Indigo Doula Services

05/16/2026

✨ Birth is one of the biggest days of your life.
You deserve to feel prepared — not scared.

My upcoming online Lamaze Childbirth Education Workshops are now open through August 2026, and I would love to help you prepare for the journey of a lifetime. 🤍

If you’re a first-time parent wondering:
• “How do I know when labor starts?”
• “What are my options?”
• “How can my partner actually help me?”
• “How do I cope with labor naturally?”
• “What if things don’t go according to plan?”

…this class was created for YOU.

In this intensive Lamaze workshop, we cover:
✨ Labor preparation
✨ Natural pain relief techniques
✨ Comfort measures & labor positions
✨ Partner support strategies
✨ Medical interventions & informed choices
✨ Breathing & relaxation techniques
✨ Postpartum recovery
✨ Newborn basics
✨ Real-life preparation for birth and beyond

This is a supportive, evidence-based, empowering class designed to help you walk into birth feeling confident, informed, and ready.

💻 Online via Zoom
📍 Join from anywhere in the USA
🎟️ Use code CONFIDENT2026 for $150 OFF
✨ Workshop price after discount: $300

Come join me and prepare for birth with confidence, connection, and support. 🤍

🔗 Register here:
[Lamaze Childbirth Workshop – Indigo Doula Services](https://indigodoula.com/lamaze-childbirth-workshop/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing moms, moms-to-be, and mother figures out there today! 💛

Yesterday, Dana and I had such a wonderful time at the 2nd Annual Holistic Women’s Health Expo hosted by Sacred Dunes Health. Thank you so much for inviting us!

We loved having the opportunity to raise awareness for doulas, connect with so many incredible people, and build new relationships that will continue to enhance the support and offerings we provide through Indigo Doula Services. We are so grateful to be part of such a supportive and inspiring community! ✨

03/13/2026

I got to write a blog post for this amazing organization! If you haven't heard about First Things First Porter County, definitely check them out. Fantastic resources for new and expecting parents from prenatal to 3 years old. ❤️ Thank you for thr opportunity First Things First Porter County

Check out our newest blog by Sabine Hankiewicz- Certified Birth Doula and Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator at Indigo Doula

https://www.firstthingspc.org/blog/doula

02/28/2026

Comfort measures are not “nice extras.”

They are real, physical tools that change how labor feels.

Counter pressure.
Hip squeezes.
Movement.
Breathing patterns.
Rebozo techniques.
Position changes.

These aren’t trends.

They help:
✔️ Reduce back pain
✔️ Support baby’s position
✔️ Decrease tension
✔️ Increase oxytocin
✔️ Keep you grounded

Pain + panic feels overwhelming.
Intensity + support feels manageable.

Inside my private Comfort Measures class, we practice these hands-on techniques so you and your partner know exactly what to do.

No guessing.
No standing in the corner.
No “just breathe.”

Real tools. Real practice.

Learn more here:
https://indigodoula.com/comfort-measures-class/

Use code COMFORT2026 for $50 off.

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02/27/2026

You were never meant to “just handle” birth.

Not alone.
Not guessing.
Not hoping it all works out.

Birth is intense — physically and emotionally.

Preparation doesn’t make it easy.

It makes it steady.

And steady changes everything.

If you’re expecting this year and want to walk into labor feeling informed instead of overwhelmed, I would love to teach you.

Lamaze Childbirth Workshop:
https://indigodoula.com/lamaze-childbirth-workshop/

Use code CONFIDENT2026 at checkout.

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02/26/2026

Let’s talk about dilation.

Because it’s not what most people think.

Dilation is just the opening of the cervix — measured from 0 to 10 centimeters.

But here’s what matters:

Dilation does not move in a straight line.

You can be:
• 3 cm for days
• 4 cm for hours
• 5 cm and still go home
• 6 cm and move quickly
• 8 cm and still feel calm

The number alone doesn’t tell the whole story.

Labor progress is about:
✔️ Cervical change
✔️ Effacement (thinning)
✔️ Baby’s position
✔️ Contraction pattern
✔️ How your body is working

And here’s something most people don’t hear:

You don’t feel centimeters.

You feel intensity.

When you understand how labor unfolds, you stop obsessing over the number and start trusting the process.

Inside my Lamaze Childbirth Workshop, we break down what dilation actually means — and how to interpret it calmly instead of fearfully.

If you’re expecting and want to understand what’s happening in your body instead of Googling during labor, I would love to teach you.

Register here:
https://indigodoula.com/lamaze-childbirth-workshop/

Use code CONFIDENT2026 at checkout.

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02/25/2026

You don’t have to be “strong” in labor.

You don’t have to be quiet.

You don’t have to be stoic.

You don’t have to impress anyone.

Birth is not about looking strong.

It’s about feeling supported.

You might:
• Moan.
• Cry.
• Get quiet.
• Get loud.
• Ask for reassurance.
• Change your mind.

That doesn’t mean you’re failing.

It means you’re working.

Strength in labor doesn’t look like silence.

It looks like staying present.

It looks like breathing through one contraction at a time.

It looks like saying, “I need help,” and receiving it.

Inside my Lamaze Childbirth Workshop, we talk about what labor actually looks like — physically and emotionally — so you aren’t surprised by your own intensity.

Preparation doesn’t make you robotic.

It makes you steady.

If you’re expecting this year and want to feel grounded instead of pressured to “perform,” I would love to teach you.

Register here:
https://indigodoula.com/lamaze-childbirth-workshop/

Use code CONFIDENT2026 at checkout.

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02/24/2026

Most people think pushing happens flat on your back.

But that’s just one option.

And often not the most effective one.

Your body can push in many positions:

• Side-lying (gentle and controlled)
• Hands and knees (great for back labor)
• Squatting (uses gravity + opens the pelvis)
• Supported upright (partner behind you)
• Kneeling over the bed
• On a birth stool

Different positions can:

✔️ Help baby rotate
✔️ Reduce tearing
✔️ Shorten pushing
✔️ Make pushing feel more instinctive
✔️ Protect your energy

Your pelvis moves.

When you change positions, you change the space available for your baby.

And here’s what matters most:

When pushing begins, you won’t suddenly “remember options.”

You’ll fall back on what you practiced.

Inside my Lamaze Childbirth Workshop, we talk through pushing physiology and positioning so you feel informed — not surprised.

If you’re expecting and want to understand how your body works in the pushing phase, I would love to teach you.

Register here:
https://indigodoula.com/lamaze-childbirth-workshop/

Use code CONFIDENT2026 at checkout.

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02/23/2026

“ What if I can’t handle the pain?”

If that thought has crossed your mind, you are not alone.

Almost every first-time parent wonders this.

Not because they are weak.

But because birth is unknown.

And the unknown feels big.

Here’s what I want you to know:

It’s not about having a high pain tolerance.

It’s about having tools.

When you understand:
• what contractions are doing
• how to breathe through intensity
• how to move with your body
• how your partner can physically support you
• what is normal

Intensity feels purposeful instead of scary.

Confidence doesn’t come from pretending you’re not afraid.

It comes from preparation.

Inside my Lamaze Childbirth Workshop, we practice real techniques that help you stay steady when things get intense.

If you’re expecting and want to feel prepared instead of panicked, I would love to teach you.

Register here:
https://indigodoula.com/lamaze-childbirth-workshop/

Use code CONFIDENT2026 at checkout.

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02/22/2026

I am prepared.
I am capable.
I am allowed to take up space in my birth.

Preparation brings confidence.
Confidence brings calm.

If you’re expecting this year and want to feel steady instead of overwhelmed, I would love to guide you.

Lamaze Childbirth Workshop:
https://indigodoula.com/lamaze-childbirth-workshop/

Use code CONFIDENT2026 at checkout.

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