Support throughout pregnancy, birth, and immediate postpartum. I offer a calming and cheerful presence, practical hands-on support, and help you to feel confident as you move through your journey.

What I Do for You

• Continuous labor support: I stay with you through labor, offering emotional reassurance, comfort measures (including massage, counter pressure, and guidance around positioning, movement, breathing). I encourage you so you feel stronger and more capable!

• Evidence-informed guidance: I share research-backed information about labor progress, interventions, and comfort options to help you make clear, empowered decisions.

• Personalized birth planning: We create a flexible birth plan that reflects your values, preferences, and priorities~what you want to invite and what you want to avoid.

• Advocacy in the room: I help you communicate with your care team, translate medical information into plain language, and support your choices while honoring your care provider’s expertise.

• Partner and family coaching: I coach partners and support people in practical ways so they can be confident helpers, such as hand placement for counter pressure to phrasing questions for providers.

• Postpartum transition support: Immediate postpartum presence to help with early breastfeeding/chestfeeding positioning, newborn care basics, and emotional support during those first crucial hours.

• Referrals and resources: I connect you with childbirth education, lactation consultants, pelvic floor specialists, mental health support, and community resources tailored to your needs.

Practical Details

• On-call coverage begins around 36 weeks and continues until birth.

• Phone and text support is available from hire until 6 weeks after baby is born.

• Backup doula coverage is included in case of overlap or emergency.

• 2 prenatal visits (2-4 hours, in-person), support from established labor until a couple hours after baby is born, TENS machine use, and a postpartum visit (2-3 hours) are included

Postpartum Care

Postpartum should be a time of receiving nourishment and support while creating a nest so that you can be with your baby. It’s a big transition, that no one should do alone! I am here so you can have a peace of mind around things like laundry and putting away the dishes, or walking the dog. I focus on letting you rest and be with baby, and making sure you feel comfortable in this new life changing process.

Core Offerings

• Nourishing meals and snack prep

• Light cleaning: laundry, dishes etc.

• Grocery runs

• Non-judgmental emotional support

• Creating space for rest and bonding with baby

• Dog walking

• Infant care demonstrations

• Lactation and infant feeding support

• Giving you time to have 'me’ time, whatever that looks for you!

Rates

Daytime: $40 per hour, 4 hour minimum.

Nights: $60 per hour, 10pm-7am.