Artemis Birthkeeping - Megan Brighton Doula

06/06/2022

I've seen lots of early feeding difficulties resolve after the nervous system has settled. Often problems latching come after a stressful birth so it can be helpful to find something to support baby in settling into their body before heading into a tie release. Often just upping the skin to skin time for regulation, encouraging reflexes by having tummy crawling time up the chest and a little squidgy foot rub can do the trick ♥

12/10/2021

As doulas we are present through all phases of life and sometimes that includes the end as well as the beginning. It's always ok to find someone to talk to, however long it has been. There are some links in the post below.

Written by : 'When I was pregnant with my daughter her cells migrated into my bloodstream and then circled back into hers. For 41 weeks our cells merged and crossed and after she was born these cells stayed in my body, leaving a permanent imprint in my tissues, bones, brain, and skin, and will stay there for decades. ⁠And every child I have after will leave a similar imprint on my body. Even if a pregnancy doesn't go to full term or you have an abortion, these cells still migrate into your bloodstream. Research has shown that if a mother's heart is injured, fetal cells will rush to the site of the injury and change into different types of cells that specialize in mending the heart! Studies have also shown cells from a fetus in a mothers brain 18 years after she gave birth!⁠⠀
⁠Mothers have always intuitively felt their child even when they are not there, now there is scientific proof that we carry them for years and years even after we have birthed them. I know my body held and made my daughter, but she too made me. Leaving pieces of herself to forever flow through my body and heal me in ways I am only still trying to understand. Forever grateful for her not only being my teacher but also my healer.
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If you're curious to learn more google "Fetal-maternal microchimerism"⁠.'

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Today marks the start of Baby Loss Awareness Week 2021.
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💗 To everyone with a baby in their hearts but not in their arms; we see you.
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💙 In the UK, it is estimated that 1 in 4 pregnancies end in loss during pregnancy or birth.
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💗 This is a staggering statistic yet it’s still not something that is widely talked about and acknowledged.
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💙 To everyone who has experienced these losses and those we haven’t mentioned we are sending you love. You are not alone.
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💗 If you have experienced a loss there is support available:
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🔹Tommy’s Pregnancy Loss Support 0800 014 7800
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🔹Sands - stillbirth and neonatal death support - 0808 164 3332
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🔹The Lullaby Trust – bereavement support helpline - 0808 802 6868
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🔹Bliss Charity – support for parents of babies born sick or premature - 020 7378 1122
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🔹Rainbow Trust – supporting families with a seriously sick child – 01372 363438
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09/09/2021

This is such a fabulous collection of people. The support is always there ♥

Huge thanks to everyone who joined the this morning. What a brilliant chat! There is so much goodwill & passion in our sector & great to hear of some significant funding achievements too, which are a game-changer in growing a service.

We went global too with representation from Zimbabwe on what's going on in the sector on the ground.

There are so many opportunities to learn when we all come together.

Our online meet-ups are free & very friendly & accessible, so look out for info on the next one!

24/06/2021

‘Normal’ has much variation when it comes to babies 😊

They are two healthy babies, three months old, both exclusively breastfeeding and, believe me, neither the one on the left is obese, nor the one on the right is undernourished. They are variations of normality! Most likely, when they start crawling, the one on the left will slim down a little and the one on the right will gain muscle mass.
Do not compare your child to other children.
Each of us is different.

11/05/2021

There's been so much great discussion and support offered this week but this nicely sums it up for me :)

16/04/2021

If you are called to join the doula path then do consider training with the gorgeousness that is Aimee Sri Laxmi Hamblyn

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I am deeply passionate about people having support and as a medium for social change and activism!

Birth is the place that the miraculous meets the everyday. Its from this place of vast love that we can really make a difference. A difference to each birthing person and the baby... Literally our future!

So more doulas from minoritised and marginalised groups means more support for more families.

And its means the stories and from people with different life experiences are shared, normalised and celebrated.

❤️ Want to train as a birth or post-natal doula and have an lgbtqplus identity?

🧡 Passionate about birth and 4th trimester?

💛 Want to have a career that is also a vocation?

💚Want to be part of an amazing community?

💙Online training May & June

❣️ This is the first doula training for those with lgbtqplus Identities in the UK and I'm really looking forward to welcoming you!

DM or check www.developingdoulas.co.uk or Developing Doulas message maddie

14/04/2021

I'd just been writing about the challenges of being a new parent through lockdown when I read this - Amy Brown always speaks in such a down-to-earth and supportive way about the realities of parenting.

14/04/2021

Welcome! Feel free to pop onto my website for more information on accessing doula support throughout pregnancy or postnatally - I'm always happy to chat :)
artemisbirthkeeping.com