VIRTUAL POST-NATAL SUPPORT is: £15 ph by phone/text/video chat
Things I can help you with as your Virtual Doula:
I can assist with providing emotional support to you, feeding techniques settling & winding techniques and Baby Massage instruction
Please note that an initial Video chat is needed to confirm ID and any health concerns before we proceed to any length of committed hours (Free 20 minute chat)
"We are just so grateful to have benefited from her kindness, sensitivity, calm, experience and empathy. She has been our Mary Poppins!" Leza
I am based in St Day. I will travel up to 45 minutes to 1 hour to support you.
As your Doula I can:
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hold your baby while you catch up on sleep
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assist with breastfeeding support/bottle feeding
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cook/prepare food for you and your family
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wash up, tidy, wash and dry/fold clothes, go shopping for you
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include Baby Massage and Post-Natal Yoga as part of my support to you
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support you for 8-10 weeks post partum, however sometimes support families up to 4 mths and beyond. I am open to supporting families with older children.
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be there to lend a caring ear for any concerns you may have, and generally lift you up, and leave you smiling when I leave.
I have contact numbers for various providers/therapists in the area.
I have been known to entertain older siblings...!
My general availability is as follows (in person):
Please contact me to discuss your individual needs
I do sometimes run Post-natal Mum & Baby Yoga classes once a week (but these do not run continuously) and sometimes run a monthly support group for parents to be and new parents - which you are welcome to attend.
My support to you:
I usually support families over a period of 8 -10 weeks after the birth of your baby.
However, depending on my availability I have supported families for up to 4 months. I am open to helping families with older babies/children too, so please just ask!
I am registered as a Post-Natal Doula under ‘Doula UK’
All Post-Natal Doula Packages include optional: Baby Massage / Post-Natal Yoga
Baby Massage - learn ‘tummy massage’ to ease colic/wind/constipation....
Post-Natal Yoga - Gentle poses to ease achy neck and shoulders! work on your core strength, and pelvic floor
POST-NATAL PACKAGES (in person):
8 hours support: £160
(£20 ph)
This block of hours is to be used over 2 visits, in one week. It may be possible to use this block over two weeks subject to availability.
16 hours support: £310
This block of hours are usually used over the course of approximately 2 to 3 weeks. Most clients book me for 3 sessions, of 4 hour blocks per week in the first two weeks, then reduce to two times per week etc….3 hour blocks may be possible if you live locally.
32 hours support: £600
This block of hours are usually used over the course of approximately 3 to 5 weeks. Most clients book me for 3 sessions, of 4 hour blocks per week in the first two weeks, then reduce to two times per week etc….3 hour blocks may be possible if you live locally.
Other POST-NATAL options:
£22 per hour ‘ad-hoc’ Post-Natal Support, booked in 4 hour blocks at a time.
I will drive up to 40 mins drive from Farnham.
3 hour blocks may be possible if you live locally
Includes ‘tummy and colic routine’ baby massage tuition if required. Parking fees may apply if applicable.
VIRTUAL POST-NATAL SUPPORT: £15 ph by phone/text/video chat
Night Doula support:
I can occasionally offer one overnight stay, on either a Friday or Saturday night with prior arrangement.
BOOKING - It is advisable to book your support with me as far as you can in advance. This secures an approximate start date in my diary (there is flexibility on this obviously as this is dependent on babys arrival!) and means you have peace of mind.
We can meet for a chat to discuss your needs. I will then write up a short Contract between us. Don't worry! it's a simple agreement between us to detail my support to you.
If you need immediate support and I have availability, please choose from the above package options/ad hoc support.
If support is booked more than a month in advance, a non refundable deposit is payable on booking - This secures my support to you/dates in my diary as sometimes I have other clients wishing to book me around the same time as you.
The deposit amount is usually equivalent to 8-12 hours of support. If I need to cancel my support with you, due to unforseen circumstances, then your deposit will be refunded.
***GIFT VOUCHERS***
If you would like to gift a couple of hours Post-Natal Doula support to a Mummy, please contact me using the contact page on my website.
Lovely words from clients:
Nikki was wonderful in the postnatal period – not only in the first week, but in all subsequent weeks since then – It is now 8 weeks later and Nikki still provides me with post natal support twice weekly. She has been a really valuable source of support, a kind and supportive person who I have been lucky enough to be able to lean on following the birth. This has been particularly crucial for me, both as a new mum, but also because I have no other direct family support here in Farnham...
We are just so grateful that we have benefited from her kindness, sensitivity, calm, experience and empathy. She has been our Mary Poppins! Leza
Nikki is in her calling as a doula. She is so engaged with children.... She is like a baby-whisperer, and can keep the baby calm where others can't. She's a complete natural!
She's a big researcher and reader who listens and learns from others experiences too. This is evident in the way her knowledge and her way of communicating. Her advice is delicately given, never preached, or given when unwanted. Nikki is an extremely empathetic person and she really helps by connecting and sharing personal experience.
This helps you feel able to trust and talk to her as she is so genuine. I always feel that this isn't just a job for her, and that she genuinely cares and wants to help. She goes above and beyond by offering advice through messages. Her help is always given with consideration to your parenting style. My baby Albert absolutely adores her too ❤ Juliet