HI, how are you? Congratulations, I'm guessing if your looking here you've found out your pregnant or you've recently had a baby!! Thanks for taking a look at my profile, I'd love to have a chat with you about how I can best support you. I am a birth and postnatal doula trained by Conscious Birthing.

If your looking for a Antenatal and Birth Doula,I love to listen to you and find out what kind of birth journey you would like to go on and then walk alongside you. I hope to provide you with the information and support you need to help you feel more in control and held and supported throughout your birth. I'm passionate about helping parents to have the birth story they want by sharing my knowledge with you  and talking about your dreams and your concerns so that you have the choice! If you are looking for a 

If its a Postnatal doula your looking for, again I love to listen to you to find out how you would like to be supported and tailor my support to you. So it could involve jobs from doing the washing up to, making a cup of tea to letting you have a nap while  I care for baby. Plus lots of knowledge and  support about transitioning to being parents, both emotional and physical. I also provide homemade cakes, essential for any postnatal woman and her partner!! 

A little bit about me!

I am married and a the mum of 3 gorgeous teenage boys who I am loving watching grow and develop into lovely young men. I love the outdoors especially the sea, beach, walking with family or friends.sharing food of any kind and a wee bit of running. All of my son's births were in different ways. My first son was  a vaginal delivery with some intervention, my next two were vaginal delivery listening to my body and allowing nature to do her thing! All beautiful yet very different. Now looking back I wish I had read more around birth before embarking on that journey so that I had the knowledge to make the right choice for me. I can't wait to share this knowledge with you!

Qualifications :

Birth and Postnatal Doula trained by Conscious Birthing

Over 20yrs working as a health professional as a paediatric nurse with children  and other roles with families during which I have gained a huge amount of experience in supporting families through some of the most important parts of their lives.

Breastfeeding support trained by Antenatal Training UK 

Postnatal Mental Health support

 Rebozo closing bones massage trained by Sarah Messenger 

Baby Massage online course

 Biomechanics for Birth by Molly OBrien 

I can offer up to 4 birth preparation l sessions either in your home, out for a walk or wherever you're most relaxed.These sessions can support you in making informed choice about how, where you birth  your baby. Also you can get in touch throughout this time with questions or  to talk things through. On call service 10 days before  your due date ,support during labour , birth, plus postnatal care. I also offer postnatal support for babies who are a bit older and a night doula service.

Just give me a ring or email me and we can chat about how I can best support you and your family!

Just  quickly a quote from Ina May Gaskin I love!

'If a woman doesn't look like a Goddess during labour, then someone isn't treating her right.'   

Reviews

I can not express how grateful we are to Gail and the support she provided. I would not have had the confidence to have a home birth without her. It was the most empowering experience of my life and I feel it has healed lots of trauma from my first birth. Everyone needs a Gail at their birth!!

'Gail was always available when we needed her, organising face to face sessions and answering any questions we had via WhatsApp. She would proactively send us links and book recommendations that she thought we would be interested in. What we always appreciated about Gail is that she would let us lead the discussion, explaining what we would like and then offering us suggestions to enhance our preferences. She never put pressure on us to approach the birth in any particular way and respected our choices. She also came with us to visit where we planned to give birth so we could talk through our concerns following the loss of our previous baby, which was immensely valuable.’ 

‘Thanks for being one of the best decisions we made about on our birthing journey.

You made us feel instantly at ease and tuned into our every step to give us the support we needed. A massive thank you from us all.’

'Having you as a part of our new family’s journey has been so special, and we wouldn’t be doing as well without you, so thank you so much for your empathy, knowledge and practical support.

We very much hope to see you again in the future.'

'We had the best experience working with Gail, she has offered so much support, flexibility and kindness to our family, I cannot recommend her enough!'

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