Hello
Meet Rachel - Creative Birth Doula
I’m a birth and postnatal doula with 14 years experience helping families to overcome their anxieties about birth, and become calm, confident, informed parents.
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I have taught hypno birthing for 10 years and have developed my own workshop to help parents become equipped and informed to make all decisions related to their birth, and to facilitate positive, empowering births.
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I am a recognised doula with Doula UK, The Doula Directory, and Samantha Gadsen’s Pregnancy, Birth, Parenting & Beyond directory.
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I also am a qualified massage and pregnancy massage therapist.​
My Story
I live in Hampshire with my partner, my 4 children (aged 20, 18, 14 & 5) and our 8 year old rescue cat, Mitten. Our home is loud, and often full of hungry teenagers drinking tea, playing games, and raiding the snack cupboard!
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I love spending time with other mums, music, crochet, and being outdoors in nature.
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My youngest 2 are home educated, and we enjoy going for walks and trying our hands at various crafts as well as learning about other people and cultures.
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3 of my children have autism, and over the years, we have experienced the joys and struggles of parenting high needs children.
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My family life has taught me that with the loving support from those around us, our toughest challenges can become our greatest achievements.
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I started out my doula journey back in 2009 because I wanted to share the message that birth can and should be a positive, empowering experience for us all.
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My background allows me to get along side you, with an unshakable confidence in your ability to achieve your goals, whatever they look like.
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During these years of parenting and supporting other parents, I’ve learnt the importance of making informed decisions, and of valuing ourselves as women and as mothers. There is always something new to learn, and I hope together we can try out new techniques and old wisdom.
I feel particularly passionate about working with you if you have a desire to regain confidence in yourself, and your body. Anxieties, past experiences and years of spending all our energy on others can hinder our ability to truly connect with ourselves, which is an essential part of a positive birth experience. I believe in you, and I would love to say to you: “Ladies, you really CAN do this!”.
Contact Me if...
• You have suffered after a difficult birth and would like help moving forwards.
• You are planning a Homebirth
• You’ll be birthing at Hospital
• You’re planning a Waterbirth
• You’d like support as a single mother
• You’ve been told you’ll have a caesarean birth and would like to know your options
• You’re planning a VBAC (vaginal birth after caesarean)
• You’d like to know more about back to back labour and positioning variations
• You’ll be birthing after trauma or abuse
• You have suffered miscarriage and loss and are pregnant with your rainbow baby
• You suffer with food allergies/nutritional issues
• You’d like support with Breastfeeding/expressing
• You’d like support with Mixed/formula feeding
• You’re looking for support birthing and raising high needs children/children with autism spectrum disorders
• You have another child/children and will be helping them to welcome siblings
• You suffer from M.E. or other disabilities
• You just want someone who believes you can do it!
I am happy to support all births in Fareham and the surrounding areas and have a particular passion for homebirth. For more information as to how I can work with you as a doula please contact me.
07964 341914