Lovely Client words

"Amy was my doula for my 2nd homebirth, although my first baby with my husband. As soon as I chatted with her I knew she would be the perfect fit for our family, and once we met I knew it was meant to be. Although I felt pretty educated on pregnancy, birth and postpartum (its a passion of mine too!), it was great to have Amy be a part of our birth team so that my husband didn't feel alone in supporting me, and just to have another set of hands and a friendly face.

 

During pregnancy I was quite sick and it was great to have Amy around to chat to via whatsapp whenever I needed, as well as being able to give advice on medications and a few other medical situations that came up. I was overdue and having Amy to chat to and keep me set on not accepting an induction, and eventually weighing up the pros and cons of a sweep with me was so invaluable, just having another perspective from someone who wasn't as tired of pregnancy as me was really helpful. I had a long, slow labour and Amy was helping me through every step of the way. She came out once on the first night and helped me with some biomechanics and rebozo which encouraged labour along, and she helped me not give in and head to hospital, reminding me of how much I wanted to stay at home again. Being able to hire Amy's birth pool and have her support with setting it up was a god send (even if the tap exploded in the bathroom!)

 

When the midwives came she welcomed them in, took charge of reminding them of my birth plan and protecting my birth space. And she was right next to me through the tough transition reminding me I had the strength to push through. After the birth Amy ensured I was given time and space to enjoy the golden hour, supported me with birthing the placenta and tying the cord, cleaned up the whole birthspace in my bedroom without me even really noticing, while me and baby were checked over by the midwives in the living room. Baby's breathing was a fraction too fast and the midwives recommended us going into hospital but Amy stood by my decision to keep him at home and skin to skin to see if it settled (which it did), I'm not sure I would have been confident enough in this decision without Amy, so having her support and advocacy was amazing.

 

Throughout labour and birth Amy took lots of pictures and videos and put together a lovely compilation video, including the moment he was born, which I will value forever. Amy visited twice postpartum, bringing soup and bread and cake which was so lovely and nourishing. As I didn't need much support she stayed and talked through the birth (and my dreams of becoming a doula) with me and played with my older son, and got to have a cuddle with the little baby she helped bring into the world. From my husbands perspective, there's no way we would have both had such a positive birth experience without Amy there doing so much behind the scenes. The seamless transition from birth to relaxing in bed without having to worry about tidying up was all because of Amy.

 

My husband wouldn't have been able to be right there in the pool during the last stage of labour and birth, or been able to soak up our brand new baby with me if Amy hadn't been there. Amy's knowledge of pregnancy, birth and postpartum, as well as her calming and positive attitude were such an asset in my birth and I would recommend her to anyone planning a homebirth or considering hiring a doula (or anyone giving birth at all! A doula is such a valuable investment for a positive start to parenthood)." Indy, Feb 2025