you've got this far, thank you for reading my story!
I hope to see you at one of our sessions soon!
Emma xx
Our Next Sessions.
WHEN
Sunday 1st December 2024
11am - 12:30pm
WHERE
Mossley Community Centre
WHAT
Sally - The Pregnancy Chiropractor
WHEN
Tuesday 17th December 2024
9.30am - 3.30pm
WHEN
Sunday 12th January 2025
9.30am - 3.30pm
WHERE
Mossley Community Centre
WHERE
Mossley Community Centre
WHAT
Millie's Trust
Family First Aid Course
WHAT
Millie's Trust
Family First Aid Course
Our Community.
We have a fantastic network of maternity professionals and businesses around Tameside and Oldham. View below to find out all about these amazing services, aimed at promoting positive pregnancy.
Frequently Asked Questions.
WHO CAN JOIN OUR SESSIONS?
Anyone who is pregnant can join our session, at any stage during pregnancy. We also welcome and encourage partners to join so they can go through this pregnancy journey with you.
HOW DO I JOIN YOUR SESSIONS?
We use Eventbrite to publish our sessions. The link to Eventbrite is added to our website under 'Book Now'. You can also book through our Facebook members site or Instagram.
There is on membership or subscription to sign up to, you can simply drop in to our sessions as and when you want to.
WHAT DOES A SESSION LOOK LIKE?
Our sessions last for 90 minutes. At the start you will have a chance to get to know each other, we will then introduce our guest speaker.
Guest speakers include midwives, health visitors, pregnancy yoga instructors, pregnancy health experts, infant feeding support, sling wearing and reusable nappy companies.
We always have baby clothes donations and a book library that you are free to browse and take home with you.
There are brews and biscuits available to keep up those energy levels too :)
It's always FREE!
Our aim is to provide a safe and welcoming environment to anyone who is pregnant, to gain information and advice, no matter what your situation.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
Our sessions are monthly, and we usually meet on the first Sunday of each month at Mossley Community Centre.
HOW OFTEN ARE THE SESSIONS?
Contact Us.
If you're seeking support, want to get more information on our sessions, or are a local maternity service or professional and want to be involved, please contact us using the form below or email hello@thehappybumpclub.com