Nola Nesting

Birth classes, birth & postpartum doulas, lactation support, placenta services, Voted Best Doulas,
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We believe everyone deserves and benefits from having a doula. We view birth as normal and respect your right to birth as you wish.

05/02/2024

We hope you stay cool this summer and we will resume spending Wednesdays with you in September.

Here are some opportunities to meet with other parents and babies
🧡Baby library time at the Broad St library. Mondays @10:30
🧡Snuggles and struggles hosted by Children’s Hospital. Tuesdays @10:30
🧡Mom’s That Meet. Wednesdays @ 9:30 at Bogue Falaya park in Covington
🧡We Play Center has free play sessions for babies and a separate area for toddlers.

04/19/2024

If you like to shop local and are looking for something nice for you, or a thoughtful gift for someone special, here’s a couple specifically postpartum items I spotted at .apothecary

11/01/2023

Happy Halloween from babies Whimsy and Henry 🎃👻

09/28/2023

brought all the powerful birth and mother energy. Now, who wants to labor and birth while listening to Renaissance? Because we’re in!

08/16/2023

Exciting news! We’re accepting many major insurance plans for all lactation appointments.
🧡prenatal planning
🧡pump fittings
🧡latch issues
🧡oral restrictions
🧡milk supply
🧡planning for work
🧡bottle feeding
🧡induced lactation
🧡weaning
🧡and more!

06/07/2023

Well, we’ll admit it, we don’t see shoes here. Doulas are just kind of different like that . . . Always with birth on the brain and a great sense of imagination and humor - the perfect addition to your birth team!

01/17/2023

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow. Postpartum isn’t meant to be done alone. Come meet your community.

https://www.nolanesting.com/new-orleans-moms

12/14/2022

11/08/2022

Go vote y’all. If you bought a lottery ticket because you felt like it was worth it to have a shot….. same logic. Go shoot your shot.

I vote because reproductive rights, healthcare, women’s rights, LGBTQ rights, the safety and wellness of marginalized people, the right to afford to live…. We matter. You matter.

It was a bummer to see the voter list for my district and how few signatures were on there. Grab your neighbor, drag your partner…. Go cast your vote.

10/19/2022

The last sessions of 2022 are here! Baby due in dec, jan, or feb - these are your classes!

🧡 Nov 11th kicks off a comprehensive 6 week session. The most info - where evidence meets intuition

🧡 Nov 12th is a one day class, perfect for squeezing it in or busy schedules

10/04/2022

Bummer to cancel group tomorrow. We’ve been welcoming lots of babies and just don’t have the doula-power. See ya next week! Bring ya baby or leave ‘em and come solo. This is for you.

08/30/2022

Lots of September placenta kits mailed yesterday! These new parents will be nourished with their placenta through their postpartum recovery.

08/25/2022

What if I don’t want to do what is recommended by a health care provider and they say I’ll need to sign AMA forms?
You have the right to informed refusal. Sometimes, particularly in labor and delivery, if a patient chooses an option that is different than that recommended by a health care provider the staff may ask you to sign AMA forms. AMA means “against medical advice.” This means that you are acknowledging the choice you’re making is not what your medical provider recommends. This does not mean that your insurance company will refuse payments or that you’re not entitled to compassionate, quality health care at that time or any future time. AMA forms should not be scary if you’ve truly received informed care and are comfortable with your decision. Financial threats and threats of refused or abusive care, implied or otherwise, are manipulative.

The truth is, your healthcare team likely doesn’t know any details about your insurance policy, or even your bill for that matter.

08/23/2022

What is your favorite birth or pregnancy book?

This is one of mine. A sweet little read about being well . . . Because we all deserve to be well.

Did you know we have a lending library for all our clients? Lots of great books and we love to share 🧡

08/18/2022

Doula Pointers 🧡 ⬇️

The CDC reports the reason for our nation’s high cesarean rates, high intervention rates, etc is infant centric care. This means that care is focused on the infant, at an expense to the pregnant person.

As doulas we see this in live time on a regular, and i dare say, reliably constant basis. It is usually used to create emotional manipulation to gain consent. It looks something like this :

Care provider: we think it’s best to do x

Patient: I am concerned about that. Can we not/delay/consider another option? Can you provide details and all information necessary for informed consent/refusal?

CP: you know I wouldn’t suggest anything I wouldn’t suggest for my own daughter/mother/friend (avoidant, manipulative)

Patient: oh. Ok. But is this important?

CP: we all just want a healthy baby!

This scenario plays out in prenatal visits - vaginal exams, ultrasounds, tests, scheduled inductions; and in labor rooms - vaginal exams, monitoring, medications, positions, augmentations, cesareans, perineal massage, positioning….

Informed consent cannot be gained by manipulation.

The real response to “we all just want a healthy baby?” :

“No, that’s not what i want. I want both of us to be healthy and fully well, your care standards are too low.”

We are trained to be non confrontational, accept the power differential, and to not be active participants in our healthcare. Refuse the role. 🧡

08/16/2022

How do we support our babies in these crazy times?
💕 K I S S T H E M 💕

🧡 immune system boost
🧡 helps them grow to feel less anxiety as an adult (says UC Berkley)
🧡 makes ‘em smarter

*other people shouldn’t kiss your baby

08/15/2022

Did you save the umbilical cord?
Many parents save the little bit that falls off as the cord heals and dries. If we encapsulate your placenta we can save the cord for you and you’ll have a sweet keepsake, complimentary.
🧡
In this cord you can see there are three vessels - one vein and two arteries. These vessels moved all the oxygen, nutrition, and waste between your baby and their placenta. The space around the vessels is Wharton’s Jelly, this is what kept these vessels safe while your baby grew.

We think they’re beautiful!

08/12/2022

Do you know your rights? 🤔💬
You have the right to informed consent AND refusal. What does that mean?

This means you have the right to know, without coercion, what the benefits, risks, alternatives of any suggested healthcare measures are, including what happens if you choose to do nothing, AND what the alternative options are.

But that’s not it!! AFTER you have a good understanding of that you have the legal right to either to consent to the suggested step or to refuse it WITHOUT consequence of your decision negatively impacting the kindness, respect, and quality of healthcare you experience.

What does this mean? You and your health care provider can agree to disagree, respectfully.

08/12/2022

Wanna hear a sweet story? 🤗
This wee one has a mama who really wanted to breastfeed and faced a bit of a setback with the introduction of bottles in the hospital. She hadn’t been able to latch at breast in a bit and her mama was producing all the milk she needed, and a lot extra. Breastfeeding is always a dyad issue. In this case we have a healthy baby thanks to her loving parents and plenty of milk.
👶🏼 - ✔️
🥛- ✔️

Now just to get them together! 🤱🏼

In a sweet home visit 🏡 we were able to do just that and confirm with a feeding weight that this little one successfully moved her whole feeding at breast!

👶🏼 + 🥛 + 🏡 = 💕🤱🏼💕

And best of all, no more triple feeding!

Sweetest story ever huh? Those little baby toes sure are just the best!

08/10/2022

Join us for parent to parent support every Wednesday at 10. Community is essential to your wellbeing, and physical snd emotional recovery. Bring your little or come for an hour away. We’ll be here!

07/30/2022

In all points of your healthcare, including pregnancy and birth, you have the legal right to informed consent and refusal.

This means you are provided opportunity to understanding all of your options, including their benefits and risks without provider bias or manipulation, and then make a decision to either consent to the proposed plan of care or refuse.

This is healthcare.

Follow us as we continue this conversation about consent.

Want to know more? We can help. Contact us to schedule a free consultation to discuss how we can support you.

07/28/2022

Welcome here, little one. This little bag holds your placenta. In two days these placenta capsules will help

🧡 milk production
🧡 energy
🧡 mood
🧡 healing

07/27/2022

What kind of sand castles does your family build?

05/06/2022

Ponchatoula Strawberry placenta capsules are back in stock! Your placenta to nourish you and a little 🍓 for flavor! Bye-bye placenta burp!

Link in bio 🧡

04/22/2022

We are so excited to welcome you back to our parent-parent support group in our new office! Everyone is welcome!

Wednesdays | 10-11am | 6024 magazine
Small sliding scale donation to support doula access in our community. 🧡

02/09/2022

Ophelia’s birth story, as told by Ophelia: “I was swimming around like a fish and then the water breaked. Out, out out the water goes. I said ‘What happened water? I really do want to keep swimming.’ Then I had to get out. I was so sad. I keep crying like that. I’m so upset.”

Thank you for your beautiful wisdom baby girl, and thank you to for sharing. It’s a sweet gift to watch these tiny humans grow. 🧡

01/30/2022

🍓Ponchatoula Strawberry 🍓
A limited edition placenta capsule flavor. A sweet little treat for you while you nourish and replenish your mind and body. We are so excited about this one and can’t wait to deliver it to you.
When you purchase placenta encapsulation we’ll
🍓send you a complimentary transport kit
🍓pick up at your place of birth
🍓deliver to you

Checkout the link in our bio to visit our site devoted just to placentas and learn more or reserve services.

01/28/2022

Those first baby movements that feel like a little goldfish…. Imagine 4 sting rays! We’re pretty amazed over here, and maybe a little grateful to not be a stingray.

01/11/2022

Let’s learn a little about home lactation visits. Part one, the whole fam is welcome!

Today I am so proud of this beautiful family. They have overcome so much in their first 4 weeks together and this morning completed a full feeding at breast. This milk is hard earned and this dyad really needed this sweet win. Baby Cece settled in and enjoyed cuddling with her mama, then moved all the milk she needed. Daddy has been working hard to care for everyone and has been a champ. He’s not pictured here, but deserves a shout out for sure!

Also pictured, the family nanny. He loves his new baby and just wants to check in.

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New Orleans, LA
70118

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Are you fully vaccinated and want to jump into an in-person birth class? We are so excited to see you. Where intuition meets evidence is where this class takes off. Just 2 spots left. Class starts Tuesday, May 25 and will meet for 6 weeks. Need to miss a session? No worries. You can catch up on podcast.

Today at moms group we’re talking about pelvic floor health . . . We hope yours is great and if it’s not (like the rest of us) we hope this helps! Join us at moms group every Wednesday at 1030

New Orleans moms club with Kindermusik with Madeline!

Postpartum Doula Wendy speaking about Postpartum and Infant care at the Northshore Birth Options event today

We're unboxing a Baby TULA DONATION for La flood victims with Nurture Nannies

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Our Story

We believe every family deserves and benefits from having a birth and postpartum doula. Birth is normal life event and we honor every birthing person’s right to birth as they wish and is best for them. Postpartum is a time when families need support and care that is personal and tailored to them. You will remember your birth for the rest of your life. We want you to have a happy birth day and a happy postpartum. Nola Nesting, the first group of birth workers (doulas, childbirth educators, placenta encapsulators) working together in the New Orleans area, began in an effort to make birthing resources like doulas and childbirth classes more accessible and easier to find. By supporting one another we are able to support more families and have a greater impact on the culture of birth in our area. We have continued to grow over the years, but are a small business specializing in personal client care. Nola Nesting has been voted Best Doulas, Best Birth Class, and Best Support Group (in two categories) by Nola Family Magazine in 2017 and 2018.