doula

greek meaning; female servant

Providing

support

during one of the most beautiful transitions in your life

Doula Services

education services

to envision where you are

going next

and how you want

to get

there

birth maps

DURING PREGNANCY YOU WILL SUSTAIN CHANGES BOTH PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY. SOME WILL STAY FOR THE DURATION, OTHERS WILL MORPHE OR SOME MAY VISIT TEMPORARILY. I WANT TO OFFER MY EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL SUPPORT THROUGHOUT YOUR PREGNANCY BY PROVIDING RESOURCES AND PERSONAL RECOMMENDATIONS. MY GOAL FOR YOU IS TO FEEL CONFIDENT

AND PREPARED MOVING INTO EACH STAGE OF PREGNANCY. EACH PREGNANCY IS SO WONDERFULLY UNIQUE, AS IS EACH MOTHER. I CAN AID IN FINDING PROVIDERS FOR YOU TO INTERVIEW, THAT WILL MEET YOU AND YOUR BABIES NEEDS AS WELL AS SUGGEST A BIRTHING PLACE THAT CAN OFFER YOU PEACE AND COMFORT. MY PRENATAL SERVICES INCLUDE ASSISTING YOU IN GATHERING AND PREPARING QUESTIONS THAT YOU FEEL DESERVE ANSWERS FROM YOUR PROVIDERS.THESE VISITS ARE ABOUT SUPPORT-THAT CAN AND SHOULD VARY. KNOWING WHAT YOU WANT; SO YOU CAN FEEL HEARD AND SUPPORTED. THIS IS YOUR BODY, YOUR BABY, YOUR BIRTH

GIVING BIRTH IS SACRED.

I AM CERTIFIED TO BE A BIRTHING DOULA, WHICH ADDS TO MY HEART OF BEING A SERVANT TO THE MOTHER.

HAVING AN ADVOCATE BY YOUR SIDE WHO HAS MET WITH YOU AT LEAST TWO TIMES PRIOR TO YOUR LABOR, WHO UNDERSTANDS WHAT YOU WANT AND HOW YOU WISH TO MOVE THROUGH THE PAIN OF BIRTH WILL INCREASE YOUR FEELINGS OF SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN YOUR AFFIRMATIONS OF POWER. I WILL STAY WITH YOU, SUPPORTING YOU FROM THE VERY BEGINNING AND INTO TWO HOURS AFTER LABOR, SHOWERING YOU WITH PRAISE AND OFFERING YOU COMFORT MEASURES. TWO HOURS OF POSTPARTUM VISITS ARE INCLUDED, AS I DEEPLY CARE ABOUT THE OVERALL HEALTH OF MOTHER AND CHILD DURING THIS BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY

YOUR BODY HAS UNDERWENT A TREMENDOUS CHANGE, AND AT THE PINNACLE OF IT, PREFORMED A MIRACULOUS EVENT. THE POSTPARTUM PERIOD IS A TRANSITION FOR THE MIND AND THE BODY, AS

SO MANY LEVELS OF HORMONES ARE SHIFTING TO ACCOMMODATE YOUR RECOVERING BODY AND MEET THE DEMANDS OF YOUR EXISTING PRE BABY LIFE. SOCIETY PLACES UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS OF QUICK RECOVERY TIMES AND EXPECTS

ONLY JOYFUL EMOTIONS FROM NEWLY CROWNED MOTHERS (EACH BABY CREATES A NEW MOTHER - REGARGLESS OF PRIOR BIRTHS). POSTPARTUM IS A TIME TO LOVE YOURSELF, TO ALLOW YOURSELF TO HEAL COMPLETELY. TO BE ALLOWED TO PROCESS YOUR BIRTH YOUR WAY AND BE FULLY ACCEPTED IN YOUR TRANSITIONAL FEELINGS. I CAN GO GROCERY SHOPPING, COOK HEALTHY MEALS AND/OR CLEAN FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. WE CAN CREATE A PLAN THAT SUPPORTS YOUR NEEDS. I WILL HOLD LOVING SPACE FOR YOU

SEEING AND UNDERSTANDING ARE TWO DIFFERENTTHINGS. BIRTH CLASSES OFFER AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE ORGANIC NATURE OF CHILDBIRTH ALONG WITH ITS COMPLEXITY AND MULTIFACETED DECISIONS THAT ONLY YOU CAN MAKE.THESE SHOULD BE BASED IN A TOTAL UNDERSTANDING OF OPTIONS. BEING ABLE TO BRING YOUR FEAR ABOUT LABOR PAINS AND QUESTIONS REGARDING BIRTH TOTHE TABLE BEFORE IT STARTS CAN OFFER YOU SOMUCH SECURITY. ASKING REAL, HARD, AND UNCOMFORTABLE QUESTIONS IN A NON JUDGMENTAL PLACE CAN OPEN UP A LEVEL OF SELF TRUST AND SECURITY THAT WILL ONLY BENEFIT YOU WHILE IN LABOR. KNOWLEDGE IS POWERFUL, IT UNCOVERS CONFIDENCE IN THE PROCESS. I COVER ALL STAGES OF LABOR, ALL OPTIONS OF PAIN MANAGEMENT AND START YOU OFF WITH TOOLS TO BUILD YOUR BIRTH MAP. YOUR ENTIRE SUPPORT TEAM IS WELOME. CLASSES ARE TAILORED TO YOUR SCHEDULE/ENVIRONMENT. 6 CLASSES, 1HR IN LENGTH

I AM A CERTIFIED PERINATAL

NUTRITIONAL EDUCATOR WHO IS

INVESTED IN EQUIPPING YOU WITH

DIETARY SUGGESTIONS THAT WILL MEET YOUR SPECIFIC NEEDS WHILE GROWING A BABY. ARE YOU TRYING TO NAVIGATE MORNING SICKNESS, SWOLLEN ANKLES, A SORE BACK OR HEARTBURN? SOMETIMES EATING THE RIGHT FOODS TOGETHER, AS WELL AS THE TIME OF DAY THAT YOU REACH FOR THEM AND THE ADDITION OF POSSIBLE SUPPLEMENTS CAN LOWER THE SEVERITY OF SYMPTOMS. MY CLASS CAN EQUIP YOU WITH TOOLS THAT YOU CAN USE THROUGHOUT YOUR PREGNANCY. THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT INformation to possess WHEN TRYING TO MANAGE SYMPTOMS SUCH AS GESTATIONAL DIABETES OR ADJUST CALORIC INTAKE WHEN CARRYING MULTiple BABIES

BREASTFEEDING CAN OFFER SO MUCH MORE THAN NUTRITION TO A MOTHER AND CHILD. IT CREATES A BOND AND CAN OFTEN AID IN POST PARTUM DEPRESSION REDUCTION DUE TO AN ACTUAL RELEASE OF CHEMICALS IN THE BODY THAT PROMOTE SLEEP, RELAXATION AND EUPHORIA. THE FIRST HOURS AND DAYS OF BABIES LIFE IS WHEN THINGS ARE EITHER GOING “GOOD” OR “NOT” IN YOUR BREASTFEEDING JOURNEY. BREASTFEEDING TRIALS CAN CAUSE EXTRA STRESS AND ANXIETY ON NURSING DUO-COUNTERACTING THE AMAZING EFFECTS. MY CLASS CAN BE TAKEN PRIOR TO LABOR TO GET YOU CONFIDENT AND PREPARED TO HAVE SUCESS FROM THE FIRST LATCH, OR AFTER BABY HAS ARRIVED. I BELIEVE IN MEETING YOU WHERE YOU BREASTFEED AS THIS IS WHERE YOU ARE MOST COMFORTABLE AND MOST CONFIDENT. I AM A CERTIFED LACTATION EDUCATOR- MEANT TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT TO A NURSING DUO,

YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE OPTION IN WHICH YOU CAN MOVE FORWARD TO BIRTH YOUR CHILD, EVEN IN THE MIDDLE OF OF IT. THE TERM 'PLAN' TENDS TO GIVE US THE THOUGHT THAT IF WE DO NOT FOLLOW THE PLAN, WE HAVE GONE WRONG. WHICH, IN A NEW MOTHERS MIND, CAN DRIVE POST PARTUM DEPRESSION. MAPS INDICATE THERE IS MORE THAN ONE WAY WE CAN GO TO REACH THE SAME DESTINATION. DURING OUR MEETING, WE WILL SPEAK ABOUT WHAT YOUR 'DREAM LABOR' LOOKS LIKE, THEN FORMULATE MAPS TO REACH THAT DESTINATION. ALONG THE WAY WE WILL POPULATE DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES (TRAFFIC OR A DETOUR AKA SLOWER LABOR OR A CHANGE IN PAIN MANAGEMENT PREFERENCES) AND ADJUST OUR MAP, SO YOU ARE AWARE AND CONFIDENT IN YOUR POTENTIAL DECISIONS DURING LABOR.

PROCESSING YOUR LABOR IN THE HOURS AND DAYS AFTER BIRTH CAN BRING ON A FLOOD OF EMOTIONS - SOME OF WHICH YOU MAY FEEL ARE NOT 'OK' TO FEEL, LEADING YOU TO ISOLATE OR FEEL SHAME. NAVIGATING YOUR BODIES CHANGES AND RANGES OF EMOTIONS IS CRITICAL TO AVOIDING POST POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION. PPD IS REAL AND UGLY. SUFFERING MOTHERS ARE OFTEN NOT ABLE TO COMMUNICATE THEIR NEED FOR SUPPORT WHICH CAN GROW INTO RESENTMENT OR EVEN ANGER. CREATING A MAP FOR THIS TIME PERIOD CAN GIVE YOUR SUPPORT SYSTEM GUIDANCE TO OFFER YOU THE SPECIALIZED CARE YOU DESERVE DURING TRANSITION.

olive & Barley

Barley represents the biblical story of

ruth and naomi

"for where you go, I will go"

during your birthing journey

the vision

I AM CREATED TO SHOW YOU A WAY

I WILL REVEAL A STRENGTH THAT HAS BEEN HIDDEN FROM YOU

I WILL ENCOURAGE YOUR CONVICTIONS

I WILL HOLD PRECIOUS SPACE FOR YOU

I WILL HONOR YOUR BIRTH

I WILL WEEP WITH YOU

I WILL SUPPORT YOUR HARDEST WORK

I WILL SERVE YOUR BIRTHING BODY

THE DOULA IN ME WAS CREATED TO AID THE MOTHER IN YOU. MY JOB IS TO PROVIDE YOU WITH BIRTHING KNOWLEDGE AND ALL OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO YOU IN THE BIRTHING SETTING OF YOUR CHOICE. I WILL BE SUPPORTING YOU IN EVERY SERVICE I OFFER. DOULAS DO NOT GIVE MEDICAL/MEDICINAL ADVICE, OR PREFORM MEDICAL ACTIONS, SUCH AS MEMBRANE SWEEPS OR CERVICAL CHECKS.

I SUPPORT

CESAREANS

INDUSED

LABORS

EPIDURALS

SPINAL

BLOCKS

HOME BIRTHS

BIRTHING CENTERS

DOULAS OFFER INFORMATION THAT BENEFITS YOU TO BE ABLE TO REACH INFORMED DECISION. THEY ARE A VALUABLE RESOURCE TO YOU- BUT THEY DO NO ACT AS A SOURCE THEMSELVES, RATHER THE RESEARCH AND EXPERIENCE YOUR DOULA BRINGS TO YOUR BIRTHING SEASON WILL OPEN MANY DOORS OF SELF TRUST, SELF AWARENESS AND SELF DEVELOPMENT.

IN MY PRACTICE ALL PAIN MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES ARE FULLY SUPPORTED. ALL OF YOU IS SUPPORTED.

*sliding scale available UPON REQUEST*

CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION CLASSES 250/COURSE

BIRTH MAPPING 40/HR

POSTPARTUM MAPPING 40/HR

BREASTFEEDING COUNSELING 55/HR

BIRTHING DOULA 1100/BIRTH

PRE/POSTPARTUM DOULA VISITS 65/HR

PERINATAL NUTRITION EDUCATION 40/HR

PRICING AND BIRTH PLACE SHOULD NEVER STOP A MOTHER FROM GAINING SUPPORT DURING HER PREGNANCY, PERIOD.

PLEASE CONTACT ME DIRECTLY IF YOU ARE FACING A HARD FINANCIAL DECISION IN HIRING ME FOR YOUR CARE

I BELIVE IN A WAY MAKER

PRICING