Doula - Kent & London

Posts tagged postnatal doula

My Motherhood, ambivalence

Ruth PayMarch 30, 2020motherhood, first time mum, new parent, birth doula, postnatal doulaComment

Two

Ruth PayMarch 16, 2020postnatal doula, motherhood, kent poet, mother poem, love poem, birth dupportComment

New Mothers

Ruth PayMarch 2, 2020new mothers, postnatal doula, postnatal support kent, postpartum support kent, postnatal south east london, london doulaComment

My year as a doula - 2019

birth doula kentRuth PayFebruary 26, 2020doula UK medway, doula kent, birth doula, postnatal doulaComment

Postnatal Anxiety. How to save a life.

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

How to help a new mum

Ruth PayJune 21, 2019postnatal depression, , mothershelp, newmum, postnatal doula, rochester birth 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

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

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 : Patty Brennan, The Doula Business Guide

I bought this book because I couldn't work out how you can make money doing a self employed caring profession.

Professional developmentRuth PayMay 12, 2018Mother Mothersmall business, bookreview, postnatal doula, book club, internationaldoulamonth, Doula UK, baby, birth doula, penny simpkin, patty brennanComment

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

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