Pregnancy & Birth
The way we conceive, carry, and birth our babies doesn’t just impact their nervous system long term, but it also provides us with plenty of opportunities to figure out what kind of parent we want to be for this particular child.
In fact, so frequently I get asked ‘ What do I do?!’, whether that is in relation to dealing with medical staff and policies in pregnancy, or much later when toddlers exercise their own free will.
The answer I offer remains the same: Maybe it’s not so much about what you do, but who you want to be for yourself and your child in that moment as a person.
DOULA SUPPORT
Bodywork throughout the Perinatal Period
Isn’t it wild what bodies are capable of?! Throughout the perinatal period we’re talking hormone changes, a shift in brain functioning, organs rearranging themselves, increased blood volume and changes on a cellular level – in addition to growing a whole human and making baby’s milk from blood! Bodywork can address and support some of the niggles and hardships that come with this immense change.
If you’re preparing for conception, Womb & Fertility Massage can help you regulate your cycle and increase blood flow to the reproductive system, and optimize uterine positioning. Throughout pregnancy, massage can help reduce stress and fatigue, joint and muscle pain, as well as swelling and general discomfort from symptoms like heart burn. Regular bodywork in pregnancy can support hormone regulation, lymphatic health, and blood circulation. It’s also shown to boost the immune system, and increase mood overall.
I also offer labour specific bodywork designed to balance and prepare the body for labour and optimise baby’s position in the womb. Post-partum, bodywork can help the re-positioning of internal organs, optimise responsiveness of the pelvic floor, seal the hips, and support female pleasure and sexuality after birth.
Doula Support:
Your birth, your way.
As a full spectrum doula and birth keeper, I support families through pregnancy, birth, and post-partum whatever the circumstances may be.
Hopefully you are looking at my services because you are over the moon and can’t wait to welcome a healthy baby into your family unit. If so, please continue on this page.
If, however, you find yourself in an experience of loss, or you’re having to face pregnancy release, then please let me guide you to this space instead. It has been tenderly curated for the times where birth and death embrace.
No two journeys are ever the same. This is why my support is tailored to each family and their specific needs, whether you live close by or are connecting with me online.
Many years of experience, countless trainings, and continued ongoing learning are the reason why I feel equipped to offer you compassionate and unbiased care which blends ancestral skills with modern research.
Birth work runs in my blood and its is a profound privilege to step into service for you.
What I don’t offer my clients:
- Advice or decision making
- Replacing the father or birth partner
- Medical or midwifery support
- Ironing – that’s in your clothes’ best interest 😉
What I offer my clients:
- Emotional, mental, and spiritual support
- Education on Pregnancy, Birth, Postpartum and Feeding
- Accurate information and research, as well as help navigate hospital lingo so you can give informed consent
- Support in creating your birth plan and back up options
- Pregnancy and postpartum massage, labour preparing bodywork, as well as comfort measures during labour
- Feeding and baby wearing support when baby arrives
- Cooked meals, herbal support, and household help
- Rebozo work and Closing the Bones Ceremonies
- Processing and rebirthing of your own and previous births, as well as somatic trauma integration.
Birth work that empowers.
A great birth is not a perfect birth, it’s an empowered birth.
Whatever your values and wishes might be, I’m here to help you get ready to bring a new human into your life with all the complexity that this journey entails. You will have an ally in me who truly wants to serve you and yours.
I’m here for the big emotions, taboo topics, hands on support and loving connection.
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10 mins integration
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