• Research
  • Digital Access
  • Shop
  • Basket

Janine Smith Practice

For Pregnancy, Birth, Baby & You

Menu
Search
  • For Your Pregnancy & Birth
    • Antenatal Classes – the complete course for expectant parents
    • Relax And Breathe Course
    • Pregnancy and Birth Consultations
      • Pregnancy Consultations
      • Birth & Baby Preparation Consultations
    • Digital Birth Courses
    • Birth Debrief Service
  • For You & Your Baby
    • Mother Cuppa Groups
    • Birth Debrief Service
    • New Baby Consultations
    • Baby Sleep Support
    • Postnatal Consultations
    • Digital Baby Courses
    • Weaning Workshop
  • For You
  • Mother Cuppa Community
  • Mother Cuppa Magazine
Close Menu

Welcome

by Janine Smith

Hello, I am Janine. I am a mum of three and an experienced antenatal and postnatal practitioner. Whether you need some additional support in pregnancy, more knowledge and better preparation for birth or reassurance and ideas for early parenting, I can help. As expectant and new parents you might sometimes feel overwhelmed by the amount of information and advice offered to you. It is...

Janine Smith, Latest Posts, Welcome

Ways you can work with me...

Free pregnancy and birth resources

5 free pregnancy and birth resources

Published by Janine Smith

With these free pregnancy and birth resources you can access a range of useful articles, tips and articles. Free pregnancy and birth resources: Notes For Parents Regular and brief...

Practice Services

Digital birth & baby courses

Published by Janine Smith

A range of digital birth & baby courses have been designed for you to complete at your own pace. Packed full of experience and expertise, each one will provide...

Practice Services

Postnatal Sessions

Published by Janine Smith

These postnatal sessions have been designed to provide you with reliable information, support and reassurance, as well as an opportunity to ask questions. Run by an experienced practitioner, each...

Janine Smith, Practice Services
antenatal and postnatal consultations

Antenatal and postnatal consultations

Published by Janine Smith

Antenatal and postnatal consultations focus on your individual need for information, practical tools and confidence. Tailored to you, they provide a foundation of robust knowledge and skills you can...

Practice Services

Relax & Breathe For Your Day

managing stress and anxiety

Relax & Breathe At The End Of Your Day

managing stress and anxiety

Relax & Breathe For During Your Day

to ease anxiety and stress

Relax & Breathe To Start Your Day

Join the Mother Cuppa Community

Mother Cuppa Community

Based in the North East.
Working with parents everywhere.

Please take a wander…

"Your online sessions when I was pregnant and then when our baby was here made such a difference to us - we would have been very lost without it all."

My Story

Testimonials

Mother Cuppa Magazine

by Janine Smith

Mother Cuppa Magazine – to inform, reassure, empower and boost during pregnancy, for birth and with a young family. Working with expectant and new parents is my passion – it has been a part of my life since 2002, almost as long as I have been a parent myself. This digital magazine to provide a range of good knowledge, an experienced perspective and reassurance on...

Mother Cuppa Magazine

essentials for pregnancy, birth and new parents

Birth Preparation Essentials

These birth preparation essentials provide a range of information, ideas and tips to boost your knowledge and wellbeing for...

by Janine Smith

Fourth Trimester Essentials

These fourth trimester essentials provide a range of information, ideas and tips to boost your knowledge and wellbeing throughout...

by Janine Smith

Labour and Birth Essentials

These labour and birth essentials provide a range of practical information, ideas and tips to boost your knowledge and...

by Janine Smith

Pregnancy Essentials

These pregnancy essentials provide a range of information, ideas and tips to boost your knowledge and wellbeing throughout pregnancy...

by Janine Smith

For Expectant & New Parents

beyond birth approach

Beyond Birth Approach

The Beyond Birth Approach is for you as an expectant and new parent. During pregnancy you can use this...

by Janine Smith
do birth on purpose

Do Birth On Purpose

The Do Birth On Purpose Approach is for you as an expectant parent, to think about how you are...

by Janine Smith
mother cuppa challenge

Mother Cuppa Approach

The Mother Cuppa Approach is for you as a parent – so you can reflect on what is challenging...

by Janine Smith
relax and breathe challenges

Relax & Breathe Challenge

The Relax & Breathe Challenge is about bringing some simple and effective techniques into your life. This is not...

by Janine Smith

Latest Posts

control during labour and birth

8 ways you can have more control during labour and birth

Published by Janine Smith

Lack of control during labour and birth is a common concern and I am always keen to stress that, while labour and birth, can be unpredictable, there are things...

Janine Smith, Janine Smith Weekly Column, Latest Posts, Mother Cuppa - Birth Preparation, Mother Cuppa - Labour & Birth
#inyourwords

Pregnancy in your words: nervous

Published by Janine Smith

Pregnancy can be a nervous time for some expectant parents. Nervous about reaching the 2nd trimester, nervous about scans and nervous that everything will be ok. These nerves can...

#inyourwords, Latest Posts

Mother Cuppa Podcast

Published by Janine Smith

For pregnancy, birth and early parenting This podcast is an extension of my practice and Mother Cuppa Magazine. I want to give you something to listen to, in addition...

Janine Smith, Latest Posts, Podcast
Covid vaccine in pregnancy

Covid vaccine in pregnancy

Published by Janine Smith

Having the covid vaccine in pregnancy is a hot topic of discussion at the moment with much confusion and uncertainty about its safety. The women I have spoken to...

Janine Smith, Janine Smith Weekly Column, Latest Posts

Checklists for expectant & new parents

Checklist for 2nd Time Parents

Checklist for 2nd Time Parents

4th Trimester Checklist

4th Trimester Checklist

Meeting Baby Checklist

Meeting Baby Checklist

induction checklist

Induction Checklist

labour & birth checklists

Labour and Birth Checklist

Pregnancy Checklist

Instagram

For anyone with a baby or toddler - I will be having a wander along the front in Whitley Bay.
1. Know how to use your breathing. This helps to keep you calm and it gives you a focus. It also boosts your hormones so you produce less adrenaline and more oxytocin and endorphines, which encourages more powerful contractions.
Posted @withregram • @sadiewildphotography
I worked with this mum in lockdown - due to various issues, she was very anxious and needed to talk through a few things. She was 36 weeks pregnant and needed help with her breathing.
There's nothing complicated about using movement and positions in labour.
As part of your labour and birth preparation, moving around and using different positions has got to be part of that.

Essentials for breastfeeding & bottle feeding

breastfeeding challenges

Sign up for notes for parents

notes for parents email

Tips For Pregnancy, Birth & The 4th Trimester

checklists and tips for pregnancy, birth and baby

Mother Cuppa column

janine smith postnatal practitioner

Babyloss & grief

articles about babyloss and grief

Family Directory

Useful Links

Questions

practical guide to labour and birth

#inyourwords

#inyourwords

Free Practical Guides For
Labour & Birth

Notes For Parents

Share Your Story

Community

Get In Touch

For Pregnancy, Birth, Baby & You

Follow Me

  • Menu Item
  • Menu Item
  • Menu Item