Born to Birth Cornwall

16/04/2026

Getting ready to support a birth isn't just about sleep & caffeine.

♥️ Hours of antenatal chats, discussions, education and hands-on sessions build the relationship that's essential between us, and the skills you need to feel confident. This happens between 26 and 36 weeks.

📃 Birth plans are discussed, written & shared before 36 weeks

💦 Betty the Birth Pool is cleaned, checked & delivered ahead of time (for a homebirth, obvs) - usually around 37 weeks.

🎒 My kit bag is refreshed, restocked and repacked with the aromatherapy, massage tools, rebozo, snacks and other things I need to work well.

🧑‍🧑‍🧒 My childcare team go on standby from 39 weeks (or earlier if there are signs) so I can be ready to go when I'm needed.

THEN we keep in touch, and when things look like they're starting to move, I prioritise rest and food so that I am on top form for when you need me most.

SO looking forward to going back on-call on Monday!

15/04/2026

⭐AVAILABILITY & DIARY DATES⭐

☕Bump Club The Buttermarket
Spaces available for Saturday 2nd May

🤰Antenatal Classes:
1 or 2 spaces for May (dependent on course)

👶Doula (birth & postpartum)
Fully booked for May

🪺 The Nest The Family Space
Limited availability for April; May dates coming soon!

www.borntobirthcornwall.co.uk
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14/04/2026

14/04/2026

Hey new mama: this is your sign to book your first session of 'The Nest' fake this Thursday.

Our youngest Nester so far was 7 days old: if you're feeling the pull to meet some other mums in a warm, welcoming and genuinely social space, we'd love to meet you.

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13/04/2026

Since 2023, 'The Nest' has been making maternity leave better for Cornwall's new parents.

Around our mat, while babies play and feed and sleep:
😆Belly laugh have been shared
🥲Heartfelt tears have been shed
💓Meaningful friendships have been forged.

That’s why we don’t do puppets, or bubbles, or songs. By simply sitting with the right vibes, a good coffee and a proper nice flapjack, we make space for the chatter that matters.

Want to join us?
‘The Nest’ welcomes the parents of babies from birth to just-about-crawling to each of our two Thursday sessions at The Family Space (10am and 1pm). Spaces are limited, so booking is essential.

For more details, and to grab your space, head to: www.borntobirthcornwall.co.uk/the-nest

12/04/2026

'This has made such a difference. I was so nervous, I nearly didn't come. But it's so welcoming and friendly - thank you!"

There's a reason we don't do bubbles, or songs, or puppets at 'The Nest'. It's so that you have time for this.

To chat with other adults who get it.
To take a moment to breathe and relax.
To let your nervous system unwind.

'The Nest' isn't a baby group, it's a space for you.
And it's bliss.

We welcome babies from birth to just-about-crawling; spaces are limited to keep the warm and welcoming vibes going so booking is essential.

Grab your space here: www.borntobirthcornwall.co.uk/the-nest

📍 (Threemilestone, Truro)
📆 Every Thursday at 10am and 1pm
💰 £9 per adult (hot drink and homemade flapjack included)

12/04/2026

"Thank you so much for running this: I wish I had found it sooner!"

Whether you're 2, 22 or 42 weeks into your journey, if you want to talk all things birth & baby with people in the same boat as you, we'd love to meet you.

No forced chat, no awkward icebreakers, no pressure. Just time and space to unload what's on your mind, ask the silly question and have a properly lovely coffee with people who are pregnant, just like you.

Bump Club is free to attend, but booking is essential. Grab your space at the table here: www.borntobirthcornwall.co.uk/bump-club-cornwall

📍The Buttermarket, Redruth
📆Saturday 2nd May at 10.30am
💰Free to attend (just pay for your order)

12/04/2026

Is choice of place of birth any longer a priority for the maternity services? Newly published research says that the proportion of births in hospital-based 'alongside' birth centres halved between 2016 and 2023. The trend in 'freestanding' birth centres (on a separate site from the obstetric unit) is similar. Thanks to the research team for identifying this worrying change. AIMS supports their call for further research "to understand the reasons for this trend, with a view to reversing it". AIMS also calls for data on place of birth to be published routinely, to allow timely monitoring. Full research paper here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S026661382600080X

11/04/2026

Every 12 year old knows what puberty is; most established mothers are clueless that they've navigated matrescence alone.

While the transformation that teenagers goes through is explained, supported and culturally relevant, the journey that mothers make isn't even in the dictionary.

And yet, they're the same.

Of course, everyone's journey is different.
And not everyone's adolescence is smooth.
But imagine what would happen if every teen went through that change without any support whatsoever: it'd be carnage.

Now think about motherhood.

As a doula, my mission is to make this transition smoother.
I am the person who will walk by your side - for weeks, months and years - helping you to make sense of it all and yourself until you feel ready to go on by yourself.

That's what a doula like me does, and it's why I make a difference.

10/04/2026

Birth isn't a single moment: it's a culmination of everything you've ever lived through and loved, and it's consequences will shape who you become.

That's matrescence.
Navigating it positively is about support, knowledge and solidarity.

And in this world, where matrescence doesn't even appear in the dictionary, that's where doulas like me come in.

Through pregnancy, labour, delivery and postpartum, my mission is to help you be the calmest, most confident and strongest form of you. Even in the most intense scenarios.

Sound good? DM me and we'll start the conversation.

10/04/2026

'The Nest' isn't a baby group; it's a space for you that makes maternity leave better.

If you've got a baby anywhere from birth to just-about-crawling, we'd love to meet you at one of our Thursday sessions The Family Space in Truro.

www.borntobirthcornwall.co.uk/the-nest

09/04/2026

You're becoming a mother; that's neither a small thing nor a quick one. This is a process and you deserve support to help you navigate it at every single stage.

Because knowing what's happening, what's coming, what you're options are (not to mention the fact that you're absolutely not going mad) will make the difference to how positive this journey is for you.

That's where I come in.
Curious? Throw me a DM.