The Blossoming Doula
Blossoming with you along your journey while encouraging and supporting you to have the birth experience you desire!
Why the name The Blossoming Doula?
‘The Blossoming Doula’ speaks of my journey as a Maiden who is blossoming into a Doula. As I navigate this path and build my knowledge along the journey, I envision myself like a flower growing and ready to blossom; being reborn. I have always felt a strong connection to nature and the beauty of flowers, receiving them is certainly one of my love languages (hint hint nudge nudge).
It also describes how I see the journey a Mother embarks on during her pregnancy. Not only is she growing life inside of her body she is also the embodiment of life itself. As she blossoms from Maiden to Mother I walk alongside her, witnessing her magic, and as we learn from each other, we blossom together.
Packages
These offers aim to:
Increase clients’ confidence and preparedness for birth and parenting, by creating a safe space where they are free to express any concerns.
Support clients with answers to any questions about pregnancy, childbirth, the health system and parenthood.
Reduce social isolation, by building trusted personal relationships and connecting clients to appropriate professional and social support services.
Support bonding during early parenting, by visiting parent/s and baby after birth and continuing to provide emotional and practical support, such as feeding advice and information.
Birth & Postnatal Support
The ultimate support package where you will receive from me 3 pre-natal sessions, continuous support throughout labour and birth (home/hospital), 2x post-natal sessions, including a birth debrief.
During this support you can expect birth education and understanding of the physiology behind it, working through any blockages or fears, partner and birth team support, labour techniques, optimal positioning, breathwork and birth planning. I go on call for you from 38 weeks, which means I am available for you 24/7 in this period. Continuous support throughout your labour and birth, at home and hospital. During postpartum I will come to visit you with some yummy nourishing snacks, assist with light house cleaning duties, care for baby while you sleep, shower or want some time to just have both arms free, including a birth debrief and or just be a friend to chat to and bring you hot cups of tea, chocolate and biccies.
Value - $1350
Extended Postnatal Care
This package focuses around the 4 postpartum pillars of the Fourth Trimester: Support, Rest, Recovery and Nourishment.
I will provide 12-hours of support within the first six weeks following baby’s transition to home based on your needs. This can help to establish bonding, feeding and good self-care practices. Assistance with connection to other professional and social support services if required. This could look like attending the shops with you, going for a walk, practice using public transport, light meal prep, light house cleaning duties, minding baby while you take a shower or make phone calls or just being company for you and bub.
Value - $720
($60per hour minimum 2 hours each visit)
Custom Package
Every woman, birth and situation is different. What you want matters to me, and together we will keep you centre of your experience, whatever that may look like.
A custom plan might look like: Caesarean birth, Vaginal Birth after Caesarean (VBAC), Home birth, returning client, birth support only, virtual support, support through adoption, support through an abortion or miscarriage, extra prenatal visits, or extended postnatal care to your birth and postnatal package.
Refresher
Sometimes all you need is the tools.
A one off 3hr session where we cover birth education and understanding of the physiology behind it, partner support, labour techniques, optimal positioning, breathwork and birth planning.
Value - $180
Please note: I am not permitted to drive clients to the hospital when in labour or provide childcare for clients at any time when the client is not present.
"Rach was an absolutely fantastic doula for us. Her energy and enthusiasm around the process was wonderful, as was her presence and reassurance during the birth itself. Rach listened carefully to our wishes for the birth, respected them and worked to support them throughout the process. She was open and curious about the birth, something which matched what we wanted perfectly.
My partner described her as the best investment we could possibly have made at the time, and for me (the birthing partner) knowing that I and he would be supported by Rach throughout our time made such an incredible difference to our experience.I’d be more than comfortable recommending Rach to any friends or family going through the process in the future, she was truly wonderful.”— SP.
Rachael is a very friendly and easy-going person, yet very professional when it comes to her duties as a doula. It was easy to approach and engage her. She is a good listener, and she has an open-minded approach. She ensured that I feel comfortable sharing my previous birth story with her, actively listened to my fear and concerns and assisted me to develop strategies to address them. She offered very helpful specific suggestions for me to consider. I found that she is genuinely caring about her clients. During labour, she encouraged my husband to massage me, and it provided immediate relief to my back pain. Overall, it was the best decision to engage her as a doula for the birth of my second baby.
She was perfect for me!
- YJ.
To our wonderful doula Rach!
Thank you so much for being you! And being by our side to help us birth our beautiful baby girl. We couldn’t of had asked for a more incredible experience. It was made possible because of your kindness, generosity and passion.
You will forever be a special person in our lives.
- KR.
