My care
My complementary pregnancy care helps you to relax and feel in control. I treat a full range of pregnancy related symptoms from aches, pains and morning sickness to anxiety, insomnia and breech presentation. I’m an experienced midwife trained in massage, reflexology, aromatherapy, moxibustion and hypnobirthing. From the day you find out you are pregnant till after your due date I can support you alongside your standard midwifery care.
Working from my treatment room in Brighton, you will know you are getting the best possible support from the co-author of the best selling book “The Little Book of Self Care for New Mums” and “The Little Book of Self Care for Mums-to-Be“
I’ve set out below some examples of the care packages I offer. As I tailor my services to meet your needs please do get in touch to discuss. My phone number is 07789814207.
Prices typically range at £55-£80 per treatment, with packages working out more cost effective.
Birth preparation package (from weeks 37-42)
My core package offers you the time and space you deserve and includes a full 30 minute consultation (over the phone) to ensure the treatments are appropriate for you and your baby, followed by four x 60 min treatments, combining aromatherapy, reflex zone therapy, acupressure points and/or hypnosis or mind massage for a deeply relaxing and nurturing treatment that primes your body and mind for birthing.
You will take home a bespoke aromatherapy blend and have access to my positive birthing affirmations to use at home, between our sessions together.
Can be tailored to suit your specific requirements
Planned Caesarean relaxation package
I understand preparing for a Caesarean birth can be intimidating. This package is designed with that in mind.
At your first 90 minute face to face appointment we will explore your thoughts and needs as you approach birth. I will complete a deeply relaxing aromatherapy leg and foot massage to help lower your adrenaline and leave you feeling calm and rested.
You will then return for a further 60 minute session where we will complete a confidence building, calm Caesarean-Section guided relaxation together.
This package offers you the time and space to explore your thoughts and feelings, build on your confidence and prime your body and mind in preparation for your abdominal birth.
You will also have access to my calm caesarean preparation relaxation track.
Post-due date package
My post-date package is one of my favourite treatments to offer. We start with a 30 minute consultation (over the phone) to ensure treatments are appropriate for you and your baby and then 3 treatments in your 40th-41st weeks of pregnancy.
I use a combination of acupressure points, reflex zone therapy and aromatherapy foot and leg massage, to prime and prepare your mind and body for birthing.
This treatment can be used alongside the more traditional ‘stretch and sweeping of membranes’ offered by your maternity care midwife, but should you prefer not to take your midwife up on this offer, my post-due dates package is beneficial on its own.
You will take away a bottle of post-due date aromatherapy oil for massage or bathing and access to my relaxing birthing affirmations track to use at home in between our sessions.
Pregnancy + postnatal relaxation reflex zone therapy
Like reflexology, reflex zone therapy (RZT) regards the feet as a map of the whole body. During this 60 minute appointment, I will work applying pressure to various points on your feet to trigger a sedation or stimulation response in the relevant area of your body, soothing and easing discomfort and working with common pregnancy ailments, whilst delivering a deeply relaxing treatment.
Pregnancy sickness package for mild/moderate nausea
Pregnancy sickness can be unpleasant and emotionally draining and is often shrouded in misconceptions of only experiencing it in the morning or during the first trimester. This package helps you cope.
Your first appointment will take 60-90 mins as we go through a full pregnancy sickness consultation you will then attend a then two further appointments where we will use a combination of reflex zone therapy (similar to reflexology), aromatherapy and clinical hypnosis to support your mind and body.
Can be tailored to suit your specific requirements
Please be aware, Mild / Moderate pregnancy sickness is not the same as hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) where a person may have such severe nausea / excessive sickness that they need medical treatment for possible dehydration.
Mind massage
The effects of stress/ anxiety and worry can affect us hugely in our day-to-day lives, both physically and mentally.
I am very pleased to provide this wonderful resource with three soothing and motivational options for Mind Massage, either delivered online or in person (in Brighton), covering stress management, anxiety reduction or positive thinking.
‘Mind Massage offers you hypnosis with suggestions tailored to help you relax, to feel better, and to prepare yourself for the future. During the session, you can let go of your stress, (both physically and mentally), clear your mind of any negativity, and create space so that you can look towards the future more positively’ (Professor Ursula James)
Each session lasts 45 minutes