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Your Birth Bestie Doula Jewels

Birth & Postpartum Doula | Ballarat, regional VIC & Melbourne
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06/05/2024

8 days ago I ran a full marathon 🏃🏻‍♀️
Yes 42km.
42 crazy kilometres 🤪
A bloody long way.
I really wanted a sub 4hr time.
But at 25km in with a double stitch under both lungs (& myself walking at this stage) I actually was telling myself “it’s ok Jewels - let’s call it a day. You’re too sore. Too done. This isn’t fun anymore”.

Your followers will respect the decision.
Your family will understand.
You have nothing to prove.

Except I did.
To me.

And I was fooling myself into thinking I wouldn’t have cared if I didn’t finish but bloody hell I wasn’t in my frontal thinking brain … I was in “transition labour brain - I’m not pushing this baby out anymore type thinking”.

It’s not by accident that my girlfriend who’s a midwife was the one to talk myself down at this stage 🥹 Yep I’m on the phone pleading for her to tell me it’s ok to give up. She knew I’d hit the “runners wall” & was spiraling.
She was like Jewels - “you’ve come too far. You’re finishing this. It’s ok for it to hurt. Acknowledge it girl, embrace it & try work with this pain. You’ve got this”.

Far out she was pretty much telling me to surrender & keep rolling. Damn. I wanted out lol
At the time I think I just managed “Ok I’ll try” but her words did something.
They validated where I was.
They didn’t let me get off so easily.
She knew I needed this support.
Kylie seriously thank you 🙏🏻 wish we had got a photo at the finish together.
She was one of my “doulas” to look after me last week during that run. (I’ll share my other angel in a future post)

I know SO MANY of you have followed my running journey. Thank you for the support & excitement.
Next up - Melbourne Marathon Nov 2024 🫡
(Crazy stupid maybe but I’m turning 40 this year so going all in on life!)

Ps. I bring a lot of the mindset work I do to my birth clients. It’s so similar. You don’t need to be a runner. I just need a tiny spark of I want to have a crack at this birth thing jewels 😉😉 and I got you.
Final positions for 2024 being finalised- email is best 💗

23/04/2024

Last week I spoke with a beautiful first time couple who were considering changing their care model because their private obstetrician started talking about booking in for a c-section when there were no valid reasons why 🤷🏻‍♀️

So far pregnancy was:
✔️smooth sailing
✔️mum is fit, well & strong
✔️baby is head down
✔️no known risk factors

My jaw dropped to the ground 😩 truly didn’t make sense why a spontaneous vaginal birth wasn’t being discussed too?!😠
Why the couple weren’t asked WHAT THEY WANTED their birth to look like.

Unfortunately this happens and it happens all too often 😞…birth being managed & scheduled 📅 to fit the provider.

Before I say anymore I will say there are some amazing private obstetricians out there who do incredible work & make their work so mother-centred 🫶 To those- thank you 🙏🏻

🤰🏻Be savvy picking your care models girls. Ask ALL the questions.
Check if their birth philosophy lines up with yours.
State what is important to you & ask if you will be supported.
Id be getting specific & asking for stats on intervention rates & (unplanned) emergency c-sections
And lastly- what I ALWAYS circle ⭕️ back- your intuition.

What helped you decide upon which care model or provider to choose? word of mouth or location etc? Let’s chat 💬 in the comments

15/04/2024

To all my Mamas here grieving for the unthinkable from this weekend I send so much love & hopefully the start of some healing in time to come
❤️🫶💔😭
Im lost for words… of how to quite articulate what I’m thinking/feeling…

But for now some thoughts of mine are-

❤️ I’m going to carve out more pockets of time for extra cuddles, more giggles & happy time with my little ones (so maybe the house tidying needs to wait + “yes mum would love to play now” more often)

❤️ let the small s**t go (it’s not worth the emotional energy)

❤️ take the leap… do something a little crazy or out of the ordinary.

❤️ the love a mother has for her child is so primal, so fierce.. collectively our hearts are aching 😭💔
You were so very Brave Ash.

with love,
Jewels x

09/02/2024

It’s been a while… hello 👋 if you’re new here - I’m Jewels- wife to my best mate and Mum to our 3 darling girls. Our staffy 🐶 Stella is 4th baby of our family and this Mama is a little besotted.

I LOVE being a doula. I love birth, I love the deep connections I get to form with my clients, I love the magic of guiding women to advocate for what they want, I love seeing them empowered & in control of their experience- this is truly my soul work 💫

My business name- Your Birth Bestie literally reflects what I’m like as a doula- in pregnancy I am always up for a chat. Like always!!! 😝
I want to be the type of support you can check in with to share a pic, ask for advice or have myself come along to your antenatal check ups with you.

In the birthing space you can think of myself as your calm 😌 solid wing woman – an anchor ⚓️ for both you & your partner, protecting your sacred space, liaising with staff and quietly guiding you back into your birthing brain, keeping you grounded & safe 🙏🏻

I truly believe that everyone, especially women (and even more so mothers) have the strongest sense of intuition. That inner knowing is your superpower girl. I believe the connection between the mind and body go hand in hand. I’ve witnessed first hand how this plays out in labour. Birth as a rite of passage where we give time, respect, space and flow is simply magic.

I’ll update birth availability next week but I do encourage you to reach out sooner than later if you’d like to chat via link on website 🩷

14/11/2023

I could talk all day on this topic & skill.
It’s what I’ll be using to run my marathon in 2024 💪
It’s a big part of the work I do with my clients 💕💕

What’s your thoughts? Let’s chat 👇

10/10/2023

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09/10/2023

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