I live in Rickmansworth with my husband and three children, born in 2008, 2012 and 2016. Since 2013 I've been teaching antenatal and baby classes in the Harrow/Hillingdon area, where I lived for nearly 20 years.
I love being a part of such a special journey through pregnancy and into motherhood and seeing mums (and dads) grow in confidence as they work through their choices and find the right paths for their family. After working with families antenatally and then meeting them again in baby classes I can see the gap in care that exists once baby arrives and so I wanted to be able to offer better continuity of support as a postnatal doula.
I am hugely passionate about all things birth, postnatal and baby. In all of my roles I want to make sure you feel confident and supported in what you are doing. I won't tell you what to do but I will listen and help you find information to make decisions you are happy with and which are the right ones for your family.
As your postnatal doula I'll be the extra pair of hands you need as you settle into life with a new baby and I want to help you have the most positive time you can as you embark on this exciting phase of your life. You might need someone to hold the baby while you sleep or shower, some help with siblings, help with breast or bottle feeding, some practical help around the house, a listening ear, or reliable information sources. I will look to support you in the ways you need. Every family will have different needs and we can tailor support to suit you. My aim is to help you get the rest and recovery time you need, give you space to bond with your baby and find your confidence with your new family. If you need to talk I can be your sounding board, non judgemental, but able to support your choices and offer you the evidence based information you need to get there.
I am based in Rickmansworth but still working a lot in the Harrow area and happy to support along the Met/Jubilee line. Please get in touch to talk more about how I can support you.
Additional Training
Tummy Time with Bump Baby and Beyond 2023
Connections Infant Development with Chilled Mama 2023
Supporting Breastfeeding in your Practice with The Breastfeeding Network - May-July 2022
Pelvic Health Workshop with Silvia Dias May 2022
Starting Solids Facilitator Training with Chilled Mama 2021
Supporting Breastfeeding Multiples with Kathryn Stagg IBCLC, December 2020
Understanding Twins with Younique Postnatal, November 2020
Holistic Sleep Mini Course June 2020
Reflux Workshop Younique Postnatal May 2020
Microbirth Breast Milk Scientific February 2020
Microbirth Group B Strep Mini Course June 2019
Microbirth Online Course April 2019
Breastfeeding Update with Sarah March IBCLC, 2018
Perinatal Mental Health with Mia Scotland, 2018
Your Baby's Biome with Bridget Supple, 2017
Microbirth screening and discussion with Michel Odent, 2014
Reviews Beth supported me for a couple of months following a post natal depression diagnosis. Her calming presence, sound knowledge of and experience with babies was a huge comfort to me - a first time mum - during this really difficult time. The time she spent with my daughter (and knowing my daughter was in a safe pair of hands) gave me some much needed rest and time to myself to aid my recovery. Thank you Beth! Sally Beth has been a huge, huge help to me and our family with our twin babies and also our two pre-schoolers. I really needed the extra support when the twins arrived and Beth was super both in providing considered advice, being there to have a chat and blow off some steamand giving practical help with the babies and older children to give me a bit of a rest. I really like her down to earth attitude and her ability to get stuck in, whether that's holding a baby, changing a nappies, doing some light housework or reading to the older siblings while I have some time out. The kids love her and she has been great with the babies, so much so that she still does 2 days a week and the babies are 7 months! Thanks Beth! Joanna
