Alina Tyazhelova - Russian Speaking Doula in London

Doula service offered:

Postnatal (Mentored)
Birth (Recognised since November 2021)

Lives in: London SW20

Local info and availability:
London and Surrey

Languages spoken other than English:
Russian

Other services:
Antenatal preparation, childbirth support, breastfeeding support, rebozo massage, gentle hypnosis in childbirth, closing the bones ceremony

How to contact Alina:
Use the Contact form below or:
http://www.alinadoulalondon.co.uk
alina.doula.london@gmail.com
07790792210

About Me

My name is Alina. I am from Moscow, Russia. I moved to London in 2011. My two kids were born in London (in the Birth Centres of Queen Charlotte and Chelsea Hospital and of St George’s Hospital). Thanks to my husband I could stay at home during my pregnancies and first years of my kids, so I totally devoted myself to motherhood and to my babies trying to give them the best start of their lifes. Giving birth to my children was a really life changing experience. I wished to have physiological birth without any medical interventions, and both my births were like that. I used all my knowledge to cope during contractions (acupressure, breathing techniques, changing poses, visualization etc). After having such positive experience I wished to help other women during their pregnancies and labours. My breastfeeding experience was positive as well. I breastfed my kids for 14 and 22 months. I believe that breastfeeding is a precious gift of nature for babies and mothers, and it can and should be enjoyable process. When I first heard about doulas as a profession, I understood that this was what I wanted to do. So in June 2017 I finished Birth Bliss Aspiring Doula Course with Kicki Hansard. It covered all aspects of birth, postnatal care and breastfeeding. My goal as a doula is to help you during this special time: to be with you, to listen to your wishes and thoughts, to help you find and believe in your inner woman’s strength, to support you emotionally, to give you up-to-date information, to help your partner to be involved in the process. My own positive experience of natural childbirth, intensive course with Kicki Hansard, constant research give me the experience and knowledge to work as a doula and I would be very happy to help you during this special time. I continue to expand and update my skills and have attended the following courses, workshops and conferences:

2017 Aspiring Doula Foundation Course by Birth Bliss Academy. It covered all aspects of birth, postnatal care and breastfeeding.
2018 First Aid Learning by BritishRedCross
2019 Birth Bliss Annual Conference
2019 DoulaLink conference “Professional support during perinatal period”
2019 Stanford’s Short Course on Breastfeeding
2020 London Midwifery & Maternity Festival
2020 Birth Bliss Academy Antenatal Course
2020 Preventative Healthcare for the Newborn Baby (University of Colorado)
2020 The Newborn Assessment (University of Colorado)
2020 Guidance to Keep Newborn Babies Safe and Healthy (University of Colorado)
2020 Supporting Parents of a Newborn Baby (University of Colorado)
2020 Gentle hypnosis in childbirth of Anastasia Ivanova
2020 “Traditional midwifery” school of Yulia Shelepina (6 months training)
2020 Paramana Doula Course with Dr Michel Odent and Liliana Lammers
2020 Evidence aromatherapy of Aromashka
2020 Paediatric First Aid Course by Babyem London
2021 Lactation Consultant program based on the WHO/UNICEF guidelines with 150 hours of training
2021 Individual course of practical breastfeeding training under personal guidance and supervision of a tutor consultant (30 hours)
2021 Rebozo foundation training with world-renowned midwife Angelina Martinez Miranda
2021 Postnatal recovery and closing the bones ceremony by Alyona Lebedeva
2021 Conference of Doula.link
2022 London Midwifery & Maternity Festival
2022 Homeopathy for doulas course by Elaine Goode
2022 Homeopathy for Breastfeeding & Mastitis Course by Elaine Goode
2023 London Midwifery & Maternity Festival
2023 Babywearing workshop by the Sling Consultancy
2023 Biomechanics for birth by Molly O’Brien
2023 Postpartum homeopathy by Elaine Goode

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