Nurtured by Nancy

Nurtured by Nancy Illawarra doula, yoga teacher, mother and massage therapist supporting women to have a healthy pregn Allow yourself to be nurtured. # # #

Imagine having one person who can really help, from finding out you're pregnant, right through birthing your baby and parenting them. Someone who knows the needs of your body, your mind, and your wishes intimately and uses evidence-based tools to help you have an easier journey. To start with, a nourished pregnancy is all about mum, baby and the rest of the family being healthy, happy and supported. Evidence shows that a well-supported pregnancy, and a birth experience with continuous support from a non-medical female support person sets families up to achieve breastfeeding goals, have higher birth satisfaction and increases positive outlook as families enter the steep learning curve of parenting. Continuity of care through labour has been proven to improve birth safety and satisfaction and I am passionate about extending that continuity of care from your pregnancy into your journey into parenthood. The most important thing is for you to achieve your health goals, birth beautifully and parent confidently in your own unique and special way. About Nancy:
Hi, I’m Nancy and I work with families having babies and in those first few years of parenting. I am hired by conscious families who work to birth their babies gently and respectfully and choose a calm and nourished journey into parenthood. I am also a mother and deeply understand the changing needs of your body through your perinatal journey. Using the right blend of tools tailored to you, I can help you achieve your health goals, birth beautifully, and parent confidently in your own unique and special way. Qualifications & Training
• Birth & Postnatal Doula (Australian Doula College)
• Massage Therapist & Pregnancy Massage Specialist (Australian College of Massage, AMT, Pregnancy Massage Australia)
• Yoga Teacher (500hr Diploma @ The Yoga Institute, registered with Yoga Australia)
• Kids Yoga Teacher (Rainbow Yoga)
• Placenta Remedies Specialist (IPEN)
• Infant Sleep Educator
• Cue-based Infant Communication & Infant Massage Instructor (Relationships Australia & Baby in Mind; Australia's only nationally accredited and industry endorsed infant massage training)
• Spinning Babies
• Certificates: Working with Children Check (paid), National Crime Check, Australian Federal Police Check, CPR & First Aid, Food Safety Supervisor, Bloodborne Pathogens, Infection Control

Let's find out if we're a good fit. Oh, and whilst it is popular to book birth services quite far in advance but I do take last minute panic bookings if I can!

21/09/2026

Hi, I’m Nancy. 👋

I’m a birth doula based in Bulli, supporting families across the Illawarra at home and in hospital — and prenatal yoga is where I get to spend time with you before birth day even arrives.

Most yoga classes are taught by yoga teachers. Mine are taught by someone who’s sat beside women in the middle of labour, so the breathing, the relaxation and the comfort techniques I teach aren’t theory — they’re the exact things I reach for in the room when it counts.

Five weeks together, starting Thursday 1st October. Come find out what doula-led prenatal yoga actually feels like.

Link in bio or DM me and I’ll get you in 🤍

Doors are open. 🤍Five weeks. Eight women. One Thursday evening to slow down, build strength, and get ready for what’s ah...
20/09/2026

Doors are open. 🤍

Five weeks. Eight women. One Thursday evening to slow down, build strength, and get ready for what’s ahead.

Starting Thursday 1st October, I’m running a 5-week Prenatal Yoga Course at Embrace Medical on Crown — bliss balls and connection from 5:30, then yoga, pranayama and relaxation from 6 to 7pm.

This isn’t just movement. As a birth doula, I weave practical birth prep into every class — breathing, relaxation and comfort techniques you’ll actually use in labour — so you leave each week a little more prepared, not just a little more stretched.

Spots are intimate by design, just 8 women for the whole course, so if you’re due around October–November (or simply want five weeks to pause and prepare), I’d love you to come along.

$150 for the full journey. Link in bio to book, or send me a DM with any questions.

An update on prenatal yoga…We start this Thursday and I’ve had a few people message me who would love to come along but ...
18/08/2026

An update on prenatal yoga…

We start this Thursday and I’ve had a few people message me who would love to come along but can’t commit to all five weeks.

So I’ve decided to open up a small number of casual class passes.

If you’re pregnant and you’d like to come along for one Thursday evening of movement, breathing and birth preparation, you can now book individual classes.

We’re at Embrace Medical in Wollongong, Thursdays starting this week, August 20th 2026.

5:30-6pm | Bliss Balls + Connection
6-7pm | Yoga, Pranayama, Relaxation

And if you were thinking about joining us for the whole five weeks, there are still a few places available for that too.

Book the series online or message me for casual class passes.

Nancy 🤍

Three more sleeps. 🤍I’m really looking forward to welcoming our first prenatal yoga group this Thursday.Five weeks to mo...
17/08/2026

Three more sleeps. 🤍

I’m really looking forward to welcoming our first prenatal yoga group this Thursday.

Five weeks to move, breathe, prepare for birth and connect with other women doing the same.

There are still 3 places available if you’d like to join us.

Nancy 🤍

📍 Embrace Medical on Crown, West Wollongong
🗓️ Thursdays for 5 weeks only
🤍 5:30-6pm | Bliss balls and community
🤍 6–7pm | Yoga, Pranayama, Relaxation

14/08/2026

I’ve been quietly putting the finishing touches on this little course, and we’re just one week away from our first class. 🤍

One of the things I really wanted to create with prenatal yoga was something that brought together the two things I love most about this work: yoga and birth.

So these aren’t just classes where we move through pregnancy-specific poses for an hour.

We’ll build strength and mobility, work with the changes happening in your body, practise breathing and relaxation, and explore practical techniques that may be useful during labour and birth.

But we’ll also slow down.

Make space to connect with your body and your baby.

And spend an hour each week with a small group of local women who are preparing for birth alongside you.

That’s the kind of prenatal yoga I wanted to create.

Not another thing to add to your pregnancy to-do list.

A place to move, prepare, breathe and connect.

We start next Thursday, 20 August. 🤍

5 consecutive Thursdays
5:30-6pm | Arrive, snack, build your village
6–7pm | Yoga
Embrace Medical on Crown, Wollongong

There are currently 4 places remaining.

10/08/2026

Well, now I can finally share what I’ve been quietly working on. 🤍

I’m bringing prenatal yoga to Embrace Medical on Crown in Wollongong with a five-week course starting later this month.

Yoga has always been such an important part of my work. I’m so looking forward to combining my love of yoga with everything I’ve learnt from years of supporting women through pregnancy, birth and early parenthood together in this course for you.

It’s five weeks of pregnancy-specific yoga, with practical preparation for labour and birth woven through every class.

We’ll work on strength, mobility, breathing, relaxation and body awareness — but also on the things I know, from years of supporting women through birth, can actually be useful when the day comes.

And because I know how valuable it can be to find your people during pregnancy, I’ve kept the group deliberately small: just eight women.

I quietly opened the course to my waitlist first and four spots have already gone, before I’ve even told Instagram about it!

So… now I’m officially telling you.

5 Thursdays | 6–7pm
20 August – 17 September
Embrace Medical on Crown, Wollongong

If you’re pregnant and this sounds like something you’d like to be part of, message me for a link or head over to my website to book. 🤍

This comment stopped me in my tracks.Pregnancy massage has never been just about muscles for me.Of course I want to help...
15/07/2026

This comment stopped me in my tracks.

Pregnancy massage has never been just about muscles for me.

Of course I want to help ease aching backs, sore hips and tired bodies. But more than that, I want women to leave feeling genuinely cared for. Hearing that someone felt “held” is one of the greatest compliments I could receive. 🤍

Sometimes women need silence.

Sometimes they need to talk.

Sometimes they simply need someone whose focus is entirely on them for an hour.

Thank you, Rachel, for sharing this. It means more than you know. 🤍

If you’re looking for pregnancy massage in Wollongong that supports both your changing body and everything you’re carrying into the room with you, I’d love to welcome you at Embrace Medical.

Embrace Medical on Crown

10/07/2026

I don’t think I stopped smiling all day.

Today was my very first clinic day at Embrace Medical, and what a day it was.

Grateful for the women who entrusted me with their care today.

Grateful to have found a team whose values feel so closely aligned with my own.

And genuinely excited about the years ahead.

It already feels like home, and I can’t wait to welcome many more women through this door. 🤍

Some days in business feel significant.

Today was one of them.

There are some births that stay with you.Not because they’re dramatic.But because they quietly remind you why this work ...
08/07/2026

There are some births that stay with you.

Not because they’re dramatic.

But because they quietly remind you why this work matters.

Watching Chelsea and Jarryd become parents was one of those moments.

Over the course of a weekend, I watched them make medical decisions based on evidence, meet each contraction with courage, lean into one another, and finally welcome their beautiful daughter into the world.

A week later, we sat down together to revisit Scottie’s birth.

We remembered forgotten moments.

We laughed.

We celebrated.

And we honoured the incredible journey that had brought them here.

Before they left, I asked them one final question.

“Looking back on your whole birth experience, how satisfied do you feel with your birth?”

They looked at each other.

Then, almost at the same time, they both smiled.

“10 out of 10.”

Thank you, Chelsea and Jarryd, for trusting me to walk alongside your family.

Welcome to the world, beautiful Scottie May. 🤍

Shared with permission.

12/05/2026

The most common pregnancy massage question women ask me is: “Can I lay face-down?”

Yes my love. 🩶 Yes you can.

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