Birth support follows the framework outlined below, it can be adapted and changed to suit your individual needs and create a deeper level of support. Your experience of pregnancy and birth is a unique and deeply personal experience, and with that in mind I strive to provide compassionate and individualised support while I join you on this wild and beautiful ride into parenthood.

• 3 antenatal sessions in the comfort of your own home where we have the chance to bond, discuss birth preferences, comfort measures and help you prepare mentally for birth. I want to hear all your hopes and dreams! These sessions will also be an opportunity to discuss having a nourishing postpartum period and to discuss how you see your feeding journey unfolding with your little one

• Access to my collection of books focusing on pregnancy, birth and the fourth trimester

• Access to birth pool, birth ball, TENS machine and aromatherapy oils

• On Call 24/7 from 8 days before your EDD until little one arrives

• High touch, individualised support throughout the duration of your labour, providing a trusting and deeply emotional presence, protecting your space and ensuring you are at the centre of your experience at all stages of your labour and birth

• A postnatal debrief where we meet again so I can swoon over your beautiful newborn and discuss how your birth unfolded. I can also provide breastfeeding support/responsive feeding support

• Available for phone support and FaceTime anytime of day for 48 hours after your birth

• Text support for 6 weeks after the birth of your little one

This offering provides birth support as well as postnatal, so you feel truly held through your pregnancy, birth and beyond. It includes:

• A minimum of 3 antenatal sessions where we have the chance to bond, discuss birth preferences, comfort measures and help you prepare mentally for birth. We can also discuss Biomechanic techniques that can support you and your baby. These sessions will also be an opportunity to discuss having a nourishing postpartum period and to discuss how you see your feeding journey unfolding with your little one

• Access to my collection of books focusing on pregnancy, birth and the fourth trimester

• Access to birth pool, birth ball, TENS machine and aromatherapy oils

• On Call 24/7 from 8 days before your EDD until little one arrives

• Accompanying you to any consultant or midwife appointments you feel you need extra support with

• High touch, individualised support throughout the duration of your labour, providing a trusting and deeply emotional presence, protecting your space and ensuring you are at the centre of your experience at all stages of your labour and birth

• A postnatal session to debrief your birth experience, have newborn cuddles and support with any questions you have around newborn feeding

• Available for phone support and FaceTime anytime of day for 5 days after your birth

• Nourishing postpartum meal upon postnatal visit.
  Text support for 6 weeks after the birth of your little one

• 20 hours of additional postnatal support to ease you into your postpartum journey

Doulas support all birth, and if you are planning to welcome your baby by an elective cesarean, a doula can be there to support you during and in the immediate hours that follow.

• 1 antenatal preparation session in your home to discuss your hopes and preferences for your birth.

• Text and phone support throughout your pregnancy until the day your little one arrives

• In person support on the day of your caesarean birth. This can either be as a your birth partner in theatre and the immediate hours that follow or overnight support while your partner heads home to rest. I will be on hand to support with your comfort, bonding time and infant feeding needs.

• 1 postnatal session in your home to help you settle in to your postpartum journey, whether you need feeding support, a listening ear or some time to rest, this session can look however you wish it to. Ad hoc postnatal visits can be added on for an additional fee

You’ve done it, you’ve birthed your baby like the incredible human you are, now what? It’s such a surreal feeling coming to the realisation you have a tiny human to look after. Transitioning into parenthood is an incredible and magical (and knackering) experience. Having a postnatal doula to support you and act as your mini village can ensure that your healing and wellbeing isn’t left behind while you’re busy loving your newborn.

Postnatal hours can be booked for a minimum of 3 hours at a time that suits you. The support can take the shape of whatever you feel you need most. Whether it be practical support, cuddling your baby so you can have that much needed bath/nap/slice of cake undisturbed, breast/chest feeding support, or simply just being a listening ear so you can feel safe and supported while sharing the highs and lows of being a new parent. There isn’t much a postnatal doula can’t do.

I provide overnight sleep support for families who feel they desperately need to catch up on some much needed sleep. I fully understand that sleep deprivation inhibits a person’s ability to be the parent they wish to be in the daytime. With your home environment and feeding goals in mind, I can provide tailored support throughout the night to ensure you get those much needed hours of rest so that you can be on top form the next day.

3 antenatal sessions the comfort of your home, we can go deep into your hopes fears and expectations while learning all about the various paths and modes to birth.

I’ll be there to help you to consider your birthing preferences and write your birth plan. And discuss ways your partner can provide hands on support during your labour including; biomechanics, massage and various comfort measures. Finishing off with a session focusing on your postpartum, we spend so much time preparing for the birth, we often forget we are parents on the other side (I know I did!).