Because you want more than the basics, more than a course that’s just making friends in a pub and sharing information you could quite frankly google. You want to understand birth, not just be told what might happen. You want honesty, you want transparency, you want evidence based information and have the confidence to approach one of the biggest experiences of your life with ease.

The Lemon Tree Birth is for parents that want to go beyond just ticking boxes. My course explores the things often missed or ignored in standard well known antenatal classes, helping you to understand birth physiology so making decisions all makes sense and enabling you to navigate not only the system but making all important choices. 

Your birth partner is important too, you don’t need them to know how to rub your back or what snacks to pack, you need them to gain a better understanding of how birth works, how they can support you, advocate for you and what that role actually looks like!

When booking with The Lemon Tree you’re not just booking a course or a little support, you’re working with someone who genuinely cares about your experience. Over the last 10 years I have supported hundreds of families through a huge variation of experiences. I am consistently continuing to develop my skills, increase my knowledge and stay up to date to ensure you get the best. 

I feel privileged to educate, support and walk alongside families, it’s something I’m deeply passionate about. Helping them through these transformative experiences with guidance, reassurance and a safe space.

Because birth preparation should be about more than just the basics, pain relief and how to change a nappy!

Over the years I noticed a pattern. I was supporting parents during pregnancy, birth and afterwards but many told me (and still do) that their previous antenatal classes had been helpful for making friends whilst covering a few topics but they left with unanswered questions, lack of ongoing support and their births didn’t unfold how they had hoped. Leading to disappointment, feelings of failure or even trauma. They wanted to understand and know more…

They wanted know and understand more about how birth actually worked. They wanted to know why certain things happened or were suggested/forced. It became clear very quickly that preparation couldn’t just be about the social and practical preparation. Parents also needed support with mindset, understanding their bodies, their minds, their emotions and needed continuity of support.

This is why The Lemon Tree Programme was created and is ever evolving. Combing my experience as a Doula, Antenatal Educator, Hypnobirthing Teacher and Breastfeeding Counsellor, I’ve created a comprehensive birth preparation programme that brings everything parents need and want whilst having honest conversations. Knowledge = confidence. My aim is to give you those things.

When we work together, whether you are attending an antenatal course, infant feeding workshop or a power hour, you don’t just access my experience and expertise, you receive a wealth of practical resources and ongoing support.

You will be given comprehensive workbooks that cover everything included in your course and more. These are designed to be revisited again and again, a trusted reference you can dip into during pregnancy, labour and in the early days of feeding your baby. 

Alongside this you’ll receive additional resources, including audio tracks, useful links and continued guidance.

Birth partners play a vital role, which is why the programmes actively builds their confidence and knowledge, to communicate effectively, be able to advocate and support you fully.

Part of the programme is understanding how the maternity system works so you can make informed decisions and avoid any unnecessary interventions. This helps avoid a disempowering and harming experience, probably like most of the stories you have heard, that doesn’t have to be your story. 

Yes hypnobirthing is an important part of The Lemon Tree Programme but it’s not just a standard hypnobirthing course, this course is so much more.

Hypnobirthing provides wonderful tools to help you feel calm, understand your mind-body connection and approach birth with greater confidence. During the programme you’ll learn practical hypnobrthing techniques including breathwork, relaxation, visualisation and mindset tools that you can use throughout your pregnancy and birth.

However, I believe true birth preparation involves looking at the whole picture, there’s so much more you need to know. We explore how birth works on a deeper level which is essential in helping you make informed choices, the right choices for you. It’s vital to know what is going on in the maternity system, that as a whole is NOT protecting healthy phsiological births or prioritising mothers and babies.

Birth can be unpredictable, in joyful ways and bring challenges. By you having the knowledge, information and tools prior to birth, you’ll be able to approach things and navigate them in a whole different way.