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Who are the experts?

The Doula Element 18th May 2018 18th September 2018

“Experts” in infant feeding come storming into the media with their well versed opinions on how they think babies should be fed, by which means …

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Just ‘Being’ A Doula

The Doula Element 20th July 2014 10th January 2018

Cheshire Birth and Postnatal Doula Nikki Mather, talks about her visit to Paramana Doula with Michel Odent and Liliana Lammers and just ‘being’ a doula. …

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The Curse of the Baby Whisperers

The Doula Element 28th March 2014 28th March 2014

In society today there is such a huge difference when it comes to parenting styles in a variety of different communities. Should we be falling …

"After two of my close friends used Nikki and highly recommended her I knew she was the right doula for us!
Nikki has supported us throughout our pregnancy and is still supporting us 3 months after the arrival of our baby boy. We don’t know where we’d be without her help!
I had an elective c-section after finding out our baby was breech. Although this wasn’t the birth I had envisioned Nikki helped us to navigate the nhs to make the experience a personable and positive one.
After the arrival of our baby boy Nikki has helped us with breastfeeding support, sleep and lots of ridiculous questions we’ve had about looking after a new baby for the very first time!
Without Nikki’s support there’s not a shadow of a doubt I would have been able to continue breastfeeding. We encountered a number of problems including tongue tie and post birth tension. Nikki assessed what was happening and with careful planning and feeding support got us back on track! For this I will be forever grateful! She’s been super responsive to our needs and has bent over backwards to make sure we were supported. Her knowledge and experience is fantastic and we can’t recommend her enough!"
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