how can i support you?
1. Birth Doula
As a birth doula, I work with you and your partner, (if you have one) through your pregnancy, birth and postpartum to make your journey as comfortable and smooth as possible. My primary goal as your doula is to support you in making informed and empowered decisions whether that mean you get an epidural, or you give birth unmedicated. I trust that birthing people know whats best for their bodies, and babies, and when they know all of their options, they are able to make those choices. We have routine prenatal visits where we check in about how you’re doing. and I may offer you recommendations when things come up. (I have a wonderful local, resource list). We discuss energy levels, sleep, nutrition, activity, how you’re feeling emotionally, and more.
I help you to get clear on what your ideal birth looks like by helping you understand all of your options. With this deep understanding of the birth process, and the ways of birthing, I help you to construct a list of birth preferences, for you to take along. We go over your rights in the hospital space, (if that’s where you’ve decided to give birth), and we create a clear and effective communication plan, so that your desires be honored. We go over comfort techniques: counter-pressure, breathing techniques, optimal positions, and so much more. We also map out a clear plan for your postpartum period to ensure you’re resting, bonding, and healing.
2. Postpartum doula
As a postpartum doula, I support you and your family in helping to make a smooth and easeful transition into parenthood. Parents are given very little direction once their baby is born and it can be overwhelming. I help new parents with newborn and infant care tips, lactation support, or bottle-feeding, learning their baby’s cues, and to ensure healthy bonding is simultaneously happening. In my postpartum work I offer newborn care, light-housekeeping, meal prep, and physical and emotional support for the birthing person. Postpartum, like birth, looks differently for everyone and I help you to understand all of your options so you and your family can find what works best for you. As a full-spectrum doula, I make sure you, your partner, and your baby are all supported and thriving. I offer both daytime and nighttime support in the Bay Area and Santa Cruz County.
3. Placenta Services
The placenta is an organ that holds your baby and supports their nourishment during utero. Fun fact: we are the only mammal that doesn’t instinctively eat our placenta immediately after giving birth. Birthing people deliver the placenta shortly after their baby is born. I offer guidance, as well as placenta encapsulation, and making placenta tinctures. Some benefits of placenta consumption in the postpartum period are:
-hormonal re-balancing
-promotes physical healing through returning hormones e.g. oxytocin, progesterone
-iron replenishment
-increased energy levels
-milk production.
I am serving the Bay Area and Santa Cruz County at this time and I am taking necessary precautions to ensure cleanliness and safety. Reach out to me if you’d like to learn more!
4. virtual offerings
I am offering virtual pregnancy, birth, and postpartum support. Birthing people and families need support now more than ever. Some things that we go over in our virtual sessions are:
- We talk through your fears and anxieties
- I help you to understand all of your options, so you can make informed and empowered decisions around your birth and postpartum
- I make sure you understand how to effectively communicate and advocate for yourself, or your partner, in the hospital space
- We get clear about your ideal birth and write a plan (or preferences) to bring to the hospital
- I teach you hands-on comfort techniques that you can use on yourself or your partner to east discomforts
I currently have 2 packages available:
- a birth prep package which includes 3 prenatal sessions, and no birth support
-a pregnancy, birth, and postpartum package which includes 3 prenatal sessions, unlimited call/text support after 37 weeks, and 1 postpartum session.