Birth Doula Support and Childbirth Education
$2,450
Home Birth and Birth Center Discount Available
What to ExpectA reassuring, calming presence, who provides clear, unbiased, informational support, regardless of your birth goals, family style, parenting style, and medical/treatment preferences.
Connection through communication helps our relationship grow so that you feel compassionate, familiar care around you on your journey to baby.Two Prenatal Visits
Birth Your Way- One on one, comprehensive childbirth education class, right at home
Labor and Birth Support
6 Weeks of Virtual Postpartum Support
One Postpartum Visit
Ideas for movement to maintain health, strength, and endurance.
Learn what to expect in labor and birth, build and practice coping skills and pain management strategies, move your body in ways that help your baby descend, , and plan for your postpartum recovery and journey.
❋ Preparing the body for birthReframe fear and pain and strengthen the mind and body connection.
Practice morning mindfulness, evening gratitude, or a brief breathing routine keep stress lower through pregnancy, and help the mind surrender to the sensations of birth
❋ Shaping a calm, flexible mindsetCollaborative approach to family centered care alongside your medical providers, with a strong focus on your goals. Navigate care options you may not be aware of in your community.
Team dynamic supporting you alongside nursing staff, birth assistants, midwives, OBs, and family members. Appropriate questions asked as relevant to your unique birth journey. Ability to explain medical jargon and present “outside of the box” ideas for labor progress.
❋ Expert FacilitationOutline your preferences and desires. Advocacy in the birth space improves your feelings of satisfaction and sense of accomplishment. Informed consent should be the guidepost of your care and your voice should always be heard.
Empowered partners feel confident to step in and comfort their loved one.
❋ Holding a Supportive Space
Path of Support
Second Trimester - 90 minPrenatal 1
Let’s get to know each other, make sure your birth philosophies and values align with your provider’s style of care, and talk about mind and body preparation.
NutritionGoals for eating in pregnancy to maintain health and wellbeing
Body PrepRecommendations for movement and endurance
Mental PrepIdeas for mindfulness that translate to coping in labor
Postpartum PlanningArrange practical help and normalize rest and recovery expectations to reduce postpartum stress
Referrals to ResourcesAcupuncture, Webster Trained Chiropractors, Lactation Consultants, Pelvic Floor Physical Therapists, Mental Health Specialists, Birth Photographers and more.
Childbirth Education: 2 Sessions completed in the 3rd Trimester (6 hr total)Birth Your Way
Together, we pause to consider your goals and birth setting, to outline a personalized childbirth education session.
Normalizing the final weeks of pregnancy, options for gentle labor encouragement
Preparing for LaborWhat is normal, when should you call your provider, what to do next
Signs of LaborWhat to expect in early and active labor and how to cope, how to help your baby and your body work together, when and how to push, birthing the placenta, honoring the golden hour, and family bonding
Stages and Phases of LaborCommon interventions, the path of induction, cervical ripening, helping the descent of baby, and creating cervical change
Induction of LaborHolistic and medical options for pain management
Eating and Drinking in Labor
Coping StrategiesWhen to feed, how to feed, and common difficulties
Advocating for your preferences in the birth space
Breast/Chest/Bottle FeedingHow to support your best postpartum healing, both physically and emotinally
Preparing for RecoveryDecisions to make in first days of life, safe sleep, soothing techniques, feeding, play, bathing.
Baby Basics
36th Week of Pregnancy - 90 minPrenatal 2
It’s time to discuss your birth preferences, review copings strategies, and timing support.
What to do to support your body during this time
Revisit Early Labor SignsWhich updates are helpful to know in the last weeks of pregnancy and early labor
When to call your DoulaWhen to request supportSigns it is time for in person support
When to call your providerBased on your labor progress, any risk factors, or coping needs
When to head to the birth space (as it applies)How to gauge it is time to head to your hospital or birth center
Birth Clients Also Receive
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Opportunities to touch base about your pregnancy, birth planning, test results, and life in general
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24/7 communication as you navigate the final weeks of pregnancy, including check ins after appointments, availability to answer questions in the middle of the night- “Was that my water!?” - and insight into early labor vs pregnancy discomforts.
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As you rest and nourish your body. Help you identify building contraction patterns, signs of labor progress, and helpful movements.
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As you enter active labor to offer hands on assistance with comfort and coping, ideas for labor positions and movement, use of. a TENs unit, water therapy, heat, ice, hydration, and nourishment.
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To help you navigate the magic of the Gold Hour by helping with feeding, handling baby, skin to skin, family bonding, and emotional/informational support tailored to your individual needs.
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Full of information on navigating pregnancy, important labor milestones, coping strategies, partner support reminders, and more!
Service Areas
I will travel within a 1 hour radius of Palatine, including Chicago, the North Shore, Northwest Suburbs, Western Suburbs, and Southwest suburbs. Birth locations outside of home birth that I frequent often include Burr Ridge Birth Center, Birth Center of Chicago, Endeavor Evanston Hospital, Northwest Community Hospital, Sherman Hospital, Hinsdale Hospital, Prentice Women's Hospital, and more.