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I joined the National Childbirth Trust ( NCT) 25 years ago as an expectant mum, and attended antenatal classes. I became a volunteer in an attempt to give something back to the charity. Your donations will help the national charity & the Vale of Evesham branch of the NCT.

Over the 25 years I've been involved I have met some of  my best friends, learned new skills and gained qualifications which enabled me to change career and work within the NHS as a breastfeeding support worker and become an antenatal practitioner, facilitating  antenatal classes and yoga for pregnancy classes for both the nct and the NHS.

The nct supported me through 6 years of postnatal depression and my connection with this amazing charity has changed my life.

 The Charity  provides support and information to parents during the first 1000 days of parenthood ( from conception to approx 2 years). There are local branches run by volunteers which run bumps & babies groups, breastfeeding dropins, nearly new sales, various support groups & activities for new parents. Providing the users' voice on Maternity Voices' Fora. There are also paid-for services like antenatal classes which help to support the charity. And there is the campaigning: Getting dads & partners into the birthing room, stopping routine episiotomies & shaving & enemas, improving the birthing environment,  and currently the Hidden Half campaign to get postnatal depression recognised & treated sooner.https://nct.org.uk/get-involved/campaigns/hidden-half-campaign.

I started runnning 3 years ago doing the Couch to 5k programme. This whetted my appetite & since then I've run a few10k races & one 12k race. It's not fast & it's certainly not pretty but it's better than sitting on the couch!

So I am delighted & honoured to be able to combine these two passions in  my life & attempt this iconic race at the same time as supporting this fantastic charity that supports all new parents for the first 1000 days of parenthood & beyond. 

You can follow my journey here & on instagram @LynnRuns2019

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