Image by Cara Mand

I’m so glad you’re here!

I’m Gina, a Postpartum Doula.

I’m here to support you, so that you can support the new life that you have just welcomed.

I have always been a deeply feeling person with a very big capacity for empathy and care. I believe that everyone deserves support in postpartum that allows them to rest, heal and get to know their baby. This looks different for everyone and I want to know what that means for you.

You show up, exactly as you are, and I’ll be there to support you.

Mother is a word I use often but I wholeheartedly acknowledge that this can be used as a verb (to mother) and I welcome all family structures in their many beautiful and diverse presentations.

I completed the Newborn Mothers Postpartum Care and Education course and I am currently enrolled in the Possums NDC Providers and Educators course to further my knowledge around evidence-based feeding and sleep support. I also work in admin at a women’s health clinic that focuses on pre-conception, pregnancy and postpartum care.

I am insured and I have recent a working with children’s check.


What does a Postpartum Doula do? In a word, SUPPORT!

  • Sharing resources and evidence based information to help you make an informed decision around care for your family.

  • Being an open and compassionate person for you to talk to about about the things you have and are experiencing. It’s a big time in life.

  • General breast or bottle feeding and sleep support.

  • Helping to determine when it may be time to seek some help from a clinician and offering you some great options.

  • Feeding you nourishing meals and snacks to support the body in postpartum.

  • Taking care of baby whilst mum takes a shower or has a nap or a massage or anything that she wants to do.

  • lightening the load of the household chores like folding laundry or cleaning the dishes in the sink. Part of my job is to intuit what would be most helpful.

  • Setting up your environment to have that oxytocin flow freely!

  • and more, because different strokes for different folks!

This type of care and support is not to be underestimated

There is plenty of research to tell us that people without access to practical and emotional support during this time are at much higher risk of mood disorders including postpartum anxiety, depression and/or depletion.

This is a vital time for a birthing person (and everyone around them) to prioritise their health and wellbeing. Babies are born without the ability to care for themselves - so mum needs to be cared for so that she can take on this beautiful and mamoth task!

Many people can see the cosy time of people with their newborns and think it looks like one big cuddle. Thankfully, often it is… BUT, the reality also includes huge hormonal shifts in a body that needs to heal and be replenished after birth. Sleep deprivation and brilliant changes in the brain which leave mothers more attuned to the needs of their babies and able to cope with all that they bring… but can leave people less able to cope with things like work and laundry and what they’re having for dinner.

A birthing person’s body is doing so much, even when they’re just sitting on a couch!

With my daughter when she was 14 months old by Cara Mand