Meet the Mum & Midwife.
Two mamas. Two babas. One brilliant idea for postnatal care.
Becoming a parent is such a momentous occasion and we know only to well how completely overwhelming those initial months can be; the unsureness, the constant questioning but not wanting to look neurotic, even the smallest thing can become overwhelming, especially at 3am in the morning when you are frazzled and at your wits end from sleep deprivation but are trying desperately not to resort to Doctor Google!
The lack of support out there for parents is real and something Anneke, as a midwife, is acutely aware of. As soon as you take your bundle of joy home the support starts to drop off - at a time when you need it most.
Which is why we started Komu. Created by us - two mums - one a birth professional with over a decade of experience - we've produced a digital resource to help support mums and dads through their first six months of parenting, into the fourth trimester and beyond!
As a first time mum, Sarah, was very much aware how little time new parents have to even have a hot cup of tea, let alone find the time to research trusted experts to support you with your little one and then leave the house to go visit them. Which is why she created the Digital Kit, an online resource that allows you to have access to professional support and practical advice from Midwives and postnatal experts from the comfort of your home (or out an about on your phone!).
And if you feel you need a bit more personal one-to-one support, Anneke is on hand with her Midwife Support Packages, which give your direct access to her years' of expertise.
We want to empower new mums and dads with knowledge, in the hope that their journey to becoming a parent won’t be a bumpy one and to let them know that they are not alone and there is support out there should they need it. It still amazes us that couples spend so much time and money preparing for the birth but give so little thought to what happens when their baby arrives and how unprepared they feel. It shouldn’t be this way.
We want to see more of a full circle of support for mums from pregnancy → to birth → right the way through to early motherhood, so we are on a mission to make postnatal care as wonderful as prenatal care, and ensure mum and dads are as prepared as they can be and that becoming a parent is as a positive and a happy of an experience as it can be.
The lack of support out there for parents is real and something Anneke, as a midwife, is acutely aware of. As soon as you take your bundle of joy home the support starts to drop off - at a time when you need it most.
Which is why we started Komu. Created by us - two mums - one a birth professional with over a decade of experience - we've produced a digital resource to help support mums and dads through their first six months of parenting, into the fourth trimester and beyond!
As a first time mum, Sarah, was very much aware how little time new parents have to even have a hot cup of tea, let alone find the time to research trusted experts to support you with your little one and then leave the house to go visit them. Which is why she created the Digital Kit, an online resource that allows you to have access to professional support and practical advice from Midwives and postnatal experts from the comfort of your home (or out an about on your phone!).
And if you feel you need a bit more personal one-to-one support, Anneke is on hand with her Midwife Support Packages, which give your direct access to her years' of expertise.
We want to empower new mums and dads with knowledge, in the hope that their journey to becoming a parent won’t be a bumpy one and to let them know that they are not alone and there is support out there should they need it. It still amazes us that couples spend so much time and money preparing for the birth but give so little thought to what happens when their baby arrives and how unprepared they feel. It shouldn’t be this way.
We want to see more of a full circle of support for mums from pregnancy → to birth → right the way through to early motherhood, so we are on a mission to make postnatal care as wonderful as prenatal care, and ensure mum and dads are as prepared as they can be and that becoming a parent is as a positive and a happy of an experience as it can be.
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Anneke Holloway, Midwife and mum to Rawdy
"As first-time parents we all experience different emotions and feelings. This huge, magnificent change in our situation takes some adjusting to, it just needs time, which is why I really wanted to also have the Komu email support system in place for those parents who feel they may need that little bit of extra, more personal care. "Postnatally you have the least support, although you have midwives coming to see you, I believe continuity at home and resources to feel reassured is invaluable. This is what our email support service is there for and I can’t wait to support mums and dads with any questions they might have." |
Sarah Wallace, mum to Monty
"Before I gave birth to Monty, like most parents to be, we focused heavily on the prenatal side – preparing for his arrival and the birth itself - but amazingly didn’t really give much thought to what to do when he arrived! As a new parent you have so many questions that you probably didn’t even know you would need to ask from the serious to the more trivial ones, which is where the idea for Komu came from. "Together, Anks and I wanted to create an accessible, simple guide for new parents to help them navigate the first six months of their new life with their baby. Covering key areas of interest, it’s designed to help and reassure you along the way, not to mention save you time by having handy references and top tips all in one place. I’ve test run it on all my mum friends and they’ve all said it was a brilliant resource, so we hope you agree!” |