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15/10/2019Cherie Chugg
Cherie Chugg is our one and only Calmbirth Educator in Tasmania. She is passionate about birth and works as a doula and Calmbirth Educator in Launceston.
Supporting women as a doula was not enough for me I wanted to reach a wider group of people and I wanted to teach more couples about how to be prepared for childbirth. I knew from my own personal experience that having an understanding of what was going to be happening in my body helped eliminate any fears I had around childbirth.
My name is… I’m Cherie and I am a Calmbirth Educator in Launceston, Tasmania.
I work at…I work from home teaching Calmbirth and I am also a qualified doula. Currently, I am the only Calmbirth Educator in Tasmania. I started my working life as a hairdresser and still run a in home hair salon a couple of days a week for family and friends. I am a serious soccer mum and volunteer at our local soccer club during the soccer season.
Why I became a Calmbirth Educator...Supporting women as a doula was not enough for me I wanted to reach a wider group of people and I wanted to teach more couples about how to be prepared for childbirth. I knew from my own personal experience that having an understanding of what was going to be happening in my body helped eliminate any fears I had around childbirth. I was fortunate enough to have an amazing midwife that spent time with me every month explaining and teaching me the things I needed to know to prepare me for birth. I had people beside me that understood what was going on and they could support, encourage and believe in me through the process. Calmbirth teaches this, it gives the women & her partner the knowledge they need to feel calm during the preparation time and gives them the tools for the when the time comes.
What I do to relax when I’m not working…I love the beach, reading, and catching up with family & friends.
What I’m reading…A boy and his dog at the end of the world by C.A. Fletcher. It’s my current bookclub read.
Places I have travelled…Fiji, Europe, UK, Philippines, New Zealand, Singapore, & Dubai.
I can’t live without – My family.
What I love most about being a Calmbirth Educator…Seeing the confidence in the couples grow and change so much from the start of class one compared to the end of class four.
If I had to describe my own birth experiences in 4 words…Hard work, calm, & supported.
The three essential things you need to take with you into labour are…Good support, confidence & tools to be able to relax.
My most memorable moment as a Calmbirth Educator…I don’t actually have one that stands out but receiving birth stories I absolutely love.
You can follow me @ Facebook: Calmbirth Practitioner Cherie Chugg Instagram: calmbirth_launceston Website:www.calmbirthlaunceston.com
My next class dates for 2019 & 2020 are.. November 30 & December 1 January 11 & 12 February 15 & 16 March 21 & 22 April 19 & 26
Our precious, dark haired baby girl never made a… by Cherie Chugg The Calmbirth course with Cherie was one of the very first things we booked and it complimented our work with our doula so beautifully. With Cherie, we moved through our fears and gained such invaluable insight to stages of labour, the power of the breath, the role of hormones, the…
An uncomplicated Calm and intervention free birth by Cherie Chugg William Jack Downie was born on 27th August at 1.07pm. Weighing 3.85kg and measuring 51cm long. Our birth story: I had been having irregular contractions from the early hours of Friday 25th August. I started to lose my mucus plug that day, so I was hopeful labour was imminent.
Birth was messy and chaotic and a little bit crazy. by Cherie Chugg This is an extra special story to me because Nola is my Granddaughter, precious baby girl! Thank you Febey for sharing your birth story, I cried when I read it, I'm so proud of you both, what a story, it was a privilege to take you through Calmbirth, I'm so…
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