Flowers and nice – but they wilt

Chocolate gets eaten and forgotten

Jewellery often ends up in a box.

So what gifts make an impact?

If you’re pregnant, send this to your partner! If you’re the partner, keep reading. I’d love to suggest one of the best, most thoughtful, lasting gifts you can buy for Mother’s Day.

One that’s effect will ripple out a hundredfold in the years to come.

It isn’t a gift you can wrap…

Ready?

Invest in a doula.

Yep. A doula. Birth support that you can rely on. Postpartum support that will genuinely nourish you.

Studies show having a doula present at your birth reduces chances of unwanted interventions, lowers cesarean rates and significantly improves the way families feel about their birth, even if it didn’t go to plan.

Starting off with support and nourishment means that will set you up in parenting.

Starting feeling supported, listened to, respected and nurtured is a heck of a lot better than feeling emotionally exhausted, ignored and violated.

So find a doula in your local area

Message them

And give your partner the gift of genuine support. She will remember it for a lot longer than flowers and chocolate, I promise!

And if your local area is Helensburgh, drop me a message. I’m offering 15% off 2 doula support packages booked by the 31st of March – payment plans are available.

Flowers wilt, chocolate melts, doulas bring both, along with the support that impacts you for life.