Jen Tevyaw Doula Services

02/19/2025

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🤰𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁? 𝗕𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗻 & 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀. 🍼
➡️ 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟲:𝟯𝟬 𝗽.𝗺. 𝘁𝗼 𝟴:𝟭𝟱 𝗽.𝗺. 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.

Prenatal classes help you to understand the different phases of pregnancy and prepare you for childbirth. To help you make the most of your pregnancy and the birth of your baby.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗕𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗻 & 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝘁'𝗰𝗵𝗼𝘂, 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆; 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 $𝟭𝟬.𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆. The course content is entirely in English and will be led by an English-speaking instructor.

➡️For more information and to register: https://buff.ly/3zPbYrr

01/18/2025

Join us this Monday at the Knowlton Community Center for this FREE parents workshop that I will be offering. No need to sign-up, just show up before 10am. :)
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Joignez-vous à nous ce lundi au Centre communautaire de Knowlton pour cet atelier GRATUIT à l'intention des parents que je vais offrir. Pas besoin de s'inscrire, il suffit de se présenter avant 10h :)

01/04/2025

Happy New Year 🥳 Bonne année à tous!
Are you a stay-at-home parent? Would you like to get out of the house and build community and new friendships this year?
Would you like your baby or toddler to interact with other kiddos?
Join us at the ACLB playgroup at the Knowlton Community Center on Mondays and Wednesdays! 9:30-12 am. It's free!!
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Êtes-vous un parent à la maison ? Vous aimeriez sortir de chez vous et créer une communauté et de nouvelles amitiés cette année ?
Aimeriez-vous que votre bébé ou votre tout-petit côtoie d'autres enfants ?
Joignez-vous à nous au groupe de jeu de l'ACLB au Centre communautaire de Knowlton les lundis et mercredis ! De 9h30 à 12h. C'est gratuit !
Check out our FB group for more details:
Consultez le groupe Fb pour plus de détails :
https://www.facebook.com/groups/374300635346560

11/17/2024

Hey! 👩‍🍳

For those of you who might not of heard, every Monday I host a parent & child group at the Knowlton Community Center through ACLB for FREE.
Check out our facebook group for more details on the other programs offered, as well, on Tuesdays & Wednesdays.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/374300635346560

Tomorrow we will be in the collective kitchen at the community center make POTATOE GNOCCHI 🥔🍅
No inscription needed. Just show up with your little one(s).
270 Rue Victoria, Knowlton, QC

Bring along an apron & a baby carrier if you have a little one.
Big kids (2-5 years) can either help out with us in the kitchen or play with Caitlin - Ressource Famille in the daycare room.

09/05/2024

(English will follow)
Parlez-en autour de vous !!!!!
Share the good news!!

Oyez oyez ! Le point de service sage-femme de Granby a encore de la place pour débuter des suivis de grossesse pour les personnes enceintes ayant une date probable d'accouchement à la fin d'octobre, décembre 2024 ainsi que mars 2025 ! Vous devez habiter sur le territoire de la Pommeraie et Haute Yamaska (Granby, Bromont, Roxton pond, St-Paul, Ange-Gardien, Farnham, Sutton, Bolton-Ouest, Bedford, etc.) Nous offrons les trois lieux de naissance, soit l'accouchement à domicile, l'accouchement à la mdn de l'Estrie et l'accouchement aux hôpitaux de Granby et Cowansville. Si vous souhaitez vous inscrire aux services ou connaître la prochaine date pour la scéance d'information gratuite, veuillez contacter notre super agente administrative Julie Grondin au 450-375-8000 poste 66319. Au plaisir de vous servir ! ✨

The midwives in Granby have space for pregnancy follow-ups and birth support for parents with an estimated due date in end of October 2024, December 2024 and March 2025.
You must live in the Pommeraie area or Haute-Yamaska.
You can contact Julie Grondin for more information at 450-375-8000 ext. 66319.
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04/22/2024

Happy Earth Day!!!
Saturday we had a beautiful little community celebration in Sutton.
I had the pleasure of painting some little faces & 2 baby bellies!!
🌎 ❤️ 🌎
We love you Pachamama, today and every day!

04/17/2024

A little moment of magic in the Lac Brome village this week!

Yesterday, I had the immense pleasure of offering a Red Tent- Birth Story Sharing Circle at the Lac Brome Community Center during the Monday morning, weekly parents group, that I animate. A FREE Community event!! :D

This felt like an extra special moment because none of the mothers had ever attended a Red Tent nor knew much about what it was. There was definitely a mix of curiosity and nervousness at the beginning. It was beautiful to witness the settling, unfolding and trust. Seeing the parents open into vulnerability and compassionate listening. Even though most didn't know each other, I am certain they all walked away from this experience feeling closer and that the human experience of birth is a passage like no other. It was unifying.

I've been facilitating Red Tents for 8 years now, each one is unique and to meet a variety of needs.

Red Tents are a timeless tradition, an intimate space created by ancient cultures, who knew to gather women together, to nurture and support one another.

Modern Red Tents can take the form of a monthly moon tent to share on our cycles and seasons. A space to build friendships and to lean in on one another and foster nourishing bonds.

They can also take the form of celebrating a young girls first menstruation as a community- a space to share with her on what is to come and impart wisdom to help support her on her journey.

A Red Tent can be organized during pregnancy to offer blessings and nourishment to a mother who is soon to birth- offering a space for the women closest to her, or of her community, to weave a web of care and set the intentions to be there for her after her child arrives.

A Red Tent could be organized after birth to celebrate a mothers matrescence. Her transformation in all the sense, hormonal, physical, emotional, her societal and family role. Again a space to deeply nourish a mother, a conscious setting of intentions as a community to show up for each other and form a network of allo-parents to care for a child.

SO many possibilities! It makes me shiver and shine!

Have you ever attended a Red Tent? What was it like for you?
Want to come next time??!!

04/14/2024

(La traduction en français suivra)

Tomorrow morning (Monday April 15th) we will be holding a Red Tent- Birth Story Sharing Circle experience at the Lac Brome playgroup.

What to expect:
🤱This circle will be for Mothers and babies in arms only.
Older children are welcome to stay with Claire in the daycare room across the hall.
⏰We will begin at 10am and end at 11:30am
Please plan to arrive between 9:30-9:45am if you would like to get an older child settled with Claire in the daycare before we begin.
🫶We will create a confidential, loving and respectful space for women to share their experiences of child birth. You may share any story that you have experienced. Some may have challenging stories to tell, and some may have joyful, empowering ones. All stories are welcome without judgement.
💕I will share on the history of the Red Tent at the beginning of the event.
Once again please arrive on time and plan to stay for the duration of the sharing circle so that we can create an intimate and present experience for all.
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Demain matin (Lundi le 15 avril), nous organiserons un cercle de partage d'histoires de naissance sous la tente rouge.
À quoi s'attendre :
🤱Ce cercle sera réservé aux mères et aux bébés dans les bras.
Les enfants plus âgés sont invités à rester avec Claire dans la salle de la garderie de l'autre côté du corridor.
⏰Nous commencerons à 10h et terminerons à 11h30.
Merci de prévoir d'arriver entre 9h30 et 9h45 si vous souhaitez installer un enfant plus âgé avec Claire à la garderie avant que nous ne commencions.
🫶Nous créerons un espace confidentiel, aimant et respectueux pour que les femmes puissent partager leurs expériences de la naissance. Vous pouvez partager n'importe quelle histoire que vous avez vécue. Certaines peuvent avoir des histoires difficiles à raconter, d'autres des histoires joyeuses et épanouissantes. Toutes les histoires sont les bienvenues, sans jugement.
💕Je parlerai de l'histoire de la Tente Rouge au début de l'événement.
Une fois de plus, veuillez arriver à l'heure et prévoir de rester pendant toute la durée du cercle de partage afin que nous puissions créer une expérience intime et présente pour tous.

For more details join the Facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/374300635346560

03/26/2024

It's World Doula Week!! 🥳
Do you have a doula story to share?
Help spread the word on this much needed profession 🙏

02/19/2024

Celebrating 11 years of walking the path as a doula!
This February marks the anniversary of the first birth I attended, 11 years ago.
11 is my magic number!
I do feel like this doula year was extra magical…
The reason being is that I almost hung up my doula hat last year.
I was feeling very tired, worn out from being on call and juggling so many other projects, and commitments. There was also a piece of me that was identifying as the “giver” and the “saver.” I had a hard time saying No and listening to my intuition when it told me…”Come on Jen, you have given enough…rest, take care of you.”
This year I decided to try out a new style…only say Yes to doula care when you feel a whole body YES. Don’t do it from a place of need, or feeling like you should. Do it with a full hearted yes, and with some softer conditions. Conditions like, telling myself and my clients, “I might not be there,” letting go and having complete trust in divine timing- taking time to care for me and then when my cup is full it can spill over more easily.

This years births were extra F*^&antastic!!! I only attended 5 so that I had time to breath, recuperate, and be as fully present as possible.
All the Mama’s I had the pleasure and honor to sit beside this year, as the waves of labour rocked them, were amazing! 3 hospital births and 2 home births. I had the complete surprise and honor to catch 4 out of 5 of these babes! Each for unique reasons- but holy goddess what a rush! The Papa’s were each so deeply present, and loving. Several shared how having a doula presence allowed them to relax into the experience and shed some levels of anxiety and have deep trust in the unfolding of the birth.

Sitting in birth is still one of my most favorite places to be. I feel so very deeply present and connected to the Source. I forget about time and am only in the Now. Divine inspiration and intuition flow with ease.

I accompanied several other families through their First 40 Days, providing nurturing and care for them during this tender period. It’s something I love dearly to offer and wish for each new family to have access to.

This year also held other special co-creations for the perinatal period.
I had the honor to facilitate some special ceremonies and rituals for families.
*Placenta and Tree Planting ceremony
*Mama Blessing ceremony
*Rebozo Closing of the Bones ceremony
*Red Tents

Along with one of my other life’s joys multiplying!
As many know, I have animated the Sutton Baby Drop-in for nearly 10 years now (that celebration is coming soon this spring! Stay tuned.)
I was offered the opportunity just before Christmas to start hosting the Lac Brome Parent & Baby group. This means 3 times a week, I get to share my passion for the birth and parenting world with those looking for connection, inspiration and guidance in both Sutton and Lac Brome now. It is truly so lovely to gather with parents in circle. Since the dawn of time, people have had community to lean into during this crucial time of becoming parents…it feels so good to be creating this much needed space within my community. I feel so blessed during every gathering.

My other new “baby project” this year was developing the Family Respite program through the Sutton CAB. For years now I have dreamed of being able to offer doula care for free through a community organization so that the most vulnerable of the community can access this much needed care. I pitched this project idea to the Sutton CAB, that I offer free postpartum in-home care and counseling to families in the area who are in need and then train a group of volunteers (mostly grandmothers) to step in after a few visits with this family so that they can integrate as “allo-family” and offer a weekly visit to cook, care for the little one(s) or just share a cup of tea to help break isolation. The project is still in its early years, but it is so exciting to see it living and growing!

For those still reading, haha, thanks for bearing with me in my celebration ;p
Many thanks to all the families who reached out to me and asked me along for the ride, this year and over the last 11 years. (Bonus points to those who comment on how many 11’s are in this post, lol).
I love you and you will always hold a dear place in my heart.
Here’s to 11 more years on the doula path!

Photo credits to Davinda @ https://www.davinaplusdaniel.com/

01/22/2024

Hey parents!
This morning at the Knowlton Community Center will be the first parent/ child group of the new year!
I'll be co-hosting this year with Claire Citeau.
Come on by and check it out. Our discussion topic for the parents this morning will be on "Building your Village!"
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Hey parents !
Ce matin au Centre communautaire de Knowlton aura lieu le premier groupe parent/enfant de la nouvelle année !
Je vais co-animer cette année avec Claire Citeau.
Venez faire un tour. Notre sujet de discussion pour les parents ce matin sera sur "Construire votre village !"

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Retour des ateliers parents-enfants les lundis et mercredis, de 9h30 à midi au Centre Lac-Brome!

Discussions entre parents, thèmes différents abordés chaque semaine, activités et conférenciers invités.

Gratuit – collations offertes – places limitées.

Contactez Claire Citeau pour plus d'informations au 450-242-2020.

-English below-

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parent-child workshops are back on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Centre Lac-Brome.

Discussions between parents, different themes each week, activities, and guest speakers.

Free - snacks offered - limited places.

Contact Claire Citeau at 450-242-2020 for more details.

01/17/2024

Guess what?! I'll be helping co-animate the Parent-Child Workshops in Lac Brome each week starting next Monday!
Mondays, I'll be facilitating the parent sharing circle and offering workshops, while my colleague Claire will be offering a daycare space for the children of parents attending. On Wednesdays we will be all together to do a parent-child activity.
Really looking forward to this new opportunity this year to offer something in my home town 😃
Hope to see some of you there! Feel free to spread the word 🥳✨

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Retour des ateliers parents-enfants les lundis et mercredis, de 9h30 à midi au Centre Lac-Brome!

Discussions entre parents, thèmes différents abordés chaque semaine, activités et conférenciers invités.

Gratuit – collations offertes – places limitées.

Contactez Claire Citeau pour plus d'informations au 450-242-2020.

-English below-

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parent-child workshops are back on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Centre Lac-Brome.

Discussions between parents, different themes each week, activities, and guest speakers.

Free - snacks offered - limited places.

Contact Claire Citeau at 450-242-2020 for more details.