Birthing Love - Doula Services

02/10/2024

Often new parents are unsure of what to expect after bringing a newborn into the world. It can be a massive shock to the system and can leave parents feeling tired and stressed.
If you’re expecting a baby soon, let Sophie and Georgie help you with normalising newborn behaviour, help with the expectations of feeding your baby and show you techniques to help soothe and settle your baby.

07/05/2023

Holding you in our hearts and arms today and every day. You are not alone x

Beautiful art by Love From Heidi-Louise ♥️

13/04/2023

As most of you know, I’m now a midwife and not taking on many doula clients any more due to the huge commitment this brings on top of full time work.

That said, I personally know Stevie from Doulala. Stevie is an incredible woman who I encouraged to embark on her doula journey because of the empathy, compassion and support I could see her bringing to families during their transitional journeys of becoming parents.

If you or someone you know are after some extra support and TLC during this special time, Stevie is your Doula!

19/11/2021

This! Often I get asked about how to get baby to sleep better… most of the time, the babies are behaving in a very appropriate way.. for babies. The problem usually lies with the parents having very unrealistic expectations of how, when and where baby should sleep.

"Is he sleeping through the night?" "Is she a 'good' baby?" These are the loud lies of infant (& toddler) sleep. Read more to help the quiet truths rumble.

21/09/2021

What are you waiting for? Check it out now!

IT’S STREAMING TIME!!! 🎉🎉🎉

Finally!!!! It's here!!
You can now stream Birth Time: the documentary on our website or via our Birth Time app.
We are also thrilled to announce we are birthing today the following resources, which are a big part of our mission to provide the best online global birth education and support to:
Pregnant women, people, partners, mamas, birth workers, midwifery students, academics, obstetricians, midwives, doulas, professors and researchers, or those just interested in birth.

The Birth Hub

The eBook

The Audiobook

The Birth Time app is also now available in the Apple Store and Google Play store.

We're so excited for this next stage of the Birth Time movement.

Tag your friends! Share far and wide! Shout it from the roof tops!

We look forward to having you join us.

Lots of love from the Birth Time team

Jo, Jerusha, Zoe & Selina ###
Midwife Jo Jerusha Sutton Doula • Photographer Kaftan Mama Selina Scoble OLY



www.birthtime.world

ps as outlined previously, UK, Ireland and Canada cannot stream the film at this stage, however you can access all of the resources. ###

25/07/2021

Believe me… doulas are just as frustrated as you are!
It’s not fair that women are being denied the support they are entitled to.

Sending love and strength to all the women currently being denied support during antenatal appointments, labour and birth, and their postnatal period in hospitals under the current restrictions.

It’s not fair. We are with you.

Call in your deepest strength, push back where you can, surrender when you need to.

Educate yourself. Be clear on what you want.

You may feel alone, but you are far from it. All the women from all the ages are with you, holding you.

With love,
The Birth Time Team
Jerusha, Selina, Zoe & Jo

19/04/2021

"I had an appointment with a consultant last week and was given a date for induction, although I wasn't really asked whether I wanted it and it was all very fast. There's no medical reason for inducing me, it's just that I'll be 41 weeks pregnant on that date. When I got home and thought about it and read more, I decided I wanted to cancel it. But how do I do that?"
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Induction of labour is one of the most commonly searched-for topics on my website. And good many people arrive at www.sarawickham.com after searching for variations on the question, 'How to cancel a labour induction?'
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There are sometimes really good reasons for recommending induction of labour. But sometimes it's offered routinely, without thought for the individual, or for convenience. One size doesn't fit all.
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If you've been giving an induction date and you're happy about that, that's great. This post isn't for you. But too many women are being given dates for induction that they don't want.
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So my blog post today is called "How to cancel a labour induction?" and I hope you'll find it useful. Please feel free to share or repost this in case somebody you know needs this information.
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The blog post is available at https://www.sarawickham.com/riffing-ranting-and-raving/how-to-cancel-a-labour-induction/
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06/01/2021

Here’s some great information about why it’s important for your baby to stay inside for as long as possible if there are no health issues for mum or bub.

With so many care providers offering inductions before 40 weeks for no apparent reason, it’s important to understand how much development is happening for babies in the final weeks of pregnancy before agreeing to an unnecessary induction.

Through research we’re discovering that every week your baby continues to grow inside you makes a difference to their short and long term health outcomes. So the timing of your baby’s birth is important.

01/12/2020

If you’re pregnant, thinking about having a baby or are passionate about women and their choices surrounding maternity care, go and check out a screening of this amazing documentary! You won’t be disappointed I promise!
Tickets are selling fast, so get in quick!

TICKETS NOW ON SALE - https://www.birthtime.world Birth Time: the documentary - Three women embark on a mission to find out why an increasing number of women...

16/01/2020

I thought I should update you all, as it’s been a little while since my last post regarding my doula-ing!

Since my last major update about me starting a nursing degree a lot has changed!

I completed one semester of nursing before being accepted into the bachelor of midwifery (a dream come true)!

So from the beginning of 2019, I have been a student midwife.

2020 sees me as a second year student midwife which requires me to attend uni 2 days a week and work 2 x 8 hour shifts per week within a range of different midwifery sections.

This means that although I would really like to support birthing women, I am limiting myself to (really) local women only to help reduce the amount of extra travelling.

I’m so excited to share this news with you all...apologies for not updating sooner! As you can imagine, completing uni full time, a part-time job, continuing to provide encapsulation while trying to raise my 6 kids...it’s been a whirlwind!

Still offering encapsulation, so don’t hesitate to contact me should you require this!

Happy New Year! (I know... late again! But I promise, I put more effort into providing my clients with a prompt service, rather than updating my FB page!)

25/07/2019

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21/05/2019

Any one interested that has a newborn? Jodie is an amazing photographer!

Newborn Models Needed For 2 Upcoming Events
Newborn MUST be 7-10 Days old.

This is exciting opportunity for you baby to be photographed by 2017 & 2018 Australian Newborn Photographer of the Year. We will be compensating any models with 5 High Resolution Digital images for their time.

Event Details:

Saturday (25th May) 10.30am to 1pm (Lancefield, VIC ) for Workshop demonstrations .

Wednesday (29th of May) 9am to 12pm (Killara Studio, NSW) for Filming a video.

Please message me if you are a suitable candidate or tag anyone that might be suitable/interested.

To view more of my work visit www.jodieandrews.com.au