New Dawn Birth

22/02/2026

I’ve been noticing something in the women I work with.
They don’t just say they’re tired.
They say they feel overwhelmed.
Not busy, overwhelmed.
Emotionally alone.
Carrying too much.
Trying to get everything right.

I’ve supported women practically for years from pregnancy through early motherhood. But what I keep seeing underneath is emotional overload.

I’m now offering therapeutic sessions (counselling skills & hypnotherapy) for women who feel this way.
Calm, grounded sessions focused on reducing overwhelm and creating steadiness.

Let me know, if I can support you to be held and heard.
Online or in-person options available

05/02/2026

Checkout the awesome Hampshire doula search, featuring me 👩🏼

https://hampshiredoulas.uk/find-a-doula-hampshire-uk/dawn-gilbert/

19/12/2025

Lovely chatting to Kelly

A Doula is a professional birth partner who provides support and encouragement to parents, helping them gain the confidence needed to navigate their journey. So, Doulas provides practical, emotional and nurturing support to the family during pregnancy, labour and after the birth of a baby.

14/12/2025

03/12/2025

Still lots here and we now have lights and heating 🙌🏼

Loads of newborn, 0-1, 0-3, 3-6m. Boy, girl and neutral

To avoid disappointment there is limited boy 3-6m onwards.

Still loads of maternity wear, maternity items, nappies

Send your pregnant friends!

18/09/2025

If your recovering from a c-section, this amazing workshop is for you. You don’t have to have had your baby this year, longer healing journeys are also relevant. Ellysia is amazing!

This 2 hour workshop shares everything you need to know to help with your C-section recovery. We will cover what happens during a C-section both planned and unplanned, and how to optimize the recovery. We will cover scar massage, and share exercises to help reduce numbness, as well as discuss how to...

08/09/2025

👶🍂 We’re seeing more and more referrals for families needing support as they prepare to welcome little ones this autumn.

We’ve updated our Amazon wishlist with bits and bobs that new parents need most including items that must be brand-new — nappies, babygrows, blankets, mattresses and other essentials.

If you’re able to chip in, even a small item from the list will go a long way in giving babies the best start. ❤

Here’s the link to donate: https://www.amazon.co.uk/baby-reg/lover-babybank-january-2024-salisbury/Y669099BSMVN

We also currently need of excellent condition Moses baskets and stands (no used mattresses please), change mats, slings/baby carriers and toiletries, wipes, nappies, bottles and teats.

If you are able to donate, please get in touch. We will respond as soon as we can.

Thank you so much for your kindness — it really does make a difference. 💫

03/08/2025

Especially in the first months, letting your baby suckle whenever they want to is essential to establishing a good milk supply, including at night, and including in that sleepy, fluttering haze that causes the well-meaning “they’re not getting any milk” advice.

Our babies are born with no blueprint for manipulation. None whatsoever. Let them feed as much as they want to; that's how your milk production is stimulated, and it’s how your baby fully relaxes into the world.

Night feeds also protect against SIDS, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, reducing the risk by as much as 50%.

Follow your gut and your baby, not the books, the well-meaning advice, or the clock.

While we’re here, your baby falling asleep at your breast is healthy and normal too. Waking up the second we put them down is also normal.

It’s intense for you, it can be overwhelming and it can take you out of the rhythm of everything you’ve ever known. It feels like forever whilst we’re in it. Go with it as best you can.

Re-watch every single one of your favourite series, movies and Instagram videos. 4 times. Feed wherever you are (in the UK you're protected by law to breastfeed anywhere in public), wear a sling if you can, like a snack bar.

Drink pints of water, eat whatever you like.

You've got this.

Visit our website for a wealth of wisdom from mothers who have been there, at https://human-milk.com/pages/is-this-normal

11/06/2025

09/05/2025