Leanne Stitt Doula Diary

Leanne Stitt Doula Diary Everything you desire for your transition into motherhood will be my priority.

🎄✨ Collaboration Opportunity – Local Baker Wanted ✨🎄I’m hosting a Soothe & Sparkle Festive Pamper event for mums and the...
13/11/2025

🎄✨ Collaboration Opportunity – Local Baker Wanted ✨🎄

I’m hosting a Soothe & Sparkle Festive Pamper event for mums and their little ones and I’m looking for a local baker to showcase their festive bakes as part of our beautiful grazing board on the day.

There are 2 dates. 8th and 15th December. The event(s) will be a relaxing, nurturing morning for 8 mums, with baby spa elements, pampering, and festive treats. 🌿💆‍♀️

If you’re a baker or small business local to the area and would love to collaborate, please get in touch — it’s a lovely opportunity to share your creations with local families and gain some festive exposure.

10/11/2025

Preparing for birth isn’t about having the “perfect plan”.
It’s about feeling informed, grounded and held in your choices.

That’s the work I do 🤍
Message me “SUPPORT” if you’d like to explore birth preparation or doula care.

When induction of labour is offered, it can feel like a big decision. You are allowed time, space and information before...
10/11/2025

When induction of labour is offered, it can feel like a big decision. You are allowed time, space and information before saying yes or no. Here are helpful things to consider:

• Why is induction being recommended?
Is there a clear medical reason, or is it routine / policy-based?

• How is baby doing right now?
Ask about growth trend, movements, CTG, Dopplers, fluid levels.

• What are the risks of inducing vs waiting?
Ask for risks/benefits for you and baby in your specific situation.

• What methods are being suggested?
Balloon, pessary, gel, breaking waters, oxytocin drip?
You can choose, decline, or pause between steps.

• What support will I have?
Environment matters: privacy, movement, water, music, dim lights, partner presence.

• What if we wait and monitor instead?
Many situations allow for “watchful waiting” with monitoring.

• How ready does my body seem?
Cervix position, texture, dilation, and baby’s position can change outcomes.

Remember:
You can ask questions.
You can request time to think.
You can choose induction, decline, or wait with monitoring.
Your birth plan still matters.

Birth is not one moment, it’s a whole experience. Your voice is central.

Come along and say hi 👋
03/11/2025

Come along and say hi 👋

✨ As a doula, one of the greatest gifts I can offer you in the birth space is time.So often, birth unfolds perfectly, ju...
02/11/2025

✨ As a doula, one of the greatest gifts I can offer you in the birth space is time.

So often, birth unfolds perfectly, just not according to the clock.
If labour is labelled “prolonged”, or the placenta hasn’t arrived within the hour, my role is to create calm and hold space for your body’s own timing.

When we remove pressure and restore safety, something powerful happens, oxytocin begins to flow again, and the body continues its natural rhythm. Sometimes, all that’s needed is time.

Sara Wickham writes beautifully about how arbitrary time limits in birth can interfere with physiology. Birth is not a process to be managed, but one to be supported.

Our bodies are wise.
When given the right environment, they almost always find their way.

When I’m with you, I protect that space, your time, your rhythm, your birth.

💛 Doula Diary — Birth support that honours physiology, patience, and trust.

✨ Honouring the Placenta — the Tree of Life ✨Your placenta has been your baby’s lifeline, nourishing, oxygenating, and p...
01/11/2025

✨ Honouring the Placenta — the Tree of Life ✨

Your placenta has been your baby’s lifeline, nourishing, oxygenating, and protecting them throughout pregnancy. After birth, many families choose to honour this remarkable organ through gentle rituals such as placenta encapsulation and cord drying.

🌿 Placenta encapsulation involves carefully preparing, steaming (optional), dehydrating, and grinding the placenta into capsules, a traditional practice believed to support energy, hormone balance, and emotional wellbeing in the postpartum period.

🌸 Cord drying can also be part of this sacred process. After the cord is separated, it’s gently shaped and dried using a food dehydrator to preserve its natural form, often creating a beautiful keepsake in the shape of a heart, spiral, or tree of life.
This method allows for safe, hygienic, and even drying, helping families create a lasting, symbolic piece that represents their baby’s connection to life and nourishment.

Whether you choose to encapsulate, plant, or preserve your placenta, these rituals can offer a beautiful way to honour your birth story and the transformation into parenthood.

💫 A quiet act of reverence for the journey that brought your baby earthside.

I can support you with your plans for your babies placenta. Feel free to discuss with me your ideas.

Awww little Harriet! She’s now 20 months!!! 🤯
27/10/2025

Awww little Harriet! She’s now 20 months!!! 🤯

Top wife points 🖤 Managed to get Biffy Clyro to sign their new album just in time for our 5th wedding anniversary.Five y...
24/10/2025

Top wife points 🖤 Managed to get Biffy Clyro to sign their new album just in time for our 5th wedding anniversary.
Five years ago today we had our first dance to Space by Biffy Clyro, a tiny lockdown wedding with only 15 people, but honestly the best day of our lives.
Happy anniversary 🎶

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🕊️ We need to do better.Reading about Jennifer Cahill’s inquest has left so many of us heartbroken and reflective.Her st...
21/10/2025

🕊️ We need to do better.

Reading about Jennifer Cahill’s inquest has left so many of us heartbroken and reflective.
Her story highlights the deep tension in maternity care right now: women striving for choice and autonomy, and professionals feeling fear and pressure within an overstretched system.

No one should feel unsafe, not parents, not babies, not midwives.
Safety comes from trust, training and teamwork.
Midwives need proper exposure and experience in home births so they can feel confident, skilled and supported wherever a baby is born.

Birth should never be about fear or judgement, it should be about collaboration and respect.

Jennifer’s family deserve to know that we will change our maternity system.
We will do better. 🤍

Cumbria Baby & Children’s Business Awards 2026 💛If you have a spare 2 minutes, I’d be so grateful if you could nominate ...
21/10/2025

Cumbria Baby & Children’s Business Awards 2026 💛

If you have a spare 2 minutes, I’d be so grateful if you could nominate Doula Diary for:

✨ Best Baby Development or Sensory Class
✨ Best Overall Baby (Under 1s) Class

Your nomination could help us reach the finals — where the public will then vote for the winners in each category! 🏆

Voting closes on 14th November, so please pop your nomination in soon if you can.

Thank you so much for your support 💛
It truly means the world.

👉 Nominate here

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScXB47gS1TTGb7tfsf2W93ALG8NOZYlu-XiVkKqBi-lkar8tA/viewform

Baby Yoga – PAYG Now Available!I have a lovely, quiet group for baby yoga this term and I’m opening up a Pay-As-You-Go o...
18/10/2025

Baby Yoga – PAYG Now Available!

I have a lovely, quiet group for baby yoga this term and I’m opening up a Pay-As-You-Go option at £12 per session.

📅 Available dates:
• 22nd October
• 5th, 12th & 19th November
(No class on 29th October – half term)

🕦 Time: 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM

If you’d like to join for any of the sessions, just message me to book your spot!

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Ulverston
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Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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http://www.Douladiary.com/

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