The Willow Tree Doula

The Willow Tree Doula Birth and Postnatal Doula
Mindful Hypnobirthing Practitioner
Postnatal wellbeing

Covering Cheshire and Wirral
https://calendly.com/thewillowtreedoula

❇️ Fear Vs CalmLearning how your brain responds to fear can help you understand how your body may respond to information...
26/01/2026

❇️ Fear Vs Calm

Learning how your brain responds to fear can help you understand how your body may respond to information, changes and the process of labour.

The techniques and tools taught in hypnobirthing aim to reduce your fear response so you can labour favourably.

More than that, hypnobirthing techniques can improve your emotional wellbeing throughout the perinatal journey.

Loved seeing a lovely group of mums come together to support each other today! Sometimes you just need a space to breath...
24/01/2026

Loved seeing a lovely group of mums come together to support each other today!

Sometimes you just need a space to breathe, connect and let go in those early days 🫢🏻

🏑 Chester Homebirth Group is back for 2026The Morris Dancer, KelsallTuesday 3rd February6.30pmLet us know you're coming ...
22/01/2026

🏑 Chester Homebirth Group is back for 2026

The Morris Dancer, Kelsall
Tuesday 3rd February
6.30pm
Let us know you're coming using the PBY website or DM me

🌸 Perinatal Mental Health covers such a broad range of symptoms and diagnoses and how these impact you is unique to you....
18/01/2026

🌸 Perinatal Mental Health covers such a broad range of symptoms and diagnoses and how these impact you is unique to you.

Sometimes the symptoms you've been managing for a lifetime can become exacerbated and destabilise you due to hormone shifts, increased responsibility, sleep deprivation, birth recovery, relationship changes... The list really goes on and on.

Sometimes the effects of the postnatal period can take you by surprise or it might have been something you've tried to push through and hide. It may feel as though it was inevitable in your circumstances or it may seem like it's come out of nowhere.

It's all valid.

There are many things that should be more openly discussed amongst us as mum's but can feel shameful to talk about. But getting early support for your emotional wellbeing, whatever this looks like, during the perinatal period can help you manage effectively and benefit you and your family.

Amazing support and resources are available through: northwest



Such a lovely first group today πŸ₯° Discussed sleep and rest in the early postnatal period - the importance of doing what ...
17/01/2026

Such a lovely first group today πŸ₯°

Discussed sleep and rest in the early postnatal period
- the importance of doing what works for you and your family
- resisting the urge to "fix"
- how mindfulness can rest your mind and nervous system to make the exhaustion just a little more tolerable

I so enjoyed creating this space for mammas to reset, breath and chat openly and take some mindfulness techniques into their week ahead! 🫢🏻

✨ Your Oxytocin Cheat SheetKeeping oxytocin flowing through labour is important for promoting normal birth. It can incre...
14/01/2026

✨ Your Oxytocin Cheat Sheet

Keeping oxytocin flowing through labour is important for promoting normal birth. It can increase beta-endorphins for natural pain relief, help labour feel more manageable and generally lead to a more positive experience.

Thinking of each of your senses in turn and what makes you feel relaxed, safe, happy and connected can help you to construct a birth environment that works for you.

Save this post as a prompt for your birth plan

Reintroducing myself for anyone new around here! Let's chat 🫢🏻
10/01/2026

Reintroducing myself for anyone new around here!

Let's chat 🫢🏻

It's been 2 years since my little JackAttack was born πŸ₯° Happy Birthday, little man! We had our gorgeous homebirth, suppo...
05/01/2026

It's been 2 years since my little JackAttack was born πŸ₯°
Happy Birthday, little man!

We had our gorgeous homebirth, supported by our wonderful doula followed by incredible care by midwives, paramedics and the obstetrics team at the Countess. I believe that our birth was a shining example of how birth and the system can and should work! (I've written about this experience on my blog)

Many people referenced me "being my own doula" when I was pregnant. But the truth is that becoming a doula only made it clearer to me that I would want and need one for my next birth. I just had the bonus of knowing exactly who it would be before I even peed on the stick πŸ˜‚

So why would a doula need a doula? Essentially, because we know all too well the intensity and vulnerability of the experience and the pressure the system is under currently. We know that what we provide is worth it's weight in gold. Why WOULDN'T I have had a doula?

I headed over to see my nan today to help her with clearing some of her house. Jack asleep in the back of the car. Doula...
04/01/2026

I headed over to see my nan today to help her with clearing some of her house. Jack asleep in the back of the car. Doula bag packed, in the car and ready to go.

It was 2 years ago that I was hunkering down as I approached my due date, in that weird in between bit of not knowing if you will have a baby in hours, days or weeks time.

One thing I like to do as I await the arrival of clients little ones in this time is put on my own labour playlist and take myself back to those moments to remember just how special, emotional and raw this time is. Doing that at this time of year makes that all the more deep for me. But it also reminds me to calm my nervous system before I head into the birth space πŸ₯°

Address

Chester

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 8pm
Tuesday 9am - 8pm
Wednesday 9am - 8pm
Thursday 9am - 8pm
Friday 9am - 8pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm
Sunday 9am - 4pm

Telephone

+447517434729

Website

https://calendly.com/thewillowtreedoula, https://www.sophiefletcher.co.uk/a/2148045

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