I provide professional doula support across Cumbria, offering calm, compassionate care throughout pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. My services include in-person birth doula support, virtual doula care, and personalised antenatal education to help you feel informed, confident, and supported.

For families planning a water birth, I offer birth pool hire, ensuring you have everything you need for a comfortable and positive experience at home. I also run nurturing baby massage and baby yoga classes designed to promote bonding, relaxation, and wellbeing for both you and your baby.

As part of my community work, I host a PANDAS Awareness & Support Group on the last Friday of every month (excluding bank holidays), creating a safe, friendly space where parents can connect, share, and receive emotional support.

If you are pregnant in Cumbria and looking for trusted, continuity-based doula care or if you have questions about birth planning, antenatal preparation, or postpartum support, I would love to hear from you and walk alongside you on this journey.

About Doula Diary

Doula Diary is a heart-led support service created by Leanne Stitt, a mother, nurse, doula, and parent & baby well-being guide based in Cumbria.

At Doula Diary, my mission is to walk beside you through the powerful, vulnerable, and transformational time of becoming a parent, offering care that’s rooted in compassion, connection, and evidence-based knowledge.

Whether you’re planning for birth, navigating the early weeks with a newborn, or simply seeking a calmer rhythm in your parenting journey, I offer:

Birth & Postnatal Doula Support

Companionship and continuity through pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period, whether at home, in hospital, or wherever you feel safest.

Group Antenatal & 1:1 Birth Preperation

Group antenatal classes and 1:1 birth preparation in Ulverston, Cumbria. Evidence-based, inclusive support from a qualified doula and perinatal educator.

Pregnancy Retreats & Workshops

Relaxing, restorative sessions to help you prepare mentally and emotionally for birth and parenting, often in beautiful natural settings.

Parent & Baby Wellbeing Classes

• Gentle, bonding-based classes including:

• Baby Massage & Spa

• Baby Yoga

• Story Massage

• Seasonal Nature Sessions

• Sensory & Water Play

Peer Support & Community Spaces

I also host a free peer support group through PANDAS for anyone struggling with the emotional ups and downs of early parenthood.

At the heart of it all is the belief that you deserve to be supported, held, and honoured as you grow into parenthood, your way.

Let’s rewrite the story of early parenting, one gentle page at a time.

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