Lala Langtry White Doula Support

06/01/2026

From our family to yours, may 2026 be gentle and kind to you. May it bring health, love, joy, adventure and fulfilment for you and those you love. May it bring peace, stability and safety for all.

As promised, kicking off 2026 with another amazing giveaway from the wonderful who always manages to win and capture genuine smiles and laughter even from our bunch of teen/tweens in the early morning.

Claire Barlow Photography is offering ONE family the opportunity to win a voucher of 5,000aed towards one of her family photoshoots in a Dubai location. Claire is a family photographer with over 16 years experience and love of giving her clients timeless and flattering photography that they will treasure for life.

Please enter swiftly as the competition will be live for a short time. The winner will be drawn on Friday 9th January and the winner will be personally notified by Claire.
There are 2 stages to the entering
1) follow Claire on Instagram
2) follow the link: https://www.clairebarlowphotography.com/comp26 and submit your details to enter. Runner-up prizes will also be available. I look forward to drawing the WINNER!

https://www.clairebarlowphotography.com/comp26
CLAIRE BARLOW PHOTOGRAPHY

Photoshoot will take place between the 30th Jan - 8th Feb.

For anyone wanting more details or to book with Claire, please reach out to her directly, she’s a superstar.

Happy New Year! ✨

30/12/2025

Late but no less love filled wishes from us to you over the holidays. I find great peace at this time between Christmas and New Year... Crimbo Limbo, Betwixtmas...call it what you like, when everyone goes to ground, nothing to wrap or cook, the pressures of joy filled magic moments are put away for another year and there are plenty of leftovers to fill hungry tummies without having to lift a finger. It provides a time for reflection on what was and a chance to consider what is hoped for looking forward.

I know this time of year can be loaded for many. Please know you are not alone. For those navigating the rollercoaster of postpartum, spending Christmas in NICU, poorly, away from loved ones, grieving a personal loss or the cumulative ones in the world, you are not forgotten amidst the twinkling lights and sparkle.

From us to you, we send much love.

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PS Keep an eye out for for another fab upcoming competition from Claire in January!

30/12/2025

A whole lot to be grateful for. The magic in this and every Christmas is you. ❤️

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11/12/2025

During the last two sessions of Toddler Tunes for 2025 we will be turning all our beloved toddler tunes classics festive! We will have the reindeer cokey, cheeky snowmen, Santa stuck up a chimney, Rudolph and lots of jingle belling!

Toddler Tunes is a weekly music, movement and sensory class for you and your little one. Aimed for you to come along with babes aged 6 months to 3 years old, it’s a chance for you to sing and play with your child while gently supporting kids to learn important social skills like turn taking, patience, putting away, sharing and having lots of fun along the way. It’s an adhoc pay-as-you-go class with no termly sign up or commitment, come when it suits not when it doesn’t. This hopefully encourages people to stay home when sick. And there’s homemade cake and coffee afterwards.

Toddler Tunes is exclusively for my doula and prenatal class clients as well as EK families of Meydan. It’s incredibly special to witness parents and babes go from bump through birth to preschoolers!

If you are a client who would like to join, send me a WhatsApp and I’ll share the group joining details.

26/11/2025

It is our last support and community breakfast morning of 2025 this Wednesday 26th November. Please come along and join us if you’re pregnancy or have a baby below 6 months of age, all are welcome with no rsvp needed. Lots of free parking right outside.

This is chance to connect with other mums and have a little tender loving care yourself over a hearty and festive home cooked breakfast spread.

While all are welcome, this morning was especially created to nurture the mums whose path to or through pregnancy, birth and parenthood may have been a little different. Whether that’s a fertility assisted journey, pregnancy after loss, premature birth, twins or multiples, mental health challenges….we wanted to create a private and nurturing space for you. We hope you can feel our love and support around you.

Wishing you all a gentle and joy filled festive season ahead. ✨🎄

We will resume again in January.

19/11/2025

The last breakfast mornings of 2025 will take place Wednesday November 19 & 26 before we pause for the festive break.

All pregnant and new mums with babes up to 6 months are welcome to join. No need to bring anything other than yourselves. This is a private and peace filled space for community, connect and support, especially for those whose path to or through pregnancy birth or parenthood have not been smooth 💜🤍. We see you and we are here for you.

Hosted by childbirth educator, doula and lactation counsellor Lala Langtry White and fertility educator and doula Cassie Destino and triplet mum and multiple birth support superstar Suman Manning. Between us we help facilitate some of our voluntary parent to parent support communities:




FB: Pregnancy & Parenthood After IVF
FB: Rainbow Pregnancy & Parenthood

Expect and small gathering, delicious home cooked brunch, easy free parking right outside and helping hands for you and your babe as well as advice and support if ever it is sought or wanted. 🤍💜

We will then resume again in early January. Wishing you all a love and joy filled festive period if we don’t see you before.

28/10/2025

I had the pleasure of experiencing the most exquisite and transcendent wellbeing experience with the Waterflow session by

It’s unlike any massage or treatment I’ve ever had. It felt like my body, mind and soul all took a collective exhale and deep release together. When you work holding space for others, feeling this held, supported, moved and met with such gentle intention by Liberty is just so profound.

Part floatation therapy, part movement, part massage and part sound healing and wholly wonderful from start to finish.

I met Liberty what feels like a long time ago when she introduced and guided me through womb steaming and the benefits it holds - something I share with clients as a unique self care and soothing connection practice when preparing for or recovering from birth (and beyond).

If you’re thinking of booking a massage, book this instead! Truly, it’s that special and unique.

I could imagine it being absolutely wonderful in the second trimester of pregnancy - that weightless ease and sense of being held and safely suspended in the warm water….bliss. And for postpartum women, whether you are 40 days or 40 years post birth - it feels like a beautiful coming home to your body and its rhythm again. I wanted to curl up and doze in the sun after. Just so deeply relaxed.

Unique. Restorative. Soul-filling.

Thank you so much Liberty for today and for being the truly wonderful gift of a human to the wellbeing space here in Dubai that you are 🙏🏽✨💗. Your love and intention radiates through this incredible experience.

FYI - this is me dozing, totally zonked out after the session on Liberty’s magic floating pillow. For more images to understand what to expect take a look at

19/10/2025

✨ Breathe Birth Baby ✨

Join me for a course designed to gently hold space for your journey through pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and those early postpartum days with warmth, knowledge and support at its heart.

For over 9 years I’ve had the privilege of supporting hundreds of women and families through the full spectrum of birth and beyond and each story continues to remind me of the strength, wisdom, and love that lies within this journey and the many paths to parenthood.

What you can expect:
🌿 Hypnobirthing techniques to help you feel calm and confident from pregnancy through postpartum
📚 Evidence-based antenatal education to help you navigate choices with clarity and trust
💫 A deeper understanding of the birth process, hormones, and postpartum recovery, for all types of birth experiences
🤱 Gentle, practical breastfeeding guidance
🪞 Space to focus on self-care and emotional wellbeing
👫 Tools to strengthen connection and teamwork as you grow into parenthood together

We’ll also explore the realities of the local birth landscape - independently, with honesty and no hidden agendas or bias - so you can make the choices that feel right for you.

And yes, there will be homemade treats, because love and nourishment go hand in hand 🫶

Together we’ll prepare for a calm, confident birth and a supported start to parenthood, one that feels truly your own.

Spaces are small and personal. Message me to receive the full ebrochure and join our next group.

02/10/2025

Baby Loss Awareness Week runs from the 9th-15th of October every year, and during this tender week of remembrance, awareness, and connection, we hold a very special free Evening of Remembrance on Saturday 11th October, 5pm-7.15pm, for families in our community. The Nature Escapes at Al Barari offers a beautiful, peaceful setting where parents, families, and those who support the baby loss community in the UAE can come together with love, gentleness, and compassion - honouring every baby who was deeply loved but died during pregnancy, birth, or infancy.

Each year, we invite you to create a small but meaningful keepsake - a wooden star engraved with your baby's name, nickname, or a word that feels right for you. These can be collected at the Evening of Remembrance or sent to you if you are unable to attend, so that every family feels included wherever they are. The link to order your star can be found here:

https://www.lovethroughlosssupport.com/memory-making

This year, we will be planting a coconut tree in honour of all the families in the Love Through Loss community, in memory of your child, baby and loss. We will gather together at 5:30pm on Saturday 11th October to plant this tree before beginning our remembrance ceremony, readings and the gentle lighting of candles for a Wave of Light.

The coconut tree will be planted beside the olive tree and coconut tree we planted last year. The olive tree was planted in remembrance of the devastatingly high rates of baby loss in Palestine, standing as a symbol of peace, resilience, and connection to all families grieving across borders. Together, these trees create a dedicated place in the Nature Escapes gardens at Al Barari - a space we can return to year after year, knowing it holds the love and memory of all our babies.
If you would like to contribute towards the cost of the new coconut tree, you are warmly invited to choose an option from the link below that feels right for you. Any contributions beyond the tree itself will help nurture and enhance the beautiful Nature Escapes space, which has become such a meaningful sanctuary for our community.

https://www.lovethroughlosssupport.com/memory-making

Everyone is welcome to be part of the tree planting and to share in a moment of silence and reflection before we walk back to the main remembrance event. We will gather at the main stage at 5:30pm and walk together through the gardens to the planting place.

Though there will be some chairs and refreshments provided, you are welcome to bring a picnic rug and your own refreshments if you prefer. Siblings are warmly welcomed as part of the event, we recognise they have navigated loss too and we also recognise that this can stir many feelings in those who may not have a living child, we want you all to feel welcome, held and safe - there is always space to take a quiet walk or sit with your own thoughts in nature if you need time apart from the main gathering.
Mosquito repellent is advisable. Light refreshments will be provided. Free parking is available nearby.

The Evening of Remembrance will close with some readings and the lighting of candles at 7pm, a gentle and unifying moment where parents, families, friends and the professionals who walk alongside us can come together in remembrance of all babies who lit up our hearts and lives, however briefly we held their physical presence. If there is anything you would like to contribute within this, please feel able to reach out to us.

There is no need to RSVP. Please know that you are welcome, you are held and you are not alone. If you have any questions, we are always here for you.

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The Love Through Loss Memory Box for supporting and recognising a family's loss from conception through to late pregnancy.

09/09/2025

✨ A doula is not a magic wand. ✨

We don’t guarantee a certain type of birth and we’re not here to direct you or 'save' you from your experience. What we do promise is to walk beside you, not in front or above you, as you navigate one of life’s most powerful journeys.

Evidence shows that doula support can lower interventions, reduce cesarean births, shorten labour and even improve outcomes for babies. But our true purpose is not in the doing—it’s in the being. We hold space, offer knowledge, nurture calm and remind you of your own innate strength and wisdom. Because whether your baby is born unmedicated or with pain relief, vaginally or abdominally, you are the magic in your birth story. ✨

We also support partners, helping them feel included, confident and integral to the birth experience. By offering resources, reassurance and fostering confidence, we help set the foundation for the teamwork that parenthood requires.

And when you find one of us, you find all of us! Doulas are deeply connected to Dubai’s holistic birth community; from women’s health physios to chiropractors, lactation consultants, and beyond. We can help you navigate the local birth landscape, explore hospitals and care options, and connect with trusted professionals who align with your hopes.

There’s a saying I love: “A doula is like an umbrella, you don’t know if you’re in for a shower or a storm, but you’ll be glad you had one.” Birth can be as unpredictable as the weather. Sometimes it flows gently, sometimes it roars, but in every case, having someone who is there solely for you brings comfort, grounding and reassurance.

You are the author, the strength, the wisdom, the magic. We are simply here to walk beside you. ✨

31/08/2025

*August/September fully booked*
Limited spaces remain for October, bookings now open.

Expecting a little one? 🌱
Join me for my Breathe Birth Baby course where we’ll explore the journey of wellbeing in pregnancy through to birth, breastfeeding and postpartum together—with warmth and knowledge. I have been a Hypnobirthing and prenatal coach for over 8 years and supported hundreds of women and their families through the full spectrum of birth and postpartum experiences.

What to expect:
✨ Hypnobirthing techniques to help you feel calm and confident during pregnancy, birth and beyond
📚 Evidence-based antenatal education, giving you reliable, unbiased information to navigate your journey
🗺️ A deep dive into the birth process, hormones, and postpartum recovery, including how to prepare for all types of birth experiences
🤱 Breastfeeding insights and tips to support you through this special time
🌿 Self-care and nurturing postpartum support
👫 Strengthening the bond with your partner and teamwork for parenthood

We’ll also discuss navigating the local birth landscape—independently, with no sponsorship, affiliation or hidden agendas. You’ll gain the confidence to make informed choices, find the right care, and create a birth plan that truly aligns with your unique preferences.

And yes, there will be homemade treats—because who doesn’t love a little love through baking? 😌

Together we will work to prepare you for a connected, positive birth experience and a confident start to parenthood. Spaces are limited, so reach out to grab your spot and receive my full ebrochure.

✨ Join a small group of expecting parents, embrace a calm approach to birth, and focus on nurturing yourself, your baby, and your relationship through this transformational time✨

26/07/2025

This is not just noise - it’s resistance. It’s grief. It’s shame & outrage! It’s a desperate demand for the world to stop looking away or thinking this is someone else’s issue, not yours or mine. It’s a call by Bisan Owda, an extraordinary voice of courage broadcasting daily from Gaza for global solidarity.

To those saying “it’s complicated,” it’s not. It’s brutal, it’s unjust & it’s not something many of us have been well informed on or that you are likely to truly learn about if you choose not to opt in. It is the ongoing systemic dispossession, dehumanisation & destruction of a people.

I speak as someone who was poorly informed. I was not a critical thinker. I was not raised to look beyond the ‘gold standard’ journalism of the UK. If you’ve solely relied upon mainstream media to understand what’s happening, I urge you to follow . Her documentation is unfiltered, from the ground, in real time. It’s devastating & it’s necessary.

If you want to opt in & learn I recommend:

Read: anything & everything by Exeter University Professor & Israeli Historian Ilan Pappé, similarly by Columbia Professor Rashid Khalidi most are both on audible or traditional book formats.

Watch:
Isrealism & The Occupation of the American Mind (free versions on YouTube). The Present & Born in Gaza on Netflix. I’m sure there are many more.

Listen to:
.albanese.unsr.opt .on.palestine there are so many more

Holiday reading?
Try Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa or Lemon Tree by Sandy Tolan

This is NOT antisemitism. This is criticism of the abhorrent actions of the Israeli state & military supported by global inaction. Listen to voices of or Miriam Margolyes via who speak to this.

I say all this as someone who cherishes deeply the Jewish, Muslim - & specifically Palestinian, people I have in my life.

To those who feel my work as a doula has no place for politics. This is about humanity, empathy, compassion & integrity. The core values of my work & beliefs.

Bang the pots. Raise your voice🇵🇸