about me

I’m a woman who has given birth by caesarean twice and left one of those births scrambling

and the other confident and strong.

 

I went through a huge educational journey between my births that led me to plan

a homebirth after caesarean with my second baby,

and when that pregnancy also culminated in a surgery that I didn’t want,

I knew one thing for certain:

I wouldn’t have done anything differently.

I stood by every decision and every choice I had made,

and I would have done it all again – exactly the same.

 

These experiences of birth and my subsequent education,

both personally and formally through training with Vicki Hobbs’ Doula Academy,

have given me a unique understanding of what impacts a birth

and a very firm belief that birth is about so much more than delivering a baby.

 

Birth is a transformation that not only brings a baby into the world,

but creates a mother in the process.

This is true whether you are having your first or tenth baby.

Each time, a new version of mother is created

as you birth a new soul.

As mothers,

our experience of this process of pregnancy, birth and postpartum,

is tethered to our feelings of safety and trust at every turn.

 

As a doula and a next birth after caesarean guide,

I want you to understand that you are the decider

of what happens to you in this journey.

I want you to feel confident

in making choices that are

right for you 

and your family,

not what it is

convenient or comfortable

for anyone else.

I want you to know that

your intuition,

your values,

and your experiences

are all relevant in your decision making.

I want you to enter motherhood feeling

strong, secure and capable,

because you are!

 

My experiences of birth both changed me in completely different ways.

I know the difference in how I felt as a mother

between having a birth where I was

supported and trusted to make decisions along the way

and one where I had decisions made for me,

despite my protests.

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Every woman's circumstances are unique

when it comes to pregnancy, birth and postpartum.

It is so important for us to be seen beyond a set of criteria

and treated as the individual people that we are,

and that is what empowers us in our journey.

I want every single woman to enter motherhood

with that same sense of empowerment and strength that I did,

and to have the support they need

to rest, recover, and transition into the role of a mother -

whether for the first time, or the tenth.

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I am here for you - your journey, and your needs,

however that looks