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The Holistic Doula

Doula support specialising in holistic physiological birth & alternative parenting.
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07/09/2026

7 reasons why the bathroom is a perfect place for labouring 🚽

Did you spend much time in the bathroom during your labour and birth?

✨ Happy birthing! ✨

02/08/2026

2027 Bookings 📆

To my surprise, I've been getting enquiries and bookings for birth attendance for 2027, for a couple of months now!

With taking on no more than two clients each month (preferably one a month!), capacity is reached very quickly. So if you feel you want or need my support, let's get a chemistry call booked in sooner rather than later ☎️

Each package can be adapted to suit your individual needs, for true personalised care. With some packages having the ability be altered to accommodate remote clients.

[As with all of my work I offer sliding scale payment, payment plans, service exchange etc, so that I can meet the affordability of each family's financial capacity]

All the best with your pregnancies and birthing journeys! ✨

27/07/2026

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Must-have baby items & why, from a Mama of 3 and doula.

❔What are your must-haves❔

15/07/2026

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A beautiful labour & birth testimonial - HVBAC ✨🥹

"Instinctively I needed my my doula to arrive even before midwives for me to feel safe to start pushing. She was a quiet presence reassuring me everything is going well. She offered water, snacks, for me to grab her hands while my husband went to the toilet, but was never making it about herself and how helpful she is. She was truly focused on me and my needs, perfectly observing and responding to them.

My husband did say she was a huge comfort for him, offering pillow while he was kneeling by the pool, offering to replace him in holding my hands, offering snacks, reminding him of toilet breaks and reassuring him the birth is going the way it’s supposed, when he was worried. She was a calming presence.

I couldn’t ask for a better support and better outcome. believe I was very lucky to find and choose Lesley and she is a huge factor of why I had such positive birth experience. Like I said before, I felt so safe with her that I was able to relax and let labour unfold once she arrived, before midwives. Before that I was trying to slow my labour down until Lesley come."

14/07/2026

Have you ever noticed this in maternity care...? 🙃🫣🫠

📸: Lauren | Photographer in Notts + Beyond

10/07/2026

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🌿 H O L I S T I C • P A R E N T I N G • C I R C L E ✨
Upcoming event dates 2026 - UPDATED

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HOME EDUCATION SOCIAL
👛 £10 per child for the 2 hours, trampoline sock hire included in the price - no need to pre-book.
📅 First Friday of each month.
10am - 12 midday.
📍 BOUNCE Sheffield, 17 March St, Sheffield S9 5DQ.

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SKILL SHARE & SWAP
👛 £2 per first child, 50p for each child after.
First visit completely free and babies under 6 months are also free.
📅 First Saturday of each month.
12:30-14:30.
📍 Woodhouse Library, 524 Stradbroke Rd, Woodhouse, Sheffield S13 7GD.

See you there! 👋

19/06/2026

What is Folic Acid and Methyl Folate? And is there a difference?

YES, there is a difference! - scroll through to find out more.

11/06/2026

Breastfeeding support 🤱

Wanting to get your breastfeeding journey off to a better start, a different feeding journey to that which you have had previously or just feeling lost and in need of support when it comes to feeding your baby?

💬 Drop me a message and I'll do my best to accommodate and/or sign post, so that you have everything in place for your family's beginning ✨

⚠️ I feel it is important to say:
Though I do believe that 'breast is best' in regards to the ever changing needs, immune support and nutrition of your baby, I do believe that whatever is best for Mama is best overall:
If breastfeeding is making you touched out and stressed out, thus creating resentment, how can you be your best self or a patient nurturing Mother?
You have to do what is best for YOU, because with that, it WILL be best for your baby.
This could be seeking support with breastfeeding, finding a supportive community, combination feeding or transitioning fully to bottles.

If I have supported you on your feeding journey, please drop me a comment or DM so that I can share with others - thank you 🫂

Happy feeding! 🤱🍼👩‍🍼

03/06/2026

I'm baaack! 🌞

I've had some much needed time away: time to focus, to repair, & to restore balance in a time of chaos of the physical & the mind.

I'm also working on a more healthy relationship with social media, with more mindful sharing (which will always be just as authentic & raw).

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Over my little social media vacay I have actually increased my following a fair bit, so I thought I would start with a reintroduction post:

Hi, I'm Lesley, aka The Holistic Doula!

I have recently hung up my lab coat of many years as a microbiologist, to increase flexibility & freedom to support other mothers - more than I was able to previously.

I am the mother of 3 beautiful untamable daughters with wonderfully different personalities & appearances, & a wife to an incredible hubby, who is helping me to find my feet in this new venture into self-employment also known as freedom! ✨

As parents we are considered alternative & holistic which has paved the way for & even sparked my journey into becoming a doula:
• Unmedicated physiological childbirth at home.
• Elimination communication & cloth nappies.
• Home education.
• Attachment & child-led parenting styles.
• Alternative diets & healing.

My own complex pregnancies, births & mothering journey have gifted me with knowledge & lived experience which I use to support others on their own journeys through matrescence 🌀

💬 Whether you're a new follower or a long-standing one, drop me a comment, tell me what you're here for, let's connect! ✨

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05/05/2026

Social media break 📵

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