Laura Wynn Doula

Laura Wynn Doula Supporting calm, confident births in Abergavenny🤍 Doula, antenatal education & local weekly pregnancy & Postnatal yoga classes.
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I thought it was time I properly introduced myself as a doula 👋I’m Laura, a birth doula, antenatal educator and pregnan...
13/08/2026

I thought it was time I properly introduced myself as a doula đź‘‹

I’m Laura, a birth doula, antenatal educator and pregnancy yoga teacher based in Abergavenny.

My journey into this work really began with my own births.

Three babies. Three very different birth experiences. And a huge realisation of just how different it can feel when you go into birth with knowledge, practical tools and someone in your corner.

It’s a big part of why I became a doula.

Because birth preparation isn't just about knowing the stages of labour or writing a birth plan.

It's about understanding your options.
Knowing how to work with your body.
Having tools you can actually use when labour gets intense.
Feeling able to ask questions and make decisions.
And having a birth partner who feels prepared to support you too.

As a doula, I get to offer something I think is incredibly valuable - continuity.

I get to know you during pregnancy, understand what matters to you and support you as you prepare. Then, when labour begins, I'm already someone you know and trust.

Swipe through to find out a little more about me, why I became a doula and what having me as part of your birth team can actually look like ➡️

If you're pregnant in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire or the surrounding areas and you're curious about doula support, send me a message with DOULA.

You don't need to have decided anything, we can simply have a chat about what you're looking for and whether I might be the right person to support you.

Laura x

11/08/2026

Before I had my first baby, I assumed he'd sleep in his Moses basket.

He didn't.

Instead, I spent night after night desperately trying to settle him while fighting exhaustion.

With my second, he would only sleep on my chest because lying flat made his wind so uncomfortable. We tried everything. Eventually, I began feeding him lying down and we started bedsharing safely.

By my third baby, I knew what worked for us. From the very first night, I fed him lying down and we safely bedshared.

It was genuinely a game changer for my sleep.

This isn't about telling everyone they should bedshare.

It's about preparing parents for the reality that some babies simply don't settle in a Moses basket or next-to-me crib, despite our best efforts.

When we don't talk about that reality, exhausted parents can end up accidentally falling asleep on a sofa or armchair while trying to do the "right" thing—which is far riskier.

I'd much rather parents understand their options, know the current safe sleep guidance, and be able to make informed decisions before they're running on two hours' sleep.

✨ This is exactly why my antenatal course doesn't stop at birth.

Yes, we'll prepare you for labour. But we'll also prepare you for those first days and weeks with your baby—newborn sleep, feeding, recovery, adjusting to life as a new family, and so much more.

Because preparing for birth is only half the story.

If you'd like to be the first to hear when my next antenatal course opens, join the waitlist via the link in my bio and gain exclusive access to a VIP bonus and my new free Birth masterclass.

Laura x

The goal isn’t to guarantee you’ll never feel overwhelmed in birth.No honest antenatal teacher can promise that you will...
10/08/2026

The goal isn’t to guarantee you’ll never feel overwhelmed in birth.

No honest antenatal teacher can promise that you will never feel frightened, uncertain or out of your depth.

Birth is intense and unpredictable. Motherhood can be too.

The goal is to help you recognise what is happening and know what might support you next.

That could be returning to your breath, changing position, asking your partner to speak, requesting an explanation, taking a pause or acknowledging that you are finding something difficult.

Self-trust is not the belief that you will always know exactly what to do. It is the belief that you can notice, ask, adapt and receive support when you do not.

You are allowed to wobble. Preparation gives you more ways to respond when you do.

The Supported Antenatal Course - Join the waitlist now.

Link in bio.

Laura x

It's Breastfeeding Awareness Week, and while breastfeeding isn't always easy or possible for everyone, this photo instan...
07/08/2026

It's Breastfeeding Awareness Week, and while breastfeeding isn't always easy or possible for everyone, this photo instantly takes me back.

The tiny fuzzy hair. The warm cuddles. The little hand resting on my chest. The hours that sometimes felt endless but now feel like they disappeared in a heartbeat.

Breastfeeding is about so much more than milk. It's comfort, regulation, connection and countless quiet moments that become memories.

Whether your feeding journey lasted one feed, one week, one year or wasn't what you hoped for, every journey deserves support and compassion. ❤️

Laura x




Introducing The Supported Antenatal Course.A six-week antenatal experience designed to prepare you not only for birth bu...
06/08/2026

Introducing The Supported Antenatal Course.

A six-week antenatal experience designed to prepare you not only for birth but for the decisions, emotions and enormous transition that come with it.

Because understanding the stages of labour isn’t the same as feeling ready for labour.

Knowing your options isn’t the same as feeling confident enough to use your voice.

And preparing a birth plan isn’t the same as knowing what to do when birth takes an unexpected turn.

Inside the course, you and your birth partner will:

✨ Understand what happens physically and emotionally during labour
✨ Practice breathing, movement and comfort techniques
✨ Explore induction, pain relief, assisted birth and caesarean birth
✨ Learn how to ask questions and make informed decisions
✨ Help your birth partner become an active member of your team
✨ Prepare for feeding, recovery, newborn care and the fourth trimester

You’ll learn through a combination of live online sessions and practical in-person sessions in Abergavenny.

But the support doesn’t end when each session finishes.

For the full six weeks, you’ll also have private WhatsApp support with me, so when questions come up after an appointment or something we’ve covered feels confusing, you have somewhere to bring them.

I created this course because I walked into my own first birth feeling completely unprepared.

I don’t want other parents to feel as though they have to hope for the best, remember everything under pressure or figure out the early weeks only once their baby arrives.

I want you to enter birth feeling not just informed but ready.

I want your birth partner to know how to support you.

And I want you both to feel prepared for birth and for bringing your baby home.

The Supported Antenatal Course begins on 17 September.

Join the VIP waitlist through the link in my bio.

Laura x

Today I’m officially introducing the next round of The Supported Antenatal Course: Prepare for Birth & Prepare for Baby....
06/08/2026

Today I’m officially introducing the next round of The Supported Antenatal Course: Prepare for Birth & Prepare for Baby.

Beginning on Thursday 17 September, this six-week course brings together everything I believe parents need from antenatal preparation:

Clear, evidence-informed education.

Practical tools you can actually use.

A birth partner who understands how to support you.

Honest preparation for the different ways birth may unfold.

Support that continues between the sessions.

And space to prepare for the early weeks with your baby — not only the moment of birth.

I created this course because I know what it feels like to walk into birth underprepared.

During my first birth, I didn’t fully understand the sensations I was experiencing, the maternity system I was entering or the decisions being made around me.

I felt frightened, disconnected and unsupported.

That experience stayed with me.

It led me to learn everything I could about birth, train as an antenatal educator and doula, and eventually create the type of course I wish I had been able to attend.

Over six weeks, you and your birth partner will explore:

✨ Labour, contractions and birth hormones
✨ Breathing, movement and birth positions
✨ Practical birth-partner support
✨ Birth rights and informed decision-making
✨ Induction, pain relief and interventions
✨ Assisted birth and caesarean birth
✨ Feeding, newborn care and sleep
✨ Recovery, matrescence and the fourth trimester

The course includes:

✨ Six live weekly sessions
✨ A combination of online and in-person learning
✨ Practical sessions in Abergavenny
✨ A small and supportive local group
✨ Private 1-1 WhatsApp support with me throughout
✨ Session recordings and an online group space

This isn’t about teaching you how to achieve one particular kind of birth.

It’s about helping you understand your options, trust your ability to make decisions and feel supported however your birth unfolds.

The next course begins on 17 September, and spaces will be limited.

Join the VIP waitlist to receive first access when booking opens and details of my free antenatal masterclass:

www.laurawynn.co.uk/antenataleducation

Laura x

Why familiarity is more useful than willpower in labour.Many women tell themselves, “I’ll just try to stay calm.” But ca...
06/08/2026

Why familiarity is more useful than willpower in labour.

Many women tell themselves, “I’ll just try to stay calm.” But calm is not something you can switch on through willpower when you are tired, frightened or experiencing strong contractions.

What is more likely to remain available is what you have practiced.

A slower exhale. A position that eases pressure. A phrase that helps you focus. The habit of asking for a moment before answering.

Your nervous system learns through repetition and experience. It begins to recognise: I have met this breath before. I know this movement. I know how my partner can support me.

This is why we repeat the same foundations in class. It is not because there are only a few techniques. It is because your body needs enough repetition for them to become familiar.

You do not need to memorise birth. You need practical tools that you have already used enough times to trust.

The Supported Antenatal Course is a place where you get to integrate, to become familiar with yourself and know what you need in the intense moments so that you feel steady.

Waitlist is now open.

Link in bio.

Laura x

04/08/2026

Episode 3 Summer Birth Prep Series.

Information and education isn't enough to prepare you for birth.

This is the next level.

You need the deep mind and body level experience that birth deserves so that you can meet the intensities of labour, any twists and turns and essentially move from a stressed state to a regulated calm state when it truly matters.

For a deeper level of birth preparation join the waitlist for Thd Supported Antenatal Course.

Earlybird offer and date of my free masterclass is not to be missed.

Join via the link in my bio.

Laura x

I remember walking into my first birth totally unprepared.Not just uninformed - disconnected. I didn't understand what m...
03/08/2026

I remember walking into my first birth totally unprepared.

Not just uninformed - disconnected. I didn't understand what my body was doing, I didn't understand the maternity system I was stepping into, and at times I felt genuinely afraid and unsupported.

Nobody had told me that was normal, or given me the tools to work with what was happening instead of fighting it.

That experience is the whole reason I do this work now. I trained as a doula and antenatal educator, I teach pregnancy yoga, and I've had three babies of my own since - and every single thing I teach is something I wish someone had sat with me and explained properly the first time.

That's why I built The Supported Antenatal Course: six weeks, online and in person here in Abergavenny, with me on WhatsApp the whole way through so nothing gets left unsaid.

Not a class you sit through once and forget. A space that holds you and your birth partner properly, from now right through to those first wobbly weeks with your baby.

It starts 17 September, and spaces are kept small on purpose.

If you want to be first to know when it opens (plus a founding-member bonus) sign up here - https://course.laurawynn.co.uk/waitlist-join

or visit my website for more information - https://www.laurawynn.co.uk/antenataleducation

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Abergavenny

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Thursday 10am - 11:15am

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