Postnatal Doula Services
As a Postnatal Doula I support you with
emotional and physical back-up that you may not receive in the same way from elsewhere.
I will be there to encourage, listen, cheer you on
whilst you grow in confidence
at the beginning of your new journey as a family.
Providing comfort and care for you in your own home
whilst you take care of your new baby and heal from birth.
‘When a baby is born, a family is born’
Why is postnatal support is important?
Pregnancy and birth are an incredibly powerful experience for all involved.
It takes 9 months to slowly grow, develop a baby within your body, so why would it not take time to recuperate and heal after a birth?
The immediate days after a birth are a huge adjustment, not only is pregnancy and birth
a massive physical feat, it is a remarkably emotional one.
Everyone within the family needs time to grow and adapt to their new dynamics.
This requires the same treatment as the birth; space, quiet, limited and supportive people around, calm and
most of all love ‘Oxytocin’ to flow to support bonding, skin-to-skin, feeding, recovery and adjustment to new family life.
Bonding is one of the essential parts of parenting as it supports the development of a baby's neurological pathways.
In a nurtured environment it can create an emotionally well-balanced foundation for them.
Having a dedicated person to be there for you and your needs so you can focus fully on your new baby totally enables this.
Have you ever heard the phrase...
'It takes a village to raise a child'
Support Offered
Support can be flexible depending on your individual need. It can vary from frequency of a couple of days after birth to regularly weekly slots over a couple of months. Whatever you feel bests supports you and your family.
Prices range from:
£20 per hour
Packages - over a period of time
£185 - 10 hours
£350 - 20 hours
*Please note specific breastfeeding support if priced separately
A Postnatal Doula provides practical, physical and emotional support to you and your new family
in the postnatal period, once baby is born.
A Postnatal Doula can provide comfort and care for you in your own home whilst you take care of your new baby and heal from birth.
A Postnatal Doula is a trained support person and not medically qualified so cannot give medical advice.
I am a fully insured, qualified Postnatal Doula and trained with Nurturing Birth.
I also use all my experience and knowledge from the 14 years I have worked in the community
supporting pregnant women and families, in all of the work I do.
Support needed will vary from family to family but there are 2 basic elements; emotional and physical.
Emotionally
The need for emotional support should not be underestimated with a new baby! Adapting to your new family-life,
changes to your relationship can all feel overwhelming, challenging and tiring at times so I can be there for you on many levels!
Someone to listen to you and your birth partner in a non-judgemental way so you feel heard!
You may want to discuss your birth story, or any thoughts / concerns and I will provide a reassuring, comforting ear.
Supporting you and your birth partner to be aware of and manage your
well-being and mental health in the short and long term is essential too.
Physically
Resting and taking time for you all is so important in the first couple of months.
I can provide you, your birth partner and baby with practical support and help you make a postpartum recovery plan
including any practical and psychological elements that can assist with the adjustment to new family life.
This may include looking at baby-feeding choices, how to manage sleep changes, bathing, nappy choices, identifying support systems, outings, simple household tasks,managing realistic expectations and much more!
Keeping healthy is vital during recovery so I can prepare nutritious meals for you or your family.
I can provide practical support with baby or other family members so you can rest or take a shower.
Using my knowledge I will provide you with relevant evidence-based postnatal information and signpost to appropriate services
so you can make informed choices about early parenting that suit you.
As your Postnatal Doula I am there for you to provide the nurturing space you deserve
to heal and strengthen, holding you all as you grow and move forward in confidence as a family.