Doula - Kent & London

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Guest post - A Mum Voice & Mother Mother Doula: recovery from PND

A personal account of postnatal depression and recovery written for A Mum Voice

PersonalRuth PayJune 14, 2019Mother Mother Doulapostnatal depression, anxiety, birth, birth trauma, newborn, breastfeeding, supportComment

Thoughts on: The Doula Book, John H. Kennell, Marshall H. Klaus, and Phyllis H. Klaus

Review and reflections on The Doula Book

Ruth PayNovember 5, 2018doula UK, birth, kent doula, rochester doula, medway doula, birth doula, postnatal doula, postnatal ocd, postnatal depression, baby sleep, newborn, new mum, my babyComment

Gift ideas for a new family

Arranging or attending a baby shower? If you’ve not had kids it can be hard to know what to get a new mother, I’ve got a few tips together from my experience as a mother and a friend of people with new babies.

Doula BusinessRuth PaySeptember 23, 2018Mother Mother Doulapnd, postnatal depression, postnatal doula, newborn, new mother, support for mothers, maternal mental health, kent doula, mother the mother, , breastfeeding, postnatal, medway doula, gift ideasComment

Guest Post - Sarah Turner of The Informed Family: Why I care that women can breastfeed...and why I don’t judge you if you aren’t

A beautiful piece on breastfeeding and why it IS political and why is DOES matter if we care about it or not by Sarah Turner of The Informed Family.

Doula BusinessRuth PaySeptember 4, 2018Mother Mother Doulabreastfeeding, normalise breastfeeding, motherhood, family, informed is best, happy baby, new mother, newborn, formula, politics of breastfeeding, low milk supply, healthy babies, mental health, supportComment

Instagram post - App Neurosis, postnatal OCD

Doula BusinessRuth PayAugust 28, 2018mental health, postnatal ocd, newborn, doula Comment

Instagram post - Thank you NHS

I don't want there to have to be a need for private doulas. Dream world scenario is that we have continuity of care, time to listen, more and better cared for staff...and so on.

Personal, Doula Kent, Doula Medway, Birth Doula Medway, Kent DoulaRuth PayJuly 25, 2018gillingham hospital, , SCBU, special care baby unit, newborn, maternity, doula, home birth, NICU, medway maritime hospital, nhsComment

Instagram post - protecting your bubble, pulling up the drawbridge, filling up your cup

PersonalRuth PayMay 13, 2018skin to skin, pnd, c-section, , SCBU, newborn, NICUComment

Instagram post - postnatal fog

Doula BusinessRuth PayJuly 12, 2018mental health, mother, fourthtrimester, encouragement, postnatal, women supporting women, newborn, 4thtrimester, doula, motherhood Comment

Instagram post - partners and maternal mental health

Doula BusinessRuth PayJune 7, 2018pnd, postnatal depression, dads, newborn, ptsd, birth trauma, partners, mums, , families, family, fathers, mothers Comment

Instagram post - when I became a mother

PersonalRuth PayJune 1, 2018c-section, mother, birth, newborn, new mother, parenthood, motherhoodComment

International Doula Month - book club: Nurturing New Families, Naomi Kemeny

Choosing a Doula Training Course - call with Kicki of Birth Bliss

Kicki Hansard is kicking doula-business arse.

Professional developmentRuth PayMay 9, 2018Mother Motherbirth bliss, postnatal doula, mother, birth, training, Doula UK, newborn, baby, birth doulaComment

Resource hub for local in person support for new mothers, fathers and families plus online and virtual support.

Antenatal, Birth & Postnatal Doula for Kent and London

Towns and areas that I can cover

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