Birth Doula Services
Birth is a powerful moment in a woman’s life. It is easy for her to feel lost in the excitement of a new baby, but nurture and support during labor is of vital importance! Labor is filed with a wide range of emotions as well as physical sensations. A woman remembers her labor vividly and providing her with supportive care fosters confidence, belief, positivity, and comfort all which provide a wonderful birth day!
Science has shown that continuous support from a designated support person, who is not from the laboring mother’s social group, and is experienced in providing support has a positive influence on birth outcomes. Spontaneous birth without intervention or cesarean, shorter labors, and a satisfying birth experience are among the benefits of having a doula present.
Support from a doula can look like many things! Doula’s can help you navigate the new world you are entering by answering any questions you have, including ones that seem “silly”! They can validate and understand the wide variety of feelings and sensations you are experiencing during the prenatal, birth, and postpartum periods. They help foster comfort during labor with various tools like massage, counter pressure, water, encouragement, reassurance, and optimism! They can also provide help with adjusting positions during labor that facilitate correct baby positioning and help keep labor progressing. Plans can also change and things come up and doula’s are great at seeing the bigger picture and helping you to adjust to what baby is telling us!
How do you know if a doula is going to be a good fit for you? Conversation should be easy! Have a phone consultation and get to know each other. You should feel a connection and conversation should flow easily. Make sure to ask plenty of questions to see if they can provide you with the care and support you are looking for. A doula should never make you feel bad about your choices, if they do then you might not be a great fit and that’s ok! You should feel relaxed and comfortable with your doula and know that you can trust them to support you in the way you need!
Services
Pregnancy Support
We provide support to the birthing mother through prenatal visits that can happen anytime that would benefit you the most. We are also on call for you 37 weeks until birth. Our aim is to be a comforting and supportive resource for you as you prepare for your birthing day! We are here to answer any questions you have, go over any topics that you feel warrant more discussion, help make plans, cook food, organize your home, just anything that you feel would be of service!
Birth Prep Planning
During our prenatal visits, we will be discussing and developing your birth plan. I will provide a questionnaire during your first visit that covers many aspects of the birthing day. Between our first and second visit, think about the items on the sheet and fill it out according to your plans and wishes. During your second visit we will go over what you have filled out and answer any further questions you may have. This will help you organize your birth day wishes as well as make any backup plans.
Birth Day Support
It’s baby day! During early labor we provide phone support, or physical support if we need to move labor along. During active labor we are there as a constant support for the laboring mother. Our aim is to be a behind the scenes advocate, keeping everything comfortable and flowing for the birth. We remain throughout the birth up to an hour or 2 postpartum to make sure that baby and mom are comfortable and have everything they need. We also provide a little outline of events from the birthing day as a way to help remember this wonderful day!
Postpartum Support
We check in on baby and mom after birth sometime between a week and 2 weeks after birth. We can cover any topics that are needed such as anything to check in with your provider about, questions about breast feeding or pumping, family support, etc. We want to make sure that you are feeling comfortable in your new role with your sweet new addition!
Pricing
Birth Doula Package $1000
This package includes 2 prenatal visits. The first visit can happen any time during the prenatal period and second should happen around 36-37 weeks. We are on call for you night and day from 37 weeks on and will generally regularly check in with you. We provide continuous labor and birthing support and remain with you for the duration and up to 2 hours postpartum. There is also 1 postpartum visit that happens around 2 weeks after birth.
Extra Prenatal or Postpartum Visits $100
Sometimes you may feel that you need more visits, and thats just fine! We can add as many extra visits to your package as needed.
Birth Planning $150
Do you only need help developing a birth plan? This is a single visit aimed at answering questions you have about the birthing day. We cover different scenarios that may come up during your birthing time and go over a list of things to do to be best prepared.