Your Beautiful Birth Awaits

If a woman doesn’t look like a goddess during labor, then someone isn’t treating her right.
- Ina May Gaskin

Congratulations on your pregnancy! As your doula, I support you and your partner physically and emotionally before, during, and after labor. I strongly believe in relational support, meaning getting to know you and your goals for your upcoming journey.  My goal is to help you have an amazing birth while also helping your partner. I don't take the place of your partner as your coach, rather, I am there as an educated support person who will enhance your birth by allowing your partner to experience your birth with you versus needing to recall all the lessons learned during childbirth classes. I have an intimate knowledge of childbirth while your partner has an intimate knowledge of you. Together, we make a perfect team to help you have a happier birth.

During active labor, I will assist you with positioning, counter-pressure, comforting touch, and breathing, as needed. I will get you water, ice, food (as allowed), hot packs, cold packs, whatever you need so your partner can stay right with you. Nurses have a lot of responsibilities and change shifts so they can't stay in the room with you the whole time whereas I will be there offering continuous support throughout your labor, even making it possible for your partner to take breaks if needed. I will be your voice of reassurance that you're doing great and your body can do this. I will be there to focus on you. I will help you feel like the goddess you are. Through my yoga practice, I have learned the importance of relaxation and can help you practice relaxation techniques before and during labor to help manage any pain. 

My doula service fee is $850 and includes:

• All the loving support mentioned above plus:
• An awesome Supporting Arms booklet with information you'll want to have on pregnancy, labor, and postpartum
• 1 birth plan visit where we will go over pregnancy, birth, and postpartum information 
• Phone/Email support throughout your pregnancy
• Access to my lending library of pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding-related books
• On call from 38 weeks on, 24/7 (and back-up doula support, if needed)
• Use of a Rebozo (Mexican birthing scarf) during labor
• Use of a TENS Unit in labor
• Support immediately postpartum for 1-2 hours
• Help with initiating breastfeeding
• 1 postpartum visit 
• Phone/Email support postpartum
  

Labor only option: $650

Check out my availability here!

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"Her calming spirit and nurturing demeanor was such a help to me during my labor."
-Kiche T.