Michelle Parkin

About Me

Hello! I am Michelle, a birth and postnatal doula working in Suffolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire.

I became a mother in 2013 and muddled my way through birth and the first year of motherhood with very little knowledge or support so when I was pregnant with my second child a year later I found myself a doula.

Having a doula at my second birth and postnatally made me realise how important the role of a doula is and it inspired me to want to train as one myself to give back to other women, so a few years later, here I am!

I began my journey to becoming a Doula UK recognised doula in 2017 when I took the Developing Doulas training course and I’ve furthered my studies recently by learning the Closing the Bones massage and a Postnatal recovery massage.

Outside of the world of birth I spend my days homeschooling my children and doing long-distance running through the Suffolk and Essex countryside.

There’s not a ‘one size fits all’ approach to pregnancy and birth so the way I work is very personalised to you and your family and varies with each and every birth.  I am here to support you however you choose to birth your baby, whether that be a home birth, hospital birth or midwife led birth unit. I’m also comfortable supporting you to free birth.

As your doula I am passionate about helping you to become empowered to achieve the birth you desire. I will offer you my support emotionally during your pregnancy and labour and will listen to you and care for you openly and honestly.

If you’d like to know more about the packages and services I offer, please get in touch using the contact form below.

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