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Katie Allen Postpartum Doula

Areas serviced include Brisbane, Logan & Ipswich

Mum of three, Postpartum Doula, Lamaze Certified Child Birth Educator, Babywearing Educaor providing non judgemental support & information to parents as they navigate parenthood.

28/03/2026

With only four days left of the school term, consider this your (and my 😅) friendly reminder to go and buy the Easter eggs now.

Trust me, trying to find Easter eggs on Easter Saturday is not a relaxing experience

Also, how are we already at Easter?! This year is flying 🐣

What are you doing to celebrate this year? 👇

20/03/2026

Mindset plays such an important role in everything we do in parenthood. Some days, everything feels like it’s going your way, and other days, it feels like nothing is happening at all.

Earlier this week, I had one of those days. I felt like all I was doing was driving around the countryside, taking the kids from one activity to the next. I could feel myself slipping into that familiar thought pattern, 𝑛𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑔𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑛 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 and that when we arrived at the next stop, I’d just end up doom scrolling on social media.

But then I remembered something.

In my bag was my book club read, one I had picked up earlier that afternoon before my role kicked in. And in that moment, I made a small but powerful decision: no doom scrolling. I was going to sit outside and read.

And that’s exactly what I did. I sat on a bench in the park, I laughed, I nodded along, and I found myself completely drawn into 𝐴𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑎𝑡 𝐵𝑒𝑠𝑡 by Astrid Jorgensen.

It would have been so easy to stay stuck in that negative loop. But I choose something different. Parenting is full of moments like this.

During pregnancy, we can feel stuck in patterns we don’t want to be in or feel that we don’t have choices. In those early months with a baby, it can feel even more intense. But here’s the reminder we all need sometimes 𝐨𝐮𝐫
𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬.

We can say: “No, that isn’t true — I am doing an amazing job.” “No, this isn’t the only way — I can try something different.”

If you’re feeling stuck right now, my challenge to you is this:
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬? 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭?

And if you’re feeling overwhelmed during pregnancy or early parenthood, you don’t have to navigate it alone. Reach out, let’s chat about childbirth education, postpartum support, and help you feel more confident, calm, and put you back in the driver’s seat.

𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐈’𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲.

17/03/2026

The countdown to the opening of Mater Springfield Public Hospital is underway.

Notable dates include:

27th April - maternity services and PAC (pregnancy assessment centre open). Now we don’t need to drive into Brisbane to access PAC.

25th May - emergency and the paediatric emergency department open. I know for many people this will be a game changer.

What services are you looking forward to having in Springfield?

charismullenmp **MATER SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC HOSPITAL**

Health Services will begin at the Mater Public Hospital in 4 weeks! 🙌

📆 The opening of the new Hospital will be done in 4 phases and here are the key dates to know: ⬇️

➡️ 𝟭𝟯 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 : Surgical outpatients and antenatal clinics
➡️ 𝟮𝟬 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 : Operating theatres, ICU, medical inpatient unit, CSSD, pathology and transit lounge.
➡️ 𝟮𝟳 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 : Mater Mothers (Pregnancy Assessment Centre, NCCU, inpatient unit and birth suites) and surgical inpatient unit.
➡️ 𝟮𝟱 𝗠𝗮𝘆 : Emergency Department and paediatric inpatient and outpatient units.

For more information: mater.li/MHS-Updates

12/03/2026

Sharing because parents of multiples deserve better! They need greater support and assistance.

Having worked with two multiple families last year, supported other multiple families including my bestie I have seen the difference support can make. It’s time to make a difference and provide the support that is needed to all families and not those who source a postpartum doula.

One birth, multiple babies, unique challenges. 🍼🍼

Today, we took the voices of twin, triplet, and quadruplet families straight to Parliament House.

The statistics speak for themselves, but the lived experience is even more intense:
• 5x more likely to face postnatal depression.
• 9x more likely to experience extreme exhaustion.
• 100% of triplets and quadruplets and 63% of twins are born premature. Pregnant women with multiples are more prone to just about every pregnancy complication Twins can cost up 5 x more whilst triplets can cost 13 x more than having one baby. Multiple birth parents overwhelmingly feel isolated

We aren’t just asking for help; we’re asking for equity.

We are calling on the government to fund our 4 key recommendations:
1️⃣ Multiple birth support scheme
2️⃣ Parental leave per baby
3️⃣ In-home support
4️⃣ First 2000 days support package

Every family deserves a fair start. Huge thanks to everyone who joined us today, including and the one and only

10/03/2026

Fear shows up in all parts of life.

On the weekend, Master J went to a birthday party with a wildlife range and two snakes 🐍.

Anyone who knows me (or has had me as their doula) knows snakes are my biggest fear.

The ranger told the kids they could hold the animals if they wanted but if the kids held them, the parents had to as well. He also said something that stuck with me:

“𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘂𝘀.”

Master J held two snakes and ran off to play like it was nothing. I could have quietly slipped away, but that comment stayed with me.

So, with a lot of encouragement from the other mums, I did it. I held the snake.

Did I enjoy it? Absolutely not.
But I faced the fear.

And it made me think about how often fear shows up in pregnancy and birth.

So many parents hear stories like:
“My birth was horrible.”
“You’ll lose all dignity in labour.”
“I couldn’t breastfeed, so you probably won’t either.”

These are real experiences — but when they’re the only stories we hear, they can build fear around birth, postpartum and breastfeeding.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆.

Education changes everything.

When you understand what’s happening in your body, know your options, and feel supported to make decisions, fear loses its power.

That’s exactly what we do in my 𝗟𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀, we talk through fears, explore options, and help you feel confident and prepared for your birth and postpartum journey. If you’re pregnant and feeling unsure or nervous about what’s ahead, you don’t have to navigate it alone.

✨ 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲.
Let me help you step into birth feeling informed, confident, and in the driver’s seat.

Send me a message to book or find out more.

08/03/2026

Happy International Women’s Day! 💜

Today is a day to honour women, to pause and reflect on the contributions women make, how far we have come and where to go.

Today Miss S, Master J and I joined the in Springfield. Master J decided the walk wasn’t for him and happily stayed with the wonderful women at so I could participate with friends. Not on anyone’s bingo card, but a perfect example of women supporting women — thank you!

Today Miss S, Master J and myself participated in the at Springfield. Master J decided he didn’t want to do the walk so he stayed with the amazing women from so I could participate with friends. This wasn’t par of their or my bingo card but this is women supporting women! Thank you.

Throughout the morning I saw women cheering each other on along the course, teens encouraging participants, and the young women of serving drinks, sausages and helping. Our future is in great hands.

To round out the day I watched Miss S complete her creative project that she’s been working on this weekend. It was a love hate relationship with the sewing machine but she did it!

To my clients, past, present and future, you are doing an amazing job. Thank you for all you continue to teach me.

06/03/2026

Some friendly advice and a reminder that we are all learning together, are humans and make mistakes. Remember no one is perfect.

02/03/2026

Sunday is International Women’s Day and Liberty Womens Wellness are hosting some incredible workshops this week that I had to share. If there are any workshops that take your interest register vis the details below and attend.

Thanks to Liberty Womens Wellness for creating these FREE workshops for the community.

✨The Calm Code
🗓 Tuesday 3rd March, 5:30–7:00pm AEST
📍 Liberty Women’s Wellness, Springfield Central QLD

We’ll cover:
• Your stress triggers
• Fight/flight/freeze/fawn responses
• Practical nervous system regulation
• Tools you can use immediately

👉 Register here:
https://events.humanitix.com/the-calm-code-decode-your-stress-patterns-regulate-your-nervous-system-reclaim-yourself

✨ Pelvic Floor Workshop
🗓 Thursday 5th March, 11:00 - 12:30pm AEST
📍 Liberty Women’s Wellness, Springfield Central QLD
Book your spot by emailing info@libertywomenswellness.com.au

✨ Understanding Stress and developing framework to manage
🗓 Friday 6th March, 11:00 - 12:30pm AEST
📍 Liberty Women’s Wellness, Sprinare

28/02/2026

One of the most common questions new parents get asked is how much sleep is your baby sleeping over night? And gosh this question used to drive me nuts because I had babies that were like the majority of babies who would wake during the night, following their biological norm.

But sometimes our babies struggle getting to sleep no matter the age. That was us tonight.We tried all the tricks in the book including;

📚Reading the library Transformer book
🏃‍♂️Jumping on the trampoline to burn some energy
🏋🏻‍♀️Training inside (not sure what Master J was training for)
And then finally the oldest trick in the book - a car trip. Thankfully we needed to head back to Ipswich again for the third time today so this was the trick that got Master J to sleep.

Sometimes our babies need a bit more help to get to sleep and while it can feel overwhelming I want to remind you it does get better. Whilst tonight for us, it involved car drive, I’m confident tomorrow’s bedtime will just involve a cuddle in bed like normal.

Here is to all the mums who are silently rocking or pacing the hallway with their baby at this moment. May you know you are not alone.

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About Me

Katie is a mum of three gorgeous children, a wife and a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator who is passionate about all things birth and breastfeeding. Katie’s passion is ensuring that expectant parents are informed about their options in pregnancy, birth, labour and postpartum so that they can make choices about the care that they want. She is also a huge advocate for supporting mums throughout the postpartum period and their breastfeeding journey.

To help prepare expectant parents for their journey, Katie’s classes are taught in the privacy and comfort of your own home and can cover your full exciting journey (pregnancy, labour, birth and the postpartum) or she can help you create your own birth plan based on what you want your birth to look like or work on preparing you for the postpartum period and what that will look like when you bring your baby home.

Prior to having children and beginning on this journey working in the birthing world, Katie worked in community engagement for two breast cancer organisation and has a Bachelor of Arts in Population Health and Marketing. Outside of all things birth and breastfeeding, Katie loves cooking, eating cupcakes, sewing, camping and being outdoors.