Hello! I’m Susannah. I’m an experienced former midwife, postnatal doula, budding parenting author and Mum of two primary school aged children. ​ It's my role to support you emotionally and physically during your transition to parenthood, helping you navigate any bumps in the road from your baby’s birth through toddler hood such as feeding or sleeping issues, whilst providing hands-on domestic help. 

POSTNATAL SUPPORT

OLDER BABIES & TODDLERS

SELECTIVE MUTISM

 
My midwifery background gives me great breadth and depth of experience. I’ve personally delivered around 150 babies, including twins, been present at hundreds more normal births, assisted at many instrumental deliveries and caesarean sections, including as theatre scrub nurse/midwife. I have cared for many hundreds more women during labour and assisted over a thousand Mums in the postnatal period, as well as providing care for small and premature babies.  
 
The internet and social media are awash with opinions, judgement, trends and pseudo-science.  I can help you filter out the reliable from the unreliable research and the helpful from the unhelpful advice, whilst providing you with parenting strategies that are consistent with your own values.

Once you become a mother, your life will never be the same again. This can seem terrifying; but in reality, parenting will force you through the kind of personal growth you didn’t know existed and make you want to be the best person you can possibly be. Unfortunately, you may feel a bit like you have been chewed up and spat out several times along the way, but it's all part of a learning process that will make you a stronger, better person. Let me help you make sense of all the changes in your life and adjust to your new identity.

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During the pandemic I am mainly only taking on repeat postnatal clients and providing SM support remotely. New postnatal clients really require face to face to support as I need to physically see babies feeding, plus there are too many things that can be missed by phone such as escalating PND symptoms or babies not thriving. For repeat postnatal clients, I aim to see you at least once in person when case numbers and restrictions permit, but as we know each other well, it is less likely that things will be overlooked if the majority of your appointments are by telehealth. We can FaceTime, call, Zoom or Skype - whatever is your preference. I am vaccinated against COVID-19, wear a KN95 mask and do not unnecessarily hold or handle your baby. I am not staying on to help around the house after consults at present to reduce our exposure time to each other. In good weather, we will chat in your garden whenever possible if you are up to it. My own teens are vaccinated and tested at any sign of respiratory illness to reduce the risk to your family.

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