Doula Julia

Supporting and empowering women through pregnancy, childbirth and beyond.

13/09/2022

We’re back 😀 Offering pregnancy walk and talk sessions 🫄
Come along and ask questions or share birth stories, find out more about our local hospitals and how to navigate the system ! £5 per session.

Please DM me for more info.
Or click on linktree on our profile 😀

09/09/2022

Queen Elizabeth after her fourth Homebirth. Unusually for the time Prince Phillip was present ♥️

What a woman! What an inspiration. She gave her whole life to her commitment to the public.

She birthed all her 4 children at home, Charles was born via c section, so she went on to have 3 VBACs. She also breastfed all her children.

11/08/2022

I’m just chilling for a while, taking a break between clients and indulging in some self care. I will be back 😀

15/06/2022

Love this graphic of from Royal Cornwall Hospital Maternity Voices. It looks like Maternity Voices have worked hard to ensure birthing women and people are treated respectfully and appropriately, allowing choice.

Language really does make a difference, it can have a huge impact on a birthing experience.

31/05/2022

So lovely to hear back from clients about the positive impact a doula can have on a birth experience ❤️

we work in pairs, ensuring we both spend time with our clients to understand their needs and desires. From the feedback we receive we know it can make a difference, a difference that can effect long term health.

To find out more about how we can support you, click on the link on my bio or email us at stalbansdoulas@gmail.com 😀

27/05/2022

Hip Eights - another biomechanics technique we learnt with in the Biomechanics for Birth course.

We can now support our clients using techniques to allow more space in the pelvis which can encourage babies to move into more of an optimum position. This can in turn make it more comfortable in the latter phase if pregnancy or during labour.

25/05/2022

Going to the toilet in labour - that’s one of those jobs a “doula does”, regularly reminds their client to go to the toilet. Close the door and relax. Keep the lighting low and atmosphere private. If need be waft a little peppermint under her nose. 😀

Emptying your bladder ensures there is nothing stopping your baby from descending down the birth canal. It’s a great squatting position and can allow some privacy and peace too ❤️

For more tips and pointers just press like ❤️ and follow ✔️

23/05/2022

Your Birth Bag 😀
What do you really need to take to hospital for labour and birth, or may be you want to pack a “just in case” bag.

I always say pack some essentials as early as possible so you have what you need when you go to hospital. Then you can take your time thinking about what are the “nice to haves” too.

My top items are:

🌟Snacks and drinks - 100% essential for labour and after birth for you and your partner
🌟Lip balm, hand cream, moisturiser - whatever suits you - you know yourself what you will need
🌟Maternity pads and big black un**es - for post birth
🌟 Warm comfy socks - sometimes you get cold in hospital and warming your feet can really help
🌟Flip-flops - essential for walking around, especially in hospital toilets
🌟The comb - wonderful comfort measure (see my post further down the grid)

Then you need your “baby items” bag too 😀

Have I missed anything? What would your top items be?

21/05/2022

Be more “cat like” 🐈‍⬛

When we consider the way most mammals birth, most of the time we see an undisturbed straightforward birth to usually more than one offspring. Their hormones and body take over and birth in a place that works for them:
💙 Safe
💙 Quiet
💙 Private
💙 Dark
💙 Calm

When it comes to humans we now see over 50% of births experiencing interventions.

Our “thinking” brain tends to intervene and often, fear takes over. We trust a broken system instead of trusting our bodies.

19/05/2022

I often get asked about what is “normal” in preparing for birth.
Bump sizes, emotional feelings, due dates, how labour starts, position of your baby, mostly it’s a variation of normal. Trust your instincts, if it feels normal it probably is 😀 If you are told it’s not normal, do you research, check in with yourself, what’s best for you and your baby ?

18/05/2022

Don’t be afraid to dream about your positive birth. A positive birth is a birth where you feel listened to, you feel supported and you feel the decisions were yours. Preparation helps!

1. Plan
2. Research
3. Question
4. Believe
5. Dream

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