TESTIMONIALS ::

A mother ~

Romy was both my pregnancy yoga teacher and doula for the birth of my first child, Ivo, in March 2020. I cannot recommend her highly enough. Her yoga classes are restorative and relaxing and are the perfect preparation for birth. As Ivo was born during the pandemic, Romy unfortunately could not attend my birth as we had planned. Whilst I wish that she could have been there in person, this did not ultimately affect the support that she offered. I already felt as prepared as I could for labour as a result of our antenatal sessions with Romy, where she talked us through the process of labour itself in detail and taught us techniques to assist with it, both for me and my husband - these techniques and in particular the breathing and visualisation exercises were invaluable, as I ended up having a very long pre-labour where I experienced contractions during a number of consecutive nights before going into established labour. During this time, Romy was able to assist us remotely, offering constant support and in particular, being a port of call for my husband to ask questions and check-in with. To allow my husband to get some rest during the pre-labour stage, Romy also 'sat' with me via Skype on the final night of my contractions at home, encouraging me and keeping me relaxed and calm throughout. She was liaising directly with the hospital throughout and after my waters broke but crucially kept me at home for the right length of time before advising us to leave home for the hospital. When we did arrive at the hospital, the midwife was amazed to find that, despite being a first -time mother, I was already 5cm dilated. This was all down to Romy as my husband and I would have undoubtedly left for hospital earlier in a panic, only to have been sent home. 

Since the birth, Romy has continued to check in with me regularly and offer ongoing support and advice on recovery, which has been incredibly helpful. I will definitely be calling on Romy for any future pregnancy and would recommend her to anyone looking for support with their pregnancy and/or labour. X x x 

A mother ~

Romy, wow where to start! I contacted Romy a few months before I was due as I was having severe anxiety around labour and motherhood in general. After five minutes on the phone with her I instantly felt calmer and knew I needed her to help guide me through this transition. I was sceptical about how it would all work over zoom due to the corona social distancing but we really felt as if she was in the room with us. Romy spent time at the start getting to know us both and the best ways for me to learn and understand resulting in a curated programme that spoke to me on every level. I felt so comfortable around Romy and no question was too silly! Needless to say my labour didn’t go as planned (do they ever?!) but all the tools Romy taught my husband and I allowed us both to stay calm and present throughout the whole process. Specifically with the post-natal recovery period and having my husband understand this was invaluable too.

I continue to recommend Romy to anyone who will listen even if they’re not pregnant! ;)

A father ~

Having been through a confusing series of online NCT classes my wife and I were left feeling ill prepared for bringing a baby into the world. Thankfully a friend recommended Romy to us and our experience of working with her was superb from start to finish. She was more than happy to bespoke her content for our needs and crucially my wife felt a great deal calmer and less terrified about labour armed with the knowledge that Romy imparted with us. On the day my wife gave birth she took considerable time out from her summer holiday to send me a continuous stream of invaluable advice for which I am truly grateful. I can’t recommend Romy enough, thank you so much Romy for all your help!