Here you'll find out about what being a doula is all about and links to my services!

I offer 5 STAR rated personalised Doula support services in Leicester, Leicestershire and surrounding areas! If you're with 20 miles, I have you covered with ease-  though I travel happily up to an hour from my base!

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What is a doula?

A doula is someone who provides support throughout your pregnancy, birth and postnatally, but does not replace anyone else who is present. My role is to provide informational, practical and emotional reassurance throughout this journey, to help you have the most positive experience you can.

My job is to support fully but un-intrusively.

One of the truly beneficial roles of a doula is someone who is not emotionally attached to you, nor part of the establishment you're birthing in either, meaning I am fully on your side, able to support, advocate and keep emotionally stable throughout, giving you TRUE continuty of care.

Before you commit to having me as your doula, we will have a complimentary call and meet to to see how we 'fit' together. We then begin a working relationship throughout your pregnancy so can not only work out the best ways for me to support you, but also to provide antenatal care and build a rapport, one that helps you feel safe, comfortable and at ease. Who wants a stranger at their birth?

I am not a medical professional, but I will work alongside them to support you, and your family throughout the perinatal period.

I know my stuff too, it is my job to provide you unbiased, evidence based information to give you confidence in making your own choices, whatever they are. I will be there regardless of your place of birth, your type of birth and whether this is your first birth or your fourth. I just don't and won't make your decision for you, instead provide the information and a sound board for you to choose what is right for you without judgement.

Although I can’t provide a thorough description of what I will do as your birth doula, because only you know what you might need, here are a few things:

• Work through your worries/concerns

• Discuss all your birth options (including where to birth, pain relief etc.)

• Revisit previous births

• Discuss/practcie bimechanics for birth

• Support birth positions

• Create your birth plans

• Postpartum planning

• Be on call for you 24/7 from 38 weeks

• Provide continupus support in labour 

• ... and so much more!

(but this is what will be discussed at consultation/interview)

Birth is emotive and empowering, so one thing i can tell you is that I will accompany you through the process of preparing for birth, and support you in labour and as you birth your baby, as well as postnatally.

I could tell you all the reasons why you should hire a doula- but you could just have a look here: https://evidencebasedbirth.com/the-evidence-for-doulas/

I can also support you as a postpartum doula and this has been proven to really improve outcomes for parents that i've worked with.

Support includes:

• Bring/cook food

• Discuss the birth

• Baby care

• Support whilst you shower

• Check baby's latch/support feeding

• Help bathe

• Reassure you

• Help winding techniques

• Hold space

• Care for baby

• Ensure you eat

• Provide company

• Tidy up

• Entertain siblings

• Teach some baby/ postpartum yoga

Payment plans available for all doula services, just let me know!

You can check out the full range of services on offer below by clicking the links below...

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For availability, please get in touch, I look forward to hearing from you!

• You can also upgrade a Hypnobirthing package to include virtual doula support throughout pregnancy, following all antenatal appointments etc (not including the birth) as an Antenatal Package (£400) please contact below for more info and to discuss.