ABC Doula & Newborn Care

09/06/2025

New business cards!!

The sweet photos we took with photography captured many of the beautiful souls on our team (we have added some since) and I finally put some cards together to show off most of the current team.

These are women you want in your life.

They are heart-centered, dedicated and professional. They set the highest standard for care for postpartum families.

I'm so proud that they share some of their skills with our adorable families.

09/06/2025

One of my favorite educators is included in this bundle, and I hope you are able to access her info! Feed Sleep Bond with Lyndsey Hookway is a fantastic resource for parents and professionals. She supports sleep while also supporting breastfeeding as an IBCLC, parenting from a gentle perspective, and her program for professionals is called HOLISTIC SLEEP TRAINING, so you know it factors everything in that parents need to help their little ones sleep. (Also she's an awesome human, I've heard her speak and read her book. You want to learn from her!)
If you don't follow her, you should! And if you want to learn more, she has a book you can buy.
But if you want to learn from her and 50+ other professionals and creators buy the First Time Parent Bundle! Her ebook is there covering the first 18 months, along with mine about PREPARING NEW GRANDPARENTS and a ton more! It's $50 for the whole package (I know, it sounds like a scam but I promise it isn't. The collaboration is what makes it work.)

Topics included in this bundle:
✔ Pregnancy tools & prenatal nutrition frameworks
✔ Labor & delivery prep and recovery guidance
✔ Breastfeeding, pumping, and starting solids support
✔ Baby sleep routines and newborn care basics
✔ Postpartum healing and mental health tools
✔ Milestones, play-based learning, and bonding activities
This whole collection (worth $2,677.16) is $50 for a limited time.

🎁 Grab it here before it’s gone: https://www.theparentbundle.com/go/kimberly

09/05/2025

Today, we open this collaboration and I'm so excited!

The Parent Bundle folks reached out to me to join this amazing collection of professionals offering their digital products in one bundle. Over 50 creators offering ebooks, workbooks, check lists, etc on their topics of interest/expertise, bundled together and discounted ridiculously.

These are creators your probably already following, And you can get their products without having to get on all their email lists. 💕

There's no catch, other than it's $50 and it only lasts for 10 days. There's a link in my bio to go to the site to see what you'll get. Every topic from pregnancy fitness and nutrition to labor support, birth, breastfeeding/pumping, postpartum, and family relationships. Even infant solid food feeding and potty training ebooks.

You can check it out before you decide but it's basically 98% off everything in the bundle. A wealth of Info for pregnant and postpartum folks in the first year of raisng their babies.

Some of my favorite creators have more than one offering included--looking at you
The bundle is worth it alone just to get everything Shelley has written there.

And you can get mine there too! We renamed it PREPARING NEW GRANDPARENTS workbook, but it's still includes all the tools including the worksheets and information on how to start working together from the beginning.

Go to the bio and check out the bundle on my link. (Yes, I get a portion of the purchase). You'll see why I think it's such a great idea, that honestly I wish I would have thought of myself.

08/19/2025

Did you take a new baby class? Was it worth it?

I've been working on mine for over 20 years. I change it every time and update it every year with new activities and ideas from the things that parents tell me work the best.

I learn the latest research and add it to the course to give parents the best options.

I propose newborn challenges and have parents work together to solve problems they will very likely encounter.

And in person I bring two suitcases full of props to practice with including baby dolls and swaddles and baby carriers and all the diapering supplies. Because learning hands-on skills pays off big dividends when there's a real tiny human in your arms.

If you're in the Portland area join me this Saturday for a comprehensive class with both baby care and feeding for both partners. If you're a grandparent join us on Sunday for the grandparent course in person.
DM or check stories for registration links.

08/08/2025

Fun mini interview with of this week on her youtube channel. Hear the why of Grandparent Doula!

https://youtu.be/6icSj9mdu6c?si=k4KYRBoSPfiDPShQ

08/08/2025

https://youtu.be/6icSj9mdu6c?si=k4KYRBoSPfiDPShQ
Fun interview with Leilani Songer of Breastfeeding Fixers in San Diego last week, and she popped it on her youtube channel!

Want to know more about why I switched from training doulas to training grandparents? Hear some of my heart here...

We talked in preparation of her upcoming Breastfeeding Summit--details coming soon!

Leilani is doing a pre-interview with Kimberly Bepler who will be part of the upcoming Summit who has a new found passion to teach grandparents how to suppor...

04/22/2025

Teaching grandparents challenges me frequently, especially when they ask really earnest questions, like what happens when they want their kids to breastfeed their babies and they end up formula feeding? Or what if they decide to bottle feed and pump their milk instead of just feeding them directly from the breast? Or if they fed them formula, why go to all the effort to work through breastfeeding challenges? It doesn't make sense to them.

And I get it. Especially with the first grandbaby, it can feel like the decision reflects on your choices, and can feel like judgement. But honestly, it isn't at all about what grandparents did--it all hinges on the experience parents are having! As a lactation consultant, I see them struggling with these decisions, and also trying to play out their goals, which are a lot more complicated than they look.

Breastfeeding rates are HIGH right now (83% across the US) but so are the options that parents have if it doesn't work as they intend. Pumps are provided to every family with insurance. Feeding is now a shared activity, even with breastfeeding. Things have really changed! This is one reason we built a class for grandparents with all the updates!

This is what I believe Grandparents can do to best support their kids feeding choices.

04/11/2025

Getting a lot of requests to use Carrot Fertility benefits for doula services, and happy to answer that YES, doula services are covered for Carrot members! While the coverage varies, generally both birth and postpartum doulas are covered with full reimbursement if they are certified by a body that Carrot recognizes. We have had multiple Carrot reimbursed clients just in the last year and it has worked out really well!

This means that many of the families that couldn't have had a doula now get to have one (or two if they do both birth and postpartum)! What an amazing benefit to have doula services included to help heal, recover, bond, and adjust to life with a newborn.

Have you talked to HR about your benefits to see if doula services are covered? Find out early so you can book a doula before your perfect match books up.

More info on the blog: https://www.abcdoula.com/blog/2024/5/22/can-i-use-my-carrot-benefits-to-pay-for-a-doula

04/03/2025

I built a workbook for families to use together when they are expecting a baby. It's called MAPPING OUT A PEACEFUL POSTPARTUM and I decided to make it FREE. I wanted it in the hands of as many people as possible and want to see this communication tool making a difference for families!
Who needs this? If you are expecting a baby (or have a very new baby) and have people in your life that want to help, this tool is for you. It helps you say things that can be hard to heart but are important about how you want to be cared for.
If you are a grandparent, and want to help but aren't sure how, this is for you. It will help you figure out how you want to help, and overlay that with what the new parents want.
If you love someone who is having a baby, and you want to help, this is for you. You may have ideas about what is helpful, and this will give the new parents an easy way to communicate what is important to them.
It probably won't be as effective if you share it with family that doesn't want to help you, but it paves the way for some honest conversations and hopefully will set the tone for a peaceful time after baby arrives!
If you are a professional, check it out and see if it might be good for you personally or professionally.
I only ask that you use this link to share it, rather than print it and send it out. It helps me track who is using it, allows people to reach out to me personally if they have questions, and it honor the heart and work I put into it. 🙂
https://www.grandparentdoula.com/pl/2148652239

03/28/2025

Making a double batch of these for my incoming grandbaby and my DIL's recovery (baby is coming in the next couple weeks--or sooner hopefully!) and I thought I should add this to the blog for all my doula colleagues and client families as I get requests on repeat for these. I know many of you make them already, but I thought it might be a recipe to reference that is a winner and really easy to make!
Recipe added to the blog today. 🙂

Postpartum doulas make food for new moms and one of the easiest dishes to make is egg bites that add protein and nutrients to build up parents after birth. This is an easy recipe base with many variations to allow doulas to adjust to each family's preferences.

02/21/2025

New on the blog! My best pros and cons list for including others in your postpartum bubble.
What do you think? Keep it to just the 2 of you, or expand and allows others to be a part of your bubble?

Keep your circle small or welcome others to help you after baby comes? Let's look into the ways to optimize your recovery, get the support you need, while still keeping a net gain when helpers and visitors want to be included in your baby bubble.

02/19/2025

Had a delightful time learning from . Emily Spaeth of with some of our ABC Doula team. While many of our hardworking doulas were still sleeping away their overnight recovery, we had a sweet time together learning about hypertension in pregnancy and how to manage things better with nutrition. We also talked a bit about how to support clients after that "6 weeks all clear" visit from their Dr, and managing fears about resuming intimacy. Very thankful for Dr. Emily's dual focus of Physical Therapy and Lactation with her respective degrees. We loved connecting!