Postnatal Services

HONEYSUCKLE 

Postnatal Doula 

I offer support during your first days as a new parent or a growing family. You will soon gain confidence in the practical skills of caring for your new born baby (or babies!). I can support you with whatever parenting or feeding methods you choose, maintaining a ‘cocoon-like’ environment for you and your baby, allowing you freedom to enjoy getting to know each other without distraction. Supporting you to enjoy un-interrupted skin to skin contact, time to establish feeding, or comfort to recover from the birth.

 

Support will mean different things to different families. I can support with feeding, handling, bathing, changing, settling baby. I will ensure you have drinks and food, and I can help with light household duties (dishes, hanging laundry, ironing, feed pets water plants etc). Perhaps run your bath or watch baby while you shower, dress or rest. I can answer the door/telephone and make your excuses if you need to sleep. I will be in your home and respect your privacy. My main purpose is to support you to have time, freedom and space to relax, get to know your baby and gain confidence at trusting your own instincts. They are always right! 

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Having a postnatal Doula may be about having the practical reassurance that there is another pair of hands, or you may need more emotional reassurance. I am not there to tell you how to do things, but to help you find your own way of doing things that work for you, your baby and your family.

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I know (and remember clearly!) how overwhelming it can feel with your new baby, whether its your first, second or third......or more... I will be there, in a non judgemental way, to support and help until you are feeling more comfortable. Just remember, you never need to be clean/tidy or even out of your PJ'S before I turn up! 

 

I have experience with many postnatal issues and problems. I can support those recovering from caesarean section, instrumental or traumatic delivery, or complicated personal circumstances. (Please see menu for obstetric consultant pregnancy). I can offer support with feeding, expressing, mixed or bottle/formula feeding, jaundiced, or low birth weight babies. Some babies may require extra support if they have special needs, have a tongue tie, cleft lip/palate, or babies returning from the special care baby unit (SCBU/NICU). I am a Postnatal Doula and a qualified Nursery Nurse (NNEB). 

I also offer  MATERNITY NURSING AND NIGHT SUPPORT.                                 

 Honeysuckle package includes:

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• A postpartum preparation visit (3 hours) at your home, or 'The Snug'. We will discuss your expectations for your postpartum, feeding, bathing and caring for baby, with practical parenting preparation.

• Postnatal visits beginning in those first days, or within the first 6 weeks of birth. Three visits, (3 hours each) to support you in the ways we have planned together, at times we have arranged. You may want all sessions close together for a short period of time (e.g. all in first two weeks) or spread out, as little as you wish per week for a longer time. 

•  Message/phone/WhatsApp support in the first 6 weeks 

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HONEYSUCKLE Package=£400

 

 

POSTNATAL DOULA VISITS

One off support at times to suit your individual needs.

Daytime support week days (minimum 3 hours visit), weekends, limited availability.

from £30per hour* Night support or block booking discounts.​

If you find that you would like postnatal Doula support at a later date do contact me.​​

​Maternity Nurse Service-Nights/Days

I am a qualified NNEB Nursery Nurse and offer a Maternity Nurse service, nights only, days only, or 24 hour 'live in' support. Please contact me with your specific needs. I have insurance and DBS check. All areas UK and abroad considered.

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Day =£30 per hour, book 4 or more hours=£25 per hour

Night =£30 per hour or £25 per hour for10 hours

24 hours live-in support available at negotiable rate.

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*Please contact me if you would like support but have financial concerns/on income support. Doula UK AND Doulas without Borders also offer support.

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IF YOU ARE STRUGGLING WITH ANTENATAL OR POSTNATAL DEPRESSION, FEELING ISOLATED, ANXIOUS, STRUGGLING TO SLEEP- Please message, there is free support available that I will help you to access, you are not alone. 

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