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Postnatal (Recognised since January 2023)
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Birth (Recognised since January 2023)
Lives in: Norwich NR5
Local info and availability:
Norfolk
Languages spoken other than English:
Swedish
Other services:
I also serve as a doula to individuals or families going through fertility treatment.
I am an IBCLC.
I also do three-step rewind.
How to contact B.J.:
Use the Contact form below or:
https://www.bjwoodstein.com/
bjepstein@gmail.com
About Me
I trained to be a doula because I had a doula myself for my second birth, and that made all the difference between me feeling impotent and done-to, as I had the first time around, and empowered and strong the second time. I want to help you find the strength and power within you and I want to support you so you can meet your pregnancy, birth, feeding, and parenting goals. I believe that loving, encouraging, and informed support really matters, so I will offer you evidence-based information, a warm and friendly listening ear, and an attention to detail that means that I will focus on your needs and desires. I have extensive experience with both antenatal and postnatal support because I am a trained peer supporter through Pregnancy Sickness Support and also a trained breastfeeding counsellor on the National Breastfeeding Helpline. I am an IBCLC (a qualified lactation consultant). I have a particular passion for breastfeeding and have myself been a breastfeeding mother for nearly seven years and counting now. I also have experience of fertility treatment and would be happy to support individuals/families on their fertility journey. Some of the relevant training I have taken includes:
- a doula course;
- a three-step rewind course;
- a breastfeeding peer support module;
- a breastfeeding counsellor course;
- breastfeeding-specific courses, such as breastfeeding children with complex medical needs;
- negotiation skills;
- assertiveness training;
- counselling skills;
- courses in safeguarding of adults and children;
- stress management skills;
- courses in anatomy, physiology, genetics, and other science subjects.
Feel free to ask for my CV if you would like to know more. Beside my volunteer roles, I work as an academic in literature and translation at the University of East Anglia. Outside of work, I love spending time with my family, reading, walking, and swimming. I am originally from Chicago, in the US, and now I live in Norwich with my wife and our two children and two cats. I am a mentored doula, which means I am supported by a more experienced doula, and this in turn is beneficial to you since you in a sense get two doulas for the price of one. Please see more about me on my website (https://www.bjwoodstein.com/) or email me to find out more or to have an obligation-free discussion about your needs and plans.
