Michelle's fourteen years of experience in pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period as both a Doula and a Mother, ensures that you will have a better chance of a positive outcome. Michelle offers a unique continuity of care, so that you feel calm, safe and empowered from the beginning of your parenting journey.
Michelle advocates for your choices about how and where you wish to deliver and care for your baby. Whether it is at home or in hospital. Natural or medically assisted. Whether you would prefer to breast or bottle feed. Room in, or have a rest. It is up to you and your partner. Michelle helps you to have the birth that you want.
Michelle offers techniques to help reduce pain and fear. She will get to know you before the birth so that you are in tune with each other, and will be there for you after the birth to boost your confidence with your newborn.
Prior to founding Sydney Bubs, Michelle worked as a Parent Support Counsellor for Sids n Kids NSW, dealing with bereavement following pregnancy and baby loss to miscarriage, termination, still birth, prematurity and neonatal death.
Michelle has worked closely with women and their partners in the postnatal period to overcome problem such as:
Breastfeeding issues including :
- Low Supply
- Relactation
- Mastitis
- Breast Refusal
- Positioning
- Premature Birth Breastfeeding
- Expressing, Returning to Work
- and of course the guilt that comes with not being able to breast feed their babies.
Establishing Effective Routines
Settling Techniques.
The Sydney Bubs service covers home and hospital visits as well phone and email consults.
As well as being a resident pregnancy, birth and parenting guru at Mum Knows Breast, Michelle is also a bereavement and breastfeeding professional on the Australian Multiple Birth Association forum and is often called upon by media organisations for her views on issues concerning mothers, babies and parenting.
On a more personal note, Michelle is a mum of four children aged 3-13! She lives in Sydney with her children and her husband.
As a mum, Michelle has experienced plenty with her own children, and is currently writing a book which is aimed at helping parents to cope during pregnancy, birth, and parenting your baby, child, teenager and adult child!
Michelle Galilee is a Registered Childbirth Attendant. Michelle is also a Certified NACE Childbirth Educator
Glowing
Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney
Pregnancy Help Australia
Sydney Ultrasound for Women
Beyond Blue Pregnancy and Postnatal Depression
Inner West Massage - Mobile Pregnancy Massage
Trained and accredited massage therapists provide quality massage in the comfort of your Inner West home. Therapists specialise in remedial, pregnancy and relaxation massage.
Sydney Wellbeing Hypnobirthing Classes
Zen Day Spa Maternity Pampering
Mumspace
Beer+Bubs Dad Birth Classes
Reflux Infants Support Association (RISA) Inc
Trying To Conceive (ttc)
Cyclesista
Donor Conception Support Group
Aussie Egg Donors
Bonnie Babies Foundation
Sydney IVF
Pregnancy and Birth
Australian Multiple Birth Association
Mumspace
Nine Months
Birth.com.au
Motherhood
Miracle Babies
Lil Aussie Prems
Moment by Moment
Fistula Trust
Breastfeeding and Parenting
Pink or Blue
Australian Breastfeeding Association
Raising Children
Find A Babysitter
Gourmet Dinner Service
Shopping !!!
Natures Child
Filly Boo
Fertile Mind
Babies Galore
Delicious Flowers
Nuovo Maternity
Modern Parents Vintage Ways
Seona Mercer Photograph
Belles Familles
Business and Working Parents
The Messy Desk
Fun stuff
Celebrity Moms
The Tea Room A perfect place for a baby shower!