Querida Doula LLC

05/09/2025

So many times I hear this advertised to my clients as a simple “sticker” that attaches to baby’s head.

During prenatals, I make sure we go over several fetal monitoring options, and this is one we cover.

INFORMED CONSENT is the ONLY TRUE CONSENT. 👏👏👏

12/10/2024

✨I want everyone having a baby to feel empowered and informed, so if you need to discuss different payment options I’m always open to trade services or adjust my fees. ✨

Birth Plan sessions start at $50.

12/10/2024

Are you having a baby soon? Or know someone that is?

With the holidays approaching, so are the unnecessary inductions and interventions in births.

Message me to set up a birth plan, outlining what YOU want for your birth experience.

✨Go into your birth informed and supported.✨

10/26/2024

Doulas are professionals trained to provide non-medical support & guidance during pregnancy, birth, & the postpartum period.

My goal as your doula is to help you experience a safe & positive birth. As your advocate and part of your support team, I will strive so that you have an empowering birth.

If you are unsure of how you'll benefit from a doula, here are some reasons to consider hiring one.

💚 Informational Support: Doulas can provide education to help parents make informed decisions.

💚 Emotional Support: I cannot highlight enough the impact a doula has on the birthing person's emotional state. Doulas help mother's stay calm & focused, reducing stress and anxiety.

💚 Physical Support: Doulas help the birthing person with their desired comfort measures which can include; massage, acupressure, & position changes.

💚 Partner Support: Doulas help involve the partner and educate them in childbirth as well as caring for their partner.

💚 Breastfeeding Support: Doulas can provide guidance and support with lactation. Helping ensure that mothers who wish to breastfeed are able to successfully.

💚 Postpartum Support: Doulas can help have a faster recovery after childbirth through feeding advice & guidance, light housekeeping, and sometimes meal prepping.

💚 Higher Satisfaction: Doulas provide continual support through pregnancy, childbirth and usually for the first 6 weeks postpartum. With their support, birthing people are able to have positive and empowering birth experiences.

💚 Reduced Interventions: The continual support and presence of a doula can help reduce the use of unwanted medical interventions. Studies show lower rates of c-sections, epidurals, forceps, and other interventions when doulas are present during labor and childbirth.

💚 Experience & Advocacy: Doulas advocate for mothers and parents helping ensure that their birth preferences are heard and met by the medical team. They help with some of the medical lingo used that parents might be unsure of, as well as offering a reassuring presence with their extensive experience in many birthing scenarios.

🟢 Call your insurance provider to find out if they cover doula services or if your HSA can be used to hire one.

10/26/2024

✨Want to know more about what a doula does and what services I offer? Message me to set up a complimentary interview where we can discuss all of your doubts, questions, and concerns.

I am currently booking clients with March 2024 due dates!

✨Quieres saber más sobre lo que hace una doula y que servicios ofrezco? Envíame un mensaje para agendar una entrevista donde podremos discutir tus dudas y preguntas.

Ya estoy agendando clientes que tienen fecha para su parto en Marzo del 2024.

01/11/2024

I have a HUGE but SMALL favor to ask. 🙏♥️

Please Go to my business page, Querida Doula LLC. Go to the 3 little dots…(on the side of page)

- Hit “Invite Friends”
- Select "Invite All"
- Done
You’ve SUCCESSFULLY supported my business for $0.00 and less than 1 minute of your time.

📣 Thank you for supporting small and local businesses.

*I highly encourage my small business friends to copy this and use it!*

🫶🏼❤️

12/15/2023

What is back labor?

Back labor refers to the pain and discomfort in your lower back that begins during labor. It can range from mild discomfort into pain that intensifies during contractions.

What relieves back labor?

🔵 HYDROTHERAPY- A warm bath or shower, with the shower head aimed at your lower back.

🟠 COUNTER-PRESSURE- Having your support person apply pressure or massage on your lower back with a fist or tennis ball.

🔴 HEAT- A warm compress, warm water bottle, or heating pad can help ease the aching pain.

🟡 NEW POSITION/MOVEMENT- Most birthing people find relief by being on their hands & knees, forward-leaning against a wall/person, and using a birthing ball. Positions will work differently for different people.

🟣 REBOZO SIFTING- Using a rebozo to GENTLY sift or jiggle.

These are only some ways to relief pain and discomfort during childbirth.

Remember, every birth is unique. The comfort measures that work for one person may not work for another.

Most importantly, communicate with your support team and ask for what you need.

Did you have back labor? How was your experience?

12/15/2023

Dolor de espalda durante el parto?

Algunas mujeres tienen dolor de espalda durante y entre las contracciones. Llamado “Back labor” en inglés, se refiere al dolor e incomodidad que sucede durante el trabajo de parto. Puede ser solo incomodidad o intensificarse a dolor fuerte durante las contracciones.

Que ayuda?

🔵 Hidroterapia- Un baño tibio, con la regadera apuntando a la espalda baja.

🟠 Contrapresión- La persona de apoyo puede aplicar presión o hacer masaje con la
mano o una pelota de tenis.

🔴 Calor- Una compresa tibia, una botella de agua tibia, o una almohadilla térmica pueden ayudar a disminuir el dolor.

🟡 Nueva posición/Movimiento- Algunas mujeres encuentran alivio estando de rodillas y manos, inclinándose hacia delante contra una pared o persona, y usando una pelota de parto. Las posiciones funcionarán diferente para cada persona.

🟣 Manteo- Usar un rebozo para SUAVEMENTE crear vibraciones.

Estos son solo algunos de los muchos métodos de confort para el dolor e incomodidad durante el parto.

Recuerda, cada parto es único. Los métodos que funcionan para una persona puede que no funcionen para todos.

Lo más importante es comunicarse con su equipo de apoyo y pedir lo que necesita.

Tuviste dolor de espalda durante tu parto? Como fue tu experiencia?

11/21/2023

This sadly happens all too often. This is why choosing the right people to be part of your birthing team matters. Equip yourself with people who listen to you and advocate for you. 🤍

Elective induction around a holiday is for convenience, but not yours.

With Thanksgiving & Christmas coming up, loads of unnecessary inductions and c-sections are about to happen.

Every year there is a HUGE decrease in births on (and around)...

🔆 Christmas
🔆 New Year’s Eve/Day
🔆 Easter (changes yearly - first Sunday after the full moon in April)
🔆 Memorial Day (changes yearly - last Monday in May in the US)
🔆 Independence Day (4th of July in the US)
🔆 Thanksgiving (changes yearly - last Thursday in November)

And it’s not just the United States - it's everywhere.

How could it be that all of these holidays have lower birth rates year after year?

It’s not a coincidence - it’s about convenience.

And not YOUR convenience. The convenience of providers.

No one wants to work on holidays, and hospital birth providers have a way to make sure (for the most part) that they don’t have to.

Inductions & c-sections are rarely scheduled ON holidays, but they ARE frequently scheduled in the days leading up to, or just after, a holiday.

If you are due around a holiday, and your provider suggests an induction or c-section, it’s a good idea to question why (remember that you always have the right to decline). If there is NOT a legitimate medical reason, they may be more concerned with being home in time for a holiday dinner than your well being.

For more info and references on this topic, check out my FREE holiday births handout on my website (birthuprising.com/resources).

11/04/2023

ALL births are valid and deserve to be supported.

✨Whether you are planning a home, birth center, hospital, unmedicated, medicated, vaginal, cesarean birth…you deserve to be heard and have your preferences respected by everyone present.

✨Empower yourself to be your best advocate.

✍🏼 Need a birth plan? I offer birth plan preparation as one of my services.

Message me to begin yours!