“I truly believe that all your help and wisdom during my pregnancy contributed to me having such a positive birth.

Having you at the birth was special. It gave me peace of mind knowing you’d be there to support my birth partner and advocate for me if I wasn’t able to. You have been an amazing, calm, loving, nonjudgmental and helpful presence throughout!

You are so open to learning about my experience as a solo mum, and how language or the way questions are phrased can be so important to people who aren’t doing things ‘the traditional’ way!

Thank you, Sophie!”

- Mia, solo mum to Quinn

“Having Sophie’s support helped me feel prepared. After a traumatic first birth I was very aware that things often don’t go to plan and feeling prepared was a huge mental relief for me. Having someone so knowledgeable to ask questions to was amazing. Sophie was always there to talk about concerns I had about my midwife and treatment and advocate for me.”

- Rebecca

“Reassuring. After a traumatic first birth, having Sophie to talk through options made me much more confident second time round.”

- Don

“I came to contacting Sophie very late on in my pregnancy and I really wish I had considered having a doula earlier. In reflection I would have opted to have Sophie present at the birth. I had a couple of 1 to 1s with her pre birth and her clarity, knowledge and open minded approach to birth and the birthing person’s choices was so reassuring and empowering.

I chose to have a session with Sophie in the postpartum period which was so useful. I got a space to discuss all the current challenges of new motherhood as well as discussing my birth experience.”

- Kim

“It was helpful to have an independent voice and support for us both. Pre birth is a very overwhelming period, having an extra person to talk things through with helped us clarify our birth plan and gave me ideas of ways I could support my partner through a completely unknown experience.”

- Duncan

Parents of baby Gabriel