Cindy Fenn Big Hearted Birth

28/08/2025

If birth is bringing up MORE feelings of anxiety, uncertainty or overwelming feeling THAN EXCITEMENT 👇

It shouldnt be something to fear, but looked forward to as a profound experience that brings insight, wisdom,healing and growth.

Get yourself wrapped in the support and care of a birth doula.

Over your pregnancy we will work on the parts causing the fear and transmute them into a birthstory of empowered transcendence.

💗Drop a Heart and start with a 20 minute FREE conversation with birth doula Cindy on what you need to get “I FREAKING did IT!!” birthing day feels.

💗💗Drop 2 strong hearts for in -person Pregnancy Circle support in October (for pregnant and just birthed humans).

DM Questions to Cindy 💖

08/08/2025

The 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗗𝗔𝗬 & has 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽ed 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿, 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 & 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲; such as rational thinking, time-lined objectives, asking questions, being on time, logistics, evaluation & future planning … …IS THE OPPOSITE ENERGY for labour and birthing babies!!THIS is what you are under practiced in 👇🔥𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗼𝗳 your 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿 is 𝗙𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲. 𝗜𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 :🔥Receiving support🔥being present🔥softening & opening🔥letting go,🔥non linear movement &moving freely🔥using intuition & 🔥 being embodied.This is your birthing power!! You will need both skill sets thou; 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺, 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼 & 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗬 and the other in to surrender and let go into your birthing flow when in LABOUR. As your doula: I can help with your 🔥🔥🔥 birth energy and support your birth dreams. 𝗗𝗠s are welcome to book a free 15 min call 𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘆 - Melbourne & SE surrounds ♥️ 💥

07/08/2025

👇Remember : When she doubts herself & is too tired from the work 👇“Lets do a few breaths together”👉No fixing. 👉No siding with care providers, 👉No asking what she wants or what you can do - use your judgement ! Drop a heart for 5 emails w/- 6 min vids on Acupressure points, established labour know how, light touch massage, when to go to hospital plus more.👉 1x birth partner action planning sheet plus a few extra bits to support you to support her Drop heart these FREE resources now

13/01/2024

Repost from: Dr Sarah Buckley

More juicy New Year publications. This huge population (in real life) study from Victoria, Australia, found that elective induction of labour (no medical indication) in low-risk first-time pregnancies increases the risk of cesarean section by 31% at 39 weeks, 42% at 40 weeks, 43% at 41 weeks. They found very small benefits for the baby, which are statistically non-significant below 41 weeks. (At 41 weeks, induction (vs expectant management) reduced perinatal mortality by less than 1 per thousand.) This is a really important balance to the ARRIVE trial findings and suggests that the supposed benefits of ARRIVE may not apply IRL- ie outside of randomised studies. Full text here, -with great critique of ARRIVE https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/birt.12806?campaign=wolearlyview
PS you can read my critique of the ARRIVE trial here https://sarahbuckley.com/should-every-mother-be-induced-the-arrive-trial/

More juicy New Year publications. This huge population (in real life) study from Victoria, Australia, found that elective induction of labour (no medical indication) in low-risk first-time pregnancies increases the risk of cesarean section by 31% at 39 weeks, 42% at 40 weeks, 43% at 41 weeks. They found very small benefits for the baby, which are statistically non-significant below 41 weeks. (At 41 weeks, induction (vs expectant management) reduced perinatal mortality by less than 1 per thousand.) This is a really important balance to the ARRIVE trial findings and suggests that the supposed benefits of ARRIVE may not apply IRL- ie outside of randomised studies. Full text here, -with great critique of ARRIVE https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/birt.12806?campaign=wolearlyview
PS you can read my critique of the ARRIVE trial here https://sarahbuckley.com/should-every-mother-be-induced-the-arrive-trial/

04/01/2024

31/12/2023

08/06/2023

⬇️ Assessing your labour with the Doppler …
It is current practice in hospitals to have heart rate/baby assessed every 15 mins in established labour (NICE Guidelines).

In her book,Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage, Rachel Reed explains that using the Doppler is not supported by evidence in both how frequent the Doppler is used or whether the practice is in-fact beneficial 🤔.

Yet often women do want the reassurance of making sure everything is ok ✅… 🤔

The way a Doppler is used can potentially interrupt your physiology, being in your zone and puts the assessment on outside factors or people, rather than your internal barometer AKA your intuition to tune into how your labour is going.

Yet it has benefits over the CTG monitoring in regards to freedom of movement, Midwife in the room assessing rather than in the corridor to name a couple.

For some women Doppler will be consented to before labour if the midwife unobtrusively and without fuss uses the Doppler, as they need.

However if you do not want this to be a routine part of your labour - you may like to discuss how Doppler is offered to you during labour.

If your eyes are open, caregivers can come closer to you with the machine and you will consent or wave them off - it is your right to refuse any intervention offered.

If your eyes are closed and things are progressing you may ask that they wait until your eyes are open and can decide .

It’s important conversations happen before you are labour, ensuring everyone is on the same page. Write it on your birth preference sheet too.

Even to explore what are the Benefits, risks, alternatives is a worthy process to undertake - remember this is your baby’s birth & completely your decision to make…for all the things 💗

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💛Looking to have myself as your doula support in your pregnancy & birth … I offer a 30 min free Zoom session to ask all the questions on how my support can help you plan for the birth you want.

05/06/2023

How do you want to feel when you cross over into your labour and birthing time …????

Being your doula is my support, knowledge, skills, love and energy to be *with you* on your pregnancy, labour & birth journey … for you and your partner 💗💗💗

I can help you feel nourished, confident and loved in all the decisions you make for your pregnancy, YOUR labour and YOUR birth !!

The support you receive as you birth makes a difference.

DM me if you want to ask a question on doula services xx Cindy




Send me a heart if you want to see if I’m a good fit to be your doula.

29/05/2023

Letting go of our neocortex - the analytical brain and our human trait to feel in control can be difficult when these thing have served us well in our lives.

For one to birth physiologically it’s essential that we, to quote Brene Brown, “brave the wilderness” and go into the part of our brain that feels a little “out of control” - it’s the primal/intuitive part of brain and the part where our body does all the things needed to birth our baby.

So how do practice that …

Online Pregnancy Circle is your training ground for coming into body and practicing trusting what your body tells as right - it’s a skill !!!

DM me for booking link or head to bio …

Tomorrow Tuesday May 30
7pm $40