Krysia Lynch - Dublin Doula

Krysia Lynch - Dublin Doula offers birth mentoring, classes, birth services, and e More information is available on my website.

My name is Krysia Lynch, I am the Chair of AIMS Ireland, and I was the Cooordinator of the Home Birth Association for 10 years. I am a registered homeopath, a breastfeeding counsellor a placenta enccapsulator and I also have a PhD in Science. I have sat on numerous HSE and Department of Health Committees representing women and their familie, most recently the National Maternity Strategy for Irela

nd (2015) and the National Maternity Standards for Ireland (2016). I also sit on committees in the rotunda and the National Maternity Hospital. I am a freuent conference presenter to both mothering and midwifery conferences and I am also often to be heard on national radio discussing the expereince families have within our maternity services. In a nutshell, I work with mothers fathers and families to ensure that the pre conception, pregnancy and birth of your baby are times when you feel supported, informed and memorable. Each birth heralds not just the birth of a baby but the birth of a mother too, and my role is to nurture the birth of the mother in you. If you are already a mother then this birth offers you an opportunity to evolve into a mother of a growing family; each new child changes us and our family and my role is to help you prepare for that emotionally and physically. I have worked as a doula since 2003 and have experience of working with mums having caesarean births, home births, low tech hospital births, high tech hospital births, inductions and with women expecting twins! As a doula, I serve the three main Dublin maternity hospitals of The Coombe, The NMH and The Rotunda, and have attended many home births too. I am based in Sandymount, Dublin which means all the hospitals are within easy access. I have seen the great benefit that having a doula can offer a mother, especially if she is a first time mother trying to negotiate the maternity services. Research on doulas show that their presence can significantly reduce the incidence of interventions. Mothers who have had difficult experiences in previous births can also especially benefit from the services of a doula. However, I firmly believe that EVERY mother deserves a doula All mothers deserve to have someone there just for them during a birth; someone to nurture, care and support not just with the head but with the heart too! More on the benefits of doulas can be found on my website www,dublindoula,com

As part of my doula service I also offer a photographic story telling of your labour and immediately afterwards and as a homeopath I offer all my clients homeopathic support during pregnancy and labour. Aside for doula work I also offer a placenta encapsulation service.

07/08/2026

Breastfeeding is not just about putting a baby to the breast.

For breastfeeding to work, three things need to happen:

1. Your body needs to produce milk.
In the first days after birth, hormones trigger milk production following the delivery of the placenta. As breastfeeding becomes established, milk production becomes increasingly driven by milk removal.

2. Milk needs to be removed from the breast.
Your baby needs to be able to effectively transfer milk. This is influenced by attachment, positioning, sucking and the way your baby feeds.

3. Your baby needs to receive the milk.
Your baby needs to coordinate sucking, swallowing and breathing to take in the milk being offered.

When breastfeeding is difficult, it is worth asking:
Is milk being made?
Is milk being removed?
Is baby getting enough milk?

Breastfeeding challenges are not always about effort or determination. Understanding the physiology can help you know what support you need.

Save this for your breastfeeding preparation.











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03/08/2026

"We think your baby is going to be big..." 😳 If you’ve heard this at a late-pregnancy appointment, take a deep breath.

Late-stage growth scans are notoriously inaccurate, with a margin of error up to 15%. A baby predicted to be 9lbs could easily be a perfectly average 7.5lbs at birth.

More importantly, the Cochrane clinical evidence shows that inducing early just because of a *suspected* big baby does not reduce complications. Instead, it significantly increases maternal interventions and emergency C-section rates.

Your pelvis is not a fixed bony ring—it moves and expands during labor. Your baby’s head is designed to mold and adapt.

Before you let fear dictate your induction date, ask: "Are there any actual medical complications, or are we just guessing weight?"

Knowledge is power. Don't be managed by software estimates.

👉 Save this post for your next scan, and follow for evidence-based birth rights in Ireland.










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30/07/2026

It's not all about mechanics!

30/07/2026

What I wish every mother knew...

Birth is not just something that happens in the uterus.

It is a complex conversation between the brain, the nervous system, hormones and the body.

During labour, your brain is constantly receiving information from your surroundings and your nervous system is asking:

“Do I feel safe?”

This is not about creating a perfect birth environment, and it is not about suggesting that women are responsible for how their births unfold.

Birth is complex.

But we do know that physiology matters.

Oxytocin, one of the key hormones in labour, is influenced by the environment around a woman. Feeling supported, respected, private and able to relax are not simply “nice extras” — they are part of creating the conditions where the body’s hormonal processes can work.

The way we speak to women.
The way we support women.
The way we care for women.

All of these things matter.

Because birth is influenced by more than biology alone.

What did you wish someone had explained to you about birth physiology? What made you feel safe?










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27/07/2026

"An Induced Labour is Just Like a Natural Labour, Only Scheduled."
Let's bust this myth wide open.

Thinking about agreeing to an induction just because you’ve hit 39 or 40 weeks? Let’s talk about what they aren’t telling you.

An induced labour is NOT the same as a spontaneous labour. When we introduce synthetic oxytocin, we alter the entire hormonal blueprint of birth, often leading to a cascade of interventions that many parents aren't prepared for.

The Reality: Induction replaces your natural oxytocin with synthetic oxytocin, called syntocinon or pitocin, which often creates hyper-intense contractions with no natural varying breaks. This drastically increases the "cascade of interventions," frequently leading to a maternal request for an epidural or an instrumental birth, even if that's not what you originally wanted.

Sometimes the intensity is too much for a baby to cope with and they become distressed, leading to an expedited birth, usually by c section.

Induction is a fantastic, life-saving medical tool when clinically necessary. But it should never be treated as a routine scheduling convenience.

Before you consent, ask the golden question: "What is the specific medical indication for MY body and MY baby today?"

Know your options. Know your rights.

Share this with an expecting parent today, and follow along for evidence-based maternity support.








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23/07/2026

Many women believe that if something is offered, it must be medically necessary. But that's not how modern maternity care works.

An offer is just that; an offer. It should be the start of a conversation, not the end of one.

There are lots of reasons something might be offered:

It's hospital policy.
It's become routine over time.
It's based on a statistical increase in risk rather than a problem that's happening right now.
It's the clinician's preferred way of practising.
It may genuinely be the safest recommendation for your individual situation.

Those are very different reasons, and they shouldn't all carry the same weight.

For example, if a woman is offered:
a membrane sweep
continuous CTG
induction at 40+10
an epidural
artificial rupture of membranes
coached pushing . .

The important question isn't "Why are they offering this?" It's "Why are they offering this to me right now?" Once that question is asked we are knocking at the door of personalised care

This isn't about encouraging women to refuse care. It's about moving from compliance to informed decision-making.

Many people worry they'll be seen as "difficult" if they ask questions. But asking questions is not just being awkward, it's about participating in your care.You should not be simply complying, you should be consenting.

That distinction matters.










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20/07/2026

"Hold your legs now, open your knees out wide, deep breath, chin on chest, and push for me now. Push into your bum. Keep going keep going keep going keep going. Now, another deep breath and push tight down right down into your bum. Keep going keep going keep going keep going. Now, one more. Move that baby."

Ah the sweet dulcet tones of coached pushing starting at 10cm or 9cm if your caregiver fancies it.

Coached pushing in a semi reclined position with your knees far apart whilst you hold them near your ears like that is unhelpful physiologically. It doesn't enable the widest possible space for your baby, and it forces you to work against gravity. It's also one of the key implicators in pelvic floor issues postnatally, and, of course, it increases the likelihood of tears.

With an epidural, you often do need some coaching, but you can lie in your side, free your coccyx, and get a bigger pelvic opening. You can also ask for support rather than coaching with the standard words used above. Your midwife will usually be happy to facilitate this.

For more on supporting birthing positions, see my doula training page! If you want to find out more about being a doula, come to the info session tonight at 8pm. DM for details!










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18/07/2026

If you've been thinking about becoming a doula, maybe this is your sign.

My Comprehensive Doula Training is a deeply supportive and practical course designed to help you develop the knowledge, confidence, and skills to support women and families through pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period.

Together, we explore the physiology of birth, comfort measures, emotional support, advocacy, communication, and the many ways a doula can make a meaningful difference in a family’s experience.

If you book before 31.8.26, alongside the full training, you’ll also receive access to my Lactation Doula Training playback, my Homeopathy for Doulas Training (worth €600), and the option of an 8-month payment plan.

Whether you’re starting a new path in birth work or looking to deepen your existing birth work this training offers a space to learn, grow, and connect with a like-minded community.

If birth work has been calling you, I’d love to welcome you into this journey.

If you would like to join the free Information session on 20th July 2026 or late August 2026 please DM or email me!

16/07/2026

Why didn't you consider home birth?

Did no one tell you about it?

Did no one tell you it was a valid choice for low risk FTM?

Did no one tell you your chances of a physiological birth with a HSE home birth is 60% versus less than 5% in hospital?

No? No one said? Not your doctor, not anyone you met in hospital at your booking visit?

Did people tell you it was reckless risky and dangerous? Did they use triggering words such as death, bleeding, hemorrhage and still birth?

If so you weren't properly informed.

Inform yourself. And I don't mean by listening to woo doulas and midwives, I mean by reading the research in reputable sources such as the Lancet and BMJ, or by looking at the data from NPEC in Ireland.

Portraying fully governance Homebirth airbed by professional midwives in Ireland as dangerous is one of the great maternity swizzles of all time.










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13/07/2026

Everyone thinks this machine saves babies... but the evidence tells a very different story.

CTG has become one of the most recognisable pieces of equipment in modern maternity care.

But here's the question no one seems to ask:

If it's used so routinely, where's the evidence that it improves outcomes for mothers or babies?

After decades of research, routine continuous CTG in low-risk labour has not been shown to improve overall outcomes for mothers or babies. What it has been shown to do is increase the likelihood of caesarean birth and instrumental birth. It limits women's choice of position and their movement and it's associated with false positive identification of distress.

That doesn't mean CTG has no place. It can be an important tool when there are genuine risk factors or clinical concerns.

The problem isn't the technology.

The problem is using it as though more continuous monitoring automatically means better outcomes. There are other ways of monitoring that do actually lead to better outcomes eg hands on listening.

Every intervention has benefits, limitations and trade-offs. Understanding those trade-offs is what informed decision-making is all about.

Were you told both the benefits and the limitations of continuous CTG before it was recommended?

👇 I'd love to hear your experience.










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