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My year as a doula - 2019

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Where is now?

How do our meories affect our day to day life and the plans we make?

Antenatal Support, birth doula kent, Birth Doula Medway, Doula KentRuth PayMarch 28, 2019Mother Mother Ltdbirth doula medway, birth story, developing doulas, doula UK kent mentored, dreams, dream big, follow your dreams, new mum, new born, 4th trimester, birth support, maidstone birth centreComment

No. 3 in Top 10 UK Doula Blog List 2019

Thanks for supporting me :)

Why you should consider blogging – and how it improved my mental health - By Antonia from MumVoice

Antonia, the blogger behind www.mumvoice.com and Instagram blog @_mumvoice_ talks about what made her take up blogging and how it helped her heal and grow.

Antenatal Support, birth doula kent, Birth Doula Medway, Doula Kent, doula maidstone, Kent Doula, maidstone doulaRuth PayMarch 14, 2019mumvoice, bloggers, mum blogger, ptsd, pnd, shame, family life, birth doula, winging it, women supporting womenComment

Do new mothers deserve our respect?

What happens when we start respecting motherhood? Will the walls fall down and the ground start to shake? Please come and join the conversation

You deserve a doula

This bit is sort of important, maybe you could write this down somewhere, the day you give birth to your son will not be 100% positive. How do I know that?

Thoughts on: Why The Politics of Breastfeeding Matter, Gabrielle Palmer

This book was the surface level reason for an argument between my husband and I the other day. The real reason for the less than ideal tone of voice in the heated discussion was…

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First Trimester Illustrated by Katie Norris AKA @doodlenog

Thoughts on: Birth in Focus, Becky Reed

Thoughts and reflections on Birth in Focus

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Instagram post - what does a birth doula cost?

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Breastfeeding and Bottles

I wanted to write about how we got our breastfed baby to take a bottle and how I feel about that. Maybe you are struggling to get your baby to take a bottle, looking for a rest from breastfeeding once in a while, having a tough time pumping much milk.

There has been a bit of pressure on me to make sure that my baby takes a bottle.

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Well, let's start then

It feels eminently sensible to make sure that I have a profitable company before breaking away from a regular pay check. I have two reservations about that. Scrap that, three reservations;

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Antenatal, Birth & Postnatal Doula for Kent and London

Towns and areas that I can cover

Ashford, Aylesford, Allhallows-on-Sea, Bearsted, Biddenden, Bonnington, Brenchley, Broadstairs, Canterbury, Charing, Chatham, Chiddingstone, Cliffe at Hoo, Cobham Cranbrook, Crockenhill, Dartford, Deal, Detling, Dover, Dunton Green, Dymchurch, Eythorne, Edenbridge, Eastry, Faversham, Folkestone, Gillingham, Goudhurst, Gravesend, Greenhithe, HawkhurstHeadcorn, Herne Bay, Higham, High-Halstow, Hildenborough, Hollingbourne, Horsmonden, Hythe, Kemsing, Kingsdown, Kings Hill, Lamberhurst, Langley, Leigh, Linton, Longfield, Lydd , Maidstone, Manston, Marden, Margate, Martin, Martin Mill, Meopham, Minster-in-Thanet, Minster-in-Sheppey, Maxton, Monkton, Nettlestead, Nettlestead Green, New Ash GreenNew Romney, Northfleet, Otford, PaddockWood, Pembury, Penshurst, Postling , Queenborough , Ramsgate, Rochester, Sandwich, Seal, Sevenoaks, Sheerness, Shoreham, Shorne, Sittingbourne, Stone, Sturry, Swanley, Tenterden, Thurnham, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Upnor, Upchurch, Walmer, Westerham, West Kingsdown, West Malling, Whitstable. Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham, and Southwark