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Heartfelt Birth Services

Holistic birth doula and placenta encapsulation professional serving east central Minnesota. Hello! I work for you, not for your caregiver or hospital. Cloud.

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!

02/13/2026

I have some availability for doula support the rest of this year, but my calendar is filling up. If you've been thinking about hiring a doula, please visit my website to schedule your free consultation!

https://www.heartfeltbirthservices.com/contact.html

12/31/2025

It was a relatively quiet year due to my own pregnancy and birth, but here are some fun stats from 2025!

💚50%: Boys and girls evenly tied
💚88%: number of hospital births, up from 66% last year
💚12%: number of out of hospital births, down from 33% last year
💚7: number of hospital and births centers, compared to 16 last year
💚0: I must have extra creative clients because not one baby had a name from the top 10 list of most popular names this year 😅

Some other highlights include:
💚An en caul birth in a hospital - this is when a baby is born in an intact anmiotic sac and happens occasionally at home and birth centers, but is almost unheard of at the hospital.

💚Supporting VBAC and VBA2C moms

💚Encapsulating a lot of beautiful placentas, but the fused twin placenta was my favorite

💚 Always getting the giant "penthouse" room at St. Cloud Hospital - if you know, you know 😂

Since the birth of my sixth baby in August, I've been focusing primarily on births closer to home and am limiting travel to the cities or St. Cloud unless there are special circumstances (repeat client, you or baby need extra care, family is a really great fit, etc.). I'm looking forward to supporting more lovely families in the coming months and have open slots for a few more if you are interested in doula support. I have open availability for placenta encapsulation even if I do not attend your birth.

11/08/2025

It's been a hot minute since my last post and there's an adorable reason why! We welcomed our sixth baby in an extremely fast birth at home (midwife didn't make it, partly my fault for not calling her soon enough!) at the end of August. I'm so thankful to have our sweet daughter in my arms after a very challenging pregnancy. Both the pregnancy and the birth gave me some fresh perspectives that I'm eager to integrate into my doula care.

I'm taking the rest of 2025 off from attending births and have some limited availability for 2026 due dates, focusing especially on families in east central Minnesota (not traveling to Mpls/St. Paul or St. Cloud unless there's a special circumstance, such as a medical need or repeat client). I have open availability for placenta encapsulation.

01/09/2025

I'm in awe of this fused twin placenta that I encapsulated recently!

Benefits of placenta encapsulation include:
✨ More stable postpartum moods
✨ Increased energy
✨ Mental clarity
✨ Reduced bleeding
✨ Less anxiety and baby blues
✨ A much smoother, happier postpartum

Placenta encapsulation services are available as an add-on service for existing clients as well as a stand alone service you do not want doula support at your birth. I serve approximately a 60 mile radius from Mora, Minnesota. If you'd like to learn more or get on my schedule, send me a message!

*as always, photos shared with client permission

01/01/2025

Some 2024 highlights include getting in network with Medical Assistance, supporting multiple friends, attending the very first waterbirth at CHI St. Gabriel's, a hospital birth where the doctor didn't make it, and half-catching a baby whose head was born while the doctor was still getting gloved up and had their back turned!

💚 THANK YOU to my lovely doula families for your trust. It's always an honor to present in these beautiful, vulnerable moments and I never take that for granted. You are amazing!

Looking forward to some fun surprises and supporting our community in 2025!

10/09/2024

New review!

09/28/2024

Loved being back at this week, where my first doula baby was born five years ago!

09/23/2024

Join me tomorrow at the Family Wellness Resource Fair in Braham! I'd love to have a meet and greet with you, answer your questions, and share about insurance coverage for doula care!

09/18/2024

After almost a year of a literal labor of love for local families... I'm very excited to offer fully covered doula services for families who have coverage through Medical Assistance.

State insurance covered doula care includes up to 17 total visits between prenatal and postpartum, and in-person support throughout your labor and birth. Reach out if you'd like to learn more about insurance covered doula care!

08/31/2024

Thanks so much for your kind words, Kacee! You were amazing! 💙

08/18/2024

Updated doula support openings -- I have room for just a few more families through the end of 2024 and am booking into 2025! Reminder that I can accept most state insurance plans (MA) and HSA funds as well as help you obtain reimbursement from some health sharing plans and private insurance plans.

Contact me to set up your complimentary consultation!

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Pine City, MN
55063 (POP. 9,348)

Website

https://www.heartfeltbirthservices.com/

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