Experience/Training
Worked as a midwife for 6 years at the Royal Surrey County Hospital
Highly experienced postnatal doula with over 10 years experience
Left midwifery in 2006 to stay home full time with my children
Breastfed both children, which included struggles with colic, low milk supply and thrush (very happy to support you however you feed your baby!)
Personal experience of postnatal depression and coming through the other side!
BirthBliss doula training course
UNICEF Baby Friendly Breastfeeding training course in 2014, and further breastfeeding update study days most years
experience of caring for twins and babies with cleft palate
accredited postnatal doula, and member of the Doula Assosciation, and of Doula UK which reassures you I have undertaken appropriate training, and I have completed the Doula UK mentoring programme
Babywearing peer supporter- I ran Guildford Sling Library for 3 years
clean, enhanced criminal records (DBS) certificate for working with children (2015), and with vulnerable adults (2022) These can be checked using the online update service
full, clean driving licence
regularly updated Paediatric First Aid training (Jan 2022)
Level 2 Food Safety training (Oct 2021)
public liability and malpractice insurance cover
I am fully Covid vaccinated
find me on The Doula Directory, and Find My Doula and the Doula UK directory