Tessa Doula

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Pregnancy, Birth & Postpartum Support

Based on the Mornington Peninsula

I arrived home from an epically long birth to find this package from @just.nourish on my doorstep.
So grateful to last-week-Tess for thinking a meal/snack delivery would be a good idea, and to Cinta for creating these snacks. The kids and I have just

This morning I found a little window of time for homemade chai and research for a client. Today I’m researching the evidence behind Vitamin K injections for newborns (thank you @drsarawickham for your timely post), as well as potential uses for

Nine years ago. 37 + 4 weeks pregnant. Friends had arrived for lunch and my waters had just broken 😊

A little selfie together before we left hospital, almost five years ago.
3.6kg - my biggest baby
38 + 3 weeks - my longest pregnancy

I miss having little babies (I had a dream last night I had a 4th baby, a little girl, and we were deciding whether

I’m absolutely knackered so it’s dinner in bed, cooked by my husband.
The patties are @recipe_tin chicken mince burgers. I cooked a double batch earlier this week and they are 👌🏻 Accompanied by garlic mushrooms, steamed veggies, and a

7:59am, a bench as busy as my brain.

My youngest just went to his first prep transition without parents. He is so excited and the teachers are beautiful, he’s in great hands. But still, it felt lonely driving off without him. All the feels. Bi

I’ve got my podcast groove back this week! Birth, parenting and gardening - definitely an accurate reflection of where my head is at 😁

Yesterday we were unexpectedly trapped at home, as my car keys were accidentally taken on a trip to the city. While we awaited their return we replenished vases with fresh flowers (the neighbourhood bottlebrush is going nuts right now!), drew waterme

I’m listening to City of Girls on audiobook at the moment, and there is a prominent character called Edna, so I’m hearing the name a lot. The description of her reminded me of Edna Mode from The Incredibles - hmm is this another vintage n

I tried to pick a favourite character but I can’t. I love them all.

Tessa Doula

I acknowledge that I live and serve on Bunurong Country, and acknowledge the traditional custodians of these lands and waters, as well as elders and leaders past, present and emerging. Sovereignty was never ceded. Melbourne, Mornington Peninsula, Bayside Melbourne

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