All those classes I attended really helped me cope in the early stages (days) of labour, I only resorted to gas & air 3 hours before he arrived and I did get a shot of pethadine in the final hour. Before that i spent a lot of the time on the ball and concentrating on my breathing - (I was 11 hours in established labour).

Now I'm discovering how beneficial the yoga is postnatally too, especially to help relax.

Thank you x"