I had one of those right place and time moments today that actually has left me feeling a little shaken that it could have been possible to miss it and what might have happened if we had.

On this occasion..

Ruth PayJuly 25, 2019postnatal, postnatal depression, postnatal doula, postnatal ocd, make birth better, birth traumaComment

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

Instagram post - postnatal fog

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Instagram post - National Breastfeeding Awareness Week - how to be still

This is us in the first 6 weeks. Sitting on the bedroom floor. Dressed! Next to me is an apple core, a box of cereal bars, 2 bottles of water, a green smoothie and breast pump.

PersonalRuth PayJune 22, 2018Mother Mothernew mum, , slowing down, fedisbest, breastfeeding, postnatal, normalisebreastfeeding, new mother, bottle feedingComment

International Doula Month - book club: The first forty days, Heng Ou

My thought as I put the book down was that it was so necessary to have all these words dedicated to the mother. And that if I had replaced my 3am panic forum scrolling with this book, I might have avoided a little bit of down time.

Professional developmentRuth PayMay 25, 2018mother the mother, bookreview, book club, postnatal doula, mother mother, postnatal ocd, fourthtrimester, postnatal, 4thtrimesterComment

International Doula Month - Book Club : Rebecca Schiller, Your No Guilt Pregnancy Plan

Starting us off is Rebecca Schiller's, Your No Guilt Pregnancy Plan. I met Rebecca (CEO of Birthrights charity, and experienced doula) at the Doula UK Conference a few months ago, joining a workshop on traumatic birth.

Professional developmentRuth PayMay 6, 2018Mother Motherbook club, birth, postnatal, pregnancy plan, birth trauma, birth plan Comment

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