Labour & Birth Doula
When it comes time for you to meet your baby, you can be unsure, anxious, excited and agitated. All these things slow down and hamper the progress of your labour. Let me carry the load for you, so that you can let go and concentrate on your body and your baby.
Let me be there with you every step of the way, through shift changes and location changes, until your baby is in your arms. I can bring information, advocacy, comfort measures, and quiet, confident support when you are most in need of them. All these things are magical ingredients in a calm, positive birth experience.
What is a labour & birth Doula?
Simply, a labour and birth Doula is an experienced birth keeper who supports you throughout your labour until your baby is safe and comfortable in your arms. While the midwife looking after you will be accountable to the Health Trust and to its policies, as your Doula I will be accountable only to you. On call from 38 weeks, available by phone or online until you go into labour, there in person throughout your labour and totally familiar with your individual needs, preferences and wishes, I will be well-equipped to support you and your partner in whatever way you choose to birth, whenever you choose to birth, and I'll be in your corner every step of the way.
What I can offer as
Labour and Birth Doula
Every package is tailored uniquely for you, but these are the essential elements designed to make your labour and birth journey flow more smoothly...
Preparation
Information
Support
As your Labour & Birth Doula, I will visit you several times before the birth of your baby so that you get to know me, and so that I get totally familiar with your wishes and plans, hopes and expectations at this very special time in your life. From 38 weeks until 42 weeks, I will be on call specifically for you, and available for advice and reassurance. I have a wealth of experience and know-how that I can share with you in preparation for labour and birth, so that you feel relaxed and well-prepared to meet your baby. Let me help you to plan your birth experience, teach you hypnobirthing skills to keep you calm and lessen discomfort, and demonstrate tips and techniques to empower you and your partner when the time comes.
The experience of labour and birth can be strange territory for many birthing people, even those who have travelled this path before. Whether you choose to birth in your own home or in hospital, it can be difficult to relax, let go and allow your body to do what it is designed to do. As a Doula I can advocate for you with those providing your care, ensuring that your wishes and preferences are heard and resepcted. I can help you to talk through any changes or alterations to your plans which may arise, so that you can be comfortable in any decision making that may be required. In these uncertain times, it's good to have an expert in your corner. Let me be at your side to help you when questions and decisions get challenging.
As an experienced birth worker I have learned many things along the way which can be used to ease your experience and keep you calm, confident and comfortable as you birth your baby. A qualified Hypnobirthing Practitioner, I can heIp you to practice techniques which will reduce feelings of uncertainty, fear and overwhelm. An Aromatherapy for Childbirth Practioner, I can use aromatherapy, acupressure and massage to soothe, reassure and restore you. Flexible, knowledgeable and calm,I will stay with you throughout your labour and birth so that you and your partner are guarnateed a familiar, friendly face and the support of someone who knows you and your preferences inside out.
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