Doula support in Cheshire and beyond
Hello and congratulations on your family's upcoming birth. I hope you find the information you need below, do get in touch with any questions.
My name is Nikki Mather and I am based near Manchester on the Cheshire border in Alderley Edge, and work with families across North West England as a Birth and Postnatal Doula.
Pregnancy & Birth Support
I support families who walk all paths to birth; I can support you with any options you choose in the months you wait to meet your baby and in the place you feel most comfortable, whether that be in hospital or at home. Doula support is available to you if you are using hypnobirthing or mindfulness or you are opting for medical pain relief, induction or caesarean for your birth.
Birth can be an amazing, transitional experience. With the exciting months you have ahead, you may be thinking about having a doula to help in your transition to motherhood. As a new parent, you may feel worried, excited, anxious, nervous, all at the same time! Doula support in your pregnancy, birth postnatal weeks can be beneficial for you in your journey to discover more about the coming months.
As a Birth Doula and Postnatal Doula I fully believe pregnancy and birth can be an amazing, transitional experience, always accompanying you on your journey to motherhood when needed, I am able to listen fully and support you to find your own way, encourage and be with you, always available to support you emotionally as you are empowered to birth freely in your own time. I tailor the support offered to families throughout their individual journeys who plan elective cesareans, families who choose to home birth and those who opt into induction or hospital birth.
Infant Feeding
I am an IBCLC and have over 17 years of experience supporting families with infant feeding including breastfeeding issues & bottle feeding, and have experience in paid and voluntary roles to facilitate family support, supporting thousands of families with one to one support. I also have vast experience with facilitating group family support during pregnancy and parenting. Over the years have supported the work of La Leche GB and Association of Breastfeeding Mothers as a volunteer and worked privately with IBCLC's and Specialist Midwives who are leading experts in the world of infant feeding gaining hands on experience and have built great working relationships up with them to provide holistic support to families. For more complex issues I am able to refer to the appropriate healthcare professionals for complex issues across the North West.
Postnatal Support
Family support after your bay arrives is tailored to meet your own needs - what suits one family may not be to the needs of another. You may need support with newborn expectations and what is normal during the first days, weeks or months. Your family may need some support during the evening, daytime or overnight with feeding support, getting some much needed rest or some meals prepared whilst you have an extra pair of hands in the house.
- Flexible Family Support
- Overnight maternity support
- Emotional and practical support
- Debriefing previous births
- Infant feeding support
- Breastfeeding support
- Chestfeeding support
- Cooking an evening meal ahead or fill your freezer with nutritious meals
- Supporting your partner and older siblings
- Light shopping/housework
- Newborn care
- Biological newborn norms and expectations
If you are thinking of having a postnatal doula or family support in your home,
please contact me to have a chat about anything you might want to include. When you book family support for after your baby is born, you are assured that I am available to see you at short notice, often within an hour or two, 24 hours a day alongside any set times you might like to schedule.
If you would like to, in pre-conception or antenatal sessions, we can discuss and facilitate informed choice in areas you require support in:
- Talk over your previous births
- Birth trauma
- Advocacy and support in meetings with midwives and doctors
- VBAC/HBAC
- Birth physiology
- Caesareans
- Home Birth
- Birth Centre and Hospital Birth
- Breastfeeding
- Infant Feeding
- Holistic & tailored Family Support
- Placenta Encapsulation and Remedies
- Standalone Antenatal Classes
- Hypnobirthing support
Please see my website or contact me for more information about how I can support your family.
