Birth Doula Support
I'm passionate about informed consent and physiological birth, so I believe having a doula is vital to empower you to ask the right questions and to ask for the things you want and need.
2 Two hour prenatal visits- during these we get to know each other and dive into your birth plan, education, comfort measures, any fears or concerns.
2 Two hour postpartum visits- these are whatever you want them to be. Clean, cook, let you and your partner take a nap, go to the grocery store, you name it. These visits are to support you however you need as you adjust and bond with baby.
10 Custom birth affirmations- I make beautiful custom affirmations that will give you great encouragement during your labor!
24/7 Contact
On call starting 37 weeks
Starting at $800
Why I’m A Doula
I decided to be a doula because of my own birth experiences. With my hospital birth, I dealt with uninformed consent. That experience grew a deep passion regarding informed consent. I want to empower moms to be able to ask for the risks, benefits and alternatives to anything a provider offers. With my homebirth I felt so safe and from that I learned how much of how you feel and your mindset contributes to your birth experience. I want to help mothers feels safe, no matter the birth setting; be that hospital, birth center, home or what have you. Women have even given birth in the ocean on a beach! I digress, you get the point. I also had a doula present at both of my births. So I've experienced first hand the benefits of a doula, and I've experienced how beneficial a doula is during an emergency. When I had my post partum hemorrhage, my sweet doula was a huge part of why I did not pass out. She was giving me food and drink to keep me stable as possible while the staff was working, and my husband was taking care of our newborn. Pretty crazy stuff and she was a rock in that storm. Shout out to you Amy James, you are part of my inspiration. In between my pregnancies, one of my best friends became a doula and it was a no brainer; I had to have her for my homebirth. She and my husband as a team were helping me get though my intense back labor. She brought me food, more hot water for the tub, picked up cracker barrel for us the next morning, and the list goes on and on. Most importantly, she showed how a doula can bring the partner into the birth space. Partners matter. Shout out to you Victoria Long.
Becoming a doula is a calling of my life. The Lord has been building me up since before I was born. From trauma I experienced as a baby in utero, to being born, to thankfully being adopted, and many other things in my life have shown me just how VITAL support is for families. Also, how pregnancy and birth experience shape so much of our life. The statistics here in the US speak for themselves. We have one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the developing world, and Georgia is one of the top states for maternal morbidity in the USA; with the highest in Georgia being among African Americans. So, we've got work to do. This is mission. This is life or death. The system is broken. But, with support, education, empowerment, and lifestyle changes, I believe that we can turn this ship around. Despite these stats, you can have a positive birth, and its time to speak up.
Why Have a doula?
The word "doula" is a Greek word that simply means "a woman who serves." In pregnancy a doula provides educational and emotional support support, helps you prepare for your labor, and works through any fears you will undoubtedly have. Each labor looks different depending on your birth setting, relationship situation, and who you are individually as a woman. What one woman might need, another might not. On the left you can see a picture of my husband massaging my back. He's giving great counter pressure through my back labor and my doula is massaging my hand for relaxation and distraction from the intensity. We as a team, before labor, went over comfort measures and things I knew would help me when I was uncomfortable. Touch is one of those for me. For you, that could just be words of encouragement, or just to be present with you. No matter what it is you need, my job is to be that for you.
Doulas are there for your partners too. I'll never forget when we met Amy with our first pregnancy. We left and my husband said, "I actually feel seen for the first time." His questions and care for me were important and he was able to be poured into with education and empowerment so he could be there for me.
I'm passionate about informed consent, so I believe having a doula is vital to empower you to ask the right questions and to ask for the things you want and need. I have lost count of how many women have told me "I didn't know I could say no to that," well I'm here to tell you that YOU CAN. We all work for you, including your OBGYN.