Betsy the Doula

21/07/2025

I'm teaching my Body Ready Birth Workshop again in August. I have two options: virtual, or meeting in-person in Kansas City!

If you are pregnant, this is a class you NEED to take, whether this is your first baby or not.

With this class you also get:

- 16 page Student Handbook
- Quick reference PDFs
- Video Movement flows for each level of the pelvis to GET YOUR BODY READY

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20/07/2025

I'm still working on the website for Thrive Together Doulas, but this page sums up WHY I do what I do, and the mission behind Thrive Together Doulas!

Birth Doula, Postpartum doulas Serving pregnant women in Lawrence, Topeka, and the Kansas City area. childbirth education classes.

23/06/2025

This move WILL make you laugh, but is a great one to get baby in a good position for birth. Recently, I was teaching it to some of the doulas joining Thrive Together Doulas.

More about it... 👇

The glute scoot is one of my favorite birth moves I learned from !

➡️ I include it in my Miles Circuit Upgraded flow because it works well when a client has been stuck in a start and stop labor pattern for a long time.

❓Why?

Because it is a very acute asymmetrical movement that not only creates mobility in the pelvis, but it releases low back tension!

Plus, it usually causes my client to laugh when she is attempting this move (which, laughter is also great in labor)!

So, try this:
✅ in the weeks leading up to labor
✅ you feel your low back is holding tension
✅ you want more pelvic mobility for a smoother birth��Not only is it great to KNOW some of these tools, but it is extremely helpful to work with a doula that has gone through the Body Ready Method training and can help you know WHICH movements to do when, in relation to where YOUR body holds tension.

23/06/2025

When Victoria was preparing for her second birth, she was very intentional and committed to her VBAC: showing up every day with movement, mindset, and trust. In the weeks leading up to labor, she was doing the upgraded Miles Circuit I had sent her, plus a “labor-inducing yoga” flow every morning. She wanted to give her body every chance to labor on its own and bring her baby earthside vaginally.

She waited until her body went into labor on its own 4 days before her due date, giving her the best chance at having a successful VBAC.

Labor was very hard, and long. But she persevered. She listened to my movement suggestions AND her body. Victoria showed tremendous strength and unwavering belief in her body!

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Victoria - I’m so glad you fought for this VBAC!! You got the birth you wanted and you were able to be fully present, fully empowered, and then bond beautifully with your baby!!

Her own words: “The relief and love I felt finally having this sweet baby in my arms is palpable in these photos… Thank you Betsy for supporting me so wonderfully during my VBAC.”

I so enjoyed supporting Victoria and also getting to witness Trevor care for and be Victoria’s rock throughout the long labor.
You all are amazing parents!

- Betsy the Doula

31/05/2025

My heart is full 🥰 after seeing some of my past clients this morning at our Doula Client Reunion!! I didn’t remember to get a picture with everyone, but it was so fun to have the chance to catch up!!

28/05/2025

Let me help you enter postpartum with more rest, more confidence, and real-time support.

For families due in June or July, I’m offering a limited-time postpartum package at a special rate of $700—because you deserve to feel nourished and truly held as you adjust to life with a newborn.

This “Settling In” package includes:
✨ A private breastfeeding prep session
✨ Postpartum planning + personalized support
✨ Two full overnight shifts (10pm–6am) with me by your side
💤 Breastfeeding help, newborn care, and space for YOU to sleep and recover

Just a few spots available for summer!
Open to families in the KC, Lawrence, or Topeka area.

➡️ Ready to feel more rested and less alone in those early days? Book your free consult now. 🫶

20/05/2025

Your first nights with your new baby are sacred—and exhausting.

You deserve rest, reassurance, and someone to walk alongside you.

✅ I’m offering a limited-time overnight support package for families due in June or July, designed to help you feel nourished, confident, and truly held as you settle in with your baby.

(Available for families in the Greater Kansas City area, Lawrence, and Topeka area!!)

It includes:
✨ breastfeeding prep
✨ postpartum planning + support
✨ 2 full overnight shifts with me by your side

If you’re ready to wake up feeling a little more rested and a lot more supported, book your free consult now—spots are limited! 🫶

14/05/2025

📣 Lacy Duffett (from ), is coming THIS WEEK to be a resource and to answer whatever questions you have.

You are invited to our Support Circle this Friday at 10:30am - in the kids’ section near the Lego table!

✨ Please put it on your calendars and share with your friends. ✨

➡️ Lacy offers In-Home AND virtual Lactation consults, and prenatal lactation consultations.

Next week will be Sus sharing about homebirth and then

May 30th will be a space for anyone that wants to share about their birth.

**please send a DM to if you are planning to share your birth story.***
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and offer this weekly in-person Bump to Baby Support Circle as a way to build community for all who are preparing for a newborn or who are currently caring for an infant and would otherwise feel lonely in this time.

✨ If you want to stay in the know of our meeting schedule, send a DM to !!

See you Friday!

29/04/2025

Looking forward to this month’s topics at the Bump to Baby Support Circle!! Put 10:30am on Fridays on your calendar and invite a friend or two!!

May 2 - Join us for a Babywearing Demo and Lending Library of baby carriers!

May 9 - Abby from The Chiropractic Element () is answering questions about chiropractic care in pregnancy.

May 16 - Lacy from Happy Latch Lactation () will talk about Breastfeeding.

May 23 - Sus from Companion Midwifery (.midwifery) will be our guest!

May 30 - Come listen to encouraging birth stories, or share yours!!

We meet every Friday at 10:30am in the Lawrence Public Libray, in the children’s section by the LEGO table. We’ll be in chairs just to the west of the LEGO table corner.

This group is led by Betsy the Doula (.together.postpartum) and Katie ()

22/04/2025

This Friday ✨ Get excited to hear from Emily Winters with !!

The Bump to Baby Support Circle meets every Friday to support and encourage new and expecting moms. Katie Madill and Betsy Pool host this community so YOU can connect with resources we have in and around Lawrence, so that you feel more confident in your motherhood journey!

We meet Fridays at 10:30am in the Lawrence Public Libray, in the children’s section by the LEGO table. We’ll be in chairs just to the west of the LEGO table corner.

See you Friday!! 💕

10/04/2025

4 things I learned being a birth doula that might benefit YOU as you look forward to your own birth. 👇

I always take detailed notes during labors with my clients, to grow & be a better doula for the next birth.

1️⃣ The benefit of releasing your Psoas muscle in labor.

I haven’t typically suggested this move this early in our time at the hospital, but I will from here on out! It worked really well for my client!! This is because ⤵️

✨ The Psoas muscle is tied to the body’s fight or flight response.

➡️ Do you tend to be stressed in the hospital setting, or anxious about your birth?

✅ You can think of the Psoas Release as a much needed physical and emotional “reset” during labor.

2️⃣ Don’t underestimate the power of getting in the bath or shower.

My client told me that she said that she would have stayed in bed if I didn’t suggest the bath and then ALSO took the step of calling the nurse in to switch up the method of monitoring.

✨ She told me that the bath was EXACTLY what she needed.✨

✅ Get in the bath or shower. Even if you have to advocate for it and it feels like you are “bothering” the nurse. You are not, and getting in the bath is SO worth it!

3️⃣ The CUB has become my favorite tool to use in supporting an upright, efficient and yet restful birth!

When my client got out of the tub, she didn’t want to just lay on the bed right away, so I suggested using the CUB (which is just an inflatable U shape birth stool).

➡️ I placed the CUB on the bed, my client stood next to the bed, and was able to rest her upper body on the CUB.

✨ It was a perfect support since the top was a flat surface, and yet it had some give to it, so she could easily rock back and forth during a contraction when needed.

✅ The CUB works because it promotes a restful, upright position AND allows for movement!

4️⃣ Waiting until baby is +2 before pushing is definitely a good call!!

If you want to read the story of how pushing went for my client and how she only had 2 cervical checks during her labor, then read the full article on my website!!

FIRST, give me a follow, then Comment “4 things” and I’ll send you a link to the full article!

01/04/2025

Looking forward to this month’s topics at the Bump to Baby Support Circle!! Put 10:30am on Fridays on your calendar and invite a friend or two!!

April 4 - Susie Roman will talk about Cranial Sacral Therapy and how it ties into birth and babies!

April 11- Katie Madill () will give us an overview of Nesting Parties - what it is and why you want one!!

April 18 - Join us for a Babywearing Demo and Lending Library of baby carriers!

April 25 - Emily () will talk about Infant Feeding!

We meet every Friday at 10:30am in the Lawrence Public Libray, in the children’s section by the LEGO table. We’ll be in chairs just to the west of the LEGO table corner.

This group is led by Betsy the Doula (.together.postpartum) and Katie (