The Reigate Doula

17/10/2025

Swimming lessons for babies can feel so stressful. Whether you do them or not doesn’t really matter. It doesn’t affect whether they like going under, can swim a length or their confidence.

The water can be cold, your legs can ache from crouching in the shallow pool, it’s slippery holding your baby in the shower and when you’re getting dressed you might just be screamed at until they’re fed.

Unless you want to, unless you enjoy it. This is a reminder that you don’t have to it. Children learn to swim in their own time, whether you take them at 12 weeks or 2 years.

*Unless you want to, unless you enjoy it. *
You don’t don’t have to put extra pressure on yourself when sometimes just getting your teeth brushed is an achievement

16/10/2025

You matter

15/10/2025

14/10/2025

Super Excited to announce that we have been in talks with representatives from Andys Man Club Caterham and

They will be coming down to our first coffee meet at Florrie's to provide us some support and insights into men's mental health. There may be something in the works for the future also 👀

Still some tickets available so please grab them before they go!🧡
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-secret-dad-club-x-florries-tickets-1664337671779?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm_campaign=postpublish&utm_medium=sparkpost&utm_source=email

12/10/2025

12/10/2025

10/10/2025

Reduce anxiety around the first night in hospital with your baby by booking my overnight companion postnatal service.

Reassurance, encouragement and dedicated practical support. I’ll protect your space, minimise interruptions and advocate for your unique needs.

Ideal following a surgical birth, twins, your first birth or if you have older children at home.

Chosen by you, known by you; I bring nourishing food, warmth, comfort and fairy lights to make you feel cared for, safe, important and supported

Visit my website to book a chat.

(I feel like I wasn’t very convincing when I say it’s a “magical” night 🙈 but it really can be!!)

09/10/2025

I’ll be honest, the whole night didn’t hold this vibe but I love how this mum felt when we were settling in for her first night in hospital following her c-section.

It became a difficult night, keeping on top of pain medications, adjusting positions, learning baby’s cues, following up her requests and reminding caregivers of her unique needs which she was tired of repeating. Each movement slow and deliberate. I left in absolute awe of this woman’s strength and resilience 🫶🏼

09/10/2025

Reduce anxiety around the first night in hospital with your baby by booking my overnight companion postnatal service.

Reassurance, encouragement and dedicated practical support. I'll protect your space , minimise interruptions and advocate for your unique needs.

Ideal following a surgical birth, twins, your first birth or if you have older children at home.

Chosen by you, known by you; I bring nourishing food, warmth, comfort and fairy lights to make you feel cared for, safe, important and supported

09/10/2025

Here to support you every day from the 9th- 15th October in the East Entrance of the hospital.

We welcome you to join us.

30/06/2025

Hanging up my goggles 🥽 for the final time this month. I’ve really enjoyed swimming for with it’s been the perfect activity for the lovely heat wave. And enormous thank you to everyone who has sponsored me, supported me, swam with me, it has really kept me motivated. I was cutting it a bit fine with finishing in these last few days, having to squeeze in an extra session today during work, but I feel really proud of myself for getting it done and raising lots of money for

If you haven’t sponsored, but would like to, the just giving link is still open (on my profile), but if you do nothing else, please check your poo and know *your* normal.

Doula content will resume from tomorrow!

Thank you ❤️ I’m off to bed 💤

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01/06/2025

I’m going to be swimming throughout June, please support me and donate what you can. I signed up on impulse after seeing a Facebook ad 🙈 and, bar a leg wax, I am not at all prepared!! So raising lots if money for this important charity will definitely motivate me. Thanks x

My story:

My husband, Matt was diagnosed very suddenly with stage four bowel cancer in Sept 2020, he had no other symptoms other than a worsening tummy ache over a two week period. April 2021, on his 40th birthday, we were told his prognosis was “not long, we’re talking months not years, maybe six”. I have always felt confident that a cure will be found and told him he just has to hang in there long enough. Which he is doing brilliantly at.

This June I’m taking part in Swim15 for Bowel Cancer UK and raising money to help save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer.

The money I raise will help to provide support and information to patients and their families like us, fund and support research into bowel cancer and support campaigns for early diagnosis and best treatment and care for all.

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