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Hand in Hand Support Packages

Leeds Birth Doula

 

Birth Support Package

My birth package is designed help you feel prepared during pregnancy and gain confidence in your ability to have a positive birth experience. My support aims to empower you and ensure your voice is heard, whatever your choices are. 

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What support might look like:

  • ​A safe space to discuss your feelings and worries, including previous birth traumas

  • Guidance to make informed decisions around labour and birth

  • Discussing birth choices and putting together your birth plan/preferences

  • Help with putting together a postpartum or breastfeeding plan 

  • ​Discussions around the Physiology of birth

  • Help navigating maternity services and ensuring you know your rights

  • Advocacy during medical appointments

  • Debriefing following medical appointments

  • Support during your labour and birth, at home or in hospital

  • Keeping in mind your birth plan and helping you to achieve it

  • Protecting your birth space and advocating for you where needed

  • Ensuring you have time and space to bond with baby and/or have your first breastfeed following birth

  • Taking photos and videos 

  • Protecting the golden hour if needed

  • Signposting to relevant services and evidence-based resources

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Birth Preparation 

My birth preparation support is perfect if you want to feel prepared and confident prior to your birth but don't want a Doula present at your birth

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What support might look like:

  • ​A safe space to discuss your feelings and worries, including previous birth traumas

  • Guidance to make informed decisions around labour and birth

  • Discussing birth choices and putting together your birth plan/preferences

  • ​Discussions around the physiology of birth

  • Help navigating maternity services and ensuring you know your rights

  • Advocacy during medical appointments

  • Debriefing following medical appointments

  • Signposting to relevant services and evidence-based resources

  • Help with putting together a postpartum or breastfeeding plan 

Package Includes:

  • ​3 Antenatal sessions (up to 2 hours per session)

  • On call from 38 weeks until your baby is born

  • Support during your labour and birth, at home or in hospital

  • 1 Postnatal session during the first 2 weeks following birth (up to 2 hours) 

  • Phone, text and email support from booking up to 8 weeks postpartum

  • Hand in Hand parent resource pack and access to my library

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Price £1400

Payment plans available 

Package Includes:

  • ​3 Antenatal sessions (up to 2 hours per session)

  • 1 Postpartum session (up to 2 hours)

  • Phone, text and email support from booking up to 8 weeks postpartum

  • Hand in Hand parent resource pack and access to my library

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Price £400

Payment plans available 

 

Postpartum Doula Package

My postpartum package is designed to ensure you are feeling emotionally and physically well as you start your transition to parenthood. I want to get that Oxytocin flowing to help you feel calm, confident and connected to your new baby. 

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​​​​What support might look like:

  • ​A safe space to discuss your feelings and to debrief your birth

  • Encouragement and emotional support

  • Reassurance around normal baby behaviours and how to recognise baby’s cues

  • Sharing knowledge of bonding with your baby

  • Making light meals

  • Light household chores, such as hoovering or washing

  • Looking after baby whilst you sleep, shower or just have some alone time

  • Feeding support

  • Support to overcome early challenges and difficulties

  • Caring for other children or pets

  • Signposting to relevant services and resources

Package Includes:

  • 1 Antenatal session (up to 2 hours per session) to plan your postpartum support.

  • 5 Postpartum sessions (up to 2 hours per session). These can start as soon as needed, up to 12 weeks postpartum

  • Phone, text and email support for up to 12 weeks postpartum

  • Hand in Hand parent resource pack and access to my library​

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Package price £500

​Pay as you go support available at £35 per hour (minimum 2 hours)

Payment plans available

Baby's Clutch
Leeds Breastfeeding Support

Breastfeeding Support Package

My breastfeeding package combines information and advice, with reassurance and encouragement.  The Support I provide will help you initiate breastfeeding and achieve your feeding goals

What support might look like:

  • A safe space to discuss your feelings and worries, including previous breastfeeding trauma/grief

  • ​Hand expressing and harvesting Colostrum in pregnancy.

  • Discussion around birth preferences and how this can influence your breastfeeding journey

  • Putting together a breastfeeding plan

  • A full breastfeeding assessment at each visit

  • Encouragement and emotional support

  • Reassurance and advice around normal baby behaviours and how to recognise baby’s cues

  • Positioning and attachment techniques

  • Support to overcome early breastfeeding challenges and difficulties (e.g. Sore nipples)

  • Education on things like milk production, how to protect your milk supply and what normal breastfeeding looks like

  • Giving you the skills to identify an effective breastfeed and confidence in knowing your baby is getting enough breast milk

  • Advice on pumping, storing breastmilk and bottle feeding (if applicable)

  • Signposting to relevant services and evidence based resources

Breastfeeding Preparation 

My breastfeeding preparation support will help you build on your knowledge of infant feeding and help you feel prepared and confident for the initiation of breastfeeding

What may be discussed during the sessions:

  • Your feelings and worries, including previous breastfeeding trauma/grief

  • ​Hand expressing and harvesting Colostrum in pregnancy.

  • Birth preferences and how these can influence your breastfeeding journey

  • The Golden hour and baby's first breast feed

  • Putting together a breastfeeding plan

  • Normal baby behaviours and how to recognise baby’s cues

  • Positioning and attachment techniques

  • Possible early breastfeeding challenges and difficulties (e.g. Sore nipples)

  • Milk production, how to protect your milk supply and what normal breastfeeding looks like

  • How to identify an effective breastfeed and know your baby is getting enough breast milk

  • Pumping, storing breastmilk and bottle feeding (if applicable)

  • Signposting to relevant services and evidence - based resources

Package includes:

  • 2 Antenatal sessions (up to 2 hours per session)

  • 4 Postpartum sessions (up to 2 hours per session). These can start as soon as needed, up to 12 weeks postpartum

  • Phone, text and email support in between sessions and for up to 12 weeks postpartum

  • Hand in Hand parent resource pack and access to my breastfeeding books

  • Pump loan (if applicable)​

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​​Package price £500

​Pay as you go support available at £35 per hour (2 hours minimum)

Payment plans available 

Package Includes:

  • 3 Antenatal sessions (up to 2 hours per session)

  • Phone, text and email support for up to 12 weeks postpartum

  • Hand in Hand parent resource pack and access to my breastfeeding books

 

 

 

Package price £250

​Pay as you go support available postpartum at £35 per hour (minimum 2 hours) 

Payment plans available

Payment plans are available. Discounts available for booking more than one package. If you would like to talk about a customised package to suit your needs, then please get in touch.

I live in Guiseley, Leeds and typically cover the areas of West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire, within an hours drive. If you live outside these areas and would like support please do get in touch so we can discuss.
Areas covered include Guiseley, Menston, Baildon, Ilkley, Otley, Leeds, Bradford, Wetherby, Wakefield, Halifax, Hebden Bridge, Huddersfield, Skipton, Aireborough, Wharfedale, Tadcaster, Garforth, Pudsey, Horsforth, Dewsbury, Mirfield,  Sowerby Bridge, Castleford, Kirklees, Calderdale, Harrogate, Knaresborough, Ripon, Selby, York, Thirsk, Settle

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