Second Time Mom โ€” What I wish someone had handed me before my first pregnancy
A course for first-time moms, from a second-time mom

Second
Time Mom.

What I wish someone had handed me before my first pregnancy
โ€” so I didn't have to spend four years figuring out what went wrong.

Become a founding member โ€” $197

Founding member price ends midnight July 3, 2026 โ€” then it's $297. Course delivers August 1, 2026.

Why this exists

My first labor was 26 hours. I spent four years processing it.

I had a doula. I had a midwife. I had a birth plan. And when things started going wrong, my husband and I were almost completely alone โ€” me screaming in the shower at the top of my lungs, realizing I needed to transfer because something felt deeply unsafe.

It was the height of Covid. When I finally arrived at the hospital, I waited an hour and a half for an epidural โ€” they had to run a PCR test first. My body had been under extraordinary strain for over a day. Nobody had prepared me to recognize the signs, to advocate for myself, or to know when transfer was the right call โ€” and that gap cost me.

Nobody told me what transition felt like or that it ends. Nobody warned me that my postpartum recovery would be harder than the labor itself. Nobody caught the depression and anxiety I was drowning in โ€” or the ADHD that had gone undiagnosed my entire life. I recommend EMDR therapy to every mother I talk to.

I barely remember my sons' early years. I was so anxious, so overwhelmed, and so completely unprepared that I was just white-knuckling it from one day to the next.

It took me almost four years โ€” and a second pregnancy โ€” to face everything that went wrong and make a new plan. My second birth was unmedicated, grounded, and one of the most powerful experiences of my life. My second postpartum was supported, present, and something I actually enjoyed.

The only difference between those two experiences was information, preparation, and knowing what to ask. I built this course so you don't have to wait four years to figure that out.

If any of this sounds familiar

You're not unprepared. You're just missing the right information.

You've read every article and you're more overwhelmed, not less โ€” because nobody tells you what actually matters versus what you can safely ignore.

You can't think past labor. The idea of researching postpartum feels impossible when you're still terrified about birth.

You want to advocate for yourself โ€” not just in the delivery room, but in every decision before and after birth โ€” and you don't know how.

You're spending thousands on a registry for a baby you haven't met yet, with no real framework for what you'll actually need.

You've been Googling everything โ€” and you don't know what you don't know, because you can only search for the questions you've already thought to ask.

You're worried about postpartum depression or anxiety โ€” or you're already experiencing something โ€” and nobody around you is taking it seriously.

Here's what I know for certain.

You are not going to be blindsided. Not by labor. Not by transition. Not by the recovery nobody warned you about, or the 3am moments where you're holding a screaming baby with no idea what to do next. I already did the research. I already made the mistakes. This is me handing you the cheat sheet โ€” and telling you which pages you can skip.

How to use this course

Built for the order your brain can handle.

Most first-time moms can't think past labor โ€” and that's not a flaw, it's your nervous system protecting you. So Part 1 covers birth, completely, until you feel genuinely prepared. Once labor feels handled, Part 2 opens the door to what's waiting on the other side.

First & second trimester
Watch Part 1 โ€” while your brain still works
Seven modules on birth prep โ€” starting with what every prenatal test actually means. Be done by week 28. Condition your nervous system. Fill in your birth preferences. Vet your provider. Stop cramming.
Part 1 โ€” birth prep
Third trimester
Watch Part 2 โ€” once, while you still can
Postpartum recovery, feeding, newborn care, sleep, siblings. You won't remember all of it. You don't have to. You just need to know it exists and where to find it.
Part 2 โ€” after baby
Baby's here
You're not learning anymore. You're looking things up.
The reference cards, flowcharts, and cheat sheets do the work now. You find what you need in under 30 seconds.
Reference mode
If you wait until the third trimester to start
You'll still get value. But you'll wish you'd found this earlier โ€” and that's exactly what I'm telling you now, before you make that mistake.
What happens if you wait
What's inside

Ten modules.
No filler.

01
Understanding your pregnancy
What's actually happening at every prenatal appointment โ€” by week โ€” and what you're allowed to say yes or no to. Every test explained: what it's looking for, what a positive result actually means (screening is not diagnosis), and what to do next. Common complications like gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia, and placenta previa covered honestly โ€” including the postpartum risks most people don't know exist. Miscarriage normalized: it's far more common than anyone admits, it's not your fault, and there's more to the story than people tell you. Plus the coping strategies that actually work when pregnancy is hard.
Part 1 โ€” birth prep
02
Prepare your mind for labor
Fear is the number one enemy of unmedicated birth โ€” and it physically slows labor. This module isn't about staying calm. It's about conditioning your brain's neurological pathways so they already know what to do when the pain arrives. Contraction simulation with ice, anchoring real happy memories your birth support person can cue, self-hypnosis techniques, and why I recommend EMDR therapy to every mother preparing for birth.
Part 1 โ€” birth prep
03
Prepare your body
Nutrition that moves the needle โ€” five specific nutrients, real numbers, the prenatal gap-check. The pelvic floor work that goes beyond Kegels: moves that strengthen the core, prevent diastasis recti, and build the muscle tone that helps during labor and recovery. Walking as the most underrated labor prep tool.
Part 1 โ€” birth prep
04
Prepare your cervix
The final-weeks protocol most people don't know exists โ€” tinctures, dates, acupuncture, chiropractic, and strategies that actually help soften the cervix. The Miles Circuit for encouraging baby to move. What to do if labor isn't starting. How to understand your Bishop Score so you can have an informed conversation about induction before anyone pressures you.
Part 1 โ€” birth prep
05
Get baby in position
Why occiput anterior position changes your entire labor experience. Why slouching in your third trimester matters more than you think. Spinning Babies techniques. What getting on all fours actually does โ€” and why scrubbing your floors on hands and knees in late pregnancy is not as strange as it sounds. And if your baby is breech โ€” your real options, including moxibustion, ECV, and finding a breech-trained provider.
Part 1 โ€” birth prep
06
Build your birth environment
Adrenaline stalls labor. Oxytocin drives it โ€” and floods your system at birth to close blood vessels and prevent hemorrhage. Your provider, your location, and who's in your room are clinical decisions. The home birth safety question answered honestly: the research is more split than your OB will tell you, and OBs and midwives don't have to be at war. Arriving before 6cm dilated more than doubles your C-section risk. Your rights at every point in your care.
Part 1 โ€” birth prep
07
Master labor
What's actually happening in your body, phase by phase โ€” including what transition feels like and why it ends. How to avoid tearing. Your birth support person's exact job: four counter-pressure positions, what to say, what not to say. The BRAIN framework for every decision in labor. Epidurals honestly โ€” the catheter, the restrictions, and why timing affects your C-section risk. VBACs: real success rates, real rupture risk in real numbers.
Part 1 โ€” birth prep
08
The fourth trimester
Physical recovery week by week โ€” what's normal, what's not, what to call about. What the 6-week clearance actually means (it's not what most people think). Postpartum depression and anxiety: what they actually look like, because PPD doesn't always look like crying โ€” and PPA affects more women than PPD. My own story of undiagnosed PPD and ADHD that nobody caught. How to build your support system before birth, because you cannot arrange it after.
Part 2 โ€” after baby
09
Feeding, newborns & the gear truth
You don't have to choose between breast and bottle โ€” you want both working, and this module shows you how. What newborns actually need in the first three months. The registry items worth buying and the ones that are just very expensive clutter.
Part 2 โ€” after baby
10
Sleep, siblings & becoming a parent
How to build healthy sleep foundations from day one โ€” without crying it out. Helping your older child adjust before and after baby arrives. Becoming a parent is not just an identity shift โ€” it's a massive learning curve happening while your brain literally rewires itself. You need community, and I'll show you how to find it.
Part 2 โ€” after baby
The download library

The tools that work at 3am.

Birth Preferences template
One page. Flexible language. Actually gets read in a hospital room.
Labor map
What's happening phase by phase โ€” including what transition feels like and why it ends.
Birth Support Person Kit
Their job in labor. Four counter-pressure techniques. What to say, what not to say.
BRAIN intervention scripts
The most common labor interventions. One framework. Nothing to memorize.
Newborn Soothing Flowchart
Baby won't stop crying. Start here. One visual, every option.
Is This Normal? reference
Pregnancy and newborn. What to watch, wait on, or call about.
The Gear Truth
What to buy, borrow, or skip. The registry decision tree.
Your First 90 Days
Week-by-week expectations. Physical recovery, feeding changes, what's normal.
Contraction conditioning audio
Ice simulation practice with guided happy memory anchoring. Has to be in your body before labor starts.
Hospital Bag Builder
What goes in. What stays home. No overpacking, no forgetting the one thing.
Prenatal Appointment Tracker
Every test by week. What it's looking for. What to ask. From first appointment to birth.
A note on credentials
Who I am

"I'm not a midwife, a doctor, or an 8-time mom. I'm an obsessive researcher with ADHD who had a traumatic first birth, spent four years processing it, and used every single thing I learned to have a completely different second experience โ€” unmedicated, prepared, and actually present for it. I built this because nobody handed me a version of this the first time. I would have given anything if they had."

Some of what you'll learn here came from an 8-time mother whose knowledge of birth changed how I understood everything. You don't need volume to gain wisdom โ€” but you do need the right teachers. This course is me passing on what they handed me, organized in a way nobody organized it for me.

You already did something hard

Wherever you started,
you chose this.

Maybe it was deciding to become a mom in the first place โ€” sitting with that question longer than you expected, not sure if you were ready, and choosing it anyway.

Maybe it was getting pregnant โ€” the trying, the waiting, the not knowing. The moment it was real and the fear that arrived right alongside the joy.

Maybe it was just opening this page โ€” because searching for something like this at any hour of the day means you already care more than most.

If you weren't sure you wanted to be a mom โ€” and you chose it anyway โ€” you're already doing the harder version of this. You deserve to actually enjoy what you chose. Not just survive it.

If you've always known you wanted this โ€” and you're still terrified โ€” that's not a sign you're not ready. That's a sign you understand what's at stake. Prepared is the antidote to scared.

If you're drowning in information and just want someone to tell you what actually matters โ€” you're in the right place, and you found it just in time.

"Wherever you started, you're here now. And the fact that you're here โ€” looking for something better than white-knuckling it โ€” tells me everything I need to know about the kind of mom you're going to be."

Second Time Mom
Founding member bundle โ€” plus two bonuses that close July 3rd
Founding member pricing
$297
$197

One-time payment  ยท  No subscription  ยท  Locked in for life

Founding member price ends midnight, July 3, 2026
After the deadline, price returns to $297 and bonuses close permanently

Course delivers August 1, 2026. Founding members get first access โ€” plus everything in the download library โ€” the day it launches. Lock in your spot now at the founding price.

10 modules โ€” no video over 10 minutes
11 downloadable tools, reference cards, and cheat sheets
Contraction conditioning audio โ€” guided practice to do before labor
Part 1 (birth prep) + Part 2 (life after baby) โ€” both parts, one price
Founding member price locked in forever โ€” even as the course grows
Lifetime access โ€” come back for every pregnancy, share with your birth support person
14-day refund guarantee after delivery โ€” if you don't find it useful, email me and I'll make it right

Founding member bonuses โ€” close midnight July 3rd

The Labor Map Download immediately

A phase-by-phase printable reference covering everything that happens in your body from early labor through delivery of the placenta โ€” what each stage feels like, how long it typically lasts, and what to do at every point. Including what transition actually is, because nobody warns you about transition. Print it, put it on the wall of your birth space, and hand a copy to your support person. Yours to download immediately when you join.

First Circle โ€” Private Founding Member Community Closes July 3rd forever

My private community for founding members only. This is where I'll be most present, most personal, and most available โ€” especially in these early months as the course launches and I want to know exactly what's working for you and what you need more of. You get direct access to me in a way that won't exist once the founding member window closes. First Circle is exclusively for the women who got in before July 3rd. It never opens again after midnight.

I'm in โ€” lock in my founding price

Price rises to $297 after midnight July 3, 2026. Course delivers August 1, 2026. Questions? [email protected]

Questions

Answered honestly.

I'm already in my third trimester โ€” will I get this before I deliver?

The course delivers August 1, 2026 โ€” if your due date is well after that, you're in great shape. If you're due sooner, lock in the founding member price now regardless; you'll still get lifetime access and the full download library the moment it launches, and it'll be there for your next pregnancy or to hand to a friend.

I'm planning an epidural. Is this course still for me?

Completely. This course isn't about unmedicated birth โ€” it's about prepared birth. Understanding what's happening in your body and advocating for yourself matters regardless of what pain relief you choose. An informed epidural birth is a completely different experience than a scared one.

How is this different from a hospital birth class?

Hospital birth classes teach you what the hospital wants you to know. This course teaches you what a second-time mom wishes she'd known โ€” including how to navigate the hospital, advocate for yourself inside it, and prepare for everything they don't cover. It also covers your entire first year, which no hospital class touches.

What if I end up with a C-section?

Module 7 covers C-sections honestly โ€” what recovery actually looks like, and VBAC eligibility. The postpartum modules and download library apply regardless of how your baby arrives. Being prepared for the possibility changes the experience significantly.

I'm not sure I even want to be a mom. Is this course for me?

If you're here, you're already asking the question that matters. A lot of women sit on that fence longer than anyone talks about โ€” I was one of them. This course meets you wherever you are.

When do I actually get the course?

Second Time Mom delivers August 1, 2026. If you join as a founding member before the July 3 deadline, you lock in $197 instead of the regular $297 price โ€” and you'll get access the moment it launches, same as everyone else.

What happens if I miss the founding member deadline?

The course will still be available โ€” at $297 instead of $197. The founding member price is specifically for people who join before midnight, July 3, 2026.

What if something is wrong with my baby?

Module 1 covers this directly โ€” what screening tests can and can't tell you, why a positive result is not a diagnosis, and what to actually do with the wait in between. If a finding is confirmed, you'll know how to get a second opinion, find genetic counseling, and connect with other families who've lived it instead of just reading statistics. You won't have to figure any of this out for the first time while you're scared. And if it helps to hear it now: most screening flags don't turn out to be what people fear in the moment.

What's your refund policy?

14-day refund, no questions asked, starting from delivery on August 1, 2026. If you go through the material and don't find it genuinely useful, email me and I'll refund you in full.

Let someone who's been through it

carry some of
this for you.

You already know what it feels like to be underprepared. You don't have to feel that way about this.

Become a founding member โ€” $197

Price rises to $297 after midnight July 3, 2026. Course delivers August 1, 2026.

ยฉ Second Time Mom  ยท  Anthia Gillick  ยท  [email protected]  ยท  Privacy Policy

This course is educational and based on personal experience and research. It is not medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider for decisions specific to your pregnancy and health.