Hello
I love that you’ve recognised the value in postnatal support, and want to explore your options to prepare for your journey ahead.
On the postnatal ward
After the intensity of the day has passed and your baby rests safely in your arms. There’s a moment in the evening as the day starts to settle when you and a your partner are hit with tiredness and hunger. Your body feels sore. You’re adjusting to feeding. Whilst replaying the day’s events in your mind. In a hospital that is unfamiliar, clinical and constantly changing around you. Noticing the conflicted relief and worry on your birth partner’s face when you bravely tell them they should go home to sleep, rather than trying to doze in the upright blue bedside chair. Fighting between the emotions of needing to sleep whilst not wanting to leave you to cope with your newborn and pain alone.
That might be when I come in. Arriving to stay by your side overnight 9pm-9am
Not as hospital staff with a checklist of tasks. Not rotating at the end of a shift. But as consistent, dedicated support focused entirely on you.
I help you get comfortable.
I advocate when needed.
I stay awake, so you can sleep safely with your baby on your chest; exactly where they’re expecting to be.
Instead of surviving the first night, you feel cared for and protected.
Instead of feeling exposed, you feel held.
Instead of leaving hospital exhausted and overwhelmed, you leave feeling steadier and more confident in your recovery.
Returning in the morning refreshed by sleep and breakfast your partner can feel ready to step back in to support you.
Because how you are cared for matters just as much as how your baby is.
Do you need a doula?
Sadly, most people who contact me have had an upsetting or traumatic previous birth/postnatal experiences during which they felt forgotten, misinformed and hungry on the postnatal ward but want this time to be different. I believe it’s not what happens during birth but how you felt at the time that leaves you with positive memories of the experience to cherish. If you want to be heard, informed, respected and supported for your birth then investing in a doula to be on your team will have a hugely positive impact.
Am I right for you?
If you pregnant and planning a C-Section, new to the area, without helpful family support around, if you already have older children to think about and you want to be a calm, nurturing sort of mama. Then yes, I’m probably the doula for you! We should meet for a chat to see how we feel in each other’s company. Simply arrange a chat at a time that works for you.
My offerings
I recommend considering my Postnatal Combo service which includes overnight hospital support on the postnatal ward following on with either 15 or 30 hours of postnatal support at home.
I am available as your in-theatre birth partner.
A bit about me
I’ve been a mum for almost a decade, the biggest transformation of my life and huge learning curve. Half way through that journey in 2020 my husband was diagnosed with cancer. Our circumstances helped me realise I want to spend my life doing work that truly matters, something I care about and makes a positive difference, so in 2022 I became The Reigate Doula. I love all things birth and babies and know this is the role in life I was destined to do.
Ultimately I work hard for my children, to give them security, enriching experiences and positive opportunities (don’t we all?) I want to be a present and connected parent who is remembered by her children for always cheering them on at sports day, in the audience of school assemblies and there with a listening ear for those bedtime worries.
However I also love to serve, to help and to support families throughout pregnancy, birth and most importantly postnatally; both practically and emotionally. I help as you navigate sleep deprivation, the daily overwhelm of managing a home and connect with your family. I provide a listening ear, give you shortcuts to finding information and quality local services. I’m good at noticing little things that need doing that make a difference to how you feel and minimising stress.
Essentially I want to welcome women to motherhood, whether for the 1st or 4th time and support them as they become a mummy who is grounded, content and connected, whilst ensuring baby’s and mother’s biological expectations are met.
Is this what you’re after?
Please use the link below to arrange a chat; our connection is important.
If you want to imagine how this support might look you can read an article I wrote here.
