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Gráinne's Pod to Pea doula services

I support women and families by providing emotional, practical and physical support before, during and after birth.

I build relationships, and provide non judgmental support with expecting families to help them have a positive birth and postnatal period.

16/09/2025

✨ Expecting a little one? With Pod to Pea, you can empower your birth experience like never before! 💕 My bespoke doula support in Ruislip offers compassionate care tailored just for you. Let me guide you through the early stages of parenthood with warmth and empathy. Ready to embrace your journey? Visit me at https://www.podtopea.co.uk/ and discover more!

01/07/2022

As a doula, you maybe surprised to hear I rarely hold babies........

I mainly hold birthing people and parents. The babies are always well looked after, but the parents rarely think about their needs.

It was wonderful today to spend time with a family I supported through pregnancy and birth. They are doing really well. We debriefed the birth, bathed baby and then I held baby and had cuddles while mum grabbed some well earned lunch.

Rare moment but always willing to oblige ❤️

28/06/2022

How can I help my baby into the best position for labour?

More desk jobs, crossed legs and our lovely comfortable deep sofas are not helping our babies to get into a good position for labour. You want activities to tilt your pelvis forward. Things to help you in pregnancy to help your baby into a good birth position are :

Daily walks
Sit on a birth ball daily
Pregnancy yoga
Pillow between your knees and side lying when sleeping (keep aligned)
kneeling on the floor, kneeling over a beanbag, birth ball or a chair
Sit on a wedge cushion in the car, so your pelvis is tilted forwards
Staying on all fours for 15 minutes a day

Are you prepping for baby to be in optimal position?

22/05/2022

Do not underestimate the power of water as a great source of comfort measure in pregnancy, labour, while birthing and in the postnatal period.

Pregnancy 🤰

A warm bath can help to relax, soothe and comfort you. A shower can bring relief to back pain. Going for a swim makes you feel weightless. Swimming or paddling with a float on your front can help your baby into the optimal position for birth. During pregnancy you should drink 8 to 12 cups (1.8-2..8 lts) of water every day. It aids digestion and helps form the amniotic fluid around the fetus. Water also helps nutrients circulate in the body and helps with constipation.

Labour & birthing 🐣

The warm water can help to relax, soothe and comfort you. The support of the water means you can try different positions and move more freely. When upright in the water, gravity will help move the baby down towards the birth canal. Being in water can lower your blood pressure and reduce feelings of anxiety, making your body more able to release endorphins, which can help ease pain. The water can help to improve back pain and the feeling of pressure, especially when you are fully dilated. Being in the pool during labour and birth can be a “cosy” experience, making you feel safe. The water can help your perineum stretch gradually as the baby’s head is being born, reducing the risk of tearing.

Postnatally 🤱

A shower after birthing can make you feel like a million dollars! A warm herbal bath with epsom salts can aid healing. Pouring water as you wee can help with any stinging. Drink plenty of water to help with constipation and breastfeeding.

Did you use water whilst in labour?

20/05/2022

Welcome baby girl ❤️

18/05/2022

Using heat and cold/ice can be a great natural pain relief in labour. 🔥❄️

A warm, cosy blanket with "your smell" on it in early labour.

A flannel soaked in cold water for established labour.

A hot water bottle.

A warm compress applied to the perineum if birthing on land when your baby's head is crowning.

Ice packs to the lower back can help alleviate labor pain.

Eating ice lollies/cubes

Did you use temperature for pain relief while in labour? Save this to remind you when preparing for labour.

14/05/2022

Great, as always to work with Athena, Doula With You, and help welcome earthside Baby S. You were worth waiting for! 💚

Having the support of 2 doula's means double the support before and after baby is born. Feel the Doula love!

06/05/2022

Hope you have the sunny Friday feeling. 🌞😎 Let's dance baby!

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04/05/2022

Do I need a TENS machine?

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a method of pain relief involving the use of a mild electrical current. A TENS machine is a small, battery-operated device that has leads connected to sticky pads called electrodes.

You attach the pads directly to your skin. When the machine is switched on, small electrical impulses are delivered to the affected area of your body, which you feel as a tingling sensation. The electrical impulses can reduce the pain signals going to the spinal cord and brain, which may help relieve pain and relax muscles. They may also stimulate the production of endorphins, which are the body's natural painkillers. The key is to put it on early so it starts to build with your labour.

28/04/2022

Coffee and a chat.....

Sometimes when it gets closer to your due date and every appointment you attend is filled with information regarding all the things that can go wrong, you just need to talk to someone who understands and won't judge. Someone to listen and you talk things through, sign post you to balanced, evidenced information so you can make informed choices about your pregnancy and birth.

The constant negativity and telling you everything that could go wrong is not helpful and needs to stop 😠.

Birthing people want to make informed choices and giving inaccurate information, frightening them and not explaining all the options is not helpful.

So today, I drank coffee, listened, discussed the options and gave information, so mum can decide what she would like to do. I reminded mum she can just take each day as it comes and there is no pressure to decide everything now.

If we couldn't birth our babies physiologically, we wouldn't still be on the planet!

24/04/2022

Counter-pressure

Counter-pressure consists of steady, strong force applied to one spot on the lower back during surges using the heel of the hand, or pressure on the side of each hip using both hands. If the birthing person is leaning up against something, they can push back and control the pressure applied. Counter-pressure helps alleviate back pain during labor, especially in those experiencing “back labour.”

If the birthing person likes it, it’s a killer to maintain for a long period, but obviously NEVER complain. 💪

17/04/2022

Happy Easter everyone. Wishing you all a great day. X

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