Local info and availability: Most of Northamptonshire & Rutland, parts of Leicestershire, Bedfordshire, & Buckinghamshire. Anywhere within an hour’s drive of NN9.
Hello lovely mama-to-be,
When you’re looking for a Doula, it’s nice to have a connection with someone, expecially as you’re inviting them into a very special time in your lives. So I thought I should tell you a little about myself to give you a feel for whether you might ike me to support you.
I live in a tiny village between Kettering and Wellingborough with my other half and two daughters. We had the same Doula for both our girls’ amazing births. The profound impact she had on my birthing experiences inspired me to become a Doula. We lived in London for many years. After much deliberation and soul-searching, we left the city for Northamptonshire in 2014. Best decision ever! We have two rescue cats and I’m in negotiations to get a dog one day.
I worked in various corporate operational roles for many years before becoming a mother. Everything changed for me after that, as it does. Supporting women and their partners to have called to me. I took a career sabbatical and trained as a Hypnobirthing Instructor with Marie Mongan’s HypnoBirthing Institute, a Breastfeeding Counsellor with La Leche League GB, and as a Doula with Michel Odent and Lilliana Lammers. I teach The Wise Hippo suite of pregnancy and birth programmes – they are awesome! I founded AmazingBirth.co.uk in 2015 to support women & their partners, and LOVE my job. I also run the Northamptonshire Positive Birth Movement.
These days my life revolves around bumps, births, babies, and my little family. I adore supporting women and nurturing them in a compassionate, respectful, and non-judgemental way on their birthing and mothering journeys; hospital, home, MLU, Vaginal, C-Section, and any other place or way to birth that is the right decision for you.
Often men feel like they have nothing to offer to their labouring partner, so it’s a joy to help them see what a wonderful support they can be, should they choose to have a more active role.
You can find out some more about me and the services I offer on my website, and I’m always happy to chat and answer any questions on the phone or by email.
Marie xx