The Gentle Touch Parenting - Postnatal & Parenting Specialist

Supporting you through Motherhood

Postnatal - Matrescence - Motherhood

If you are a Mother needing some support,
you're in the right place!

Welcome. Thank you for stopping by.

My name is Emma. I would love to give you the support you need to help you feel confident and happy during your transition to Motherhood and beyond. That transition is called Matrescence.

Matrescence is momentous, wonderful and exciting, but often it can also be bumpy, confusing and disorientating. Your Matrescence journey is unique but commonly it is one that often takes Mums by surprise.

I specialise in working with Mums who are having a difficult time; whether you are struggling to bond with yorur baby, or if they have colic or reflux or had a difficult birth. Or you have a cronic illness, cronic pain, or maybe you’re a highly sensitive person and find Motherhood particularly overwhelming. Whatever the reason, however you feel…if things are hard I can be there for you.

I am here to support you, and have been working with new parents just like you for over 10years.

What clients say

The Mother's Mentor sessions were very professional, personable. I can't recommend her highly enough and will be recommending to any friends who are struggling as a mum having gone through a difficult birth.

"I attended Emma's four week face-to-face baby massage course and my baby and I both really enjoyed it. Having just had lockdown restrictions eased it was a lovely Covid-safe environment to learn some skills, bond with my baby and meet other mums with babies of the same age."

" I can only speak extremely highly of the service she provided for me in helping me to acknowledge my trauma and validate the chaotic jumble of thoughts and feelings I was having. I can't recommend Emma highly enough and will be recommending to any friends who are struggling as a mum having gone through a difficult birth. Thank you!

Baby Massage was a lovely, relaxed and baby-centred group, and a great opportunity for me to spend time bonding with baby number 2. On a practical level, it helped massively with his trapped wind, and the massage really helped to relax him too. I’ll be carrying on with the techniques!

I felt I could be completely open without being judged which was a huge relief to me. I would highly recommend Emma to anyone...reaching out to her as Mother's Mentor was one of the best decisions I have made.

Emma gave us the confidence to change what we were doing with our daughter’s sleep routine in a way that was gentle and that we felt comfortable with. The small changes to the evening routine improved bedtime almost immediately.

The mental load

September 6, 2021

What is the mental load ? It is the weight of all the things you juggle day in day out. Often invisible tasks that go

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How to fill your cup

May 18, 2021

It’s a well known saying “ fill your cup “ what happens if you don’t know how or what if you try and it seems

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Is what me and my baby are experiencing normal ?

April 22, 2021

Now new mums are starting to venue out for the first time to more sociable environments, I am hearing them question… Is what I am

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What to eat when you’re pregnant – Healthy Pregnancy Diet

March 4, 2021

Eat a healthy pregnancy diet to support your energy, sleep and growing baby. Pregnancy is the quickest and largest change that can be experienced as

Date/Time	Event
09/11/2023 – 30/11/2023 10:00 am – 11:00 am	Baby Massage Clifton Down BS6 Nov 2023 Alma Physiotherapy, 25 Lower Redland Road, Clifton, BS6 6TB, Bristol
13/11/2023 – 04/12/2023 10:30 am – 11:30 am	Baby Massage Whitehall BS5- Nov / Dec 2023 The Beehive Centre, 19a Stretford Road, Whitehall, Bristol, BS5 7AW, Whitehall Bristol
15/11/2023 – 06/12/2023 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm	Baby Massage Southville – Nov / Dec 2023 The Elephant House, Bristol

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