Below summarizes my array of doula services and the packages I offer. If you want more information and details about all of my birth related services, please visit my business website: Laboring with Love Birth Services Feel free to also contact me with any questions.
Labor Doula
As a labor doula, my job is to come alongside you and your partner to support you in any way you might need. Going through labor, especially for the first time can be frightening and is so uncertain, as every labor is so unique. As your doula, I provide mom with emotional and physical support to manage labor in a way that helps you feel in control so that you can look back on your birth experience with confidence that you made decisions based on complete understanding of the situation. Every birth is unique and I adapt to what you need at any given time because we can’t predict how labor will unfold.
Postpartum Doula
A postpartum doula is someone trained to take care of a mother who has just given birth. She is there to support her during her physical and emotional healing, which includes helping to care for her newborn so mom can get much-needed rest.
Postpartum support packages:
- 30-hour package: $875
- 50-hour package: $1425
- 75-hour package: $2100
A la carte postpartum support:
If you find yourself in need of just a little extra help so you can feel more confident caring for your little one (or sneak in a nap or shower or just want help with those first few outings) this service is for you! I am often available on short notice, or you can schedule shifts ahead of time if you know there are some upcoming times when you’ll need some extra support.
A la carte support: $35 per hour (minimum 4-hour shifts per day)
Bereavement Doula
A bereavement doula is someone trained to provide physical, emotional and logistical support to a mother who is experiencing a planned or unplanned miscarriage, stillbirth or brief life expectancy.
Birth Package:
- Prenatal visit
- In-person labor support
- Postpartum visit
- Binder of resources
Care Package:
Birth Package plus:
- 10 hours of postpartum doula support
Books
- The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by La Leche League International
- Breastfeeding Made Simple by Nancy Mohrbacher and Kathleen Kendall-Tackett
- The Birth Partner by Penny Simpkin
- Husband-Coached Childbirth by Robert Bradley
- The Vaccine Book by Dr. Sears
- What Your Dr. May Not Tell You About Circumcision by Paul Fleiss and Frederick Hodges
- Babywise by Gary Ezzo and Robert Bucknam (only the newest edition though)
- The Happiest Baby on the Block by Harvey Karp, also on DVD
- DVD: The Business of Being Born produced by Ricki Lake