Our Story

Babiesknow was launched in November 2005, and we have been running regular workshops ever since.

Kitty Hagenbach is the driving force behind Babiesknow, and her desire to spread parenting skills that support babies to feel heard, safe and happy has fuelled not only Babiesknow, but also her own practice as a psychotherapist.

With a meeting of minds and hearts Babiesknow was conceived, nurtured it to fruition, and this keeps it evolving today. Kitty and Yehudi Gordon met almost twenty years ago, when Yehudi acted as obstetrician for the birth of Kitty's first child. They have been regularly crossing paths ever since in their work with expectant parents and young families.

Ten years later, Harriet and Yehudi came together to write a book about pregnancy, birth and parenting, and since then have been working in partnership and with a wider team of specialists, including Kitty. In the beginnings, Peter Walker shared his charisma and excellent massage skills with the group; then, in 2008, one of his students, Helen Biscoe-Taylor, joined the team. Helen brings her skills as a psychotherapist and is central to the creation and facilitation of our one-day follow up courses for parents, which cater to specific age groups. More recently, Charisse Basquin has become part of the core team; bringing skills and experience from a background in chiropractic practice and birth process work, and many years working in the same field as Kitty Hagenbach.

Babiesknow is a journey. Each workshop brings new insights, each baby we meet teaches us something new, and the parents we meet are spreading the word. Babiesknow is growing, with new workshops and an ever increasing community. We’ve met over 500 people on our courses and have a growing family of 'babiesknow babies' whose parents came on a course during or before pregnancy, and tell us life could never have been so good without Babiesknow.