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Birth (Mentored)
Lives in: Holmfirth HD9
Local info and availability:
Holmfirth, Huddersfield, Barnsley, Penistone, Stocksbridge, Uppermill, Saddleworth areas of Halifax, Wakefield and Bradford.
Other services:
Breastfeeding support, hypnobirthing classes, birth debrief, birth trauma support, 3 Step Rewind for birth trauma, pregnancy relaxation.
How to contact Rebecca:
Use the Contact form below or:
http://www.birthandbabyhub.co.uk
rebecca@birthandbabyhub.co.uk
07946582422
About Me
Hello, I’m Rebecca, and I’ve been supporting families with birth preparation, breastfeeding, bonding and the fourth trimester for four years. I have experience supporting families through different birth journeys including homebirth, hospital birth, induction and caesarean. I can support you whether this is your first baby or your fifth baby. I also have experience of birth after birth trauma, birth after sexual trauma, and birth after previous pregnancy loss.
I take a family-centred approach and am here to support you with your choices for pregnancy, birth, feeding and nurturing your baby. What does this actually mean? Well, in a nutshell, it means that I recognise that you are beautifully unique and I will tailor my support to meet your needs! I will listen to you and your hopes, dreams and fears about birth and becoming a parent. I enjoy a holistic approach to birth preparation: we bring our life (and even generational) stories with us to birth. It’s so important you feel seen, heard, supported and nurtured.
As your doula, we will meet together to discuss your birth and how I can best support you. You have the option of doing a hypnobirthing course with me, and I can offer sessions for relaxation and encouraging baby into the most optimal position using rebozo techniques. I will be contactable should anything arise during your pregnancy where you need support, and can provide evidence-based information, tips and experience throughout pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period. During birth can be very varied – no two births are the same! I could be helping you with breathing, maintaining pool temperature, keeping your birth space quiet and sacred, liaising with midwives, helping you encourage baby into an optimal position, making you snacks, offering tips should things not be progressing as you would like, and supporting you should birth take a different path to the one you planned. I may do all or none of these things – you can ask me for support during your birth, or I will instinctively fit in with what’s happening. After birth I will protect your space, help you with breastfeeding, and ensure you are settled with baby.
As a birth doula I will visit you once postnatally, but I also offer postnatal doula-ing. This involves coming to your home and supporting you with feeding, doing light household chores, helping look after older children, holding baby while you nap and shower, and supporting you emotionally as you adjust to life with a newborn.
I think as a doula, it’s important to share how I got here to see if I seem like a good fit for you and your family. Becoming pregnant and giving birth to my daughter (now 7), completely changed my life and set me on this path to helping other families through the rollercoaster experiences of pregnancy, birth and parenthood!
In 2020 I qualified as a hypnobirthing teacher. I have since qualified in breastfeeding support and founded a breastfeeding group, I’m a 3 Step Rewind Practitioner specialising in birth trauma, and completed my doula training with Red Tent Doulas. I have done many CPD courses to be able to support your birth, including biomechanics for birth, trauma-informed birthwork, and pregnancy after infant loss. I have an enhanced DBS and am training in paediatric first aid. I also run a non-profit called The Nest Holmfirth which supports families from pregnancy through to preschool. I’ve supported hundreds of families with their pregnancy, birth and postnatal journeys. It would be a privilege to support you as you make this journey as a growing family.
Outside of the birth and baby world, I love song, dance, music and spending time with family.
Please do get in touch with me for an informal chat to see if you think I’m a good fit for your family.