How to work with me!
Hello hi hello!
I'm Frankie, I'm a Capricorn, and a doula and hypnobirthing teacher. I'm the HBIC at Devon Birth Co, a business and community I'm growing from the ground up to support women across Devon and Cornwall. I've had two absolute polar opposite births, and each of them set wheels in motion that helped me find my passion, supporting women with everything pregnancy, birth, and beyond!
Things I will do: be your biggest cheerleader, encourage you to find your voice, support you to advocate for yourself, bring evidence based information
Things I will not do: lie to you, set unrealistic expectations for birth, fear monger, talk over the top of you, give you medical advice
If you know what just you need, or you’re not sure where to start, reach out and let’s put our heads together. I only take on a micro case load of virtual clients, and prioritise one on one connection - basically, I’m here for you!
Most importantly, I'm a huge advocate for informed choice. At the end of the day, I'm not here to make the choice or speak for you. You have a voice, and I'm here to help you find the information and give you the tools you need to find and use that voice!
I can't wait to hear from you!
Birth Prep: the real deal
The whole shebang, the full monty, everything everywhere all at once!
This guided course is designed for you and your partner to feel fully prepared and ready to take on anything that’s thrown at you.
We’ll sit down together somewhere you feel comfy and across four 90 minute sessions we’ll go over:
the science bits
hypnobirthing and why it works
the pain management toolbox
birth planning
“what if’s” and speed bumps
your rights
and more!
Birth prep with no bullshit.
£360
Birth planning
These birth planning one-on-ones (or two-on-ones if your partner is feeling brave) are designed for people who want in-depth, start to finish, comprehensive birth planning.
Whether you have an idea of how you want your birth to feel, or you’re completely lost and don’t know where to start, I got your back!
We’ll sit down together for a couple of hours virtually or over a cuppa face to face, and go over everything from your first surge through to your first feed and those precious golden hours post birth. We’ll go over your options, your choices, and the evidence, and come up with a birth plan that feels just right.
Say goodbye to tick box birth plans, and hello to an empowering birth tool!
£70
Golden hours
Picture this:
Your midwife has made a suggestion that you're not sure about. You're feeling a little lost trying to make a decision on what feels right, so you book a golden hour with me.
I bring resources and we BRAINstorm to come up with a clear plan forward, you head in to your next appointment feeling informed and in control.
Some things we can talk about include induction, growth scans, gestational diabetes testing, preeclampsia, birth rights, place of birth, you name it we got it!
Include a little context in your initial reach out, and we'll go over resources and research in our meet up, either virtually or over a cuppa in person!
Note: I can't offer medical advice or interpretation
£35
The Birth Prep Taster
“What to expect” from a full Birth Prep course, in a bite size package. We’ll sit down together one-on-one (this can be virtual or in person if we’re neighbours) and cover a snippet of what we’d go through in a full course.
birth physiology 101
intro to pain management
birth plan how to
After this hour long taster you’ll come away with a basic understanding of how labour works, how to cope when it gets painful, and an idea of how to achieve your ideal birth.
£25
Birth Prep: DIY
* *Coming Soon* *
Everything great about the full birth prep course in a self-paced DIY package.
Broken up into easy to follow modules, we cover everything in the full birth prep course but at your own pace.
Binge everything all at once? Go for it. Do little bites at a time? The choice is your’s!
£TBA
Birth Tech Rehearsal
So what the heck is a tech? In the theatre, it’s a rehearsal where all the components of the show come together to understand how they’re going to run together in the space, props, lighting, music, the whole kit and caboodle.
What it means here is a chance for you and your birth partner to have one hour to run through birth scenarios (role play that isn’t lame) so you feel confident and ready for the big day.
Think along the lines of how you might use your birth tools and when, what positions you might want to try (and confidence for you and your partner to help you into them), what scenarios might pop up and how to navigate them (e.g. GIVE ME AN EPIDURAL!).
They say you don’t get a dress for birth, well, now you can!
£40