 I have two lovely children Lauren 21 and Georgie 16. During their births and postnatally I was very lucky to have wonderful and loving support from my "hands on" mother, I will always owe so much to her for that. With her close guidance and caring nature she has helped to shape the mother and person that I am today. Like her I share a passion for babies and a close, loving family network. I know that some people are not fortunate enough to have their families and close friends near by, however I hope I can offer myself as a nurturing mother or friend to any woman that needs.
The miracle of birth still never ceases to amaze me. I feel that it is extremely reassuring for a women to have someone else present who has already 'been there', who can relate to her on a personal and emotional level. It is my mission to ensure that the mother is supported and empowered to make her own informed choices, to reassure and to help her with her transition into motherhood just as my mother helped me.
As a postnatal doula I will try to make your transition into motherhood as easy as possible, whether that means stealing a cuddle so you can have a bath or making a quick bite to eat so you can get on with feeding the baby. I'm happy to do whatever it is I can to help you in your new role including light housework (tidying up, wiping surfaces, loading/unloading the dishwasher/washing machine) shopping, accompanying you to doctors appointments & mother and baby groups, supporting you with feeding or helping you bath, change and dress the baby.
However I am there to help you find your feet and it is important that I don't do so much that you become reliant on me. For this reason I will work with you up until 12 weeks after the birth of your child and my visits will gradually get shorter and less frequent as our contract goes on. Should you decide as we near the end of our contract that you wish to extend it we can discuss this although by this point I'd hope that you'd be confident enough to continue on without me.
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