Sarakdoula- Richmond, VA

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Sarakdoula- Richmond, VA

Sara Krivanec is a Certified Birth Doula & Lactation Counselor with MyBirth LLC, serving Richmond, VA

A doula provides emotional support, physical support and prenatal education to the couple during their pregnancy, labor and birth. During the birth, a doula will suggest holistic tools for coping and to aid progress and support the couple with their birth goals. I specialize in low-intervention, unmedicated birth, VBAC, fetal positioning and lactation education & support.

10/26/2025

Every month at MyBirth~ free.

10/12/2025

We’ve had a great response to this!
Please send an email to Sara.mybirthrva@gmail.com for our food count !

10/05/2025

Hi there! I’m Sara Krivanec, a birth doula coming up on 25 years, childbirth educator and lactation counselor at MyBirth. I’m taking less births now and attending repeat clients, VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean) hopefuls, and new clients having subsequent babies (2nd, 3rd, ect…).

Here’s my availability looking into winter and spring of 2026. My Doulamatch link is in my bio. I can’t wait to support you and your growing family! ✨

09/27/2025

We are so proud of this MyBirth doula client who took “Stay with your Breath” to the next level. She was so calm and in the zone that she unintentionally had her baby at home instead of at the hospital with her midwife and doula!! The birth went so smoothly and mom and baby were great the entire time. We were also impressed with her husband, whose energy helped her feel safe and secure. What a birth- what a VBAC!! ♥️

✨posted w/ permission & featuring the new MyBirth labor and postpartum jug

09/19/2025

You’re invited to the first ever Peri Meet Up at MyBirth on Oct 18! We have so many options and supports for the perinatal period, but what about for what’s next?

Join us for a fun, welcoming evening to talk, learn, laugh and connect over the complexities of Perimenopause & Menopause. We’ll have some good food (suggested donation), real talk and hopefully you’ll leave feeling more supported and with more options & resources.

30 somethings and postmenopause please come too! Babes in arms are welcome ~ but tonight is about us!!

09/18/2025

IBLCE celebrates the inaugural Deaf and Hard of Hearing Breastfeeding Week with the DC Breastfeeding Coalition and the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Breastfeeding Collective. The theme for this first-of-its-kind observance will be “Close the Gap, Bridge the Divide: Establish Breastfeeding Support Access”. Scan the QR code below to learn more about the event and observances being held from September 16 -22.

08/24/2025

Tuesday at MyBirth

08/08/2025

Mothers should never feel ashamed to breastfeed their babies.
🤱🏻🤱🏼🤱🏽🤱🏾🤱🏿🤱

From a glass of water, a chat with a friend, or a comfortable space, we can all help respect the rights of mums to breastfeed anytime, anywhere.

Let's all step up to support breastfeeding mums!

08/07/2025

Do any of the herbs thought to boost lactation have scientific backing? Yes. This 2025 systematic review analyzes the effects of malunggay (moringa oleifera) on milk volumes and prolactin levels. Its consistently positive findings set this botanical apart from the rest. Free download here:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40724308/

08/06/2025

WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK 2025

Thank you to MyBirth doula client, Sara Beth for your submission.

“I had a beautiful breastfeeding learning journey with my first, born in 2021, so I knew what to expect with my second born in 2023. I didn’t struggle with production, but I also didn’t oversupply.

My second was whisked away to the NICU on the day we expected to discharge; I had heard some clicking when he fed, so my CLC doula Sarah F suggested some micro adjustments to work on that organically. I thought everything was fine. No one really gave us any reason to worry.

They took baby for an X-ray since he was breathing quickly and had swallowed meconium at delivery. He was admitted, and I didn’t get to put baby to breast for over 24 hours. I was determined to pump and keep him EBF like my first, but the NICU fought with me about the amount— 45mL of formula every two hours. I pumped 15mL of colostrum the first time with the hospital pump. It was crushing and excruciating. I watched them use a machine to tube feed my baby.

I watched him spit up repeatedly. I was so angry. I slept and pumped round the clock to alternate breast milk, while he was on the CPap. When he recovered, and I put him to breast, they were insistent on counting mL to supplement with formula, since they “couldn’t measure breast milk without pumping.” I demanded a weighted feed. They begrudgingly obliged. He fed GREAT! Our stay was only 48 hours, but I had to fight for my rights as a breastfeeding mom. If it was my first, I might’ve given up.

I’m grateful to Sarah for validating and advising while I advocated for myself. I’m proud of how I stood up for myself. Baby went on to breastfeed for 18 months. My supply was definitely higher with him because I pumped in the beginning. In the end, I breastfed both kids over 1000 days.”

08/05/2025

WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK 2025

This post is about both the importance of pediatricians having current lactation knowledge and listening to mothers. Thanks to Sarah for sharing her recent experience…

“I had a baby last week. My fifth. All four of my older kids were exclusively breastfed, so I expected to have a similar experience again. I’m very lucky in that I’ve never struggled to produce and my babies have always fed well.

Our regular ped has been with us since my second was still an infant and knows our family well. She has a background in lactation and has her IBCLC, so she’s always been incredibly supportive and helpful when it comes to lactation, and incredibly trusting of my intuition as a mother. She was out of town for this visit (day 2 of life), so we were seen by someone we’d never met before. The first question the doctor asked me was if this was my first baby. Had she taken the time to look at our chart, she would have seen that I have four other kids that have all been seen by her practice since birth. We waited a good while before she was available and baby had been weighed. He was down from his birth weight of 8 pounds to 7lb 5oz which didn’t sound great to me, so while we waited, I googled a calculator to figure out what his weight loss was. 8%, not wonderful, but I knew with my milk transitioning, we’d be rounding the corner in no time. While we waited for her I also fed baby from both breasts and asked to have him reweighed just out of curiosity. He’d taken in 1.5 ounces just while we were at the office, so I had confirmation he was getting just what he needed and more. —> contd. in comments

08/04/2025

WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK 2025

We are grateful to Cassie, MyBirth doula client & student for sharing today. Photo courtesy of her doula, Colleen McDonald

“My advice would be to give yourself lots of grace and not panic when there's a struggle. When I tried to latch my daughter for the first time right after she was born (pictured), we didn't get on the first try (or second, or third....) but I said out loud to her as she was crying "It's ok that we didn't get it! We'll figure it out, don't worry." And thats what I’ve held onto. The times I would stress about her latch, a feed, my supply, etc were times when I struggled the most. Taking a step back in those moments to remind myself that she and I will always figure it out with time and space (and rest!) has been key in my breastfeeding journey so far.” 🙂

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Richmond, VA
23222

Telephone

+18043878847

Website

https://linktr.ee/sarakdoula

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