You’re pregnant again — Congratulations.
After your first birth, you may have felt the pull to get back to your normal rhythm, to make the most of maternity leave by stepping out into the world. But this time, something feels different. You’re ready to slow down. You know how fleeting the newborn days truly are, and you long to savour each tender moment, revealing yourself to the world in your own time. With the gentle support of a doula, you can be held in warmth, love, and care — as you, too, are born anew as a mother… once more.
Trust that in those tender early weeks, being held, nourished, and supported is not a luxury — it’s your birthright. When you’re cared for deeply, your spirit is free to focus on what truly matters: connecting and bonding with your baby.
Deep down, you fear there won’t be space to rest, even if your body longs for it — and without the right support, you may find yourself giving before you’ve had the chance to simply be.
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You are worried about how you are going to manage a toddler and newborn, with a short window of help from your partner or family. You’re worried about birth and if there are complications, which means you won’t be up and about quickly.
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You’ve walked this path before and learned what your body and spirit truly need. This time, you wish to be held softly, cared for deeply, and nurtured with love. Even if your village lives far away, you know you can still be wrapped in the gentle presence of someone who carries that timeless ancestral wisdom — steady, loving, and devoted to your rest. You deserve to be taken care of and this isn’t a luxury but a necessity.
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Absolutely! My packages cater for all mothers as the sole purpose is for me to take care of you.
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Excellent question! My training with the Red Tent allows me to learn from my elders from all over the globe. Therefore if you have English ancestry, I already know how to use the plants grown on this land to help in your healing. If you are from mainland Europe, for example Italy, I know to use warm olive oil for your massages, to use dairy, honey, and natural sugars. To bring you minestrone and bone broth as that is how your ancestors would have eaten for their recovery. Using plants and herbs that your body is already familiar with as it is in your lineage, will greatly assist your recovery over me introducing something completely new. Although Indian herbs work, I would use herbs according to your needs first.
My Packages
Traditional 40 days postpartum care
I offer postpartum care including gentle touch therapy to ease post-birth discomfort, guided meditations, along with freshly prepared Ayurvedic snacks, meals, and teas. You deserve to be taken care of after having your baby, because a well rested mother, ripples out into the world. I truly believe that the most important act of community care comes from the way we treat our mothers, especially in their postpartum
£3000
The Mothers Touch Method: gentle body work practices and hands on rituals that are energetically grounding, nervous system soothing and rebalance the mother’s body after birth
Herbal remedies for postpartum recovery e.g. wound spray, ginger oil
Home made bone broth cooked for atleast 24 hours
Homemade loaf of bread
Snacks or meals to be prepared in advance. We will work together on the types of food you want in the postpartum.
In person emotional support
Breast or bottle feeding help
Guided meditation and Yoga Nidra session
Warming Moxa
Body wrapping
Support with your baby and baby care guidance
Baby massage technique passed down from my grandmothers
Herbal tea blends to help with your recovery
I will also teach your partner the Haputana method from Aotearoa (New Zealand) of taking care of Mamas before you give birth
Closing of the Bones
Closing ceremonies or Cerrar la Cadera or a Cerrada (meaning: 'Closing of the Hips' or 'A Closing,' respectively) is how we honour the mother’s body and spirit for giving birth to her child or children. The ceremony takes place at your home and we can gather with your closest women or I can facilitate 1-2-1.
£250
Belly and womb massage
Bathing
Wrapping
Holding space
Moxa
In Ayurveda it is believed that once a mother has given birth, she is susceptible to excess Vata energy. The birthing mother is the gateway between the two worlds, the earth and the heavens. During birth that portal opens, and therefore you are susceptible to absorb and be influenced by outside energies. This is where the closing ceremony comes in as it is a requirement in our postpartum that we close what has been opened. We redefine our boundaries and re-connect with our bodies again. It is a process of rebirth and having had my own closing ceremony after my youngest was born, it was life changing.
A little more about me
I’m Syama — a certified birth and postnatal doula, and mother to two daughters. My roots flow from Kerala, South India, while my heart and home were shaped in East London. It was through my own birth journeys that I discovered how deeply we mothers also need to be mothered — to be held, nurtured, and seen as we bring new life into the world.
Blending my two identities, British and Indian, I weave ancestral wisdom with a modern, intuitive approach — guiding you to trust your body, honour your choices, and feel deeply supported through every part of your journey.
The process of working with me
Book in a discovery call by 30 weeks
See how we get on on a short 20 min call
Let’s meet, we can go for a walk
Create a plan of action for your postpartum
FAQs
Is this right for me?
I spent years in the corporate world while mothering my two daughters, so I know the intensity of the financial industry — the striving, the structure, the constant pace. I also know how easy it is to forget your own needs in the midst of it all. If your heart is calling for this maternity leave to be one of deep rest and renewal, I’m here to help you slow down, soften, and return to yourself — so you can rise again feeling replenished and whole.
Can friends/family buy your time as a postnatal doula for me as a gift?
Yes absolutely. One of the best gifts I bought a friend was a postpartum massage at home as we often forget to nourish the mother after birth.
How often will I see you before my baby is born?
I would like to see you 1-2 times before the baby is born. Once at least so I can find my way around your kitchen when I want to make you a cup of tea. I am also trained in the traditional Haputana from Aotearoa (New Zealand). I will teach your partner this bodywork technique so that you can receive weekly treatments at home.
Once you have had your baby, I will visit you for up to 3 hours on five separate occasions during the first week (providing you with support every day in those 40 days whilst you settle into motherhood). This then gradually decreases to four occasions in week four, three in week three, two in week five and six but the format of visits is entirely up to you and can be arranged to suit your needs.
If I schedule a call with you and we click, what happens if I want to book?
If you want to book after our call, I will send a contract of the terms of my service.
What happens after I book?
After I am booked, I will be in regular contact until the baby is born to arrange a plan for postpartum. I would like to see you at home so I can learn where things are around the house so I’m not asking you after birth.
What locations do I cover?
I offer postpartum doulas services in Buckhurst Hill, Woodford, Chigwell, Wanstead, South Woodford
Essex Triangle to the whole of East London