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MummaBaby_space Emotional and practical Post natal support for any new mums in the Surrey and Sussex area

I am a postnatal doula working in the Surrey and Sussex areas in South East England. I have trained in baby wearing, mindful breast feeding, mothers mental health, and postnatal massage. I run a check in service as well as minimum three hour sessions where I support a new mother post birth, signposting, reassuring and nurturing her so she can put her well-being first and bond with baby in a safe space. I am also a developing doula companion to new doulas and the Doula Uk Guildford rep.

✨ “I just wish I could have had her for longer – well, forever really!”Words like this, fill my cup to over flowing! Bec...
03/06/2026

✨ “I just wish I could have had her for longer – well, forever really!”

Words like this, fill my cup to over flowing! Because whilst the meals, the baking, the freshly made bed and the practical support matter, what I hope every family feels is that they don’t have to carry the weight of early parenthood alone.
This lovely client is a postnatal doula herself, so to be trusted with her own postpartum journey was a huge privilege and her words remind me that postnatal support isn’t about fixing, advising or having all the answers.

It’s about being there.

Holding the baby while you take a shower and listening without judgement. Making sure there’s something nourishing to eat.
Creating pockets of rest in days that can feel relentless.
Helping you heal, physically and emotionally.

If you’re expecting a baby this autumn and wondering what support might look like after birth, now is the perfect time to start those conversations.

Because every new mother deserves to be cared for too.

🍂 Autumn 2026 bookings are now open.
📍 Surrey & beyond
📩 Message me for a free and curiosity chat about antenatal and postnatal support.

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There’s a funny assumption that because I spend so much of my work supporting families with food, nourishment and postna...
01/06/2026

There’s a funny assumption that because I spend so much of my work supporting families with food, nourishment and postnatal care, I must come home every evening and cook myself the most beautiful meals.

However, I hate to break it to you, the reality is a little different!

Recently, a few clients and friends have asked what I eat, and Ive admitted that by the time I get home, I’ve often used up most of my inspiration, decision-making and energy on everyone else.

I can happily batch cook for a new mother, fill a freezer with nourishing meals and talk for hours about the importance of feeding ourselves well during motherhood.

But when it’s just me? Sometimes it’s much harder.

My daughter doesn’t always want what I fancy. My husband often eats something different. And some evenings I don’t need a big family meal at all. I just need something simple, comforting and easy.

So lately I’ve been trying to practise what I gently encourage my clients to do: lowering the bar, making things easier, and treating myself with the same kindness I offer others.

A proper cup of tea.
A homemade meal from the freezer.
A warm cookie.
A few quiet minutes to sit down and actually enjoy them.

Nothing fancy.
Nothing worthy of a cookbook.

Just small reminders that care doesn’t always have to be complicated.

Sometimes nourishment looks like remembering that you matter too. 🤍

A little reminder that preparing for life after birth matters too xI’m now opening my autumn/winter diary for antenatal ...
27/05/2026

A little reminder that preparing for life after birth matters too x

I’m now opening my autumn/winter diary for antenatal and postnatal doula support.

Some families contact me during pregnancy because they already know they’d like support once baby arrives. Others simply want someone alongside them while they prepare emotionally and practically for this huge transition.
And both are welcome here.

My role is never to take over, but to help steady things, hold space, reassure, nourish and support you through one of the biggest changes life can bring.

If you’re newly pregnant, expecting later this year, or simply curious about what doula support could feel like, my inbox is always open for a gentle, no-pressure chat x

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This weekend in North Devon felt like dropping into a full stop. I took a very long deep breath, and a huge exhale after...
25/05/2026

This weekend in North Devon felt like dropping into a full stop. I took a very long deep breath, and a huge exhale after a very full 18 months.

There is something so powerful that happens when women are given space to release, connect, move their bodies, laugh, cry, learn from each other and simply be together in nature.

Between yoga, countryside walks, sea air and honest conversations, I felt the layers and labels peeling away and a much needed return to myself underneath it all.

I went with a dear yoga friend, and in amongst the stillness, I kept noticing owls. Little signs and reminders of my dad that I found so comforting and reassuring. Like a whisper saying, “keep listening.”

As a doula, I so often witness what happens when women are truly held and supported. This weekend reminded me that we all need it at regular intervals to give us a chance to reset and remember who we are in amongst it all.

Sometimes healing isn’t loud. Sometimes it’s simply hearing your own voice again.

Thank you .yoga and and for hosting us with such warmth, comfort and nurturing.

20/05/2026

There are some people in this world who run on green juice and discipline. And then there are the rest of us, surviving the fourth trimester one gooey Cowgirl Cookie at a time!!!!

This cookie is so popular as a snack request in my clients kitchens, that it deserves its own grid post. Every single client, doula, tired mum, breastfeeding parent and “I’ll just have half” husband ends up obsessed with them.

They’re:
✨ soft + gooey
✨ genuinely one-handed friendly (a very important postnatal category)
✨ made with unrefined sugar
✨ full of oats for slow-release energy
✨ freezer friendly
✨ excellent with tea at 3am
✨ and somehow feel wholesome even when you’ve eaten three standing at the kitchen counter

I can’t take full credit because it’s not originally my recipe, but over the years I’ve tweaked it into my own little doula-version of comfort food because it is the perfect snack for:
• cluster feeding
• emotional support
• visitors who “don’t want anything”
• school pick up survival
• and those moments where you realise you haven’t sat down all day.

At this point the Cowgirl Cookie is less of a bake and more of a member of the doula team. 🤣

(Recipe interest level: yeehaw or no?) Let me know below and I’ll share!

More and more companies are starting to recognise that supporting employees through pregnancy, birth and early parenthoo...
18/05/2026

More and more companies are starting to recognise that supporting employees through pregnancy, birth and early parenthood matters, not just during maternity leave, but in the transition into family life too.

Many larger employers now offer family-building or wellbeing benefits through providers such as Carrot Fertility, as well as private healthcare schemes and workplace wellbeing programmes.

These can sometimes include:
✨ antenatal education and preparation
✨ feeding and lactation support
✨ emotional wellbeing support
✨ recovery after birth
✨ sleep and parenting guidance
✨ postnatal doula care and practical home support

This kind of support is becoming increasingly common within:
• corporate and finance companies
• tech and media industries
• legal and consultancy firms
• international businesses
• private healthcare packages
• progressive workplaces investing in family wellbeing and staff retention

Personally, I think it’s such an important shift and so helpful because preparing for a baby isn’t just about the birth, the weeks and months afterwards matter too.

Having practical, emotional and non-judgemental support during pregnancy and postpartum can make families feel more held, more confident and far less alone in the huge adjustment of becoming parents.

So if you work for a larger company or have private employee benefits, it may be worth checking what’s included in your package — you might be surprised by the support available to you and if you’d like to know more about how postnatal doula support works alongside these schemes, I am just here xx

I want to tell you a story about an amazing little girl I had the privilege to meet when she was a few weeks old. I have...
15/05/2026

I want to tell you a story about an amazing little girl I had the privilege to meet when she was a few weeks old. I have known Emilia and her family since she was born, four years ago, through my work with the charity and my mentor and over the years they have become incredibly special to me. I’ve watched this little girl fight through more than most adults ever will; heart surgeries, physio, learning to walk and somehow still light up every room with her humour, determination and spark.

Just weeks after finally taking those precious independent steps and starting to flourish at nursery, Emilia suffered a catastrophic stroke that nearly took her life.

Now, at just four years old, she is having to relearn everything again. Sitting. Eating. Talking. Moving. Playing.

Her gorgeous family are now facing the unimaginable reality of caring for a newly disabled child in a house that simply no longer works safely for her needs. Every day feels complicated with stairs, equipment, and it’s exhausting .

I have seen firsthand the absolute love, resilience and devotion holding this family together, and I know how life-changing the right support, therapies and home environment could be for Emilia’s recovery.

If you are able to donate, share, or even simply read their story, it would mean the world. Sometimes community really does become part of the safety net that carries a family through the impossible.

For Emilia.
Link on profile and in my stories

I wanted those first few weeks to be ‘perfect’. We can spend months preparing for birth, but who’s preparing to look aft...
13/05/2026

I wanted those first few weeks to be ‘perfect’.

We can spend months preparing for birth, but who’s preparing to look after mum afterwards?

I wrote a little letter to the mum-to-be, like the one I once was, wondering if postnatal support is really “worth it.”
(Spoiler: having someone remind you to eat, rest and breathe probably is!)

For anyone pregnant, expecting, overwhelmed already, or quietly wishing for more support in the fourth trimester

11/05/2026

Apparently, chicken liver pâté!! Which is mildly unfortunate because if I’m honest, handling offal is not exactly the glamorous side of doula life they show on Instagram.

But, there I was, whispering to myself while sautéing chicken livers for a lovely postpartum client, repeating:“iron… protein… vitamin A… B12… omega 3… this is gold dust for mumma!”

And jokes aside, this is SUCH a powerhouse food for new mums. Postpartum recovery can leave mums depleted, exhausted, low in iron and surviving on toast crusts and cold tea. Chicken liver pâté is one of those practical, nutrient-dense foods that’s easy to grab from the fridge one-handed while feeding a baby, nap-trapped under a newborn, or crying because you’ve forgotten what day it is.

It’s rich in:
✨ Iron — supports recovery after birth and helps energy levels
✨ B vitamins — especially B12 for brain fog and fatigue
✨ Protein — for healing and rebuilding
✨ Healthy fats — nourishing for hormones and breastfeeding
✨ Vitamin A + choline — important for immunity, mood and baby development too

Tiny portions = huge nutritional impact. Which is helpful because, a little pâté goes a long way emotionally as well as physically.

Would I rather be making brownies? Absolutely.
Will I still turn up and make liver pâté for a postpartum mum because nourishment matters? Hell yes!

The glamorous life of a postnatal doula continues…

06/05/2026

This week’s Borrowed Words comes from Wish You Were Here, a book that I read on my holibobs and that held me in that strange, suspended feeling so many of us remember from lockdown.

It reflects on Covid from both a medical and patient perspective, but what stayed with me the most wasn’t just the facts of what that time was like, but more about bringing all the feelings back. The uncertainty. The isolation. The resilience that so many people carried and the complexity of the noise and the peace.

Reading it felt a little like being taken back there, but with softer edges and a reminder of just how much we all held, in our own ways.

These are the kinds of words I find myself returning to — not because they have the answers, but because they sit alongside us in the questions.

If you’re in a season where life feels a little stuck, or shifting beneath you, this one might meet you there.

Save this for later, or send it to someone who might need a few gentle words today xx

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