With a gift voucher they can chose what they would find most useful: a 1-2-1 workshop, 3 hours of support or a package of hours for regular support.

• Work colleagues – something useful they will really appreciate
• Employers – to show you value them while they are on maternity leave
• Family – when you don’t live nearby & can’t help out regularly
• Friends – you’d really love to help out, but you don’t have the time

1-2-1 postnatal support will be tailored around YOU, to provide what you need. This could be regular practical support in the home or it could be to provide more emotional support & guidance. The support will be guided by you, & may include these:

• Practical support around the house
• Emotional support
• Guidance to find your feet as a 1st time mum
• Finding your ‘village’
• Breastfeeding
• Understanding their sleep
• Pelvic floor & exercise
• Starting solids
• Returning to work

1-2-1 antenatal support will be tailored around YOU, to provide what you need. Practical support in the later weeks of pregnancy can be really useful to help you get tasks done & ready for your new arrival. We can also work together to look at your postnatal period. Like your Birth Preferences or Birth Plan, it’s a good to think about your Postnatal Plan & look at who & what’s available in your own ‘village’ & make sure things are in place to make you feel safe, supported & empowered. Antenatal support will be guided by you, & may include these:

• Practical support around the house
• Emotional support
• Preparing for birth
• Preparing for the postnatal period
• Breastfeeding workshop

An antenatal Breastfeeding Workshop which can be delivered as a 1-2-1 or in a small group.

Hi, I’m Katina & I became a Mum for the first time in 2009, 6 weeks after moving to Portishead. It had been a long 4 years on our journey to become parents & we felt so lucky. In 2011 we were blessed with our surprise 2nd addition to the family. Two boys within 22 months, a bit of a whirlwind after waiting so long.

Soon after having my first baby it became clear that the support you have around you makes a huge difference. I found support from other mums I met at local parent & baby groups. I then discovered a love for volunteering for both Cafe Mamma & NCT. I’m currently still volunteering as a Breastfeeding Peer Supporter & also run Baby & Me, a parent support group, alongside Gordano Valley Church & Portishead Children’s Centre.

As a parent you’re always looking for good information in amongst everything you see online & everything you’re told by well meaning family, friends & even strangers. It’s also a time where you could do with that extra pair of hands & also a non-judgmental listening ear. A doula can help you work through all this information & help support you in your own choices. Doulas have the time to listen & are available to offer this kind of support.

• Parent Support Group Leader – Baby & Me – since March 2019
• Founder of Portishead Parent website – since February 2016
• Partnership Group Member – Portishead Children’s Centre – since 2012
• Breastfeeding Peer Supporter – Cafe Mamma – since December 2009

Training & Experience

• Listening Skills – November 2020
• First Aid at Work  – September 2020
• Holistic Sleep Coaching Mini Course – June 2020
• Adore Your Pelvic Floor Training – June 2020
• Connect 5 Mental Health Training – January 2020
• DBS Enhanced Certificate – November 2019
• Applied Suicide Intervention Training – October 2019
• Mental Health First Aid – September 2019
• Birth Bliss Academy Aspiring Doula Foundation Course – January 2017
• NCT Star Awards – South West Regional Winner – Parent Support – 2016
• Breastfeeding Peer Support Training Course – Real Baby Milk – December 2012
• Parent Support Co-ordinator & other roles – NCT North Somerset Branch – 2010 – 2019
• Breastfeeding Peer Support Training – Portishead Community Midwifes – November 2009