Jen Culley - Birth Services, Doula, and Placenta Encapsulation

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  andy hayden

  Hiring Jen as our doula was a great experience, and she comes with the highest recommendation. Having her guidance prior to and after the birth helped us plan and navigate the birth experience with peace of mind. We really appreciated that Jen provided links to research, and podcasts, that allowed us make informed decisions. We were lucky to be able to book Jen around week 34 (!), I'd definitely advise doing so earlier in the process! Had Jen not been present at a few key moments during birth we're convinced it would have gone differently. Thank you Jen!

  21-05-2023
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  Henry Lacey

  What can we say about Jen? Just wow. We had been speaking with Jen about doing encapsulation but we weren’t due for another week so we hadn’t sorted it yet. Long story but that’s not how it was meant to happen. At late notice and out of usual hours Jen came to meet me with full instructions for myself and the midwives. As the partner - at the time Jen came to meet me I was naturally concerned about Mum and baby, we were off plan A and I was flustered, she had a chat with me tried to make me feel at ease about everything and simply explained the placenta encapsulation. She also did umbilical cord preservation. Which was given to us in a beautiful heart shape. She also did us a placenta print! Incredible and special keepsakes we will treasure forever. The capsules are basically tasteless and Mummy has been taking them. For us if we were going to have another child, we wouldn’t think twice about using Jen and doing the exact same Placenta wise! Thanks Jen all three of us are very grateful to you.

  19-05-2023
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  Simone Hancox

  Jen is an incredible doula who combines warmth, sensitivity and understanding with expertise, professionalism and a wealth of knowledge. As a pregnant parent, all you want is the safe birth of your baby. Based on my experience of my first birth and the hypnobirthing course I'd completed, I felt that the best place for my baby to be born would be at home. However, this was contrary to the consultant's advice (my baby was initially 'small for gestational age' and then apparently 'too big'). This in itself gave me some anxiety and self-doubt over whether I was making the right choice. Jen was amazing at supporting me and my husband through this. Jen never places any judgement, or tells you what you 'should' be doing. Rather, she attentively listens, ensures you feel heard, and enables you to make your own informed choices. Ultimately, Jen's goal is for you to take ownership over your pregnancy and birth, whatever this may look like. Jen has a plethora of knowledge and skills. From the latest research on induction to the birthing body and biomechanics. But more than this, Jen is incredibly adept at making you feel empowered and advocated for when navigating birth and the medical system that surrounds it. As well as the scheduled meetings, Jen was always at the end of the phone, offering to come with me to hospital appointments, and made me feel comfortable asking for what I needed. Overall, I am certain that Jen's support led me to having the healing birth I wanted (and for the record, my baby was a *perfect* size 💜) .

  05-05-2023
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  Alexandra Timperley

  Jen has helped me with breastfeeding advice for both of my babies. Her help as a lactation consultant with my newborn baby has been invaluable. She provided me with techniques to manage my engorgement and to ensure baby was feeding properly. Jen was a great support to me when I was disheartened by my baby loosing weight in her first few days but thanks to Jen’s help my baby gained weight well and I felt emotionally supported. Jen visited me at my home, she put me at ease straight away and her calm and kind nature helped me to feel reassured that I would be able to breastfeed my baby to meet her needs. I would highly recommend Jen to anyone looking for help or support with breastfeeding.

  26-03-2023
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  Steph

  Couldn’t recommend Jen enough! Jen talked us through the placenta encapsulation process and answered any questions we had with great knowledge. The whole process couldn’t have been easier and we felt Jen went above and beyond to ensure everything ran smoothly for us. We couldn’t be more grateful for Jen and the services and support provided- very professional, kind and knowledgeable.

  26-01-2023
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  georgia burke

  I really cannot recommend Jen enough, she totally changed my breastfeeding experience for the better. Her help and advice was so incredibly helpful and she was so encouraging when I was just about ready to throw in the towel. She created a safe space for me to be completely honest about my experience and was so supportive and completely non-judgemental. She didn't push any ideas on me, just encouraged me to explore what would work best for me. I am 100% more relaxed about breastfeeding now and I cannot thank her enough for her continued support. 3 months breastfeeding and counting!

  26-01-2023
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  Shannette

  Jen has been very helpful, informative and supportive with what I went through at birth. So far so good with my capsules, very happy with the outcome and presentation of them! Thank you again Jen.

  26-01-2023
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  Alena Pustomitenko

  Jen has been a great support during my pregnancy and childbirth. I don”t know how I would have coped without her. Having her as a doula has been the best decision we took to prepare for childbirth and she went above and beyond to support me as well as my husband to experience this as something very natural, helping dealing with the physical and psychological aspects of it. She really showed compassion, care and support that helped me cope with the birth of our first child in the best way possible. We couldn’t have received better support and would really recommend her services.

  26-01-2023
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  Emily Finlyson

  We had a difficult start with our little man who had really bad reflux and colic. As the weeks went on the constant crying felt soul destroying and my husband was coming home to someone who had reached the end of her tether. We couldn’t put him down, he cried through every car journey and wouldn’t be in the pram either. I lost count of the hours I spent with him in a sling or baby carrier bouncing on an exercise ball! I’m not telling you this to make you feel sorry for us but hopefully to help someone else going through this that it’s normal for some babies to be like this. Jen had been our NCT teacher and I knew she was the right person to help get me through the difficult spell. She offered amazing and life changing advice, a shoulder to cry on and she altered my attitude from a helpless Mother who felt guilty about hating something she had wanted for so long to realising that I wasn’t doing anything wrong and that it would eventually pass. And it did but I definitely wouldn’t have made it through without her help and advice which took me from a dark place to loving every minute (well nearly every minute) of my special time with my son. Thank you. If you are thinking of hiring a postnatal Doula to help you I cannot recommend Jen enough.

  26-12-2022
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  Joseph Phillips

  We decided to appoint a doula when we were a couple of months into my wife's pregnancy. We'd already experienced a bit of a bumpy time, and so we were hoping that a doula could guide us to get back on track. In short, Jen proved to be everything we were hoping for and so much more. From moment one, Jen immediately understood where we were coming from and connected with our values and preferences for Natalia's birth experience. With great empathy, amazing listening skills, and thoughtful suggestions, Jen was a true guiding force and constant source of wisdom and inspiration throughout the second and third trimesters, as well as providing invaluable post-natal support after our baby arrived. Jen is truly passionate about supporting women and birth partners to be fully aware of their birth choices and to have the most positive birth experience possible. In the build up to our son's birth, we learnt soooo much from Jen that helped us to feel mentally and emotionally prepared for the birth. From the practicalities of fully understanding our birth options, to the brilliant hypnobirthing course she delivered for us, Jen is a superb teacher and communicator. The birth experience we ended up having proved to be quite different from what we planned or could have imagined - but thank goodness Jen was there, on-hand, to help us through it. We have no idea what we would have done without her, frankly. Jen, you'll forever be remembered as a remarkable influence on our early parenting journey. Love, J & N xo

  26-10-2022