Birth Doula Service

How I Help During Labour & Birth

As a birth doula, I provide knowledgeable, open-minded, evidence-based support to birthing people and their partners.

Doula care is not clinical care - that's well covered for you already by our medical system (midwife/GP, lab techs, nurses, OBs, pediatricians, anesthesiologists...).

Labour, birth and parenthood are big life endeavours. They aren't defined by medical procedures and systems. My work is focussed on physical, emotional/mental care and resource/information sharing - for example:

• helping you prepare for your labour with in-depth, unhurried conversation during our prenatal meetings.
• acting as a "live labour handbook" on the big day so you can just focus on being present in labour.
• assisting you in communicating with care providers so you are making informed decisions as they arise.
• making suggestions for labour progress and helping with relaxation, massage, positioning and other techniques for comfort.
• providing patient, up-to-date lactation education.
• helping you settle-in at home after baby's arrival

I love how this shot captures the gritty reality of hospital food.

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Postpartum Doula Service    

How I Help After Your Baby Arrives

I thought it would be rude to take a picture of a client napping so I chose this shot I took of some hungry bird babies. Please note: I have no bird care skills.

Welcoming a baby into your life is a joyful time. It's also a major adjustment; it involves new challenges and a steep learning curve.  Many people find early parenthood an overwhelming and isolating experience. This is a time of life that requires extra practical help, emotional support and reserves of strength. 

As your postpartum doula I provide in-home help during the weeks after the birth/arrival of your child.  My support is customized to the needs of your family and varies from client to client.  In general, here are some ways I can help you:

• meal prep - you need to eat well during this time (granola bars are not enough!)
• minding baby while you take a nap, shower, walk etc
• light housekeeping, tidying up
• information, insight and resources
• assistance with a sibling's care and their adapting to the new baby
• knowledgeable, up-to-date breastfeeding support
• errands
• household organization (give me a label maker and set me loose)
• education and evidence-based information on newborn care and postpartum adjustment
• immediate support for adoptive parents, who may welcome a child on very short notice

My goal as a postpartum doula is to eventually work myself out of a job. I want to ease your transition into life as a new (or bigger) family so you are empowered to thrive into the future.

Fees & Packages

Birth Doula Package - $1500

• 2 consults in the 3rd trimester to discuss your concerns and preferences regarding labour and birth
• I'm on-call 24/7 at least 2 weeks before your est. due date
• Continuous support throughout labour & birth
• Back-up doula arrangements
• 1 - 2 visits at your home after the birth of your baby
• phone/text/email support from the time you hire me until 6 weeks postpartum

Postpartum Doula Service not currently available. Please contact me for recommendations :)

The team that formed between my partner, Pamela, and myself was pure magic. There’s no other way to describe it...all I could feel was seamless, careful, unending support, which allowed me to access a deep strength within myself that I did not know I had.