MummaBaby_space

MummaBaby_space Emotional and practical Post natal support for any new mums in the Surrey and Sussex area

I am a postnatal doula working in the Surrey and Sussex areas in South East England. I have trained in baby wearing, mindful breast feeding, mothers mental health, and postnatal massage. I run a check in service as well as minimum three hour sessions where I support a new mother post birth, signposting, reassuring and nurturing her so she can put her well-being first and bond with baby in a safe space. I am also a developing doula companion to new doulas and the Doula Uk Guildford rep.

It’s not all baby cuddles and cups of tea (though there is plenty of both).It’s batch-cooking soup and casseroles so Mum...
06/02/2026

It’s not all baby cuddles and cups of tea (though there is plenty of both).

It’s batch-cooking soup and casseroles so Mumma has food.
Blog writing with a cold cup of coffee.
Planning mama blessings and postnatal support and dashing back for the school run.
Refining offerings while unpacking big feelings on World Cancer Day.
And squeezing in muddy walks with old friends because connection and nature are my cryptonite.

Some days are sacred circles and newborn snuggles.
Some days are admin, soup labels, and trying to remember where I left my phone. Most days are a gentle mix of holding others… and remembering to hold myself too.
This work is my passion. It can be precious and powerful.
And I wouldn’t swap it for the world.

How was your week? I would love to hear in two words ⬇️

Once your doula, always your doula x

LIVING with ongoing cancer treatment and side effects teaches you things you never asked to learn; about patience, resil...
04/02/2026

LIVING with ongoing cancer treatment and side effects teaches you things you never asked to learn; about patience, resilience, grief, hope, and how fragile life can be.

My journey with cancer has brought me face to face with secondary infertility, on top of everything else and it was through that chapter that I eventually found my way to becoming a postnatal doula.

Nearly nine years on, this work feels deeply personal, a way of giving back, by specialising in supporting parents affected by cancer, before pregnancy, during it, or in the postnatal period, because this particular group of new parents often carry so much more into early motherhood and parenthood.

There can be:
✨ Higher anxiety
✨ A nervous system already worn thin
✨ Fear of the body not cooperating and reoccurrence
✨ Grief sitting alongside joy
✨ Trauma stored deeply in the cells
✨ A constant background hum of “what if?”

Becoming a parent after cancer (or alongside it) is so much heavier. The transition is more complex. You’re learning how to care for a baby, while still learning how to live in a body that has been through so much already and that deserves gentleness and a deep empathy and understanding.
It deserves extra care.
It deserves to be seen.

If this is your story, or a part of it, please know you don’t have to hold it alone. There is space for your joy and your fear, the strength and tiredness, the gratitude and the grief and all that sits in the In between.

Once your doula, always your doula & always holding space for the whole of you.

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Connection grows in the quiet, ordinary moments —skin against skin,your voice becoming familiar,slow eye contact,gentle ...
04/02/2026

Connection grows in the quiet, ordinary moments —
skin against skin,
your voice becoming familiar,
slow eye contact,
gentle hands,
simply being together.

If feeding feels complicated, emotional, or not how you imagined, please remember this:
your baby is still learning you in a hundred other ways, just as you are learning them.

You are not missing out.
You are not behind.
You are bonding — every single day, in so many ways x

02/02/2026

Feeding a baby is never just feeding —
it’s wrapped up in hormones, identity, exhaustion, love, grief, hope, and so much vulnerability.

A mindful supporter meets you where you are,
whether that’s confident or unsure, breastfeeding, combination feeding, pumping, supplementing, or finding peace with a different path than you imagined.

It’s offering ways to help you remember that feeding is about the body and mind working together, to enhance bonding as well as feeding. We use visualisations, affirmations, relaxation techniques and slow it all down.

You don’t need fixing.
You don’t need pressure.
You deserve care that feels calm, informed, and kind.

Always x






OnceYourDoulaAlwaysYourDoula

Happy Imbolc! 🌱This window between winter and spring reminds us we’re still allowed to rest. Still allowed to move slowl...
01/02/2026

Happy Imbolc! 🌱
This window between winter and spring reminds us we’re still allowed to rest. Still allowed to move slowly. Still allowed to be in the belly of the season. If the seasons were a clock, it would only be 4am in the morning!!

New motherhood asks so much of our nervous systems, often without any pause. This is your reminder that regulation, rest, and simple grounding care aren’t indulgent… they’re essential.

Breathe deep. Hold baby close. Step outside. Ask for support.
Spring will come, it’s coming, in its own sweet time.

Once your doula, always your doula
Sam xx

Before baby arrives, it can feel like you need everything.The gadgets. The extras. The perfectly organised drawers, but ...
28/01/2026

Before baby arrives, it can feel like you need everything.
The gadgets. The extras. The perfectly organised drawers, but actually, what matters most in the early days is much simpler than that.

Social media, marketing and the culture we live in like you to think you need certain ‘stuff’ but here are the basics, to help simplify and take the pressure (and money worries) off;
- A few foods you can reach with one hand.
- A comfortable place to land with your baby.
- The basics nearby, so you’re not always getting up.
- One person you can message without explaining how you feel.
- A small corner to retreat to and feel safe

This is what being “ready” really looks like.

Not prepared for perfection but prepared for a new family life.
For tenderness and for recovery and for space and love to grow.

Prepared doesn’t mean organised, it means supported.

Once your doula, always your doula xx

There’s something so quiet and powerful about moments like this. There is no rushing. No fixing. Just being there.Mindfu...
26/01/2026

There’s something so quiet and powerful about moments like this. There is no rushing. No fixing. Just being there.
Mindful breastfeeding support isn’t about doing things to a mum, it is about sitting beside her and noticing her body soften and reminding her to trust what she already knows.
Those early months can feel a lot. Feeding can bring comfort, and vulnerability and sometimes grief for the journey we thought we’d have.
After breast cancer, I was only able to feed from one breast.
It worked for six weeks, but I carried so many unspoken worries. Would it be enough?
Was I doing it “right”?
Why did it feel like I had to explain myself?
What I could have done with was simple, human support.
Someone to say: this is enough. You are enough.
Your body is doing something extraordinary.
That’s what I try to offer now.
Steady presence and a gentle reassurance. A safe space for questions, emotions, and all the in-between feelings that feeding can stir up amongst happy tears, frustrated tears and tears of amazement at what you can do.

Once your doula, always your doula. X

26/01/2026

There is something deeply healing about stirring a pot of dhal slowly, with no rush, making food that is warm, soft, and full of nourishment, that asks nothing of you except to be eaten.

In the postnatal period, healing doesn’t always look dramatic.
Hot food. Steady hands. Familiar smells. Someone thinking ahead for you.

This is how I care for women after birth. Through nourishment, presence, and quiet, practical support, because a nourished mother is not a luxury, she is the foundation. It is the fuel to the fire that drives a new mother to bond, rest and recover.

After birth, feelings don’t line up neatly. They can feel layered, tangled and unpredictable. Sometimes all at once! 🤪Yo...
21/01/2026

After birth, feelings don’t line up neatly. They can feel layered, tangled and unpredictable. Sometimes all at once! 🤪
You can feel wildly in love and quietly overwhelmed. Certain one minute and unsure the next. Strong, scared, protective, tearful, often in the same hour.
None of these feelings means you’re doing it wrong.
It means your body and heart are recalibrating after something huge and the hard bits, the less positive feelings, don’t take away from the joy.
If, sometimes, alongside all of this, those feelings start to feel heavier. Louder. Harder to carry alone.
If the fog doesn’t lift,
if anxiety feels constant,
if sadness feels stuck,
or if you don’t feel like yourself for longer than feels manageable, that’s not a failure. That’s a sign you deserve more support.

Reaching out can look like talking to your midwife, GP, health visitor, a perinatal mental health team, or someone like a postnatal doula who can help you find your next step.
You don’t need fixing.

You need time, support, and gentle care.

Once your doula, always your doula x

19/01/2026

Hosting our second Roots & Remedies workshop with Laura at Mama Nurtured felt so grounding and powerful, yesterday in my little barn.
There’s something very special about doulas coming together, sharing knowledge, lived experience, questions, stories and, always food and cake! It reminds me how much wisdom lives in community.

We spent the day learning about Bach flower remedies, tinctures, herbs, and nature’s quiet bounty and how often she really does know best.

So much of this work is about remembering how to listen again: to our bodies, our senses, the seasons, and the subtle nudges we’ve been taught to ignore.

Laura’s depth of knowledge is endlessly inspiring, as well as her Ayurvedic Cooking, but what I love most is how she brings it back to trust - trust in nature, and trust in ourselves.
Tools we can gently bring into our doula care, to support our clients and new mummas in softer, more holistic ways.
Grateful. Grounded. Slightly cake-full.
And reminded (again) why this work matters

Before baby arrives, there’s often that need to rush and to DO more, Buy more, Organise more, Prepare more. Maybe it’s a...
14/01/2026

Before baby arrives, there’s often that need to rush and to DO more, Buy more, Organise more, Prepare more. Maybe it’s a girl thing? It’s definitely a nesting thing!!!
But some of the most important preparation happens quietly and it can be more about knowing who feels safe to call when you’re tired and teary.
It’s noticing what helps your body soften when everything feels loud.
It’s deciding whose presence will nourish you — and whose can wait.
It’s having one person you can ask feeding questions without fear.
And it’s gently letting go of the idea that you have to do this perfectly.
Because You don’t need all the answers yet.
Just a few soft ones to return to when the days feel unfamiliar.
Prepared doesn’t mean organised.
It means supported.

Once your doula, always your doula xx

12/01/2026

Being a doula companion isn’t about being in charge.
It isn’t about ticking boxes or watching over someone’s shoulder. It’s about walking beside another doula as they find their feet in this work and as they support their first families…
as they learn what feels right in their hands and minds…
as they realise how tender and powerful this role can be.

After each client — usually around fifteen hours of care — we come together to debrief and talk about what went well, what felt wobbly, what made them proud, what they want to do differently next time, where they want to focus and any areas that they might want to explore more. If you are birth and postnatal you can choose two separate companions for each area or the same companion for both. Chemistry is always key and we always encourage new doulas to talk to as many other doulas they want, because we all have different areas of speciality because being a doula companion is mentorship, not supervision.
It’s reflective, kind, and rooted in community and one doula quietly saying to another:
You don’t have to do this alone.

We celebrate.
We gently unpack.
We breathe it out together because this role holds so much.

And when doulas feel supported, families feel it too

Once your doula companion, always your doula companion!!!! 😉

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