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After birth · Kent & London

Postnatal doula support after any kind of birth

To your baby, you are the whole world. Your recovery and your emotional health matter — for you, and for them.

Postnatal doula support after any kind of birth
  • Up to 80%of new mothers experience the baby blues in the first fortnight
  • 1 in 10women experience postnatal depression
  • 1 in 10fathers and non-birthing partners are affected within the first year

Postnatal depression is not a failure of love or of character, and it is nobody’s fault. The risk is higher where support and information are thin on the ground, where feeding is painful, or where the birth itself was frightening. Good practical support in the early weeks is associated with a lower risk. If you recognise yourself in any of this, please also speak to your GP or health visitor. Sources: NHS and NICE.

After-birth support

Hourly

Postnatal doula

£30 an hour

Who it’s for

  • Parents without family or friends nearby
  • After any kind of birth, one baby or twins

Includes

  • Support in your own home, a minimum of four hours per visit
  • Feeding, sleep, the house, a listening ear — whatever is most needed that day
  • A minimum booking of 15 hours
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Ceremony

Bone closing ceremony

£800–£1,000

Who it’s for

  • Any mother who would like to mark the end of one chapter and the start of another
  • From three weeks after birth, and equally valuable years later

Includes

  • A ceremony of five to seven hours
  • Rebozo massage, a herbal bath, warm oil and wrapping
  • A herbal mandala, a herbal pouch and a warm dried-fruit drink
  • Two meetings, before and afterwards
  • Unlimited support by message throughout
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Coaching

Parent coaching session

£50

Who it’s for

  • Parents turning over a decision, a worry, or a pattern that keeps repeating
  • Anyone preparing for birth, or finding their feet with a new baby, who wants to think something through properly
  • Parents who would rather reason from evidence than from the internet

Includes

  • A 60-minute session, online, one to one
  • Grounded in my BSc (Hons) Psychology with Child Development and the antenatal and postnatal work I do every week
  • Fear of birth, a previous difficult birth, decisions about sleep and feeding, the shift into parenthood, and the first weeks as a couple
  • A short written summary afterwards of what we worked out
  • Coaching and education, not therapy or diagnosis — if something needs clinical care I will say so and help you find it
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Consultation

Breastfeeding consultation

£50

Who it’s for

  • Mothers breastfeeding, mixed feeding or considering either
  • Anyone finding feeding painful or worrying

Includes

  • A 90-minute consultation
  • Seven days of follow-up support by message
  • Latch, milk supply, rhythm of feeds, and your own comfort
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Course

Parenting course

£100 online · £300 at home

Who it’s for

  • First-time parents, and parents going it alone
  • Families in the first months with a new baby

Includes

  • Around 12 hours, taught one to one
  • Around 3 hours of practice between sessions
  • Support by message between sessions
  • A group option for three or more families
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What postnatal support can look like

It often begins with the ordinary things that become surprisingly hard in the first weeks: a hot meal, a full glass of water, a shower, an hour of sleep, someone to hold the baby, and someone to listen without offering advice.

Once those foundations are steady, support can extend to Bengkung belly binding, aromatherapy belly massage, a personal recovery plan, rebozo massage and Bach flower therapy.

Also covered

  • Using a sling or a wrap
  • Establishing feeding
  • Newborn sleep and bathing
  • Arranging the home and the family around the mother
  • Trusted contacts for your physical recovery

You do not have to manage this alone

Book a free 45-minute online meeting and we will talk about what would help most, right now.

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