I met Akemi only a week before she gave birth but her birth was one of the most transformative births I have attended as a doula. Here’s her story from my perspective as her [...]
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Moving your body in labour is also part of the process of moving into and accepting the labour journey. It’s an amazing transition, that moment where a woman walks up and down stairs in early labour and notices that the activity makes the contractions longer and more intense. She may resist doing this knowing what it brings, but then I gently remind her that the longer the contraction, the more effectively it is working to open her up to give birth to her baby. She has a moment where she realises that she has to move through and into the intensity in order to meet her baby. Avoiding that intensity or distracting oneself from it, can make labour longer and [...] I could call myself a baby planner, I guess, but my vision for Mumatopia is so much bigger than that. I don’t want to just offer a service which is a quick fix to busy mothers, I want to offer a service which makes a difference to their physical and emotional wellbeing in the long-term. As someone who suffered from postnatal depression and anxiety following childbirth, I know how important it is to have a support network around you during this [...] In April only when you book a combined package with Mumatopia and Live Organic Health we are also offering the following bonus [...] I’m always a tad nervous calling people out of the blue but it was nice to be the bearer of good news. I was calling a new client to let her know that her work had gifted her a postnatal care package. She looked through the options on the website and decided on 3 visits from me to cook meals and do some light housework and 2 visits from my partner Julie Williams, from Live Organic Health to meet her postnatal therapy needs. Julie and I had only just recently started offering a combined postnatal therapy and support package so we were really excited to have our first client together. [...] In his book The Scientification of Love, Odent points out that there are many factors in modern maternity care that inhibit the birthing process. Modern hospitals have adapted somewhat but the changes are usually cosmetic: ie. prettier curtains, and calming paint colours on the walls. [...] Mumatopia is hosting support groups for mums-to-be and new mums at The Ellenborough Room, Precious Packages, 17 Ellenborough Street, Ipswich, starting in February 2010 and operating monthly from February to October 2011. The group meeting will start at [...] A lot of people ask me what’s the difference between having a doula and a follow through midwife or even sometimes a doula and a midwife. So, I thought I might take the opportunity to clarify the role of a doula to show just how doulas can make a difference in labour and [...] How are women supposed to think of birth as normal and achievable if all they hear are horror stories of forceps, vacuum extractors and undignified, unsupported labours with women forced to lie on their backs, legs spread for all the world to see? The beautiful birth I had with my last baby (after two previous caesarean sections—one emergency and one elective) is such a rare experience in the private sector, let alone the public sector. [...] Next Saturday, Mumatopia is joining forces with Fordicia and Precious Packages at the Ipswich Baby, Toddler and Child Expo. Baby expos are a terrific way to gather information on products and services available to families in the local community. Stop by and say gidday, enter our free raffle, and learn all about the benefits of having a doula at your birth, hypnobirthing, and Precious Packages wonderful new baby [...] |
   
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