My name is Dani and I am a lactation consultant, hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner and doula
01/04/2026
Screenshot this and save it to your camera roll right now.
Because nobody is going to hand you this in the delivery room.
BRAIN is the tool that changes everything about how you navigate labour. It's not about being difficult. It's not about distrusting your midwife or your OB.
It's about knowing that your body is yours. That consent doesn't pause because you're in pain. That you are allowed to slow down, ask questions, and make an informed decision — even mid contraction.
Adelaide mamas — this is what birth preparation actually looks like.
Not just breathing techniques. Not just a hospital bag checklist.
Knowing your rights before you need them. 💜
Send this to every pregnant woman you know. 👆
31/03/2026
Nobody told her she could say no.
A woman in labour was just awarded $280,000 by the Supreme Court of Victoria because a midwife refused to admit her unless she agreed to a vaginal exam.
And here's the part that sits with me — most of us DO feel safest in hospital. I did. I still do.
But safe and prepared are two different things.
When you don't know your rights, you can't use them.
This isn't to scare you — social media has done enough of that.
This is to remind you that knowledge changes everything. Your environment, your preparation, your understanding of what's happening in your body — it all directly affects how you birth.
You can walk into that hospital and still have the experience you want. I promise.
Comment MASTERCLASS for my free training — Labouring Naturally in the Hospital.
16/03/2026
Most women spend months preparing for birth. But almost no one prepares the part of their mind that actually runs it.
↓ Keep reading — this changes everything ↓
Your conscious mind holds 1–4 thoughts at a time. Your subconscious? A trillion things at once.
And it's been quietly collecting every scary birth story, every dramatic TV labour, every "just wait, it's awful" comment you've ever heard.
Here's the part that will stop you in your tracks:
Your subconscious cannot tell the difference between what is real and what is imagined.
So right now — before you've even gone into labour — your body may already be primed to treat birth as a threat.
BUT. That same mechanism works completely in your favour.
What you repeat, you believe. What you believe, your body acts on.
Visualisation. Affirmations. Hypnobirthing.
These aren't fluffy extras — they are evidence-based tools that speak directly to your subconscious and replace fear with calm, unshakeable confidence.
When that shift happens? Your body releases endorphins 20–40x more powerful than morphine. Oxytocin flows freely.
Your uterus works exactly as it was designed to.
You were built for this. Your mind just needs to know it.
💾 Save this post — come back to it every week of your pregnancy.
📲 Comment "BIRTH" below and I'll personally send you the link to my free masterclass — Labouring Naturally in Hospital.
❤️ Share this with a pregnant mama who needs to hear it today.
12/03/2026
Formally submitting my application ladies and gents!
DM me HIRE and let's get you ready for the best day of your life 💖
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10/03/2026
The “golden hour” after birth can look different for every woman.
Sometimes it’s calm and quiet.
Sometimes it’s exhaustion, shaking, medication and complete overwhelm.
All of these experiences are normal.
Birth is a huge physical and emotional event, and however you feel afterwards is valid.
A lot of women tell me the shaking after birth caught them completely off guard.
Did your body shake or shiver after your baby was born, or were you surprised by anything else in that first hour?
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Welcome to my Doula page. My name is Dani and I am a 30 year old mother to a 10 month old baby girl named Myah and a step mother to a 12 year old prenager (new hip word the kids call themselves for pre teenager) named Sascia. I suffered from infertility for 4 years due to endometriosis and adenomyosis, however we were blessed with a beautiful miracle baby girl in December 2017.
Pregnancy and the postpartum period is an amazing journey but such an exhausting and unfamiliar place. It is the most beautiful time, but partners are learning to become parents and are facing a whole new world and sometimes it can be rather daunting. This is where my job as a doula comes into play.
· I want to help women who need guidance with their fertility/infertility. As I have been through infertility myself, I feel I would be an asset and can really comprehend how difficult the rough road of infertility can be and change it for a positive experience.
· I want to assist women to make educated decisions on the way THEY want to birth their babies.
· I want to help women transition from their single self into the new role of motherhood.
· I want to assist partners ease into life as new parents.
· I want to help look after the baby but also focus on looking after the mother throughout the amazing yet foreign time of the postpartum period.
· I want to advocate strongly for what YOU want for your pregnancy, birth and postpartum journeys.
I am currently studying with the amazing Angela Gallo Dynamo Doula Training. I am learning so many amazing techniques and I cannot wait to share all these services with you.
For services and fees please email enquires via messenger.
