Doula Led
Birth Prep & Postpartum Support
Here for you as you grow your family
About
My services include birth education, birth prep and planning, postpartum planning sessions, postpartum doula services, and expert-led postpartum support groups. Professionally, I have supported families as a postpartum doula, mother's helper, and nanny. My training includes DONA postpartum doula training, Ancient Song Doula Services, 12-week full-spectrum doula training, Mama Glow 6-week Series 1 Birth Doula training, and Birdsong Brooklyn Seen doula mentorship program.
My teaching style normalizes birth fears, questions, and typically taboo topics. My focus is on ensuring my clients are informed and supported in a way that feels true to them as they enter into parenthood. Start and Settle's postpartum support groups focus on opening up the floor to community support so new parents can learn from and lean on each other.
I have spent my career working in community to support families in the start up and non-profit space. I bring all that I have learned with me into my doula work.
Services
One on one or small group Birth Education, birth prep, and fostering the fourth
Holistic doula-led birth education covering: birthing options, common interventions, common medical terminology, comfort measures, birth plan making, and advocating in your birth space. We will make a detailed birth plan tailored to your wants. We will spend the last session focusing on postpartum prep and planning.
Postpartum Doula Service
Postpartum doula visits, 2-3 hour visits booked in a variety of packages. Visits can include lactation support, newborn care, perinatal mood disorder screenings, meal prepping, and household cleaning.
I focus not only on helping you grow your family but on helping you grow your community . It takes a village!
How I Support You
Doula led
Holistic
Birth education & Postpartum support
Frequently Asked Questions
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A doula is a trained professional who provides educational, emotional, and physical support to pregnant and birthing people and families before, during, and after birth based on culturally competent, evidence-based practices. Doulas are here to educate and support families as they prepare for birth and help ease the transition of coming home with a baby.
A doula is not a medical provider.
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During postpartum visits, I can support with lactation support, meal prepping*, newborn care, perinatal mood disorder screenings, cleaning, and laundry. I am open to discussing adding on whatever you feel will best support you during the postpartum period.
*Cooking can also be done in my home prior to my arrival in your space. If this is the case, I will deduct cooking time from your package (i.e., if it takes 1 hour for me to meal prep for you, I will visit for 2 hours, not 3). Ingredient costs/grocery shopping will need to be reimbursed by the client.
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II offer postpartum bookings starting at 15 hours of support. My offerings are:
5 visits: Five three-hour visits, ideally spread over the first month home with baby. Investment: $375
7 visits: Seven three-hour visits, ideally spread over the first month home with baby. Investment: $525
10 visits: Ten three-hour visits, ideally spread over the first month and a half home with baby. Investment: $750
15 visits: Fifteen three-hour visits, ideally spread over the first two months home with baby. Investment: $1,125
I offer childbirth education in the following formats:
Two one-on-one, three-hour sessions, either in person at your home, in my home office, or virtually. In addition to childbirth education, we will make your birth plan and set up a postpartum plan. Investment: $210
Two group, three-hour sessions, either in my home office, in a rented studio space, or virtually. Investment: $150 (max group size of 8 couples)
*Option to add on 1 hour of one-on-one birth and postpartum planning for an additional $25 investment.
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If you are interested in childbirth education, birth planning, postpartum planning, or postpartum support book a call with me below. We can have an intro call (or if you are local to the Northshore an intro meeting!) to discuss my services and ensure it feels that we will be a good fit to work together. Once we have met and have a plan going forward I will send over a contract and 50% invoice for the services booked.
Still have questions? Reach out!
