If you’re looking for a calm, nurturing and woman-centred approach to your birth, I’m here to support you.
Pregnancy, birth and the transition into motherhood are deeply personal experiences. I beleive you deserve to feel informed, heard, respected and supported as you navigate this transformative time. As a doula I walk alongside you and your family offering practical, emotional and informational support as you prepare to welcome your baby and find your feet in early parenthood.
Birth Support:
I offer personalised support throughout pregnancy, birth and the early postnatal period, tailored to you, your family and your individual needs.
I genuinely believe in the wisdom, strength and innate capacity of women. Whether you are planning a home birth, a hospital birth, a caesarean birth or something in between, I will meet you where you are, without judgement or expectation.
Birth can be powerful, unpredictable, vulnerable and life-changing. My hope is that you feel safe, heard, respected and supported as you prepare to meet your baby and step into this new chapter of your life.
What's included?
- Two antenatal sessions: Two three-hour sessions to explore the physiology of labour and birth, your preferences around pain relief, birth positions, comfort measures, your rights and choices, and planning for the postnatal period.
- Ongoing contact: Phone and WhatsApp support throughout pregnancy and up to six weeks postpartum.
- On-call support: I am on call 24/7 from 38 weeks until 42 weeks of pregnancy, or until you give birth, as agreed in advance.
- Continuous labour support: I will be there to offer reassurance, practical comfort measures, encouragement and a calm presence throughout labour and birth, staying until you are settled with your baby and have had the opportunity to begin feeding.
- A postnatal visit: One three-hour visit to reflect on your birth, talk through any questions and offer practical and emotional support as you settle into life with your baby.
My role is to support you, your choices and your experience, whatever path your birth takes.
Postnatal Support:
The early weeks and months of motherhood can be beautiful, overwhelming, exhausting and transformative all at once. There is so much focus on the new baby, but you deserve care and nurturing, too.
I offer gentle, practical and woman-centred postnatal support as you recover from birth, get to know your baby and find your own rhythm as a family.
Postnatal support can look different from one day to the next.
Perhaps you need some uninterrupted rest, a nourishing meal, a listening ear or a little extra help with the everyday tasks that can feel overwhelming when you're caring for a newborn.
I can help you slow down, replenish your energy and make space for those precious early moments of bonding with your baby.
About Me
I started supporting pregnancy and postpartum as a yoga teacher when I trained in pregnancy and postnatal yoga in 2015. Since then I have spent many hours teaching pregnant and postpartum women and training yoga teachers in pregnancy and postnatal yoga. I always felt I wanted to do more so when I had my own child in 2022 I decided I wanted to train to be a doula as well. After witnessing the power and strength of women crossing the threshold into motherhood, I knew this was the path for me. What an honour and priviledge to walk beside the families I support.
Outside of doula work I continue to teach yoga. You can also find me enjoying a good cuppa, hanging out with my family, cooking, reading books and being out at the beach, a forest or exploring new places with families and friends. You can often find me on my bike cycling around Reading whatever the weather!
Get in Touch
If this sounds like the support you are looking for then I would love to chat with you.
email me at withjoharris@gmail.com
