The Doula's Guide to... Preparing For Your Birth
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... preparing for your birth! With me Meg, AKA The Dungaree Doula. I'm a doula, hypnobirthing teacher, and Hull gal - trust me, you'll get used to the accent. I'm a self confessed birth and parenting nerd, here to support you throughout pregnancy, birth and way beyond.In this podcast we'll delve deep into the nitty gritty topics you're desperate to know more about, I'll answer your burning questions and give you the unbiased facts on all things pregnancy, birth and parenting.Along the way we'll have guest speakers, interviews and a few positive birth...
S3 E11 · Fri, March 07, 2025
S3 EP11: BIRTH MYTHS - Will you be judged for doing hypnobirthing?
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 3 episode 11. Today I wanted to chat to you about some common myths I hear all the time around using hypnobirthing tools and techniques. So often people have a fear of being judged for wanting to change their birth environment, or they worry about being called naive for planning an unmedicated birth for example. I address these common anxieties in this episode and share some tips for getting people on board with your birth plans too. ❤ *Please note this podcast is not medical advice (also please note there is a lot of swearing in this episode! It is a very frustrating topic and I seemingly didn't hold back) Links mentioned in this episode: Birth Trauma Inquiry Report - click here Click here to find out more about my digital hypnobirthing courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off my digital courses! Sign up for my FREE hypnobirthing masterclasses : click here Join my mailing list: substack.com/@thedungareedoula Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: ko-fi.com/thedungareedoula Book a Power Hour: calendly.com/thedungareedoula/power-hour?month=2024-02 If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula
S3 E10 · Fri, February 28, 2025
S3 EP10: BIRTH MYTHS - "All that matters is a healthy baby"
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 3 episode 10. Today I wanted to chat to you all about the phrase "all that matters is a healthy baby" and why I fundamentally disagree. We talk about sensitive topics such as birth trauma, postpartum mental wellbeing, unhealthy and sick babies, unnecessary interventions etc. If this may be too tough a listen right now then you can always skip and come back another day ❤ *Please note this podcast is not medical advice (also please note there is a lot of swearing in this episode! It is a very frustrating topic and I seemingly didn't hold back) Links mentioned in this episode: Birth Trauma Inquiry Report - click here Click here to find out more about my digital hypnobirthing courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off my digital courses! Sign up for my FREE hypnobirthing masterclasses : click here Join my mailing list: substack.com/@thedungareedoula Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: ko-fi.com/thedungareedoula Book a Power Hour: calendly.com/thedungareedoula/power-hour?month=2024-02 If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula
S3 E9 · Fri, February 21, 2025
S3 EP9: BIRTH MYTHS - Will your midwife appointments prepare you for birth?
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 3 episode 9. This is the ninth episode in a series all about common birth myths, today I wanted to chat to you all about the myth that your midwife appointments (in the UK) will prepare you for birth. This is something I hear so commonly from clients and followers - that they thought they would receive birth preparation in their midwife apts, so I thought I would talk today about what you can expect and where to go for good, thorough birth prep. *Please note this podcast is not medical advice Links mentioned in this episode: Click here to find out more about my digital hypnobirthing courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off my digital courses! Sign up for my FREE hypnobirthing masterclasses : click here Join my mailing list: substack.com/@thedungareedoula Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: ko-fi.com/thedungareedoula Book a Power Hour: calendly.com/thedungareedoula/power-hour?month=2024-02 If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula
S3 E8 · Fri, February 14, 2025
S3 EP8: BIRTH MYTHS: Do you need vaginal exams to track labour progress?
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 3 episode 8. This is the sixth episode in a series all about common birth myths, today I wanted to chat to you all about the myth that you need vaginal exams throughout your labour to track your progress. I discuss how your labour will progress, the things which help it to progress and how to understand whether or not a VE is the right decision for you. *Please note this podcast is not medical advice Links mentioned in this episode: Season 2 Episode 6 of this podcast: Vaginal Exams During Labour - why, how, alternatives and more Click here to find out more about my digital hypnobirthing courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off my digital courses! Sign up for my FREE hypnobirthing masterclasses : click here Join my mailing list: substack.com/@thedungareedoula Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: ko-fi.com/thedungareedoula Book a Power Hour: calendly.com/thedungareedoula/power-hour?month=2024-02 If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula
S3 E7 · Fri, February 07, 2025
S3 EP7: BIRTH MYTHS - Do you need coaching to push your baby out?
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 3 episode 7. This is the fifth episode in a series all about common birth myths, today I wanted to chat to you all about the myth that you need coaching to push your baby out. We discuss spontaneous vs coached pushing, what research and guidelines say, and how to enjoy a smooth second stage of labour. *Please note this podcast is not medical advice Links mentioned in this episode: A randomized trial of coached versus uncoached maternal pushing during the second stage of labor: click here Best practices in second stage labor care: maternal bearing down and positioning: click here A randomized trial of the effects of coached vs uncoached maternal pushing during the second stage of labor on postpartum pelvic floor structure and function: click here Intrapartum care: care for healthy women and babies. NICE guideline: short version: click here Maternal and neonatal outcomes from a comparison of spontaneous and directed pushing in second stage: click here Click here to find out more about my digital hypnobirthing courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off my digital courses! Sign up for my FREE hypnobirthing masterclasses : click here Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: ko-fi.com/thedungareedoula Book a Power Hour: calendly.com/thedungareedoula/power-hour?month=2024-02 If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula
S3 E6 · Thu, January 30, 2025
S3 EP6: BIRTH MYTHS: Do your waters break at the start of labour?
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 3 episode 6. This is the fourth episode in a series all about common birth myths, today I wanted to chat to you all about the myth that your waters will break at the start of labour, we also cover the myth that if they do, you'll have to be induced to start your contractions. *Please note this podcast is not medical advice Links mentioned in this episode: In Defence of the Amniotic Sac: click here Pre-labour Rupture of Membranes: impatience and risk: click here Click here to find out more about my digital hypnobirthing courses: thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off my digital courses! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: ko-fi.com/thedungareedoula Book a Power Hour: calendly.com/thedungareedoula/power-hour?month=2024-02 If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula
Bonus · Sun, January 26, 2025
S3 EP5: ANNOUCEMENT: I've released a mini album of relaxation tracks for pregnancy and birth
Hello! Just a quick exciting announcement today - I've released a mini album of guided pregnancy relaxation tracks for you to use throughout your pregnancy and birth. These tracks will help you relax, regulate, bond with your baby and prepare for birth. Simply search for "The Dungaree Doula" wherever you listen to music, the album is called "Guided Relaxations for Pregnancy & Birth" Links mentioned in this episode: Listen to relaxation tracks on Spotify: click here Click here to find out more about my digital hypnobirthing courses: thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off my digital courses! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: ko-fi.com/thedungareedoula Book a Power Hour: calendly.com/thedungareedoula/power-hour?month=2024-02 If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula
Fri, January 24, 2025
S3 EP4: BIRTH MYTHS: Do you have to give birth on your back?
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 3 episode 4. This is the third episode in a series all about common birth myths, today I wanted to chat to you all about the myth that you have to give birth on your back. I discuss how we came to believe this is the best position to birth in, what your alternative options are and the benefits and risks of both. *Please note this podcast is not medical advice Links mentioned in this episode: Healthy Birth Practice #5: Avoid Giving Birth on Your Back and Follow Your Body’s Urge to Push: click here Second stage of labor and epidural use: a larger effect than previously suggested: click here A review and comparison of common maternal positions during the second-stage of labor: click here Find out more about my hypnobirthing offerings: thedungareedoula.co.uk/hypnobirthing Click here to find out more about my digital hypnobirthing courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off my digital courses! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: ko-fi.com/thedungareedoula Book a Power Hour : calendly.com/thedungareedoula/power-hour?month=2024-02 If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula
Fri, January 17, 2025
S3 EP3: BIRTH MYTHS: Can you do hypnobirthing if you want an epidural/induction/cesarean?
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 3 episode 3. This is the second episode in a series all about common birth myths, today I wanted to chat to you all about the myth that you can't do hypnobirthing if you want an epidural, induction or cesarean, I bust this myth and talk about why I think it's super valuable for EVERYONE regardless of the birth you are planning. *Please note this podcast is not medical advice Links mentioned in this episode: Find out more about my hypnobirthing offerings: thedungareedoula.co.uk/hypnobirthing Click here to find out more about my digital hypnobirthing courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off my digital courses! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: ko-fi.com/thedungareedoula Book a Power Hour : calendly.com/thedungareedoula/power-hour?month=2024-02 If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula
Fri, January 10, 2025
S3 EP2: BIRTH MYTHS: Do you have to give birth by 42 weeks pregnant?
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 3 episode 2. This is the first episode in a series all about common birth myths. TW this episode revolves around the 'risks of prolonged pregnancy' as outlined by the NICE guidelines which is predominantly the risk of stillbirth. We discuss the risk of stillbirth by gestation and your options for going to, or beyond, 42 weeks gestation. *Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own, please make your own decisions based on the information within this and all episodes of The Doulas Guide To... podcast Links mentioned in this episode: Inducing labour NICE guideline [NG207]: click here Saving Babies’ Lives 2024: Progress Report Summary: click here PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET Syntocinon: click here Risks of stillbirth and neonatal death with advancing gestation at term: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies of 15 million pregnancies: click here Pregnancy and ethnic factors influencing births and infant mortality: 2013: click here NHS Maternity Statistics 2023: click here 44 week birth story: click here 44 Week Home Birth: click here Rachel's "Year Long Pregnancy" (42 weeks) and 60 Hour Freebirth: click here Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST'
Fri, January 03, 2025
S3 EP1: Happy new year & welcome to season 3!
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 3 episode 1! This episode is just a little chat about a few things, first of all I reveal the theme for season 3 of the podcast, then I introduce you to my new E-book you can download for free below, and finally I talk about the best way to prepare for birth if you're due this year. It feels good to be back! *Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own Links mentioned in this episode: Download my FREE E-Book '10 things to do if you're due in 2025' here: click here Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: ko-fi.com/thedungareedoula Book a Power Hour : calendly.com/thedungareedoula/power-hour?month=2024-02 NEW! Join my mailing list here - thedungareedoula.substack.com If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula
Fri, November 08, 2024
S2 EP31: What would I do if I was pregnant right now? Last ep of season 2!
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 31. This is the final episode of season 2 of the podcast and I thought I'd round it out with a lovely big chat all about what I'd personally do if I was pregnant right now and how I'd embrace, prepare and surrender to the pregnancy. I hope you enjoy listening, this episode is just for fun and completely hypothetical but it may just give you some nice things to consider or to get clued up on. *Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own Links mentioned in this episode: Lily Nichols info: https://lilynicholsrdn.com/ Basic info on birth blessings - https://www.thebump.com/a/mothers-blessing-way Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: ko-fi.com/thedungareedoula Book a Power Hour : calendly.com/thedungareedoula/power-hour?month=2024-02 NEW! Join my mailing list here - thedungareedoula.substack.com If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula
Fri, November 01, 2024
S2 EP30: Positive Affirmations for Pregnancy (Relaxation track)
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 30, the penultimate episode of season 2. Today we're doing something a little different and I've recorded a relaxation track for you to enjoy, this one isn't your typical guided relaxation but instead an affirmation track filled with lovely positive affirmations for pregnancy and birth, I hope this makes you feel empowered, encouraged and well rested. Enjoy! *Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own Click here to find out more about my prerecorded digital courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: ko-fi.com/thedungareedoula Book a Power Hour : calendly.com/thedungareedoula/power-hour?month=2024-02 NEW! Join my mailing list here - thedungareedoula.substack.com If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula
Fri, October 25, 2024
S2 EP29: Pregnancy connections with Lou @Thebirthmotherhoodcollective
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 29. Today I'm talking to the incredible Lou of The Birth Motherhood Collective all about making connections in pregnancy, this is a lengthy episode but it's so worth a listen as we cover SO much. Listen to us chat about the importance of connecting to your mind and body, how to make connections with your partner and a wider support network and the loveliness of connecting with your baby in the womb. It's a joyful episode that I really thoroughly enjoyed recording and I hope you all love listening in. *Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own Links mentioned in this episode: Lou's instagram: instagram.com/@thebirthmotherhoodcollective Lou's website: https://www.thebirthandmotherhoodcollective.co.uk/ Missing your bump post on IG: https://www.instagram.com/p/DBRKJPcNWQH/?igsh=MWt0MThxMTV6dXl0Mg== Click here to find out more about my prerecorded digital courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: ko-fi.com/thedungareedoula Book a Power Hour : calendly.com/thedungareedoula/power-hour?month=2024-02 NEW! Join my mailing list here - thedungareedoula.substack.com If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula
Fri, October 18, 2024
S2 EP28: How and why to learn to RELAX during pregnancy
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 28. Today I'm talking about why we all need to learn to relax during pregnancy, but like seriously relax - deep nourishing rest, for the benefit or ourselves, our babies and for the sake of our births. We deep dive in to the autonomic nervous system, improving our vagal tone, what on earth kindfulness is, and so much more. Come and listen and find out how to learning to properly relax can improve your full body health and help you experience your very best birth. *Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own Links mentioned in this episode: Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: ko-fi.com/thedungareedoula Book a Power Hour : calendly.com/thedungareedoula/power-hour?month=2024-02 NEW! Join my mailing list here - thedungareedoula.substack.com If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula
Fri, October 11, 2024
S2 EP27: The importance of the environment you give birth in
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 27. Today I'm talking about the profound impact the environment you give birth in can have on the course of your labour. We chat all about the hormones which need to thrive in your body and how your birth space can impact these, how to mitigate disturbances to the birth environment and yourself and how to create a birth environment which meets your specific needs. *Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own Links mentioned in this episode: Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: ko-fi.com/thedungareedoula Book a Power Hour : calendly.com/thedungareedoula/power-hour?month=2024-02 NEW! Join my mailing list here - thedungareedoula.substack.com If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula
Tue, October 01, 2024
S2 EP26: HBAC - all about giving birth at home after a cesarean
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 26, everything you need to know about giving birth at home after a cesarean. Well not quite everything, this is a bigggg topic but we cover the reasons why you might want a HBAC/FBAC, if it is safe, what the risks and benefits are and how to prepare. *Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own Links mentioned in this episode: Perinatal outcomes of planned home birth after cesarean and planned hospital vaginal birth after cesarean at term gestation - click here Women’s reasons for, and experiences of, choosing a homebirth following a caesarean section - click here Vaginal Birth After Cesarean in German Out-of-Hospital Settings: Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes of Women With Their Second Child - click here ***(please see note below) Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes in Women Planning Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) at Home in England: Secondary Analysis of the Birthplace National Prospective Cohort Study - click here VBAC Facts: The Real Truth About VBAC - click here Homebirth after cesarean - click here VBAC/HBAC The Ultimate And Comprehensive Q & A - click here Unleash your VBAC power - click here NEW! Join my mailing list here - thedungareedoula.substack.com Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: ko-fi.com/thedungareedoula Book a Power Hour : <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferr
Mon, August 12, 2024
S2 EP25: 3 ways to feel well nourished in the initial postpartum period
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 25. A lovely little chat this week with some ideas for your initial postpartum period to help ease into parenthood feeling supported, held and nourished. *Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own Links mentioned in this episode: Meal train ideas: click here The lost art of postnatal wrapping by Sophie Messager: click here Closing the Bones practicioner: click here Sitz Bath recommendation: click here NEW! Join my mailing list here - thedungareedoula.substack.com Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: ko-fi.com/thedungareedoula Book a Power Hour : calendly.com/thedungareedoula/power-hour?month=2024-02 If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula tiktok.com/@thedungareedoula
Mon, August 05, 2024
S2 EP24: Do you need your waters artificially broken during labour?
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 24. In this episode I'm talking about amniotomy, AKA having your waters broken artificially. Now hear me out on this one, you might think it's not relevant to you because you're not planning on being induced, but this is happening more and more frequently in spontaneous labours as well as induced labours and it could serve you really well to understand why! *Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own Links mentioned in this episode: Cochrane review " Amniotomy for shortening spontaneous labour" - click here Risk Factors for Umbilical Cord Prolapse at the Time of Artificial Rupture of Membranes - click here In Defence of the Amniotic Sac - click here NEW! Join my mailing list here - thedungareedoula.substack.com Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: ko-fi.com/thedungareedoula Book a Power Hour : calendly.com/thedungareedoula/power-hour?month=2024-02 If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula tiktok.com/@thedungareedoula
Mon, July 29, 2024
S2 EP23: Babywearing - why I LOVE it and how to get started!
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 23. In this episode I'm talking about babywearing, one of my fave topics everrrrrr. I talk about why babywearing is such a magical parenting tool, how to get started, choosing a sling, safe babywearing and so much more. I hope you love listening. *Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own Links mentioned in this episode: Find your local sling library - https://www.carryingmatters.co.uk/sling-pages/ Study mentioned "Doula Support and Attitudes of Intrapartum Nurses: A Qualitative Study from the Patient's Perspective" - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1595283/ PND and carrying - https://www.carryingmatters.co.uk/perinatal-mood-disorders-and-carrying/#:~:text=Get%20a%20sling%20or%20carrier,skin%20contact%20and%20social%20interaction . Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: ko-fi.com/thedungareedoula Book a Power Hour : calendly.com/thedungareedoula/power-hour?month=2024-02 If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula tiktok.com/@thedungareedoula
Fri, May 31, 2024
S2 EP22: Navigating other peoples birth stories
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 22. In this episode I'm talking about navigating other peoples birth stories - the good and the bad, where to find the good, how to deal with people giving you sh*t for wanting something better, what we can learn from the bad and more. *Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own Links mentioned in this episode: Tellmeagoodbirthstory - click here Monet Nicole Moutrie - click here Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: ko-fi.com/thedungareedoula Book a Power Hour : calendly.com/thedungareedoula/power-hour?month=2024-02 If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula tiktok.com/@thedungareedoula
Fri, May 24, 2024
S2 EP21: Things I loved during my pregnancy that you might enjoy too
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 21. In this episode I'm talking about some of the different things I used and enjoyed during my pregnancies to relax and to prepare for birth and parenthood. *Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own Links mentioned in this episode: Well With Hels yoga - click here Harmonics - click here My fave books - click here Affirmation cards - click here Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: ko-fi.com/thedungareedoula Book a Power Hour : calendly.com/thedungareedoula/power-hour?month=2024-02 If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula tiktok.com/@thedungareedoula
Sat, May 18, 2024
S2 EP20: Train to be a hypnobirthing teacher with me!
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 20. In this episode I'm telling you all about a brand new offering I've just launched, a chance to train to be a hypnobirthing teacher with me! I'm so excited to be running such an incredible programme, a chance to completely change up or revamp your career culminating in a nourishing holistic retreat style training weekend. Learn, share, move and step away feeling ready to change lives. Being a birthworker is truly the most gorgeous work and I'm so excited to welcome more of you into the gang. For more info and to sign up: click here - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/holistic-hypnobirthing-teacher-training-retreat-tickets-908707457467?aff=oddtdtcreator Insta: instagram.com/thebirthworkersdoula ---- Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: ko-fi.com/thedungareedoula Book a Power Hour : calendly.com/thedungareedoula/power-hour?month=2024-02 If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula tiktok.com/@thedungareedoula
Fri, May 17, 2024
S2 EP19: Stretch and Sweep - Do you need one? Will it bring on labour? Is it a form of induction?
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 19. In this episode I'm talking about stretch and sweeps, otherwise known as a membrane sweep, a procedure done at the end of pregnancy to bring on labour. We'll discuss if they work, the benefits and risks, what the research suggests and more. *Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: ko-fi.com/thedungareedoula Book a Power Hour : calendly.com/thedungareedoula/power-hour?month=2024-02 Resources mentioned in the episode: Effect of membrane sweeping on cervical length by transvaginal ultrasonography and impact of cervical shortening on cesarean delivery: click here Cochrane review - Membrane sweeping for induction of labour: click here The Historical Practice of “Membrane Sweep” to Initiate Labour: Does it Have a Role in Contemporary Obstetric Practice: click here Birth Hijacked – The Ritual Membrane Sweep: click here If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula tiktok.com/@thedungareedoula
Sun, April 28, 2024
S2 EP18: Doulas - what do we actually do and why might you want to hire one?
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 18. In this episode I'm finally chatting about what the hell a doula actually does, why you might want to hire one, how to find one. and why you might NOT want one! *Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own Resources mentioned in the episode: The Effect of Doulas on Maternal and Birth Outcomes: A Scoping Review: click here Evidence in support of doulas: click here Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded digital courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Virtual doula offerings: thedungareedoula.co.uk/doula (scroll down the page past my in person offerings) Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: ko-fi.com/thedungareedoula Book a Power Hour : calendly.com/thedungareedoula/power-hour?month=2024-02 If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula tiktok.com/@thedungareedoula
Thu, April 18, 2024
S2 EP17: The importance of prioritising skin to skin contact on your birth plan
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 17. In this episode I'm talking a topic I absolutely LOVE - skin to skin contact and the importance of prioritising this in that magical golden hour after birth and throughout the newborn period and beyond. *Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own Resources mentioned in the episode: Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: ko-fi.com/thedungareedoula Book a Power Hour : calendly.com/thedungareedoula/power-hour?month=2024-02 If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula tiktok.com/@thedungareedoula
Fri, February 16, 2024
S2 EP16: Questions to ask if you're offered an induction of labour
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 16. In this episode I'm talking about induction, such a monumental topic, I wanted to hone in on the questions to be asking if you're offered and induction and some things to consider. *Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own Resources mentioned in the episode: Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: ko-fi.com/thedungareedoula Book a Power Hour : calendly.com/thedungareedoula/power-hour?month=2024-02 If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula tiktok.com/@thedungareedoula
Sat, February 10, 2024
S2 EP15: A big chat about newborn baby sleep
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 15. In this episode I'm talking about newborn baby sleep and how to meet your babies needs through the night, attachment parenting, and how to best support yourself as a new, sleep deprived mum. Also a lot about why I don't personally agree with sleep training and cry it out. *Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own Resources mentioned in the episode: The science of healthy baby sleep - https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220131-the-science-of-safe-and-healthy-baby-sleep The cry-it-out debate - https://lyndseyhookway.com/2019/06/24/the-cry-it-out-debate What really happens when babies are left to cry it out?- https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220322-how-sleep-training-affects-babies Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: ko-fi.com/thedungareedoula Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula tiktok.com/@thedungareedoula
Fri, February 02, 2024
S2 EP14: Discussing my postpartum mental health
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 14, ok strap yourself in cause this is a very personal episode talking about how I journeyed through the f*ckery of some very bad postpartum mental health. This isn't medical advice or information about things to look out, it's very much just a chat about what I went through and how I navigated it and how it feels to be out of the other side, some of it might resonate or you might just find it interesting but it definitely won't be for everyone and that's OK. Go easy if you think it may be triggering of your experiences too, sending love to everyone who has suffered with a period of bad mental health after having a baby. 💜 Again, sorry for the low quality audio, keep your fingers crossed my laptop is fixed in time for next week's episode! Resources mentioned in the episode: Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: ko-fi.com/thedungareedoula Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula tiktok.com/@thedungareedoula
Fri, January 26, 2024
S2 EP13: Navigating high risk pregnancy
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 13. In this episode I'm talking about high risk labels in pregnancy and how they might affect your pregnancy and birth, navigating the different tests and procedures recommended and my top tips for decision making when faced with big decisions. *Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own Resources mentioned in the episode: NICE 'Intrapartum care for women with existing medical conditions or obstetric complications and their babies' - https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng121 The time has come for a paradigm shift in obstetrics’ medico-legal litigations - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0301211523000775 Fetal monitoring research resources - https://www.sarawickham.com/topic-resources/fetal-monitoring-research-resources/ Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: ko-fi.com/thedungareedoula Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula tiktok.com/@thedungareedoula
Fri, January 12, 2024
S2 EP12: What do babies actually need? Your absolute ESSENTIALS list
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 21. In this episode I'm talking you through my list of baby essentials, the absolute bare minimum of what you really need and how to avoid the clutter of what people tell you to buy. I also give some top tips for sourcing everything and avoiding unnecessary gifts! Resources mentioned in the episode: Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: ko-fi.com/thedungareedoula Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula tiktok.com/@thedungareedoula
Fri, January 05, 2024
S2 EP11: Breaking down the NHS maternity statistics for 2022-23 (use this to get a better birth!)
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 11. In this episode I'm discussing the recently released NHS maternity statistics 2022-23 and whilst they seem pretty bleak on the surface, this is crucial information if you're planing on giving birth within the system. I discuss my top tips for navigating this and end with a pep talk! *Please note, there will be a part 2 podcast talking about if intervention is actually making us safer, it is an important part of the narrative but was too long of a segment for me to include here so has become it's own episode. Resources mentioned in the episode: NHS Maternity Statistics, England, 2022-23 - click here Evidence Submission to the 2020 Maternity Safety Enquiry Birth Trauma Association - click here "Two-thirds of England’s maternity units dangerously substandard, says CQC" - click here Women’s descriptions of childbirth trauma relating to care provider actions and interactions - click here Doula and virtual doula services - click here Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula tiktok.com/@thedungareedoula
Sun, December 31, 2023
S2 EP10: Happy New Year! Answering your questions and how we can work together in 2024
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 10. HAPPY NEW YEAR, eeee very exciting episode reflecting on 2023 and looking forward to 2024, I answer you questions about induction, freebirthing, becoming a birthworker and my interests. I also chat about how we can work together in 2024 if you're preparing to meet your babe in the new year. Links mentioned in the episode: Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! website: thedungareedoula.co.uk doula work: thedungareedoula.co.uk/doula hypnobirthing: www.thedungareedoula.co.uk/hypnobirthing birth blessings: www.thedungareedoula.co.uk/birthblessings book a power hour: click here join the book club: www.thedungareedoula.co.uk/book-online check out my shop: www.thedungareedoula.co.uk/shop Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula tiktok.com/@thedungareedoula
Fri, December 15, 2023
S2 EP9: The first few days of breastfeeding w/ Bea from BeasBirthandBoobs
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 9. In this episode I'm chatting with Bea of Beas Birth and Boobs all about those very first few days of breastfeeding a newborn, what to expect, normal infant behaviour, signs things are going well and where we can seek help if things aren’t going so great. Bea gives her top tips for getting breastfeeding off to the best start, how not to fall in to the top up trap and there’s a couple of hefty discussions about baby poo! Where to find Bea: https://www.beasbirthandboobs.co.uk https://www.beasbirthandboobs.co.uk/hypnobirthing https://www.beasbirthandboobs.co.uk/infant-feeding https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094497865090 https://instagram.com/beasbirthandboobs https://www.tiktok.com/@beasbirthandboobs Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula tiktok.com/@thedungareedoula
Fri, December 08, 2023
S2 EP8: All about estimated due dates
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 7. In this episode we’re going to talk about due dates, the origins of them, if they mean anything at all, and why I think we should instead focus on a due period! Resources mentioned in the episode: Estimated Date of Delivery article - click here 44 week birth story - click here Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula tiktok.com/@thedungareedoula
Fri, December 01, 2023
S2 EP7: Vitamin K for newborns - everything you need to know
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 7. In this episode I'm talking about vitamin K, what it is, why it's a routine part of maternity care, vitamin k deficiency bleeding, is it safe, why people accept and why people decline. Resources mentioned in the episode: Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding in Infancy - click here Patient Information Leaflet - click here Vitamin K information leaflet - click here Refusal of Intramuscular Vitamin K by Parents of Newborns: A Review - click here Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula tiktok.com/@thedungareedoula
Fri, October 06, 2023
S2 EP6: Vaginal exams during labour - why, how, alternatives & more
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 5. In this episode I'm talking about vaginal exams, why they are offered, what are the risks and benefits, what are the alternatives and do you really need them? Links mentioned in the episode: Cochrane review: Routine vaginal examinations in labour - click here Reliability of ultrasound versus digital vaginal examination in detecting cervical dilatation during labor - click here The paradox of vaginal examination practice during normal childbirth - click here Routine vaginal examinations compared to other methods for assessing progress of labour to improve outcomes for women and babies at term - click here The purple line as a measure of labour progress: a longitudinal study - click here Purple line instagram post - click here Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula tiktok.com/@thedungareedoula
Fri, September 29, 2023
S2 EP5: Should you do these things for an easier labour? Raspberry leaf, dates, sex, spicy food & more!
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 5. In this episode I'm talking about all of those things people tell you to do at the end of pregnancy, from drinking raspberry leaf tea, to having sex to eating spicy food. I'm demystifying why we do these things, if there is any evidence that they can help and how/when. Links mentioned in the episode: Raspberry leaf-should it be recommended to pregnant women? click here What’s the evidence for raspberry leaf tea? click here Effect of Dates in Late Pregnancy on the Duration of Labor in Nulliparous Women: click here The effect of late pregnancy consumption of date fruit on labour and delivery: click here The association of sexual intercourse during pregnancy with labor onset: click here Effect of coitus at term on length of gestation, induction of labor, and mode of delivery: click here Date bark recipe (the one I mentioned in the episode is just in the book but here is a similar one!): click here Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online course : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula tiktok.com/@thedungareedoula
Fri, September 22, 2023
S2 EP4: Joys positive HBA2C story (home birth after 2 cesareans) @birth2beyond
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 3. In this episode I'm chatting to the wonderful Joy AKA @birth2beyond who kindly shared her redemptive second home birth after 2 previous cesareans birth story. It's an incredible listen with lot's to take in, Joy gives background to her first 3 births before sharing how she prepared differently for her fourth birth and how it set her up to absolutely boss it. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed chatting! Links mentioned in the episode: Follow Joy on instagram: click here Check out her website: click here Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online course : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula tiktok.com/@thedungareedoula
Fri, September 15, 2023
S2 EP3: Waterbirth - who can have one, why you might want one, how to have one!
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 3. In this episode I'm chatting all about waterbirth! I wanted to get stuck straight back in to the birth prep episodes and thought I'd share some love for the humble waterbirth. Catch me discussing why you might want to birth in water and the heap of benefits that come with it, what to do if you're told you're not allowed one and contingency plans to ensure you get one. Links mentioned in the episode: Waterbirth and Induction of Labour: click here Cochrane review - Immersion in water in labour and birth: click here Intrapartum interventions, and maternal and neonatal outcomes following immersion in water during labour and waterbirth: click here History of birthing in water: click here Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online course : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula tiktok.com/@thedungareedoula
Fri, September 08, 2023
S2 Ep2: Home educating my kiddos - why, how, FAQs & a small guest appearance from my 5 y/o
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 2. In this episode I'm chatting all about home education, I know slightly off topic, but hear me out. I am asked constantly about my decision to home educate over on Instagram where I talk about it quite frequently, but there's only so much you can fit into a caption and I'm sure you all know by now - I bloody love to chat. So I asked if there was any interest in me recording an ep about it and got a resounding yes, so here's how we make home ed work for our family, what we do and a few little tips. There's also a tiny guest appearance from my 5 year old who came to see what I was doing whilst I recorded. It's just about my experience but if you'd like a follow up episode just on my tips for getting started then let me know! We'll be back to more great birth prep next week, promise. In the mean time check out my course below. Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online course : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula tiktok.com/@thedungareedoula
Fri, September 01, 2023
S2 EP1: The most important attributes of a boss birth partner (in my humble opinion)
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 1 - we're back babes! In this episode I'm chatting all about what I think makes an incredible birth partner, none of the practical stuff (but don't worry, there's an episode on that coming in a few weeks) but more so what I reckon are the key things a birth partner needs to do/feel/think so that they can best support you. Give it a listen and let me know what you reckon. P.S it feels good to be back, hope you all had an amazing summer! Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online course and let's delve deeper into this topic and many more: thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula tiktok.com/@thedungareedoula
Fri, June 30, 2023
S1 EP 31: Reframing how we think about contractions, pain and the sensations of labour
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 1 episode 31 all about reframing how we think about contractions, pain and the sensations of labour. So many of us enter pregnancy and birth feeling absolutely terrified of what labour will feel like, and I get it - complete fear of the unknown, so let's chat about how we can lessen that fear by understanding what is happening and how we can make them more manageable. Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online course and let's delve deeper into this topic and many more: thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Sign up for my FREE hypnobirthing taster session : click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula tiktok.com/@thedungareedoula
Wed, June 28, 2023
S1 EP 30: The Doula's Guide To... Preparing For Your Birth (exciting announcement!)
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 1 episode 30 all about my brand new prerecorded online course! I hope you absolutely love it, this is a full antenatal education covering all bases, to ensure you head in to birth feeling confident, well supported and prepared for your dream birth.A mixture of video content, audios, downloadable fact sheets, journalling prompts and visual imagery for you to work through at your own pace, this course is enjoyable, interactive and might just blow your mind a little.Get ready to unlearn everything you think you know about birth, and deep dive into everything we should have been taught about pregnancy and birth. Click here to find out more and access now: thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'TASTER' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Sign up for my FREE hypnobirthing taster session : click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula tiktok.com/@thedungareedoula
Fri, June 16, 2023
S1 EP 29: Packing your birth bag - what to pack and how if you're heading into hospital/MLU
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 1 episode 29 all about packing your birth bag. This is another solo episode I thought might be a handy little reminder of everything you need to take with you if you're choosing to birth in the hospital or the midwife led unit, I give you some handy tips for packing and then talk you through what I recommend taking and why. Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Sign up for my FREE hypnobirthing taster session : click here Links mentioned in the episode: Download your free birth bag checklist: click here GATE control theory (I was so close with the title haha): click here Book a power hour: click here If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula tiktok.com/@thedungareedoula
Fri, June 09, 2023
S1 EP 28: Placentas - how to birth your placenta & what to do with it
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 1 episode 28 all about placentas - another one of my fave topics. This is another solo episode so enjoy me blabbering on about how to give birth to your placenta, your options, how to help it along and then what to do with it once it's out! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Sign up for my FREE hypnobirthing taster session : click here Links mentioned in the episode: Active versus expectant management for women in the third stage of labour study: click here Stopping haemorrhage with placenta: click here Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) rates in randomized trials of PPH study: click here NICE guidelines: click here If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around.Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula tiktok.com/@thedungareedoula
Fri, June 02, 2023
S1 EP 27: Homebirth - who can give birth at home, safety, considerations, what do you need?
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 1 episode 27 all about homebirth - one of my fave topics. This is another solo episode chatting about giving birth at home, I cover how safe it is to give birth at home, who can have a home birth, how to decide whether it's right for you or not, what you need, what happens and how to ensure you're attended too! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Links mentioned in the episode: The Lancet birth place study (low risk): click here Birth Place study (high risk): click here Check out my blog on how to ensure you're attended at home here: thedungareedoula.co.uk/blog If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula tiktok.com/@thedungareedoula
Fri, May 26, 2023
S1 EP 26: Big babies, fundal height measurement and third trimester growth scans
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 1 episode 26 all about big babies, fundal height measurement and third trimester growth scans. This is another solo episode chatting about the big baby dilemma, a topic I'm incredibly passionate about because I see day in day out clients, friends and followers being told their baby is "too big" despite us not really being able to tell whether a baby is too big or not until they're born! I'm chatting about the benefits, risks and inaccuracies of fundal height measurement, third trimester scans and what happens if these things trigger the big baby scare. I hope you find it helpful and that it gives you lots of food for thought. Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Links mentioned in the episode: Finds links to all studies and research mentioned in this podcast in the references section of my blog post here: thedungareedoula.co.uk/blog If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula tiktok.com/@thedungareedoula
Fri, May 19, 2023
S1 EP 25: Preparing to Breastfeed
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 1 episode 25 all about preparing to breastfeed. This is a solo episode which is for you if you're currently pregnant or in those hazy newborn days still figuring everything out. If you're planning on breastfeeding or haven't yet decided then hopefully this will help you feel a little more confident about what's to come. I'll give you a whistle stop tour on topics like what to expect from your newborn, troubleshooting common concerns, latch and positioning and much more! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Links mentioned in the episode: Incredible video on latch and positioning: click here Books: The Positive Breastfeeding Book - Amy Brown, The Mindful Breastfeeding Book - Anna Le Grange, Why Breastfeeding Matters - Charlotte Young My fave Insta accounts: https://www.instagram.com/olivia_lactation_consultant/ https://www.instagram.com/lucy.ruddle.ibclc/ https://www.instagram.com/lucywebberfeedingsupport_ibclc/ If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula tiktok.com/@thedungareedoula
Fri, May 12, 2023
S1 EP 24: Decluttering the mental load of parenthood with Fi - The Family Organiser
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... podcast, season 1, episode 24 with my incredible guest - Fi AKA The Family Organiser. We’re talking about easing the pressures of parenthood by decluttering your mental load (and physical space too). Fi gives us some top tips so get started and really validates how many of us feel in those overwhelming and chaotic parts of parenthood. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed chatting! Links mentioned in the episode: Follow Fi on Instagram: click here Fi The Family Organiser website: click here Fair Play book - click here Support the podcast - leave me a tip via buy me a ko-fi by clicking here If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around.Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula
Fri, May 05, 2023
S1 EP 23: Postpartum food for healing and nourishment with Alice - The Suffolk Doula
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... podcast, season 1, episode 23 with my incredible guest - Alice AKA The Suffolk Doula. We’re talking about the incredible healing and nourishing properties of food in the postpartum period and where to get it. We discuss what you should be eating immediately after giving birth to ease the transition into motherhood and encourage rest, replenishment and recovery whilst ignoring societies fixation with bounce-back culture (and so much more). I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed chatting! Links mentioned in the episode: Follow Alice on Instagram: click here The Suffolk Doula website: click here Heals on Wheels info: click here Books mentioned - The First 40 Days & Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage Support the podcast - leave me a tip via buy me a ko-fi by clicking here If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out!New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around.Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula
Fri, April 28, 2023
S1 EP 22: Revolutionise your parenting with Life Coaching with Torie Louise Coaching
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... podcast, season 1, episode 22 with my incredible guest - Torie of Torie Louise Coaching. We’re talking the benefits life coaching can have on the way we parent, and the wider ripples which bring peace, clarity and space to our lives. In the episode we discuss societal issues with parenting which perpetuate shame and guilt and how life coaching tools can help us to cope with these. And then rightttt at the end of the episode Torie guides us through one of the tools we can use to change our neural pathways in moments of stress or anxiety to better deal with whatever has triggered that response. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed chatting! Links mentioned in the episode: Follow Torie on Instagram: click here Tories linktree for booking: click here Sign up to her email list: click here Tickets for her next online new moon circle (18th May): click here And remember to check back here for details on the phone usage workshop coming ASAP! Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula
Fri, April 21, 2023
S1 EP 21: Releasing fear during pregnancy - why & how? An ongoing exercise to practice and a guided relaxation
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 1 episode 21, all about releasing fear during pregnancy. We'll chat about why this is important, touch on how you can do it and then I'll guide you through how to do a fear release exercise which you can practice throughout your pregnancy. We'll end with another absolutely delicious guided relaxation entitled "Release for Birth Confidence and Calmness" for you to relax, connect and bond with your baby as you prepare to meet them Earthside. This guided relaxation is suitable for any stage of pregnancy and can be built in to your weekly routine as you journey through pregnancy. I really hope you enjoy, if you love it and would like to hear more then please do let me know as I will record more! The script is written by Danielle Freshwater, shared copyright free for hypnobirthing and antenatal practitioners. Some words and parts of the script have been edited by myself. Links mentioned in the episode: Positive Daily Affirmations: Is There Science Behind It? - click here to read Support the podcast - leave me a small tip via buy me a ko-fi by clicking here Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula tiktok.com/@thedungareedoula
Fri, April 14, 2023
S1 EP 20: My top 5 things to do whilst you're pregnant
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 1, episode 20 with me, myself and I. No guest this week just me chatting about my top 5 things I think all pregnant people should do, from birth prep (obvs) to sustainability - give it a listen and let me know if you agree! Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula
Wed, April 12, 2023
S1 EP 19: The Doula's Guide To... free workshops and upcoming masterclasses
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 1, episode 19 - just a midweek quickie before our regular scheduled programming recommences as expected on Friday. I just wanted to quickly let you know about a free workshop I'm running this week and a couple of fab masterclasses I have coming up in May - see links below. Links mentioned in the episode: FREE preparing to breastfeed workshop - click here The Doula's Guide to... preparing for birth - click here The Doula's Guide to... preparing for postpartum - click here In person and virtual doulas services information - click here In person and virtual private hypnobirthing - click here For information on anything else just drop me an email - thedungareedoula@gmail.com Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula
Fri, April 07, 2023
S1 EP 18: Megan's positive birth story - Freebirth with a doula
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 1, episode 18 with my incredible guest - Megan of Southsea Birthing. We’re talking about her positive birth last August where she freebirthed her second daughter Rosemary alongside her partner Ben and doula Sophy, I hope you enjoy listening as much as I did! Links mentioned in the episode: What is freebirth: click here Southsea Birthing wesbite: click here Follow Megan on Insta: click here Doula Sophy website: click here Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula
Tue, April 04, 2023
S1 EP 17: Menstural Cycle Awareness with Nikki - Your Red Tent
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 1, episode 17 with my incredible guest - Nikki of Your Red Tent. We’re talking all about menstrual cycle awareness - what are the benefits, how you can get started, living cyclically when you're not menstruating, menarche and so much more. Links mentioned in the episode: Nikkis Menstrual Cycle Awareness chart: click here Blood Rites, The Spiritual Practice of Menstruation – Book and eBook: click here Spinning Wheels App: click here Find out more about Nikki and her offerings: click here Follow Nikki on Instagram: click here / here Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula
Sun, March 26, 2023
BONUS: Guided relaxation for prenatal bonding with your baby
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 1 bonus episode, an absolutely delicious guided relaxation for you to relax, connect and bond with your baby as you prepare to meet them Earthside. This guided relaxation is suitable for any stage of pregnancy and can be built in to your weekly routine as you journey through pregnancy. I really hope you enjoy, if you enjoy this and would like to hear more then please do let me know as I will record more! The script is titled PRENATAL BONDING and is written by Ann Ball, shared copyright free for hypnobirthing and antenatal practitioners. Some words and parts of the script have been edited by myself. Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula tiktok.com/@thedungareedoula
Fri, March 24, 2023
S1 EP 16: Using reusable nappies and finding joy with Eve founder of Baba & Boo
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 1, episode 16 with my incredible guest - Eve, founder of reusable brand Baba & Boo. We’re talking all about the joy of reusable nappies, and touching on reusable wipes, breast pads and cloth sanitary products too, listen to us dispel the common misconceptions, chat on how to get started and how they're more than just a nappy! Links mentioned in the episode: Baba and Boo website - click here Baba and Boo social media - Instagram / Facebook How reusable nappies work article - click here Getting started, how to fit and wash guides - click here Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula
Fri, March 17, 2023
S1 EP15: Optimal Foetal Positioning AKA your babies position in the womb
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 1, episode 15 all about optimal foetal positioning AKA the optimal position for your baby to be in at the beginning of your birth experience. Let's chat about the different ways your baby might be positioned within your womb and easy activities you can be doing daily throughout pregnancy to help them wriggle into an optimal position. Links mentioned in the episode: Spinning Babies - click here The Miles Circuit - click here Info on EVCs - click here Curb walking reel - click here Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula
Fri, February 24, 2023
S1 EP 14: Tearing during childbirth, stitches, healing and prevention
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 1, episode 14 all about tearing, stitches and healing. In this episode I'm chatting about just how common tearing during childbirth is - but how it's really nothing to fear (yes you read that right!). We'll also discuss caring for tears, stitches and preventing tearing. Links mentioned in the episode: Podcast ep "The Evidence on Prenatal Perineal Massage" - click here "Perineal massage benefits in reducing perineal trauma" study - click here "Perineal techniques during the second stage of labour for reducing perineal trauma" Cochrane review - click here Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula
Fri, February 17, 2023
S1 EP 13: The golden hour - what happens immediately after giving birth?
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 1, episode 13 all about the golden hour. In this episode I'm chatting about what happens immediately after giving birth - from cord clamping to placenta birth, vitamin K to initiating feeding we cover those initial considerations you want to be planing for once your babe is Earthside. **Huge apologies for the blunt ending of this episode - the file corrupted which lost the last few minutes and the outro and I didn't realise until it had uploaded Links mentioned in the episode: TBU virtual birth festival - join the group Wait for White website - click here Sara Wickham Vitamin K resources - click here Newborn breast crawl - watch here Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula
Wed, February 15, 2023
S1 EP 12: How hypnobirthing helped when the system meddled with my first birth
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 1, episode 12. In this episode I'm talking through my first birth story from almost 5 years ago. I prepared with hypnobirthing and used it to get me through what turned out to be an incredibly frustrating birth experience. On paper it looked positive but the way the system continuously meddled left me with a lot to handle - come find out how hypnobirthing helped, and what I would do differently if I knew then what I know now! Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula
Fri, January 13, 2023
S1 EP 11: Birth rights, decision making tools & finding up to date, reputable research!
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 1, episode 11, the first podcast of 2023! ahhh exciting, it feels good to be back. In this episode I'm chatting about birth rights, we discuss your rights in pregnancy and birth, how to make decisions and navigate advocating for those decisions, how to find reputable up to date research and loads more. It's a juicy episode full of truth bombs that hopefully get you thinking. Links mentioned in the episode: Instagram accounts - @emma_ashworth_birth_rights / @birthbetter / @drsarawickham Websites - https://www.birthrights.org.uk/ https://www.aims.org.uk/ https://evidencebasedbirth.com/ sarawickham.com Books - Your no guilt pregnancy plan - Rebecca Schiller Why human rights in childbirth matter - Rebecca Schiller The AIMS guide to your rights in pregnancy and birth - AIMS Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoyed the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula
Fri, December 16, 2022
S1 EP 10: Merry Christmas chat, the best festive non alcoholic booze, listener Q&A and more!
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 1, episode 10, the final podcast of 2023! ahhh. I'm chatting about all sorts in this episode, it starts with a little chat about Christmas whilst preggo, the best non alcoholic booze for the festive season as recommended by my followers on Insta, there's also a lil listener Q&A which includes questions on inductions, attending births, balancing self employed life with family life and my journey to birthwork. The Doula's Guide To... will be back Friday 13th Jan with brand new episodes so click the follow button to never miss an ep. Thank you so much to everybody who has supported the podcast so far this year, I massively appreciate it :) Links mentioned in the episode: JUST YOU WAIT post - https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl0ead8ATsZ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Big Babies link - https://www.sarawickham.com/articles-2/induction-for-big-baby/ Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoy the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7pm so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula
Fri, December 09, 2022
S1 EP 09: Queer fertility support with Deva - Braw Birth (importance, barriers, impacts & lived experiences)
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 1, episode 9 our first episode with a guest! In this ep we're talking all things Queer fertility support with the lovely Deva also known as Braw Birth. Deva discusses her own lived experiences of navigating fertility services within a queer relationship, why outside support may be important for those going through a fertility journey, barriers faced, implications on pregnancy and parenthood and much more. It's a really interesting and insightful chat and I hope you enjoy it! Deva's links: Instagram: @braw_birth Website: https://www.brawbirth.co.uk Workshops: https://www.brawbirth.co.uk/workshoptrainingsandclasses/workshops Queer Antenatal Classes: https://www.brawbirth.co.uk/workshoptrainingsandclasses/classes Fertility doula support: https://www.brawbirth.co.uk/fertility-doula-support Pregnancy doula support: https://www.brawbirth.co.uk/pregnancy-doula-support Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoy the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7pm so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula
Fri, December 02, 2022
S1 EP 08: Breathing techniques for birth (and beyond!)
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 1, episode 8 chatting all things breathing! In this episode we'll be talking about the 2 main breathing techniques you can use during the first and second stage of labour to deal with the sensations, distract your mind and release tension. Enjoy! Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoy the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out! New episodes are out every Friday at 7pm so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula
Fri, November 25, 2022
S1 EP 07: Creating a birth plan (w free downloadable birth plan template)
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 1, episode 7 all about creating a birth plan! In this episode I'll be guiding you through creating a birth plan that suits YOU, make sure you download the free birth plan template linked below to get started. I'll talk you through everything I recommend including and how to find the information you might need to make informed decisions around how you want your birth to go as well as planning for different scenarios and possibilities. Links mentioned in the episode: Download your birth plan template: click here Foetal Scalp Electrode info: click here CTG info (head to the conclusion section for a summary): click here Vitamin K info: click here Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoy the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out on an episode! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula
Wed, November 23, 2022
Bonus ep: Giving birth in a midwifery crisis.
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast bonus episode all about giving birth during a midwifery crisis. In this episode I just wanted to share my top 3 tips for preparing to give birth in the current climate, I know there's a lot of noise in the media about the crisis so hopefully this episode can put your mind at ease a little bit. Some of my favourite resources for getting informed: https://www.aims.org.uk/ https://www.sarawickham.com/ Books: Your No Guilt Pregnancy Plan - Rebecca Schiller Why Did No One Tell Me This? - Ash Spivak and Natalia Hailes Your Rights in Pregnancy and Birth - AIMS guide Giving Birth To Your Baby - AIMS guide Informed Is Best - Amy Brown Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoy the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out on an episode! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula
Fri, November 18, 2022
S1 EP 06: Pain relief and coping mechanisms for labour
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 1, episode 6 pharmacological and non pharmacological pain relief and coping mechanisms for labour! In this episode we'll be talking about the different things you may be offered to help deal with the sensations of labour as well as the things you can try to help you cope with your contractions. From epidurals to aromatherapy, we cover it all and delve deep into the pros, cons, risks and benefits of each option. Link mentioned in the episode: STUDY: Women’s experiences of pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain relief methods for labour and childbirth: a qualitative systematic review - https://evidence.nihr.ac.uk/alert/better-pain-relief-for-women-in-labour/ Hip squeeze video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYcOl0G_Ltw TENS Machine discount via BABYCARE TENS: Use code 10DUNGAREE here - https://babycaretens.com/?afmc=10DUNGAREE Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoy the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out on an episode! New episodes are out every Wednesday at 7pm so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula
Fri, November 11, 2022
S1 EP 05: My positive home birth story - baby Juniper
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast. In this bonus episode I share my positive home birth story of my daughter Juniper. To celebrate the return of The Doula's Guide to... I wanted to drop a lil extra episode this week and inject some oxytocin boosting positivity with my personal experience of giving birth at home at the end of the 2021 lockdowns, I hope you enjoy listening and please do get in touch if you'd like to record your own birth story for the podcast! Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoy the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out on an episode! New episodes are out every Friday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula
Thu, November 10, 2022
S1 EP 04: Choosing where to give birth - home / hospital / midwife led unit?
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 1, episode 4 all about choosing where to give birth and optimising the environment! In this episode we'll be talking about your options when it comes to deciding where to give birth, the pros and cons of each choice and how to decide which one suits you best, I'll also be giving you my top tips for different scenarios or circumstances you may be faced with in regards to each birth place. Statistics and study referenced: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30063-8/fulltext Link to birth plan template: https://www.thedungareedoula.co.uk/resources Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoy the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out on an episode! New episodes are out every Wednesday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula
Wed, August 17, 2022
S1 EP 03: The stages of labour - how you might experience birth & my top tips
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 1, episode 3 all about the stages of labour! In this episode we'll be talking about what is actually going on when we give birth, how you might experience it and some top tips for each stage. Obviously everybody experiences labour in a unique way but this is a nice introductory general overview. Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoy the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out on an episode! New episodes are out every Wednesday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula
Wed, August 10, 2022
S1 EP 02: Building up a positive birth mindset - why and how?
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 1, episode 2 all about building up a positive birth mindset! In this episode we'll be talking about why our mindset around birth is a little skewed, why it's important to build up a positive birth mindset, what the science says to support this practice and how you can get started! Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoy the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out on an episode! New episodes are out every Wednesday at 7am so stick around. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula
Wed, August 03, 2022
S1 EP 01: Hypnobirthing! Wtf is it and how can you get started?
Welcome to The Doula's Guide to Podcast, season 1, episode 1 all about Hypnobirthing! In this episode we'll be talking about what Hypnobirthing is, the different ways you can practice, and i'll give you some top tips to get started. Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses : thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse Use code 'PODCAST' for 20% off! Love the podcast? support me by leaving a tip via buy me a ko-fi: click here Book a Power Hour : click here If you enjoy the episode please give it a like, review and click follow so you never miss out on an episode! New episodes are out every Wednesday at 7am, join us next week when we'll be discussing how and why to build up a positive birth mindset. Connect with me: thedungareedoula.co.uk instagram.com/thedungareedoula facebook.com/thedungareedoula
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