Community Doulas

29/07/2019

🦋 Tonight a group of us went along to the screening of in Mermaid County Wicklow Arts Centre to this important, difficult, harrowing film.

🦋 Find out more at www.babymilkaction/tigers.

Sx

21/07/2019

🦋 Slow-Down Sunday 🦋

∞ It's Slow Down Sunday ∞

∞ Our talented friend over at created this gorgeous self-love sun image. Each ray of sunshine gives cause for thought and/or self-reflection. What do you think would happen if we all gave ourselves space to care for ourselves, to speak to ourselves the way we do our best friend? In our home we say if we can choose to be one thing, choose to be kind. Today, let's choose to be kind to ourselves.

∞ Let's look to find a space in our day, every day for ourselves. How are you going to find space to look after and mind and love yourself today?

∞ Find out how I can help you find this space in your life. Pop an email over to me on sandyconnolly@gmail.com or give me a call on 086 0438642.

Be well ❣️Sx

17/07/2019

∞ Wow, on this wet Summer Wednesday morning can I take a moment to say Thank You to each and everyone of you who have supported this new part of my story over at Sandy Connolly Doula.

∞ Thank you all so much for your support, I cannot wait to see how this story unfolds! I've created a private group to sit alongside my new business page Sandy Connolly Doula - Your Virtual Village. Come over and join in there if you're thinking about starting a family, are pregnant or are navigating your way through parenthood. The idea is to talk about our parenting journey's together. Sharing, not always having someone find the solution, simply sharing something can lighten your load.

∞ If any of you would like to talk with me about how I can support your family in your postpartum or through loss or bereavement do get in touch with me on sandyconnolly@gmail.com or 086 0438642

❣️Be well. Sandy x

📸Herbert Goetsch Unsplash

∞ Wow, on this wet Summer Wednesday morning can I take a moment to say Thank You to each and everyone of you who have supported this new part of my story.

∞ 300 of you! A small number for some, however, for me I am thrilled to have that amount of people coming to hear this conversation in 10 short days. Thank you all so much, I cannot wait to see how this story unfolds! Remember, there's more chat going on over in the group alongside this page Sandy Connolly Doula - Your Virtual Village. Come over and join in there if you're pregnant or navigating your way through parenthood.

∞ If any of you would like to talk with me about how I can support your family in your postpartum or through loss or bereavement do get in touch with me on sandyconnolly@gmail.com or 086 0438642❣️Be well. Sandy x

📸Herbert Goetsch Unsplash

14/07/2019

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∞ It's Slow Down Sunday ∞

∞ Our talented friend over at created this gorgeous image around self-love. What do you think would happen if we all gave ourselves space to care for ourselves. In our home we say if we can choose to be one thing, choose to be kind. Today, let's choose to be kind to ourselves .

∞ Let's look to find a space in our day, every day for ourselves. How are you going to find space to look after and mind and love yourself today?

∞ Find out how I can help you find this space in your life. Pop a message over to me on sandyconnolly@gmail.com

Be well ❣️Sx

12/07/2019

🦋 Connecting in with others minded Doulas is so good for the soul

🦋 Michelle of Mamogs is some woman. If any of you friends are out West, Sligo specifically, and are pregnant or thinking about starting a family, look her up. She's everything you'll ever want looking after you.

Be well. S x

The good Doula from the East meets the good Doula from the West and the energy is electric. An impromtu meet with this amazing lady Sandy Connolly Doula and the conversation flows.

Though we only had a short amount of time we talked all things pregnancy, supporting our mommas, how we support our community, breastfeeding and very inportantly how we care for our own mental, physical and emotional health. ❤️ Love this inspiring lady x
Michelle

10/07/2019

🦋 I'm thrilled to announce that Community Doulas are now Expert Voices on MummyPages.

🦋 Have a read of the first article to be featured on this wonderful online community https://www.mummypages.ie/every-mum-needs-a-postpartum-plan-heres-why, and let us know what you think.

❣️ Be well, Sandy x

As a postpartum doula I am a non-medical professional trained to provide you and your family with emotional, practical and informational support in the...

07/07/2019

🦋It's Slow-Down-Sunday!

🦋 Our talented friend over at created this gorgeous image around self-love. What do you think would happen if we all gave ourselves space to love and care for ourselves. In our home we say if we can choose to do one thing, choose to be kind. Today, let's choose to love ourselves, to be kind to ourselves ❤ As Maser says, give yourself a break and celebrate you!

🦋 Let's look to find a space in our day, every day for ourselves. How are you going to find space to look after and mind and love yourself today?
Find out how we at can help you find this space over at www.communitydoulas.ie

Be well ❣️Sx

04/07/2019

🦋Meet Community Doulas!

🦋Community Doulas will be in Mothercare Ireland at their Expectant Parent Event in The Park Carrickmines on Sunday 7th July at 10am.

🦋Community Doulas will be talking all things early days with your newborn! What would you like to know about doulas? Come along to find out what a doula does, and how we can nurture you and yours .

🦋Sign up to the event here https://www.mothercare.ie/events/index/view/

🦋We can't wait to meet you and chat with you! We will stick around for a bit after the event if anyone would like to ask any questions.

❣See you Sunday. SX

📸 hippyandbloom

03/07/2019

Excited to be running my 2nd course, after a fantastic first one!

**Discounted Antenatal Course**

Did you know towards the end of their 2 1/2 year Diploma our student antenatal educators run discounted courses for their teaching practice?

Ceara • Childbirth Educator • Doula has a great value course coming up in Greystones, Co. Wicklow on 17th and 18th August 10am-2.30pm. This great value course is only €100 and the fee includes a years’ membership to Cuidiu!

Ceara's course is a fun, interactive weekend of exploring all aspects of labour, birth and early parenting. There is a focus on informed decision making around all your options. Due to small class sizes there is plenty of time for questions and discussion! All birth partners welcome, and you're equally welcome to come on your own!

Check out the reviews on Ceara's page from her last course and you'll know you'll be in good hands.

To book or for more info contact Ceara on 087 3464054 or ceara@communitydoulas.ie

01/07/2019

🦋Thank you so much for these beautiful kind words who I was delighted to bump into yesterday at the I got meet her beautiful baba F too ❤👣❤

🦋Your breastfeeding journey has been down to your dedication and perseverance, and accepting help along the way, which is something so many of us find so hard to do.

❣ Be well Aoife and speak soon. S x


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Had such a lovely afternoon with friends at the
Couldn’t help but get emotional listening to talk about supporting new mums to breastfeed. I loved her analogy about babies starting to walk, just because they fall doesn’t mean they should give up.
I can’t believe I’m still breastfeeding at 4months. There were so many times I didn’t think I’d even get through that particular feed. I felt like I was waiting for a bus, I’d been waiting for so long that I didn’t want to give up and walk, I knew the bus was just around the corner. Now I feel like we’re both sitting in the front seat on the top deck and I’m so happy I was strong enough to get here. I had to buy a print from to celebrate our resilience.
Was such a nice surprise to bump into Sandy from who has reached out to me several times to offer encouragement and support and has to be given credit for helping me get to this point ❤️❤️. Any new mum would be lucky to work with her 🙌🏻. I know that I’m lucky to have received so much help and support and that for some ppl that’s not so easy to access. Everyone’s journey is unique and I’ve learnt you can never judge anyone’s decisions without taking time to understand them 🙌🏻

30/06/2019

🦋What an ah-may-zing day we had today at the Friends of Breastfeeding All About Baby Fair representing for the Doula Association of Ireland.
🦋It's so empowering to see so many passionate advocates and supporters and champions of Breastfeeding all together under one roof. It gives me chills/oxytocin/hope for the future being part of it.
🦋Here's to an amazing day put together by volunteers, and cake in celebration of Friends of Breastfeeding supporting breastfeeding families for 10 years in Ireland. Here's to many many many more ahead of you as an organisation. Keep up your incredible work. Sandy 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

30/06/2019

We see b***s EVERYWHERE

30/06/2019

🦋If you're at the COME BY and say hi. We're here beside the check-in desk talking all things birth and postpartum support forn@

🦋 there's amazing stalls and information talks all day today!

30/06/2019

🦋It's Slow-Down-Sunday!

🦋 It's Slow Down Sunday.

🦋 Our talented friend over at created this gorgeous image around self-love. What do you think would happen if we all gave ourselves space to care for ourselves. We say if we can choose to do one thing, choose to be kind. Today, let's choose to be kind to ourselves ❤.

🦋 Let's look to find a space in our day, every day for ourselves. How are you going to find space to look after and mind and love yourself today?
Find out how we at can help you find this space over at www.communitydoulas.ie

Be well ❣️Sx

26/06/2019

🦋Met Eireann has confirmed that once these thundery downpours pass, we are to expect a mini-heatwave of sorts ☀️

🦋So it's going to be roasting. Remember, babies younger than six months do not need any water. Giving your baba any fluid other than her milk means baba will fill up on an inferior source of nutrition.

🦋 The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by provides that "The composition of your breastmilk will change in response to the need of your of your baba - a higher water content in the hot weather and a higher fat content in the colder months"

🦋 Your body is ah-may-zing. It will respond to your babas needs providing a more watery thirst quenching milk when it's hotter weather. Ensure to offer your breast more frequently in this warmer weather we're expecting so your baba has plenty of opportunity to quench her thirst. Babas will nurse to their preference; like ourselves some babas will prefer short frequent feeds when weather is hot.



@ Bray, Ireland

23/06/2019

🦋 It's slow down Sunday.

🦋Let's shift the focus today back to ourselves, to our hopes and dreams, our aspirations. As mothers we give so much of ourselves to others so often.

Take a moment for yourself.

What about you? What do you dream of? What do you dream for?

Make a wish and place it in your heart.

Do you have it?

Good! Now, believe in it.

It might take some time to get there, but you might just get there with time and perseverance.

🦋 Let's look to find a space in our day, every day for ourselves. How are you going to find space to look after and mind yourself today?
Find out how we at can help you find this space over at www.communitydoulas.ie

❣️Be well. Sandy

22/06/2019

🦋 Thanks a million for the invitation to chat all things postpartum with your gorgeous group on Tuesday evening Mummys Tummy Yoga.

🦋 I'd talk all day and all night about how we can be set ourselves up to ease the transition to motherhood ❣ if I was let.

🦋 Be well and see you again soon. x

https://www.facebook.com/102181246487672/posts/2444200312285742/ @ Mummys Tummy Yoga