I'm honored to be considered as a companion for your pregnancy & birth. I support families throughout pregnancy, labor, and postpartum. As your doula, I provide physical, emotional, and informational support and adjust my role to meet the unique needs of your baby and family. I’m known for my calm demeanor and listening skills. I bring confidence, experience, and knowledge of pregnancy and birth; I can assist with comfort measures, suggest positions, provide emotional support, and helping you get the information you need to make the best decisions for yourself and your baby. My goal is to help you feel confident and supported, no matter what decisions you make. I attend births at the hospitals in Mora, Cambridge, Princeton, Wyoming, Moose Lake, and Aitkin, and occasionally St. In some situations I will travel farther, such as when mother or baby need a higher level of care or a local client desires more VBAC options. I also attend births at A New Story Birth Center in Milaca and homebirths in east central Minnesota within about an hour of Mora (Kanabec, Pine, Isanti, Mille Lacs, and Chisago counties) and the greater Grantsburg, WI area. As a birth and bereavement doula, I support healthy, full term births as well as miscarriage, stillbirths, and fatal diagnosis situations. I have additional training in aromatherapy for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum (BAI). My birth package includes:
--Free consultation
--1-2 prenatal visits (usually in your home) to get to know each other, discuss your vision for your birth, prepare a birth plan, provide some prenatal education, and more. I can provide resources and information, and help with any concerns you may have.
--Attendance and continuous support through your labor and birth.
--One postpartum visit to discuss your birth experience, provide baby feeding support as needed/desired, help with light tasks around your home, etc.
--On call support via phone, text, or email
--Access to my lending library of books and resources
and more! If you are interested a free consultation, please contact me and I will connect with you shortly!
