Indecision affects so many women, and specifically women who are feeling really overwhelmed and overloaded. We had an EFT group session last night around indecision, and I wanted to share some of the things that were coming up in that. We have everyday decisions that we make every day in our life. We have […]
I love working with midwives – I have so many positive relationships I’ve formed with the local midwifery community and via twitter and other social media platforms. I love that partnership approach and working side by side. I often feel defensive for some of the midwives I work with too – workloads, challenging case-loads and being able […]
If you’re reading this post and this is you – then I’m sorry and I hope it doesn’t trigger you in any way. Many of us, including myself, didn’t get the birth that we wanted – the birth that we had hoped for and visualised – I’d class us as having birth disappointment or birth […]
There is NOTHING that can prepare you for parenting – how many times have we said it, felt it, heard it? I’m keen to work with expectant parents to make them feel confident and excited about the arrival of their babies. It’s such an exciting, special and SHORT time. We spend a lot of time focussing, […]
Guest post by Rachael Wigham – Doula and Placenta specialist (covers Edinburgh, East Lothian, Borders, North Northumberland) ‘’Placentophagia refers to the consumption of the afterbirth by either mothers or – in species with male allomaternal care – males as well. It is almost universal in both carnivorous and herbivorous mammals.’’ The placenta is an […]
As most of the work I do is with twins, I often get asked about top ups which are extremely common. Here’s some information about what top ups are, how they affect breastfeeding and how you can reduce/remove them. What are top ups? Top ups are feeds given to babies where there has been an […]
I had a hilarious conversation last night with friends – his theory – everyone in whatever career they’re in, work as Project Managers. I laughed this off – there is no way I am in any way a Project Manger – seriously, I feel very far removed from any sort of what I would call […]
Why Doulas Matter is a fantastically comprehensive book detailing how doulas support families in a wide-ranging diverse way. It describes details of the what, the when, and the how. All the questions any family will ask about how a doula can support them through pregnancy, birth, postnatally and how – this book answers precisely. It […]
Any twin (or triplet) parent will hear – ‘double trouble’, ‘how will/do you cope’, ‘oh I couldn’t do that’, ‘you have your hands full’ and so much more – I’m sure if you’re a twin parent, you will ‘get’ what I mean. Weirdly none of those people ever offered to help me as I was […]
I’m often asked what is it a postnatal doula is – “What is it you do?” – so here’s some of the top reasons where I believe a postnatal doula can support you. 1. A doula will look after you so you can focus entirely on looking after your baby 2. A doula will support you […]