Baby, You Make Me Feel So Good

Experts Tell Why They Love Working With Tots

BABY GURUS - SONYA MURRAY AND EMMA THOMSON

YOU'VE done the honeymoon - now stand by for the babymoon.
It's the latest craze that lets mums and dads-to-be enjoy luxury breaks together before their child is born.

They are being brought to Scotland by The Baby Gurus, aka Emma Thomson and Sonya Murray. They were NHS midwives before setting up their own firm to help new parents.

Sonya even hooked up with Westlife's UK tour when Nicky Byrne wanted advice for his pregnant wife.

The job: We run breaks to let parents-to-be enjoy quality time together.

We also run bespoke courses that help them get the most out of their pregnancy and prepare for the birth.

How we did it: Emma is a qualified birth educator and has three children. I qualified as a midwife in 1995. I have delivered hundreds of babies but when it came to having my own I didn't get the help I needed because people assumed I knew everything.

Lots of other new mums are not confident about things like breast feeding and we teach them in a really simple way.

Babymooning is an American concept and we started offering weekend breaks where parents could get private education.

We teach breathing and relaxation techniques and build confidence. We target busy professionals and get involved any time between 19 weeks up to nine months. Some of them are on their third baby and they say it makes a huge difference.

We charge anything between £450 and £2000 depending on the client's needs but everything is done in one intense session.

I got a call from Nicky Byrne from Westlife asking if I could join him and his wife Georgina on tour ahead of the birth of his twins Rocco and Jay. He is a fantastic dad.

We have just launched a corporate service supporting professional staff in the workplace.

Perks: A good work-life balance.

Five-year plan: We aim to produce environmentally-friendly mums' bags.

Tips: We spotted a gap in the market and went for it.