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We also offer Postpartum Doula services after baby is born.

With Blissful Birth Doula Services we help you achieve the empowering, blissful birth you deserve through the continuous emotional and physical support offered by a knowledgeable Birth Doula.

05/08/2025

I don’t share this to create fear, but to raise awareness about something that urgently needs our attention. When I first read this statistic, I felt an urgent need to share it.

When we think about maternal health, we often focus on medical risks like hemorrhage, preeclampsia, or infection. But the leading cause of death for pregnant and postpartum women is homicide, usually at the hands of an intimate partner.

Pregnancy should be a time of safety, support, and empowerment, not danger.

As doulas, birth workers, friends, and family members, we can’t ignore this.

Check in on your pregnant and postpartum loved ones. Create space for them to share honestly about how they’re feeling and how they’re being treated. Pay attention to red flags. Trust your instincts. And believe them.

Because protecting mothers goes beyond the birth room, it starts in our communities, in our homes, and in our conversations.

04/26/2025

Exciting update! We’ve decided to extend the sign-up deadline for our Sunday Prenatal Yoga class by one more week! That means you now have until next weekend to join us for this nurturing and empowering class, starting next Sunday at 11:45 AM.

This class is designed to support you physically, emotionally, and mentally through pregnancy—whether you’re new to yoga or a seasoned practitioner. Come move, breathe, and connect in a warm, welcoming space.

Know someone who’s expecting? Spread the word—we’d love to have them with us!

04/23/2025

I know I’ve shared about informed consent before—and I’m sure it won’t be the last time. This issue is so critical in maternity care today. A recent survey from the Birth Trauma Association moved me deeply, revealing how many women still undergo procedures during labor and birth without true, informed consent. It’s unacceptable—and preventable.

This is exactly why I work closely with my clients to create thoughtful, personalized birth plans. We explore potential scenarios before labor begins—discussing interventions, alternatives, rights, and preferences—so that when the time comes, you and your support team know exactly where you stand. It’s about having the answers to the hard questions in advance, so you can confidently advocate for yourself when it matters most.

No one should ever feel powerless during birth. You deserve to feel heard, respected, and in control of your experience.

Swipe through to see some powerful stories and why this conversation needs to stay front and center. If you want support in planning a birth that honors your voice, I’d be honored to walk that path with you.

04/16/2025

The deeper roots of Easter speak to the very heart of birth work. Long before it was a story of resurrection, Easter was a celebration of fertility, spring, and the sacred feminine power to create life.

As a doula, I witness this ancient magic all the time, mothers stepping into transformation, birth bringing life through the sacred threshold, and families blooming into something new.

This season, may we remember the earth’s rhythms and the wisdom they offer: new life comes from surrender, courage, and the cycles of change.

Happy Easter, and happy return of the light!

04/08/2025

In a flock of flamingos, the paler ones are often the mamas, they’ve given so much to their babies that they’ve literally lost their color! Flamingos get their beautiful pink hue from the nutrients in their food, but when they’re raising their chicks, they transfer so much of those nutrients to their little ones that their own feathers fade. Over time, as they replenish themselves, their vibrant color returns.

Motherhood asks so much of us, we pour our love, energy, and strength into our little ones. But just like the flamingo, with time, nourishment, and care, we don’t just regain what we’ve given; we emerge as something even more powerful, a balance of who we were and who we’ve become through this incredible journey. A beautiful reminder that giving is natural, but so is replenishing. ✨💗

04/02/2025

From the moment a person learns they are pregnant, the language surrounding their experience begins to mold their expectations. Are they told birth is dangerous, painful, and something to endure? Or are they told it’s a powerful, physiological process that their body is designed to navigate? The stories we hear, the metaphors we use, even the medical terminology, all of it shapes not just our mindset but our body’s response to labor itself.

And it goes deeper than just pregnancy. The way we talk about s*x, reproduction, and the body long before conception plants the seeds for how we feel about birth when the time comes. If we grow up hearing that birth is terrifying, unpredictable, and something we need to be saved from, how can we possibly approach it with trust?

That’s why, as doulas, birth workers, and even just as members of a culture that desperately needs to reframe its view of birth, we have a responsibility to be intentional with our words. Strength-based language, affirming language, language that centers the birthing person’s power, this all matters.

And sometimes, the most powerful thing we can offer is silence. In labor, there’s so much pressure to coach, encourage, or reassure, but true support often comes in holding space without words. In silence, a woman finds her own rhythm, her own instincts, her own primal knowing. She doesn’t need to be saved from birth, she needs to be witnessed in it.

So let’s rethink the words we use. Let’s tell stories that empower rather than instill fear. Let’s choose language that fosters confidence instead of doubt. And when the moment calls for it, let’s embrace the silence that allows birth to unfold in its most powerful, undisturbed form.

03/19/2025

Warning: Side effects of having a doula may include feeling empowered, heard, and like an absolute birth goddess. 💁‍♀️✨ Honestly, it’d be unethical NOT to have one.

03/11/2025

“Birth is unpredictable.” That’s what we’re told. That’s what our friends say when their birth plans didn’t go the way they hoped.

But is it actually true?

The reality is, true medical emergencies in birth are rare. Yet, the number of birth plans that get derailed is shockingly high. Why? Not because birth is unpredictable—but because the system doesn’t trust birth.

The cascade of interventions, fear-based care, and hospital policies often create the so-called “unpredictability” that makes vaginal birth seem impossible. But here’s the truth:

✨ Your body is designed for this.
✨ Birth is not broken—our system is.
✨ With the right support and knowledge, your birth plan CAN happen.

Want to stack the odds in your favor? Let’s talk. I support families who want to birth on their terms.

03/04/2025

Save the Date – March 16 ✨

Curious about the Santosha Summit Yoga Retreat coming up in April? Join us for a FREE sample session + Q&A!

We’ll move through a gentle yoga flow, tap into some wisdom with a group tarot reading .rane and answer all your questions about this transformational retreat. Plus, we’re releasing a special promotional offer—available only to those who attend this session!

Join us as our guest for this special preview event—an opportunity to move, connect, and ask all your questions about the Santosha Summit Retreat.

📅 March 16
📍 Lahari Yoga Studio
⏰ 1:00PM

Drop a ✨ in the comments if you’re coming, and tag a friend who needs this!

02/25/2025

What is a Biophysical Profile (BPP), and what do the results really mean? 🤔✨

A BPP is often recommended in late pregnancy to assess fetal well-being, but it’s important to understand how it’s scored and what each category actually tells us.

❗ Did you know? Each category in a BPP is scored as either normal (2 points) or not normal (0 points)—there are no partial points. This can lower your total score quickly, even if only one category is affected and everything else is fine!

Swipe through to learn what each part of the BPP measures, when it might be recommended, and how to improve your chances of getting an optimal score. You’ll also find out which categories carry more weight in assessing fetal health and which ones aren’t strongly supported by evidence for interventions. Knowledge is power when it comes to informed decision-making in pregnancy! 💪🏼💛

Have you ever had a BPP? What was your experience like? Drop a comment below! ⬇️

02/23/2025

Birth is never without risk. No setting, no provider, no amount of monitoring can guarantee a perfect outcome. Yet, when families experience loss in a hospital, it is seen as an unavoidable tragedy. When it happens at home, blame falls entirely on the birth attendant. This is not about safety—it is about control.

No one is forced to birth outside the system. Families who choose home birth do so intentionally, often investing significant effort and financial resources to secure the care they want. Their decision was theirs alone, and with that autonomy comes responsibility.

Independent birth workers exist because families seek them out. Every mother deserves to feel supported in the way she births, and no family should be criminalized for an outcome simply because they chose to birth outside the system. As hard as it is, death is a part of life. No one is at fault. No one wishes for the loss of an infant, no matter where or how they are born.

02/19/2025

Birth is never without risk. No setting, no provider, no amount of monitoring can guarantee a perfect outcome. Yet, when families experience loss in a hospital, it is seen as an unavoidable tragedy. When it happens at home, blame falls entirely on the birth attendant. This is not about safety—it is about control.

No one is forced to birth outside the system. Families who choose home birth—especially with a sought-after birth worker like Gloria Lemay—do so intentionally, often investing significant effort and financial resources to secure that care. Their decision was theirs alone, and with that autonomy comes responsibility.

People like Gloria need to be available for the families who make this choice. Every mother deserves to feel supported in the way she births, and no family should be criminalized for an outcome simply because they chose to birth outside the system. As hard as it is, death is a part of life. No one is at fault. No one wishes for the loss of an infant, no matter where or how they are born.

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Edmonton, AB

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+16043465202

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http://blissfulbirthdoulaservices.com/

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