A hand in pregnancy, birth, and beyond
Prenatal Support:
- Two in person prenatal visits
- 24hr call/text support from the time of hire
- Creation of birth plan
- Hands on practice of comfort measures and labor positions
- Postpartum planning
- Education + preparation for partner or other support people
- Childbirth Education
- Lactation preparation + education
- Newborn and infant care mini-course
**Additional prenatal visits allocated upon need**
Postpartum Support:
- Two in person postpartum visits, up to 4 hours each
- 24hr call/text support
- Lactation support
- Connection to resources outside my scope
- Emotional support for birthing and non birthing parent
- Help with setting up support systems, and maintaining boundaries
- Grocery shopping
- Assistance with household tasks (cleaning, laundry, cooking)
- Infant care troubleshooting zoom calls upon demand for baby's first 12 months
** Additional Postpartum hours allocated upon need**
Birth Presence:
- Full birth support from your first call until up to two hours after birth
- hands on support and comfort measures
- Labor coaching and emotional support throughout labor and early postpartum
- Advocacy for your choices
- Help and suggestions for partners
- Nursing/infant feeding assistance
Pricing: $2200.00 fee typically payed in two installments
Birth support, childbirth education, infant care education, lactation assistance, and postpartum doula care, all in one!
Doula FAQ...
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Is a doula the same as a midwife?
- Nope! Midwives are medical professionals that handle your prenatal, birth, and postpartum medical care such as blood tests, ultrasounds, and delivering your baby!
As a doula, I handle system navigation, emotional, physical, and informational support, but do not perform medical tasks.
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Can you help me choose a birth location/team?
- Yes! I am familiar with most birth locations and teams in Seattle and surrounding areas, and love helping people decide if hospital, birth center, or home birth is right for them.
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Do your services replace a full childbirth education course?
- It depends on who you are and what you want! Maybe you've done this before, or maybe you feel confident around your knowledge of labor + birth. If that is you, my mini-courses may be just the thing! However, especially for first time parents, I do encourage a longer form classes if you'd like to, especially if you are wanting information on a specific coping technique, such as hypnobirthing.
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Do you offer alternative payment plans?
- I offer payment plans and reduced rates on a case-by-case basis, please reach out regardless of your financial circumstance, I am happy to help when I can, and when I can't I am happy to help you find someone who can.
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Are there any types of births you do not take?
- Though I support everyones informed choices, I currently do not take on clients hoping for freebirth/unassisted deliveries. If this is you I am happy to connect you to folks who do attend this type of birth and am happy to pass along names.
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