SERVICES

Labor/Birth Doula

This is where I offer my professional training and expertise to support and educate you throughout your pregnancy, labor, and birth, as well as some postpartum and breastfeeding support. I am available 24/7 throughout your pregnancy, and will attend your birth and stay to support you throughout your entire labor and delivery, as well as some time afterward. We will meet to discuss your birth plan, and answer any questions, comments, or concerns you may have all the way up until after your birth!

After talking/meeting with me, if you would like to work together and have me as your doula, we will discuss pricing.

These are the steps we will take together:

• Our first meeting is sort of an "interview" (usually takes about 30 minutes) where we can chat about some of your hopes and plans for your birth, and for you to get to know me better. If you then decide to hire me and we become a team, the second meeting is to go over your birth plans/preferences/wishes, and talk about anything else that may be on your mind, work on the baby’s position, and much, much more.

• I bring my “bag of tricks” to each and every birth. It has TONS of things to help calm, soothe, and relax you, practical things to help with labor, positioning, and more, as well as things you probably haven’t ever seen before.

• We will have a 32 week prenatal appointment where we discuss everything at length and go over your medical history, your fears, worries, goals and desires for your upcoming birth. We spend time talking at length about anything and everything you wish to chat about. We finalize your birth plan at this meeting too. For more detailed information and a copy of the contract, please fill out a contact form here on the website.

• I also come to every birth with a peanut ball (unless your birthing location already has one there for you to use)! "What’s that?" you might ask... If I’m your doula, you will find out just how AMAZING it is. It helps with baby's position and mom’s pelvis and cervix for an optimal birth. Peanut balls help you and baby when labor stalls, baby’s stuck, mom gets an epidural, mom wants to push in alternative positions, and SO MUCH MORE. I have had extensive training from a certified peanut ball instructor on how to best use this to support you during labor and birth, and can answer any questions you may have about it.

• I will be "on call" starting at 37 weeks until baby is born (this is not limited to 37 weeks, as I can still offer support for both you and baby in the event the baby comes early).

• Labor support during active labor at your home, hospital or birthing center. I have ample education and training on helping with many techniques and exercises to help ease your pain, support your breathing, help get baby in the BEST position for birth, helping support mom physically in whatever position she desires to labor and birth, etc.

• Support for scheduled or unplanned C-sections. I will be right there with you every step of the way.

• Postpartum visit to make sure all is well with your baby.

• Unlimited phone and email support throughout the entire pregnancy and postpartum time.

• Breastfeeding support and referral if you need it.

• "Doula Insurance": A back-up doula - Sometimes there are emergencies, and it’s my priority to make sure you have the care, support, and advocacy you need, want, and deserve (this doesn’t cost you anything extra!). If it makes you feel any better, in ALL the years I have been working as a doula, and after 500+ births, I've only missed a birth and had to call a back-up doula about a dozen times! I take ALL my mamas seriously; I truly love being there with you to fully support you in your journey, and I pledge to be there every step of the way!

Virtual Birth Doula Support

This includes all the meetings and appointments of the “in-person Doula Support”, but it will be done virtually via video chat instead of in-person:

• A free initial consultation, done via phone call or video chat to get to know one another more, to discuss more in-depth what is offered, and to go over the contract details.

Once a contract is signed:

• We will have a prenatal meeting at approximately 32 weeks to further discuss things and finalize your birth plan, etc.

• You will have unlimited phone, text, and email support beginning from the time you sign the contract/make the deposit up until the birth.

• Access to my password-protected Resources page, FILLED with evidence-based information to equip you to make decisions regarding all things pregnancy, labor, birth, postpartum, newborn care, and much more without having to wonder which webpages/info to trust.

• “On call” support beginning at contract signing and continuing until birth.

• Continuous virtual labor support.

• One virtual postpartum visit available upon request.

Please contact me to discuss the fee for Virtual Birth Doula Support.

Please note: A receipt to submit to insurance is given to all clients receiving both virtual and in-person once they have paid in full.

CONTACT US

Would you like to know more about me or my service and style as a doula? Please use the button below to reach out to me!