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BABA Doula Services & Hypnobirthing
Birth And Beyond Assistance
Fertility & IVF Doula
Support Package
West Yorkshire, Surrounding Area & Online
Fertility & IVF Doula Support Package - West Yorkshire & Online
Holding your hand every step of the way...
I am a qualified Hypnobirthing teacher and experienced Birth Doula, in Leeds, West Yorkshire. I can support you (and your partner) right through from pre-conception, to pregnancy, birth and postpartum. I understand the emotional journey that you have already been on, to get to the stage of starting the IVF process. I understand how long and emotional the IVF process can be too. Many couples have already waited a long time for their longed for baby and IVF can be the answer to their prayers. However, it is just the start of another road that they need to go down, before they get to meet their baby. IVF can still be an emotionally, tiringly, long journey for some couples and having someone their to support them every step of the way, can really help to make that journey a little bit easier.
Before you start the IVF process and during having IVF, I can help you to create a positive mindset. A positive mindset is so important for many things in life and if we learn from Roger Bannister and the 4 minute mile, we can learn that believing something is possible, can achieve great things. It's important to remain emotionally strong during IVF and this isn't always easy, especially if you've already had a challenging journey so far. You might have lots of doubts about IVF working, no trust in your body and negative thoughts from past experiences or stories you might have heard. You need to change this mindset and start feeling positive. "A positive mindset increases a positive outcome!"
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You might have a fear of clinical environments or needles. You might worry about how your body might react to the hormones you'll need to have, how you will manage to get time off work for the many appointments during IVF and how you will deal with answering questions from colleagues. (Not everyone wants to share that they're going through IVF). However, do not worry! I can help you with all of this.
Want to know the secret ingredient?
Creating a positive mindset during the IVF process, isn't the only thing that I can do for you. I can also teach you tools and techniques, that can help you to feel calm, confident, in control and relaxed. Attending appointments can be a nerve wracking experience, especially when you might be expecting bad news. Going through egg collection and embryo transfer can be a worrying and apprehensive time. Managing the "2 week wait", after the transfer of the embryo into the womb, can be mental torcher. With a combination of deep relaxation (hypnosis), special tools and techniques, holding space, where you can have open conversations about your worries, hopes and concerns, sharing with each other how you will navigate this path together, I can make this time feel much more manageable, calmer and less anxious.
"Thank you for our session again last night. We both really enjoyed it and took a lot away from it. You have been absolutely fantastic so far! We can't wait to get started on the IVF journey and I'm starting to feel a little bit excited, which I wasn't feeling before you started working with us." - IVF Couple
"I really appreciate you being here for us, Julia. It has made things easier in so many ways." - IVF Couple
My Fertility & IVF Doula Package:
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Provides a continuous friendly face for you (and your partner) from pre-conception, throughout pregnancy, labour, birth and postpartum.
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Teaches you tools and techniques, to help you to go through the IVF process, feeling calm, relaxed and confident.
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Uses hypnosis, which is a deep state of relaxation, to help you to feel positive about the IVF process, remain positive and increase the chances of a positive outcome.
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Holds space for you and your partner, to be able to openly talk about the IVF process, in a safe and confidential space. Allowing you both to understand each others needs, your hopes, worries and anxieties and how you plan to navigate this journey together.
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Reminds you about how you are still in control, how informed decisions are really important and how I can help you to make important informed decisions.
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Signposting to any relevant resources
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I will be there for you and your partner throughout the whole process, whether that's to accompany you at appointments, have a chat over the phone/email/whatsapp or listen to you if you have a wobble and to remind you to keep being positive. "A positive mindset increases a positive outcome."
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I can support you during the IVF process, but I cannot guarantee that you will get a positive pregnancy test. However, I will support you in anyway that I can, emotionally and physically.
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Once you get that positive pregnancy test and you are then pregnant (hooray!), I can then continue to support you and provide you with antenatal, birth and/or postnatal doula support. ​Having a birth doula by your side during pregnancy, has huge benefits and for people having IVF pregnancies, a birth doula has even bigger benefits. Unfortunately, IVF pregnancies are considered "high risk" and families face even bigger challenges with their maternity care. Many of the conversations from health care providers include the words "you aren't allowed..." or "you can't have..." or "you must be...", because you're having an IVF baby. This is where a birth doula can advocate for you if you would like them to, signpost you to reliable information and help you to make informed decisions that are right for you and your family.
Why Choose BABA Doula Services & Hypnobirthing?
I am a member of Doula UK and a recognised Birth Doula. This means that I am an experienced birth Doula, having been previously mentored, achieving additional support and training from another experienced birth Doula and completing the required criteria set by Doula UK, to consider me experienced and recognised. I know how to support families and I have the skills to be able to hold space for them, listen to them without judgement and give them the care, love and support that they need.
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As a fully qualified Hypnobirthing Instructor, I also know how to help families to create a positive mindset for the IVF process and know how to help them to feel calm, confident and relaxed during this emotional and turbulent time. I can help them to feel in control and I am there for them, no matter how they are feeling throughout the process and I can offer them the support that they need, if they don't get a positive pregnancy test, at the end of that round of IVF.
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I have worked with couples conceiving via IVF before and I understand the journey that they go on. I have experienced pregnancy loss in the past myself and so I can empathise with how emotional the IVF journey can be, the mental torture that it can cause, the miracle that it can be and the overwhelming feeling of anxiety and happiness that can come, once a positive pregnancy test has been received.
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I love supporting families and I genuinely care about the families that I am honoured to support. I want more families to have positive birth experiences and I want more IVF families to have positive pregnancy tests, with positive outcomes. I know how important a positive mindset is and feeling calm, positive and relaxed can have huge benefits during conception, pregnancy, labour, birth and postpartum. IVF Doula support can "create a positive mindset and increase positive outcomes."
Fertility/IVF Doula Support Cost
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Fertility/IVF Doula support: £200
This includes 2 x 2 hour (in person or online) fertility / IVF preparation sessions, phone/text/email support throughout the process, IVF positive affirmation cards and 3 IVF relaxation MP3 tracks. Any extra sessions are charged at £35 p/h and this can include support from me attending appointments with you, me reading relaxation scripts to you in the run up to to any appointments and during the "2 week wait" or any additional sessions that you feel that you would benefit from. Contact me to find out more.
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Once you are pregnant and if you would then like to add on any of my private 1-1 Hypnobirthing Courses, group Hypnobirthing courses or Birth Doula Support Package, you can do this for a £50 discount on each service that you add on.