About us

Hi, I’m Michelle Ryan.

For the last twenty years, I have had the profound privilege of standing alongside women as an NHS midwife, helping local families navigate the raw, beautiful, and completely life-changing moments of bringing new life into the world.

My journey into midwifery began in 2006, but my true passion for holistic maternal and infant care was truly ignited when I became a mother myself. My two incredible boys, Theo and Zaine, both faced severe tongue-tie and feeding challenges. Navigating those stressful early days as a mother—feeling that deep vulnerability and exhausting worry—completely transformed how I practice as a clinician.

Determined to provide families with better answers and real, compassionate support, I dedicated my career to mastering advanced clinical care. Today, alongside my work as a leading midwife, I am a qualified NIPE (New-born Infant Physical Examination) Practitioner, a registered Tongue-Tie Practitioner, an Infant Feeding Expert, and a Hypnobirthing Practitioner. Through my maternity service, Zita Maria (www.zita-maria.com), I have been honoured to devote my life to transforming infant and maternal care.

Why I Founded Nurtured by Michelle

While the birth of a baby is a miracle, my two decades on the postnatal wards showed me a quiet, often overlooked truth: mothers are often left feeling incredibly tender, vulnerable, and physically uncomfortable in the days following birth. I watched thousands of brave women heal from severe bruising, tears, and stitches. Too often, they were left using makeshift solutions or mass-produced, corporate retail products that simply weren't designed for the delicate reality of postpartum anatomy. I have created Nurtured by Michelle because I believe early motherhood shouldn't have to hurt so much.

This brand is the culmination of my entire life's work. I have stripped away the corporate shortcuts, the harsh chemicals, and the marketing gimmicks to design an eco-luxury, purely intentional postpartum recovery ritual. Every element has been vetted by my own two hands to ensure it offers absolute safety, clinical purity, and gentle, soothing relief.

Holistic Support for Your Feeding Journey.

As a registered Tongue-Tie Practitioner and Infant Feeding Expert, my care doesn't stop once your physical recovery begins. Watching my own sons navigate their early feeding struggles taught me that the tools and textiles we bring into our homes during this window matter deeply.

Because of this, I have expanded the Nurtured by Michelle collection to offer a thoughtfully vetted range of premium, organic, and eco-friendly products designed to beautifully support your infant feeding journey. Whether you are navigating the first tender days of skin-to-skin contact, establishing a breastfeeding routine, or introducing premium bottle feeding, every tool and fabric here has been chosen through the lens of a mother who has been there, and a feeding specialist who knows exactly what works.

You have spent nine months nurturing your baby. Now, let an experienced midwife nurture you.