holistic doula Cardiff, Caerphilly, Bridgend
Are you looking to transform your pregnancy and birth experience? Do you want to be witnessed and held by an experienced mother and wise woman as you make your own transition from woman to mother?
All photos shared with kind permission from families.
I bring a calm, embodied wisdom from Over ten years of experience
to all women and families that I work with. I have a deep understanding of the spiritual and emotional implications of growing and birthing a child and the sacredness of the birth experience. I see birth as an opportunity for incredible healing, enlightenment and transformation and my work for this life is to honour those experiences.
“Jenny was amazing. I want another baby just for the experience.”
A doula is a loving witness, holding space for your birth journey to unfold
Hands busy, heart open. I see you, I know you and I trust your innate wisdom
“There are only two types of human in this world. There are mothers, and there are babies.””
Beautiful, liminal home birth I supported where baby girl was received in love and power by her devoted parents
“Jenny is the real deal, and I knew she could hold space in the way I wanted”
Birth in all it's wondrous, sacred normality. Photograph taken by myself as a doula at this intimate home birth.
Mother relaxing with a well-deserved bailey’s after an incredible freebirth
First meeting after months of intuitive dialogue between mama and babe, journeying inwards to heal the past and hope for the future, guided by the moon, hand held by a birthkeeper. These moments are so precious and priceless and the result of so much inner work together. Photograph by myself.
“This woman really holds our birthing stories within herself, they’re woven into her soul, her work.”
Supporting a mother who wanted to be in her garden for a very intense established labour.
You already know how to birth your baby
and you already hold all the wisdom you need within you. You don’t need me to give birth, but if you feel called to be held, supported and heard by an experienced female presence during your pregnancy and birth, I'd love to connect.
A beautiful, family-centered homebirth I had the privilege of holding space for. The epitome of faith and determination. Om mani padme hum. Photograph by myself.
““The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new.” ”
Between worlds. Photograph by myself.
I have utmost faith in a woman’s ability to birth her baby. When preparing for your birth, your intuition is your most important gift.
As one woman I supported said “You weren’t like a coach, encouraging me or telling me I could do it. You were a neutral presence that allowed me to find the strength within myself to do it. I love that you didn’t take that achievement away from me, that I did it myself.”
A calm, family-centered homebirth I had the privilege of supporting. Photograph by myself, shared with kind permission. My role is to quietly hold space as the loving bond between the parents takes centre stage in their birth journey.
Giving a placenta lesson at a beautiful family-centred unassisted birth
Brand new baby Kushla giving mama the “birth gaze”. Totally in love. Photograph by myself.
Fees
🌼 Birth Package - £1800 plus mileage
One initial no-obligation telephone connection
Access to all my online courses
Two antenatal sessions
One massage session
Four weeks dedication to your birthing time
Attendance at your birth
One postnatal session
Closing the Bones postpartum ceremony
Mileage charged at 40p per mile and billed separately. Deposit of £600 required to secure my services for your due time and remaining balance to be paid by 38 weeks of pregnancy.
I am currently intensely mothering my third child and am not available for birth support at this time
Postnatal Doula
As you’re holding your new baby, who is holding you?
Babies come into this world expecting to be loved, held, and have their physical needs met. New mothers also need all the things their babies need - to be fed, to be held, to sleep. In those precious, exhausting early days our ancestral mothers and grandmothers would have surrounded the new mother with care and attention as she got to know her new baby.
As a postnatal doula my role is that of “wise-woman friend”. I am an experienced birth worker who is trauma informed and has supported hundreds of women through their transition to motherhood. I can visit you during those first few weeks with your baby and listen to your birth story, how you are finding becoming a mother… I can make you a cup of tea, massage your feet, tidy up around the house.
I am a trained babywearing consultant and am able to teach you how to use your baby sling, I am also a breastfeeding peer supporter and can support you to understand normal breastfed baby behaviour, as well as being a baby massage instructor and supporting you to use positive touch with your baby.
I can weave healing ceremony work into my postnatal doula role, you can learn about Closing the Bones here.
My postnatal visit is £100 plus mileage for two hours and includes
🌹 A home made sourdough loaf
🌹 Warming vegan curry, soup or stew
🌹 Herbal tea to support postnatal womb healing and breastfeeding
🌹 A flower remedy chosen just for you to gently support the energy body
🌹 Option of foot or shoulder massage