Group Support
How to join our groups
We have online registration forms available if you wish to join one of our Mothers in Mind/Bump/Baby groups. When you click on the registration button this will open a new browser window displaying an application form which is hosted on another website. When you have submitted your form close the window to return to here. Please click on the following link to view our Privacy Statement (opens in a new window, close it to return to here).
If you would like any further information about the group support we offer, prior to registering, please contact us at enquiries@homestartnwglos.org.uk.
We look forward to welcoming you!
Support Groups
To join one of our groups, please click on the button below.
Bump and Me
These ante-natal groups are informal sessions which provide extra support on new parents’ pregnancy journeys. Over a 5-week period, sessions will cover a range of topics such as bonding with your bump, emotions during pregnancy, baby’s development in the womb and meeting baby.
Our antenatal sessions are your place to ask, share, and grow. We understand your journey, and we’re here to provide the support you need. Bump and Me hopes to help you gain confidence while forming friendships and support networks that may last a lifetime! Dads and birthing partners are welcome at our sessions.
- Week 1: Welcome and Introductions
- Week 2: Labour and birth
- Week 3: Meeting baby
- Week 4: Preparing and caring
- Week 5: The fourth trimester (The postnatal period)
Baby and Me
These post-natal groups are for parents with 0 to 6 month-old babies are structured programmes led by our group coordinators with lived experience. Over 6 sessions, we focus on up-to-date guidance and advice on topics such as teething, safety, supporting early relationships, play, baby massage, routines, introducing solids, self-care and sleep.
Baby and me offers a source of support, reassurance and connection, as you navigate the transition into early parenthood. Our groups offer a safe space to offload and share experiences with other parents of babies of a similar age. You will be able to gain support and friendship in a relaxed, non-judgemental environment.
- Week 1: Welcome to parenthood
- Week 2: Keeping baby safe
- Week 3: Healthy Lifestyles
- Week 4: Communication and child development
- Week 5: Play
- Week 6: Attachment and baby massage
Mothers in Mind
The Mothers in Mind group is a 10 week peer support group during term-time. It offers mums a place to find comfort, advice and support while struggling with their mental health around the time of birth and after. The group will be a place for sharing thoughts and experiences, taking part in activities or solely enjoying the company of other mums and their children. We welcome babies and children under 5. Each group aims to give you tools to promote positive wellbeing and find out about other support in your community.
The 10 Week Mothers in Mind program will focus on the following:
- Week 1: Introduction to the group and group commitments.
- Week 2: The difference between motivation, goal setting and intentions.
- Week 3: What are your values? What is important to you?
- Week 4: Recognising your positive qualities and building self-esteem.
- Week 5: What would you benefit from releasing?
- Week 6: What is mindfulness?
- Week 7: Identifying unhelpful thoughts and the effects they have on your emotions.
- Week 8: Challenging negative thoughts. Are they true? What is a more positive alternative?
- Week 9: The holistic approach to recovery and healthy lifestyles.
- Week 10: Evaluation week – how will you deal with periods of uncertainty and change in the future?
Group Locations (April-July 2025)
Cheltenham and Tewkesbury
- Tuesday – Noah’s Ark Children’s Centre, Tewkesbury and Oakwood Children’s Centre, Cheltenham
- Wednesday – Northway Pre-School, Tewkesbury
- Thursday – Hester’s Way Children and Families Centre, Cheltenham and Brockworth Children’s Centre, Tewkesbury
Forest of Dean
- Monday – Hilltop Children and Families Centre, Cinderford
- Wednesday – River Children and Families Centre, Lydney
