birth + postpartum doula | Melbourne + Ballarat
Welcome gorgeous, I'm so pleased you're here. Pregnancy and motherhood is truly life changing. It is one of the most (if not most) pivotal moments in your life. It's something you will circle back to over and over again during your lifetime. Having a positive birth experience (one in which you felt informed, empowered and in control during the journey) is truly life changing. Our modern hospital system has turned the process of giving birth into a medical event, one that needs to be overly managed- often leading to the full cascade of intervention. I'm SO PASSIONATE to bring birth back to the mother- trusting in the physiology of her body and baby to work together.
In turn, having dedicated support during postpartum can prevent the all too common mum depletion. I don't want you to just survive early postpartum, I want to see you to flourish and thrive in this season of your life. It's such a special time and you deserve to feel SO SUPPORTED and cared for. I'll work with you to take care of all the practical things along with lots of nurturing, breastfeeding support and holding emotional space for you. Being considered to be your doula is an absolute privilege. I can't wait to dive into so much more with you, Jewels x
I'm so pleased you're here reading this beautiful because it means you're considering having a doula to support you & that is just the beginning of empowered, beautiful decision making, where you're in control.
I'm Jewels- wife to my best mate and Mum to 3 girls. I'm a loyal girlfriend, always up for a chit chat, love furry animals, am just getting back into long distance running (that I put on hold whilst having young babies) and I literally LIVE for coffee!! I've got my first half marathon in a very long time coming up in late September- follow myself along on Instagram stories for snippets as I go.
Many of you will know myself as Jewels from milk & cookies by Jewels. You may have eaten my lactation cookies in your previous breastfeeding journey too. If that's you, thank you for your loyalty all of these years, it truly means so much. Whilst I absolutely loved my food chapter with milk & cookies by Jewels, it was time that I follow my heart and step into a greater service role to educate, support, hold space and empower Mums on their journey from pregnancy, during birth through to the fourth trimester. My formal training with the Australian Doula College is almost complete where I will be a qualified birth & postpartum doula, with a particular focus on Mum's wanting to achieve a VBAC.