Assalaamu alaikum sisters, I just wanted to share with you all an email I sent out to my friends, but it is open to all my sisters in Islam (as long as I can get to you LOL)
It reads as follows:
Assalaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatahu,
I hope this reaches you all in the best of health and the strongest of imaan.
Some of you may have heard me going on and on and on lol about becoming a doula and now Masha-Allah I have finished my training alhumdulillah.
To be honest with you I don't think you can ever say that you have finished training, as every birth and every mother is different and your always learning new things.
Although I have finished my training I need to attend 4 births and 4 postnatal jobs to become a certified doula!
My intention insha-Allah is to travel by the end of the year so time is of essence for me to get my certification before I leave here insha-Allah,
Soooooo......
I'm offering a REALLY special offer for my first 4 births and 4 postnatal jobs.
I have 3 birth packages.
(All 3 packages have 2 antenatal visits and 1 post-natal visit.)
The first package includes attending the birth.
The second is for labouring at home only and not the birth.
The third does not include labouring or attending the birth.
With both the second and third package I will still be available for calls or emails whilst in labour at home or the hospital (if phone calls are allowed in the hospital)
For my postnatal services:
I would ask the mother what it is she would like me to do, as the list can be endless of what I can do.
I don?t:
Walk or maintain pets (except fish)
Do school runs that require transportation but can do local walking runs.
Do shopping due to transport but can pack away shopping after a deliver of can get a few items from a local shop.
Do ironing.
I charge by the hour and ask for a minimum of 2 hours.
It is also important to note that Doulas are there to support women through pregnancy, birth and after birth, to give them faith in their own bodies. We are not medical professionals and our advice should not replace medical advice. Doulas are not cleaners or babysitters although some doulas may offer this occasionally as part of their package. Doulas may also charge for travel expenses separate from their packages or hourly rates.
My special offer is for number 1 of my birth package which will be FREE to the first 4 ladies and for the first 4 ladies who book me for postnatal with a minimum of 20hrs I will also give them 20hrs for FREE (excluding travel).
I'm based in South East London (Brockley/ New Cross) but will work outside of my area I would have to discuss this.
So please sisters forward this on for me bearing in mind that I MAY not be here from as early as August and as late as December and Allah is The best of Planners.
I'm particularly looking to help first time sisters, sisters trying for VBAC (Vaginal birth after Cesarean), twin births, sisters who have had traumatic births, sisters who's husband will not be able to attend and sister wanting home or water births. Oh I'll help any one really lol.
Please feel free to email me any quires (I won't charge lol), it's all learning for me too if I don't know.
For any one who doesn't know what a Doula is then check it out:
Doula UK
www.doula.org.uk/content/duk/about/faq_what_is_a_doula.asp
and
Nurturing Birth who I trained with.
www.nurturingbirth.co.uk/whatdoesadd.html
Jazak-Allahu khiran
Umm Layla
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