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Dr Lindsey Myersfirst time mother Galway Hospital
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He is doing well and I am really feeling great….every day I get stronger and every day I am more and more thrilled by how positive my labour was...I keep remembering things and the whole picture starts to make more and more sense. It was beautiful - the whole thing...and I really want to do anything I can to spread the word and help others have the same pain free birth.
Being able to deliver Fionn naturally to be honest was a HUGE challenge for me and now that I have done it I feel like superwoman..I feel so in touch with my own body and so at peace with the world.....I just can't explain how it has changed me ....I will not be so afraid anymore of things as I know I have the power within me to control the way I perceive events and potential painful situations. You have given me one of the greatest gifts of all - that of knowing myself better.
I couldn't have done it without you and your course as I would never have believed I had it in me without your support....he is such a great little guy and I am sure that my quick and calm labour and my positive outlook throughout the pregnancy rubbed off on him.
Claire CasbyMidwife
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These services are thorough and comprehensive. Emily provides a non-judgemental, fully-supporting and delightful approach to her work. You can feel her passion for pregnancy and birth, for babies, mothers and families informing everything that she does.
SA doula client
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Emily was an invaluable part of Phoebe’s birth and I am very grateful that I was fortunate to have had her as our doula. JH doula mum
I hope that hundreds more women will have the pleasure of having you as their rock in the stormy sea of childbirth I know I will continue to sing your praises to everyone who asks about Oisin’s birth.
I McG doula dad
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I was feeling apprehensive about supporting my wife through the labour. But Emily’s experience, calmness and direction let us both actually enjoy the birth of our daughter.
As a scientist I found the explanations of hormones and physiology really interesting and useful. It meant that I understood better how to help my wife in labour and understand why she behaved the way she did . I guess that the understanding has lessened my own fear of not supporting her we'll in labour.
Avia Gurman Doula Mum
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Emily was our Douala in the birth of our son Oriel, who is a healthy and happy boy. Our journey with Emily begun when we attended her one-to-one course during my pregnancy. We were experiencing difficulties in our relationship and she helped us greatly with both preparation for the birth and our relationship. It was a profound, healing and much needed process. What Emily offered was much more than what I got in the preparation classes in the hospital, which were very technical and soulless. She prepared us physically, emotionally and spiritually and with her kindness, wisdom and knowledge she gave us the exact tools we needed to prepare for this big change in our life .
Her role in the actual birth was beautiful and created a magical birth.
She was there with dedication, kindness, strength and much love. She didn't leave my side while we were birthing at home and in the hospital.
She held my hand and whisper the right things in my ear which gave me the belief and energy to continue until Oriel emerged into the world.
After the birth, Emily continue to visit us and advice us on our parenting which was very helpful and felt very supported.
She became a true friend for whom we will always be grateful to.
I strongly recommend every mother to be supported by Emily, as she is not only very professional but a beautiful human to have by your side in the beautiful but also difficult process of becoming a parent.
Text Received as Follows: Hi Emily, Emer here. Just wanted to drop you a quick line to let you know that ‘Cian Aaron’ arrived to us healthy and happy at 5pm on Feb 5th at 9lbs! Labour started at 8:30 that morning and using the breathing, visualisation and determination the wee man was born naturally without any pain relief or intervention. This could not have been achieved without our time with you where we really got the opportunity to open communications to discuss our feelings, desires and importance of the birthing process. Thank you so much for your time and patience with us. We really appreciate it. Here is a pic of the the wee man with a very proud daddy!
When I met Emily Belfrage I immediately felt relief and at ease. She was my saving grace throughout my pregnancy because - as I recall - I was full of fear of many things and whilst I was so happy to be pregnant I couldn’t understand why I felt such fear. Apart from the obvious fear around pain in labour there were many other things, about being able to cope and I guess the fear of not being in control as I did not know what was ahead of me.
Emily’s birthing preparation actually gave me huge relief. So much so that I went on into my pregnancy actually looking forward to labour and all it would bring instead of fearing it. After her preparation I felt I understood my body and what would happen to it and what to expect in childbirth and what I had to do. I did Emily’s class before I had the antenatal classes in the hospital. I felt delighted that I had done Emily’s birth prep. as the hospital did not inform me of anything about what would happen to my body during childbirth or how to work with my body. They just mainly talked about pain relief and I wanted to give myself the chance to go natural It gave me a sense of control knowing what Emily gave to me in her classes. The information was invaluable. THE EXERCISES THE TOOLS GIVEN WERE INVALUABLE and I believe with all my heart the birth of my Son Arthur would not have been as wonderful and uncomplicated and drug free as it was.
I cannot recommend highly enough what a difference Emily’s birthing preparation made to my pregnancies and subsequent childbirths I also have a daughter now whose birth was equally as amazing - and I know this is for two reasons; 1) I had all the information and tools from Emily 2) my first birth was so positive I believe and know with all my heart this had a huge positive impact on my second pregnancy! And I would love to go again! Meeting Emily really was a blessing I will always be grateful to her, in helping me in my journey towards motherhood, truly life changing! Elizabeth Yazbeck Doula Mum
AV Doula Mum
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My Son decided to arrive a little earlier than planned: 4 weeks to be precise. We called Emily to be our Doula, our support. We will always be very grateful to her for this because I had been in hospital for a week before the birth and had been feeling really ‘lost’ there. As the birthing plan had changed somewhat from the original due to the baby coming early. Emily’s presence let us birth quietly without worrying about anything as we knew she knew she was there for us 100%. If you were to you ask my husband he would tell you he was feeling a little nervous and perhaps scared so it really was a great support for us both to have Emily there knowing she could take over from my husband where needed and to be our voice where needed too. Just knowing that she was our support as our doula let me birth freely without worrying about doctors or midwifes or anything. And she did fill in all the spaces we needed. We are so happy that she was there not to mention we received a lovely DVD of the birth and great pictures which am certain would never have happened so quietly if Emily hadn't been there.
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