PREGNANCY &
BABY HELP
Practical, caring & free
Lifehouse Pregnancy & Baby Help is a confidential, friendly place to share what’s happening for you, to get information and emotional and practical help. Sometimes pregnancy and caring for a new baby can cause overwhelming stress and challenges.
Our team is here for you.
LIFEHOUSE SUPPORT PROGRAMS
LIFEHOUSE MUMS - Mentoring & Support
LIFEHOUSE ANGELS - Home-Based Help
LIFEHOUSE SUPPORT SERVICES
Counselling
Maternity, Birth & Baby Goods
Online Classes & Practical Workshops
Socials & Pamper Days
LIFEHOUSE MUMS PROGRAM
Free support program for pregnant and new mums – opt-in at any time during pregnancy or after your baby is born. This program extends up to baby’s first birthday or as arranged (minimum of 6 months).
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Free and quality items from our Baby Boutique for pregnancy, birth & beyond.
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Personal mentor: an experienced mum, trained as a mentor, to walk alongside you and provide practical and emotional support throughout your program. Weekly catch-ups.
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Online, on mobile or face to face. Videos and extra information on pregnancy, birth, parenting, baby care, self care, relationships, single parenting, life lessons.
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By appointment, counselling is available for women & couples for pregnancy related or baby related challenges and concerns.
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If you need a birth partner, your mentor may assist you at your birth as arranged.
The Lifehouse Mums Program includes:
LIFEHOUSE ANGELS
40-Days Program
Custom-designed for mums doing it extra tough with newborns or babies.
Lifehouse Angels home-visit program is available by referral through Gympie Hospital, Gympie Child Health and other local support organisations.
(Subject to Angel availability.)
Our Lifehouse Angels will provide 2 hours home-help each week for 6 weeks to help you get back on your feet. This is provided in a single 2 hour block, usually on a Thursday.
It may include giving you time to take a nap, wash your hair etc, hold your baby for you, doing simple cleaning, washing clothes, shopping, coffee with a friend etc.
Program sponsored by Community Bank Gympie and District | Bendigo Bank
PREGNANCY, BIRTH
& BABY GOODS
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At Lifehouse, our Lifehouse Loved Shop provides a range of quality, very low priced maternity and baby equipment, nappies, wraps, bedding and baby clothes from size 00000 to size 1 for those needing them.
If you are really struggling financially to get what you need please ring us and we can help you.
We can also supply larger items such as cots, prams, bassinets, baths, change tables etc.
WORKSHOPS, CLASSES & REFERRALS
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We’re here to help your little family thrive.
We can provide practical classes & workshops on baby and self-care, breast-feeding, parenting, solo-parenting, relationships and life-skills so please reach out if you need some advice or support.Thrive classes also stream online or on mobile to Lifehouse clients. Just let us know if you are interested or have a group who would be.
We also offer referrals to other community-based family and parenting supports in the Gympie Region.
LIFEHOUSE SOCIAL DAYS
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Self-care, making friends, social time and being nourished are all so important for women. Feeling isolated or lonely is tough and can affect mental health, relationships and parenting.
If you are feeling a bit isolated, and or want to connect with others as a first time pregnant mum, grab yourself a coffee from The Hatch and come along to our Coffee Catch-ups every 2nd and 4th Thursday at The Lifehouse Help Centre from March 2025
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Social catch-up for pregnant and baby mums at Gympie Macdonalds. First and third Thursday 10am to 11.30am. Come along, we’d love to see you.