The Little Extras

A nurturing doula aims to encourage the mum to concentrate on 4 sections: Social Support, Rest, Nutrition and Bodywork. All can be utilised pre- and postpartum.

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Social Support I offer ranges from:

  • My support

  • Supporting your partner (if you have one) to help them better support you

  • Giving you the tools to recognise and request your social circle to provide you with that support

  • Offering the option to have your own Mother’s Blessing and receiving that circle of support from your female friends and family

  • Ensuring you know your rights and what can be requested from your health professionals, aka midwives and doctors

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Rest Support I offer ranges from:

  • My knowledge to help you use breathing techniques both during pregnancy, labour and postpartum, which will ensure you can remain calm and rested throughout this new part of life

  • Offering meditation techniques

  • Giving you the tools and knowledge as a doula to rest your body in the most effective way for you and the baby(ies)

  • Requesting help from loved ones to take the load off you

  • Offering knowledge on aromatherapies

  • Suggesting what treatments will help you rest

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Nutrition Support I offer ranges from:

  • My knowledge to help you feed you and the baby eat nutritiously, both before and after birth

  • Help you eat correctly to help combat morning sickness, anaemia, gestational diabetes and other common pregnancy concerns with nutrition

  • As a post-partum doula, I bring meals to you and your family to help lighten the work on you and your family, doing small shops, etc

  • Suggesting ways the people around you can help

  • Helping you where necessary with baby feeding (breast or bottle)

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Body Support I offer ranges from:

  • Again, meditation and breathing techniques

  • Knowledge on what to expect your body to go through in pregnancy, birth and postpartum and offering the most effective tools to help you feel like you

  • Massage techniques I can do or teach loved ones to help

  • Rebozo massage and positions to ease both pregnancy and birth

  • Closing the bones and rebozo massage (with or without the ceremonial aspect of Reiki and realigning your chakras)

  • Baby massage to help benefit your baby and you

  • Homoeopathy and aromatherapy to naturally heal your body