Ridge Meadows Doula Services

09/13/2025

RMDS has space for those winter pretences. We support home and hospital birth in the lowermainland. Feel free to DM us for a free consultation.

08/20/2025

✨ We’re Hiring: Doula to Join Our Collective ✨

Ridge Meadows Doula Services is excited to welcome a new doula into our collective! If you’re passionate about supporting families through pregnancy, birth, and beyond, we’d love to hear from you.

Requirements:
• Doula training completed
• Experience supporting at least 5 births
• Reliable car and reliable childcare (if applicable)
• Ability to be on call 2–4 days per week on a rotating schedule
• Willingness to work collaboratively with a team

What We Offer:
• A supportive team with hundreds of births of experience and 14+ years serving the community
• Flexible on-call rotation, allowing time for family, self-care, and continuing education
• Work primarily in Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Langley, and the Tri-Cities, with occasional travel for the right families

If you’re ready to grow in your doula practice while working alongside a strong, supportive team, we’d love to connect with you.

📩 Send your interest and details to ridgemeadowsdoula@gmail.com

08/06/2025

“Some say it's nature's "Liquid Gold",
A gift more precious than anything sold.

Some say it forms a bond like no other,
Of connection and trust between baby
and mother.

Some say the milk babies get from their mamas,
Is the super food you can make in your pyjamas.

Some say it's unique and cannot be matched,
Its secrets imparted when baby is latched.

Some say, from Hera's breast, the spray,
Formed what we still call, The Milky Way.

Some say it's a powerful healing elixir,
A mysterious, milky, all around fixer.

Maybe it's a little of all of the above,
Or maybe it's simply Liquid LOVE.”

~ Gráinne Evans, “Breastmilk”
https://www.facebook.com/grainne.kerr1?mibextid=D4KYlr

Art: Lucia Dovicáková, “Milky Way”
on Instagram

In honor of World Breastfeeding Week!
(Aug 1 through Aug 7)

08/06/2025

It’s world breast-feeding week and although I haven’t breast-fed in well over a decade, most of this still stands true.

-Nicole

https://ridgemeadowsdoulaservices.com/what-i-miss-about-breastfeeding/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMAo4dleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHpn8PuOsTXrSqU0ZXRZZ_cC782NljZ6XZVY78P_uRqF49TZN3GIktDVYWRtz_aem_hoo2E9kbcxw-P71uAehqaQ

10 things I miss about breastfeeding July 31, 2013   To celebrate World Breastfeeding Week I thought I should blog…. But I wasn’t breastfeeding anymore?! What do I blog about? I miss breastfeeding…. Wait, I miss breastfeeding. Brilliant. It was hard for me to determine why or what parts of br...

07/19/2025

RMDS is so excited to share we’ve added a new doula to our team.

Meet Edith. Edith is a proud Mexican-Canadian full-spectrum doula with over 8 years of experience and more than 200 births supported. She was born and raised in Monterrey, Mexico, in a family of healthcare professionals, which sparked her lifelong passion for helping others and improving access to care. After moving to Canada in 2006, she earned her BA in Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University, with a double minor in Labour Studies and Latin American Studies.

Her journey into birth work began after the challenging birth of of her daughter, Elena. Navigating postpartum without strong community support gave her a deep appreciation for how difficult that time can be especially for newcomers and those without extended family nearby. That experience inspired her to become the kind of support I wish I had: compassionate, informed, and culturally aware.

Since then, Edith has trained with leaders like Penny Simkin, Barbara Harper, and others, and she is certified in birth, postpartum, and water birth support. Edith is also a Blissborn Educator and a Pathway 3 IBCLC candidate. She proudly offers inclusive, evidence-based care to growing families, and continues to advocate for migrant and maternal health through my work with FHA and Maxxine Wright.

Ediths goal is simple: to help every family feel safe, seen, and supported during one of life’s most transformative journeys.

07/19/2025

Did you know? Breastfeeding is a legally protected human right in Canada... that includes aquatic centres!

Parents have the right to feed their babies whenever and wherever they need to, no need to move, cover up, or stop.

There are no health or safety rules against breastfeeding in or near pools. Human milk isn’t a contaminant, it’s actually full of living substances that help protect babies from viruses and bacteria (even the kind they might encounter in pool water!).

So the next time you see a parent nursing their baby poolside or in the shallow end, remember: it’s not just normal, it’s protected, supported, and beautifully human.

☀️ Feed with confidence, float with ease.

07/03/2025

It's a big day - B.C.’s first-ever, publicly funded IVF program launches today 🥳
Earlier today, BC Health Minister made an announcement about the IVF program for British Columbians.

Here is the new info we know:

The three participating fertility clinics are: Olive Fertility, PCRM & Grace Fertility. Fertility clinics may now submit applications on behalf of their patients to the Ministry of Health. Applications will be reviewed in the order they are received, with provincial funding provided directly to a patient’s fertility clinics to limit up-front costs.

Funding amounts will be based on household income to ensure that more individuals and families can benefit from the program, with greater support for those who need it the most and are otherwise unable to afford the cost. Households with a pre-tax income of $100,000 or less will be eligible for the full $19,000, with benefits phasing out for households earning more than $250,000. The Province estimates that the program will fund between 1,100 and 4,500 IVF cycles, with the funding available this fiscal year.

For more information please visit:
https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025HLTH0065-000639

Questions? Thoughts?
We want to hear from you ❤️

06/01/2025

What rocked you the most Postpartum? What did you do to help support the situation?

06/01/2025

🌟 Celebrating Over a Decade of Support 🌟

Since 2012, Ridge Meadows Doula Services has proudly supported families through one of life’s biggest transitions — welcoming a new baby. Our doulas provide emotional, physical, and informational support during pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. We’re there to guide, comfort, and empower you every step of the way.

Over the past 12+ years, we’ve:
🤰 Supported over 1,000 births
👶 Offered postpartum care to hundreds of families
📚 Taught countless parents through classes like:
• Childbirth Education
• Newborn Preparation
• VBAC Planning
• Starting Solids

Whether it’s your first baby or your fifth, we’re here to help you feel prepared, supported, and confident.

Thank you to every family who has invited us into your journey. It’s a privilege we never take for granted.

05/03/2025

I mean…. It’s not wrong.

😂

04/25/2025

Does anyone else have a peri bottle that use for alternative purposes?

03/24/2025

Dawn has been fascinated by birth and breastfeeding since childhood. After the birth of her first son in 2015, she shifted from a career in engineering to becoming a doula. Homebirthing her second son deepened her belief that birth is a natural physiological process that can be empowering when supported well. Dawn has trained with the International Placenta & Postpartum Association, Wise Woman Way of Birth, Stillbirthdays, Spinning Babies, and Evidence-Based Birth, alongside various breastfeeding workshops. When she’s not supporting families, she volunteers as a La Leche League leader and with the Maple Ridge Montessori Association. She loves gardening, quilting, pottery, and, most of all, adventuring with her two boys.