Guiding Your Birth Journey
Hello, I'm Harriett
Doula, mother, and keeper of sacred space - based in Cornwall.
I came to this work the way many of us do — through my own experience of birth. As a mother of two, I know first-hand how transformative and utterly humbling the journey into motherhood can be. My own births were both deeply powerful and, at times, profoundly hard. It was in those moments — the tender ones, the difficult ones, the ones that cracked me open — that I understood with absolute clarity what a difference the right support can make.
Becoming a mother twice over has been the greatest teacher of my life. My births were powerful, complex and transformative — and it was through living that experience that this calling found me. I didn't choose this work so much as it chose me.
Before stepping fully into my role as a Doula, I spent time as a maternity support worker, walking alongside families in those earliest, most precious days. That experience gave me something no textbook ever could — real, hands-on knowledge of birth and the postnatal period, and a deep understanding of what families truly need when it matters most. It is a privilege I carry with me into every home I enter.
That calling became this work.
Doula and Postpartum Services
The Fourth Trimester - Honouring the journey from woman to mother
Every birth is powerful. Every single one. But what comes after — those tender, unfolding weeks when a baby finds the world and a mother finds herself — is just as sacred, and far too rarely honoured the way it deserves to be.
The fourth trimester is not a recovery to rush through. It is a becoming. A time for deep rest, for nourishment, for love and connection to take root. A time when a woman deserves to be held just as gently as her new-born.
In many cultures across the world, this period has always been understood as sacred — a time when the whole community gathers to support and replenish the new mother. Somewhere along the way, many of us lost that. I believe it's time to bring it back.
My postpartum support is rooted in five elements that I believe every new mother needs to truly thrive — not just survive — those early weeks.
Rest - Extended, protected, unhurried rest
Nourishment - Warm healing, nourishing food
Loving Touch - Gentle, restorative, caring contact
Wise Presence - A wise women’s calm, knowing company
Nature - Gentle contact with the natural world
These are not luxuries. They are the ancient birth right of every new mother — and they are at the heart of everything I offer.
Why I’ve chosen to offer the first 5 days postpartum care
You are sent home — sometimes within hours — with this tiny, brand new person and a body that has just done the most extraordinary thing it will ever do, with a level of exhaustion that goes deep. The first five days of a baby's life — and a mother's new beginning, are a gentle time of change, connection and finding rhythm together. Parents are tired in a way that is hard to describe. They are recovering physically and emotionally. They may have other children to care for, pets, a household that doesn't pause, a partner who is just as tired from supporting the birth and holding down the fort. They are, as I always say, fully in the trenches. This is a time when gentle, steady support can make all the difference.
And yet this is the window — one of the most critical, tender, important windows — before the midwife makes her first visit, before anyone officially checks in, before the world acknowledges that this family needs holding, a time when most families won’t receive any support.
I offer not just a quick pop-in. Not a tick-box visit but a real, unhurried presence — 2 to 3 hours each day — to feed you, to care for you, to watch over your baby and be there to gently guide and reassure you as you find your way. I will sit beside you while you feed and make sure you are not alone in it. I’ll be there to answer the questions you are too exhausted to even know you have. I’ll be phone support when needed. Most importantly I’ll hold the space while you find your feet.
Because a well-supported mother is not a luxury. She is the beginning of everything.
I’ve personally seen and experienced an unsupported hospital stay and postpartum care and since my first child 14 years ago I've had such a fire in my belly for helping birthing women and families, making sure no one else experiences these things. This is why I offer the first 5 day check ins. To be seen, held, fed, nourished and cared for in those first special days and beyond.
That is what every mother deserves.
About me and my approach to birthing
Mum of two, breast feeding peer support worker, and accredited Conscious Birthing Doula - Approved by Doula UK.
My approach is rooted in warmth, intuition and a deep respect for the wisdom that already lives within you. I don't arrive with a rigid plan or a list of things you should do. I arrive with presence, with patience, and with an unshakeable belief in your strength.
I have always felt that birth calls us back to something ancient in ourselves — something wise, instinctive and quietly powerful. That feeling is at the heart of everything I do. I bring a deep respect for the spiritual and the natural alongside an understanding of birth and postnatal care — because when these two things meet, something truly extraordinary is possible.
When I'm not supporting families or in my breastfeeding support role, I am being a mother myself — navigating the beautiful, messy, sacred ordinary of raising my two children. That lived experience never leaves me when I step into your home. It only deepens the care I bring.
I’m a nature lover, enjoy a sea swim, happiest dancing under the full moon, love being outdoors with my 3 dogs and 9/10 have a crystal in my bra!
I would be truly honoured to walk alongside you.
Let’s Chat About Your Birthing Goals
Have a question or need a custom plan? Send me a message and I’ll get back to you as soon as possible.