Heartfelt Birth Co- York Region Birth and Postpartum Doula

02/10/2023

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01/04/2023

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01/03/2023

💫2022 in Review💫

Nearly a birth a week and an even split between boys and girls but most importantly, every birth was special and magical in its own way.

I am ever grateful for the trust of my families and all that they teach me.

Looking forward to another wonderful year🤍

09/18/2022

💫This birth was so special in so so many ways💫

👊🏼Mama conquered her long standing fear of childbirth.

🙏🏻It took a TON of work and she showed up for herself every step of the way.

🕰 She waited patiently for her body and baby to be ready (into the 41st week!).

👌🏻 She breathed her baby into the world completely unmedicated.

🤲🏻Her midwife watched with patience and trust allowing her to birth as her body was built to.

👶🏻Baby was “big!” … but it didn’t matter.

🤍That special midwife also happens to be a dear friend of mine. The stars aligned and we finally got to support a birth together🤍

Shared with client and midwife permission. Masks off for photo.

07/07/2022

“The wisdom and compassion a woman can intuitively experience in childbirth can make her a source of healing and understanding for other women.”
-Stephen Gaskin

Client photo shared with permission

06/20/2022

Feeling grateful today as I scroll through my feed seeing photo after photo of client dads celebrating their first and subsequent Father’s Days.

I always take photos at the births I attend because I believe a picture says a thousand words. And oh man does this one tell a story. One of the most important moments I make sure to capture is when dad looks at his baby for the first time. This is the look of absolute pure love.

Happy Father’s Day to all my dads and dads to be🤍🤍

📷 by me and posted with permission by my beautiful clients and .a.walsh

04/06/2022

🤍Mothering the mother🤍
Sums up a doula’s work in 3 words.

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04/01/2022

Traditionally, births were attended by the women of the family. Mothers, aunts, grandmothers, sisters and even children. These were the original doulas.

Recently I had the pleasure of supporting an amazing mama who had her aunt, mother and sister present. They were mostly downstairs cooking, enjoying each other’s company and eagerly awaiting the new arrival but also took turns coming up to support her with words of encouragement, tying her hair back, bringing supplies. They were respectful and gave space but the energy and love was palpable. It was beautiful.

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09/30/2021

I love birth but there is something so sweet about caring for a new family trying to find their way together l. After some tweaking to the “eat, play, sleep routine” ( I use this term lightly as newborns don’t have real routines) my family today commented that it felt as if they were at a spa because it was so quiet and calm in the home. Their 5 day old had up until that point cried the majority of the time and did not sleep longer than an hour. Of course there will still be many bumps in the road but now they have a little more confidence to help them through🤍🤍

09/15/2021

I now officially trained as a postpartum doula as well! To celebrate I’m giving 4 free hours of in home postpartum doula services when you book a birth doula package🤍💫

09/02/2021

08/26/2021

🤍Doulas make you feel like a goddess🤍