TAKING BACK BIRTH
I've witnessed a collective awakening these past few years. Women are realising their own awesome power. They are understanding the responsibility they have to their babies and how they are born, and they are embracing this responsibility. We are listening to the stories of our sisters, whos births have been sabotaged, and witnessed them emerge from these experiences feeling broken, traumatised and unprepared for motherhood. Now we are choosing a different path for ourselves. One were our authority is recognised and respected, and where our own power and intuition guides our pregancy and birth.
My Role
As a birth keeper, I work with women who understand that birth is a natural, physiological process. You are a woman consciously choosing to exercise your autonomy and power, and you’re committed to curating your own experience of pregnancy, labour and birth. You understand the unique and fundamental importance of bringing new life into the world in peace, and I’m here to hold space for you while you harness your own intrinsic ability to birth your baby, your way.
My job is to reacquaint you with your own innate power, and then to get out of the way and let you do your thing.
Products & Services
I offer a range of services for all stages of pregnancy and motherhood
Key Services Offered:
- Pre-natal support
- Birth planning/Coaching/Mentoring
- Labour and birth support and education
- Postpartum and Lactation support
- Herbs, Tinctures and Kits to support pregnancy, labour, birth, post partum and breastfeeding
- Prior birth debrief/Birth trauma debrief
Thank you so much Emily for being my support when I felt I had no one. For helping me through the last part of my pregnancy when everyone else was doubting me, when everyone else was telling me I was crazy for trying a homebirth after 2 csections. When everyone was putting negative thoughts into my head. You were the only one making me feel supported in my decision. You helped me boost my confidence. You helped me believe in the power of a womans body... MY BODY!!! Not once did I feel interrupted or violated. You let me do my thing in peace. That was definitely a positive experience I will never forget and I'm so glad I found you when I did.
Thank you so much Emily ❤
Thank you to Emily. You have been just what i needed on this journey. I am so happy i reached out to you when i did and have had you as a guide and support during this time in our lives. You have shared so much knowledge and really helped me feel confident in my choices and beliefs.
My experience with Emily was just what I needed. I’m pregnant with baby number two and always thought I would know everything since it’s the second time. I’ve always had an idea about what a natural birth should be (as everyone praised my first birth to be ‘natural’ yet there were so many interventions) but never realised what it really was until now.
After 90 mins I had a changed perspective to possibly doing a home birth. She was very friendly and made me feel welcome and comfortable instantly! She made sure my questions were answered and guided me to the rights I have as an expecting mother. I’m glad I had my first consult at only 6 weeks pregnant as I feel like I have a better insight for this time round. Emily was very honest, open and I didn’t feel judged at all! I’m hoping to work with her again in the following months as I would love her to share her knowledge and love for her work with me throughout the next 8 months.
Emily is a wealth of knowledge. She helped me and my three week old son’s latch during breastfeeding. My nipples were very sore during and after feeds. They cracked, had blisters and bleed. I would cry during feeds and have extreme pain that lasted for hours and nipple blanching. I stopped enjoying breastfeeding and dreaded the next feeds, which really upset me because I loved bonding with him in this way. I had a lactation consultant come see me and told me his latch was fine, but the pain got worse. I told the consultant the pain was getting worse and she suggested that I might be suffering from nipple thrush or Vasospasm. She recommended treatments for both nipple thrush and Vasospasm including using an anti-fungal gel on my nipples. I was very hesitant to use the gel because I didn’t want my newborn exposed to anti-fungal treatment, nor myself for that matter. I contacted Emily over the phone and she got me onto a probiotic that had specific strains to help treat nipple thrush. Emily also came to see me and assessed my sons latch and my breasts and identified a lip tie and no signs of thrush. Emily also recommended we see an osteo to help with my sons latch and to assess his jaw as he was a forceps baby and that could have impacted his latch. After the first osteo treatment I noticed a massive improvement in his latch and no nipple pain during and in between feeds. I’m so greatful because I avoided anti-fungal treatment and I am back to enjoying breastfeeding again. Emily is very passionate about educating women and will provide alternative solutions to conventional treatments that won’t compromise the health of your baby. This is very important to me as I want to avoid pharmaceutical treatments as much as possible.