How is it November 2021 and no one told me? Just kidding! But doesn't it feel that way? I sit here in the kitchen of an amazing home writing this trying to reflect on the last year without getting lost. Actually, my idea for this blog was inspired by my 'state' yesterday. As I stood slightly jiving to the BeeGees with one tit hanging out of my £5 shit-show of a bra, eating a crabstick; I thought to myself 'Is this what my life is, is this how far I've come this year?' Then I

The honest opinion from a doula. Are we worth having? It would be easy to make this post a selling/self-promotion post, but that wouldn't be real or honest. You could ask many people about whether they would get a doula or hire a doula for their birth or postnatal period. Some would praise them like no tomorrow and some would say 'well, you just gotta get on with it. So what's the point of the fuss and spending more money?' Both relevant opinions and a valid question. Honestl

The struggles and triumphs of being a birth worker in the North of England. Specifically, Newcastle upon Tyne. Once I had qualified as a doula I thought that meant that women with baby bumps and sonograms would start running towards me and see me as this sparkly light in the darkness. Oh, how I was wrong! Don't get me wrong, putting in the graft and working hard is 100% necessary, but I did think that it would be easier to attract 'clients.' I realized after time, effort and

Hello mothers! Ah, we've heard all the stories and seen all the well played movie scenes showing us what morning sickness would/should be like, but let's get real. Morning sickness has been said to never have just been in the morning; some of you have had it all day, just at night, in the mornings and for some of you lucky ones out there who NEVER get it; go on you! Another illusion we've been fed is that the first trimester is filled with vomiting and all, but according to s

Hey Mamma's, for those of you reading we are going to discuss some of the common fears associated with birth. Everyone is different, what seems "normal"/"natural" to some may be terrifying for others. Now this post isn't here for creating/confirming fears, the post is here to address some of the worries that some mothers feel leading up to their births and to remind them that although some things and moments might be out of our hands; you are 100% capable and you are going to