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Birth Doula

Support

Kingston Doula:  Postnatal Doula, Birth Doula and Lactation Consultant 

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Supporting you
through pregnancy, labour and birth

Birth Doula

I am an experienced Birth Doula, supporting families since 2013. Additionally, as an IBCLC I can help you get off to the right start with feeding, and be there for you should you hit any challenges along the way. 
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I will help you navigate your journey, and to focus on your priorities:
you, your baby, and your family.

I can provide information, guidelines, evidence and nourishment to ease your, and your partner's, path into parenthood.​

Birth and You

"We grow ourselves the mother the baby has come for. And when we give birth, we birth ourselves as a mother. And every time we give birth, we birth the next version of ourselves."
 

- Jane Hardwicke Collins

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Giving birth is a transformational experience that is a celebration of life and the power of the female body. 

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With me, you prepare for a transformational event, ​ not a medical event.

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Birth and Trust

"We have the birth we need to have. To teach us what we need to know, to take us to the next place of our journey,"
 

- Jane Hardwicke Collins

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Today's society has set birth up to be a big scary medical event and what has grown is an environment of fear and dis-empowerment.

 

I will offer you the space to "take back" birth and to trust yourself and your body.​​

How it works

Overall, I will strive to be a source of support, information, and advocacy to help you through this amazing experience of giving life.

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I prefer to support families in a Shared Care arrangement with another Birth Doula, and I typically work with Nadia Raafat.

 

We each bring our different gifts and experiences to you. You have us both to access for information and support.

 

We are, "your Dream Team". Nadia has skills that complement my own, therefore the breadth of expertise we bring is increased. When you have both Nadia and me, you also have access to Nadia's beautiful online Yoga and Mindfulness program. 

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The Birth Doula Package Includes

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Antenatal Sessions

  • Four antenatal consultations of at least 2 hours each, in your home..

  • Subjects we can discuss are: ​​

  • Your birth preferences

  • Your expectations

  • What labour looks and sounds like

  • Coping techniques

  • Biomechanics and the physiology of labour

  • Working together as a team to keep you feeling safe, grounded, unobserved, and empowered

  • Advocacy and communicating

  • Setting you up for success for Infant feeding and planning for the fourth trimester​

  • And anything else that is important to your unique circumstances ​

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Postnatal Care

Three postnatal visits in your home: two to help with breastfeeding/bottlefeeding, to have a debrief, or to answer any questions that might have come up​ and one for a postnatal massage.

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A Postnatal Ceremony is also included

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Ongoing Support

  • Ongoing telephone, email and whatsapp support during your pregnancy​​

  • Support During Your Labour & Birth​​

  • Ongoing telephone, email and whatsapp support after your baby is born

What people say

"As a 1st time father, I admit to being a little unsure whether we required additional support beyond the midwife team, friends and family. Oh how wrong I was!
 
We employed Tracy and Erin in the first trimester of our pregnancy. In the following months running up to the main event they provided invaluable support, both remotely and physically, through a dedicated whatsapp channel, sessions in our house practising breathing and support techniques, meditation and sound baths, helpful literature, useful links to interesting pregnancy videos/podcasts, books and generally being on hand to answer any of our questions or concerns at any time.
 
However, it is the birth where these incredible people come into their own. Our Doula was at our house within 20 mins of water breaking, immediately supporting my wife with calm words and gentle massaging. She helped us reach hospital calmly and in positive spirits which we both really appreciated. During the entire birth and 10 hours of labour through the night our Doula did not leave our sides, and was a great source of comfort and support.
 
In the days immediately after the birth of our daughter, Erin and Tracy were incredibly supportive with post natal advice and guidance, and visiting us at our house to spend some time with Mum and baby. They brought us some delicious meals and were generally brilliant in settling us in to parenthood. This meant so much to us and we remain so grateful for their support.
 
Having a Doula for our pregnancy was one of the best decisions I have made. Tracy and Erin were nothing short of incredible throughout our pregnancy and birth."

Mark

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