Jo Lance Doula

Jo Lance Doula Birth is not just medical event. It’s a story you’ll carry in your heart forever.

My role as a doula is to walk beside you in that story - offering calm presence, comfort, encouragement and the reassurance that you are never alone. 🫶🏼🌺🌿

🌱Beautiful Facts About Your Uterus During Pregnancy 🤰 • Your uterus is a sacred space, a warm, protective home 🏡 where y...
16/01/2026

🌱Beautiful Facts About Your Uterus During Pregnancy 🤰

• Your uterus is a sacred space, a warm, protective home 🏡 where your baby grows and thrives.
• It is made of the strongest muscle in your body designed to hold, nurture, and birth new life.
• Your uterus grows with love from the size of a pear 🍐 to the size of a watermelon 🍉, stretching gracefully to cradle your baby.
• It practices for the big day, gentle practice contractions (Braxton Hicks) help prepare your body for labour.
• It holds a river of life, in late pregnancy, nearly one-fifth of your blood flows through your uterus to nourish your baby.
• It remembers how to return - after birth, it beautifully contracts back down, making space for rest and renewal.
• It listens and responds. Your uterus feels your baby’s movements and adjusts to support them.

🫶🏼Beautiful Facts About Your Uterus in Labour

• Your uterus leads the dance of birth 🩰, it contracts in waves, gently and powerfully, to bring your baby closer to your arms.
• Each surge has a purpose and every contraction opens, softens, and guides your baby earthside.
• It works in harmony 🎶with your breath. As you breathe deeply, your uterus flows with more ease and rhythm.
• It is wise and patient. Your uterus knows exactly when to contract strongly and when to rest.
• It has a built-in rhythm - like the ocean 🌊, waves rise and fall, giving you moments of power and moments of pause.
• It moves as one. Millions of muscle fibers coordinate together, all focused on helping your baby be born.
• It works with your baby 👶🏻. Your uterus and your baby are in constant communication, moving together as a team.
• It softens and opens like a flower 🌺 unfolding in perfect timing, preparing the way.
• It remembers. Your uterus carries ancient wisdom, shared by all birthing women through generations. 👩‍🍼
• It never leaves you unsupported. Even in intensity, your uterus is your ally, your strength, your guide.

The due date and how stressful it can be…Along with the constant questions from everyone around you:When are you giving ...
13/01/2026

The due date and how stressful it can be…
Along with the constant questions from everyone around you:
When are you giving birth?
When is your due date?
What no one really tells you is that the due date written in your maternity notes is not the day your baby is meant to be born. It is simply the midpoint of the time frame in which birth is considered “at term.”
That time frame actually spans five full weeks from the end of 37 weeks of pregnancy through to the completion of 42 weeks.
By this stage, it’s completely understandable that patience is wearing thin and pregnancy discomforts are becoming more intense.
Unfortunately, this estimated date is often treated by medical professionals as a firm deadline, with increasing pressure placed on women to agree to induction or hospital admission.
I’d like to encourage you to trust yourself and your body.
Your body knows how to give birth.
If induction is suggested, ask questions, take your time, and remember that you have the right to discuss and negotiate your options if something doesn’t feel right for you.
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12/01/2026

Oh yes… that question 😅
For many mums (especially when you’re overdue or newly postpartum), it can feel intrusive, exhausting, and emotionally loaded.
Here are a few ways to deal with “Did you have your baby yet?”
• Not yet, we’ll share news when there’s something to share
• Still waiting. Baby will come in their own time.
• Nope, still cooking!
• No baby yet, just vibes
• If you haven’t seen an announcement, then no
• Baby’s clearly very comfortable
• I know you mean well, but constant check-ins are stressful. We’ll let you know when baby arrives
• I’m focusing on resting and tuning in right now, so I’m not answering baby updates

Practical strategy
• Stop replying individually but ask one trusted person to update others
• Mute chats or archive conversations (this is not rude, it’s self-care)
• Post a one-time message like:
We’re going quiet for a bit. We’ll share news when baby arrives 💛.
This question often comes from excitement but you’re not responsible for managing other people’s anticipation. I know that at this point you want your baby too! Remember… your job is to rest, feel safe, and let your body do its work.

11/01/2026

An epidural can be a gentle and supportive option in birth. It often brings relief, allowing you to rest, breathe, and gather strength, especially during a long or intense labour. Many women feel calmer and more present once the pain eases, which can help the body soften and labour progress.
At the same time, an epidural does limit movement, meaning positions need to be adapted and support from the birth team becomes more important. Even so, with mindful positioning, tools like pillows or a peanut ball, and regular changes of position, birth can remain active, intentional, and deeply empowering.

07/01/2026

Becoming an older sibling can be a shock.
Children aren’t often asked if they’re ready for a baby, and while the idea can feel exciting or even funny at first, the reality often takes time to settle in….especially when there is more than one bub 🤣

Suddenly there’s more noise, less attention, and a whole new rhythm to family life. It’s normal if that feels overwhelming. It’s normal if the feelings aren’t all happy straight away.
There’s nothing wrong with needing time to adjust.
Those mixed emotions are part of learning how to share love, space, and parents in a new way. With reassurance and patience, most children slowly grow into their role, not because they were instantly ready, but because they were allowed to feel what they felt while finding their own way…

I want to speak to you, new dad 🫶🏼.When your baby is placed on your bare chest, something ancient awakens. This isn’t a ...
04/01/2026

I want to speak to you, new dad 🫶🏼.
When your baby is placed on your bare chest, something ancient awakens. This isn’t a “nice extra” or a substitute while mum rests, but this is biology, bonding, and love in its purest form.
Your chest becomes a safe harbour. Your warmth steadies their breathing. Your heartbeat reminds them of life before birth. In those moments, your baby isn’t thinking, “Where is mum?”, they are thinking, “I am safe.” And that safety matters more than almost anything else.
Your body too releases oxytocin, the same hormone that fuels bonding and protection. This is how confidence is born. This is how you learn your baby, not from books, but from instinct. You don’t need to be perfect. You just need to be present.
Sometimes birth doesn’t go as planned. Sometimes mum needs care, rest, or space to recover. In those moments, you are not second best. You are exactly who your baby needs. Your chest can be their first home outside the womb.
Skin to skin tells your baby:
You are wanted.
You are loved.
You belong.
And it tells you something too:
You are a father now.
So take your shirt off. Hold your baby close. Let time slow down. There is no rush here. These quiet moments,warm, still, uninterrupted are laying the foundations for a lifetime relationship.
This is not helping.
This is not optional.
This is fatherhood, written into the body.
And it is one of the most powerful gifts you will ever give your child.

Birth is not a conversation, it’s a physiological, instinctive process.Every question pulls a woman back into her thinki...
26/12/2025

Birth is not a conversation, it’s a physiological, instinctive process.
Every question pulls a woman back into her thinking mind, when what she needs most is to stay deep in her body.
Protect the bubble.🤍

24/12/2025

✨🌲Merry Christmas 🎄💫
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✨🎄Wishing you all a gentle, peaceful Christmas. May this season bring moments of rest, warmth, and connection, wherever ...
24/12/2025

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Wishing you all a gentle, peaceful Christmas. May this season bring moments of rest, warmth, and connection, wherever you find yourself right now. Thank you to everyone who has supported, trusted, and shared this space with me.
I’m so grateful.

With love and gratitude,
Jo 🫶🏼🎄🌲

Birth is not just a medical event.And when it’s treated only as one, women often lose something precious in the process....
22/12/2025

Birth is not just a medical event.
And when it’s treated only as one, women often lose something precious in the process.
I’ve walked beside families who felt unheard.
Mothers who were rushed, frightened, pressured, or left wondering “Why didn’t anyone explain this to me?”
Partners who wanted to protect but didn’t know how.
This is not about blame.
It’s about awareness.
When you enter birth without support, without preparation, without someone whose only job is you, you are more vulnerable to having decisions made for you rather than with you.
A doula doesn’t replace medical care.
We don’t speak over doctors or midwives.
We stand beside you quietly, steadily holding space, protecting your autonomy, reminding you of your strength when things feel overwhelming.
I am here for the woman who wants to feel safe in her body.
For the mother who wants to look back on her birth and say, “I was respected.”
For the family who understands that how a baby is born matters deeply.

🌱Birth will stay with you forever.🌱
🌱Support can change everything.🌱

If your heart is whispering “I want more than just getting through birth” I’m here.

20/12/2025

I often suggest this little trick to my clients, because in the early days of breastfeeding, remembering which breast you fed from last can feel surprisingly hard.
Time blurs, nights blend into days, and your focus is on your baby.
Many mothers find it helpful to wear
• a bracelet,
• a hair tie or
• a ring
and simply move it to the side they’ll start with next time. (After a feed move it to the wrist on the side of the breast that wasn’t
used first).

It’s a small, gentle reminder, nothing to think about, nothing to remember.

And if you forget anyway, that’s completely okay.
You and your baby are finding your rhythm together🤍

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