The Dependable Doula

06/06/2023

I haven’t posted for a very long time .
I am almost positive I wont be returning to the doula world .
However I had to post today.
It is international Homebirth Day !
I have had the absolute pleasure off attending many gorgeous homebirths, but on this day 8 years ago at around this time we welcomed this little beauty into the world .
Happy Birthday to the crazy , beautiful Tillie ❤️❤️❤️

26/11/2021

It is with so much sadness I’m writing this post , I’ve put it off over and over again in the hope I didn’t have to write it.
Back in January I caught covid , in all honesty it was what I considered to be a really mild infection. Wiped me out for a few days but really thought is that it .
A couple of weeks later something hit my like a ton of bricks . I was absolutely exhausted, it felt like my body and brain weren’t connected . I had to really concentrate to walk and talk , the smallest of tasks wore me out .
After a barrage of tests and lots of prodding and poking, the health care professionals decided it was long covid. No one knew what to do with me.
I tried to do things each day, somedays I could walk around the park somedays I couldn’t. I spent days in bed just sleeping.
I had to rest when I needed to and my pace of life changed dramatically.
By April/ May time I saw some improvement and I thought I was over the worst of it . I started to do a little more, I had odd days where I crashed but I was getting a lot more good days .
Fast forward to July and I had a major relapse , pretty much bed bound for around 8 weeks . I was in constant pain and so exhausted all the time . I haven’t improved much since , I am as bad if not worse than I was in the beginning.
I have some pretty debilitating symptoms that have turned my life upside down.
So this is the reason I have been so inactive on this page . I haven’t been able to do any Doula work for over a year and sadly I wont be working for the foreseeable future.
I miss it so much , I miss supporting new and old families, I miss welcoming new babies into this world.
I’m very lucky I’m not missing new baby cuddles because a few weeks ago I was blessed with a new grandson, baby Eli.
So I apologies to those that have had very short replies to any Pm’s.
We are lucky to have some fab doulas locally and I always pass any messages on to them .
I keep saying to myself this is Long Covid not forever covid!
So one day somewhere in the future I will be able to doula again.
In the meantime please contact
Angie or Kim our two lovely local doulas .
Much love to you all
Sarah ###

Much love
Sarah ###

04/02/2021

It’s back x

Please be aware that to be eligible for a home birth you will need to be completely asymptomatic for COVID-19, including any family living with you.

30/11/2020

So had a busy few days putting my house on the market ,
Send me good selling vibes x

12/11/2020

Can anyone help xx

Desperately seeking some of you to give us your opinion on what the University of Hull Midwifery curriculum should look like.
Basically this just means a conversation on what you think is important and what skills, knowledge and characteristics a student midwife should come out of their training with.
Basically think of how you want your midwives to be and tell us.
If you can take part we would be so grateful - this is planned via zoom for approx 30 minute chat on 25th Nov at 11am.
Please let me know and send me your email - i will then send you code to join on the day.
Your opinion really matters 🤰❤

08/11/2020

This beautiful boy is 7 😍
My first doula home birth my second grandchild .
7 years has gone so fast ###

01/11/2020

All packed and ready for again today ,baking like a loon last night .
There over a kilo of chocolate in this little lot 😂😍 xx

31/10/2020

I’m caking today at my very first pop up xx

Pop up at today from 10am

27/10/2020

Wow ###

She has three children of her own, had a surrogate birth for the first time last year and has now delivered triplets

21/10/2020