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!
Hypnobirthing
Understanding how birth works? Check. Knowing what tools to use and when? Check. Feeling prepared and ready to take on whatever birth throws at you? Check!
Hypnobirthing but not as you (might) know it. We’ll sit down one-on-one over the course of a few sessions and learn about all things birth and how to prepare your body and mind for the big day.
Hypnobirthing with no bullshit.
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!
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