Birth Doula Packages

The foundation of Doula work is to support, tend to, observe, and nurture, whatever energy in the room that needs attention. Some examples of how are; birth position support, gentle touch, affirmations, feeding, keeping hydrated, allowing and encouraging the partner to rest and any other details of the household/space that may need tending to. With the support of a birth doula, the birthing family is able to let go and embrace portal they’re entering.

With the birth of our firstborn my doula came over in the morning when I was having early labor contractions, to check on us and invite me to rest. The permission was everything, as well as the reminder that when the contractions pick up to active labor, that I would want to have some energy reserves. When she returned a couple hour later, about 2 hours before the rest of our team arrived, I don’t think I had taken one deep breath (despite all my birth preparations and tools I had gathered,) once in it, it was like I forgot everything.

My husband was doing an excellent job sitting behind me and fanning me, whispering beautiful words in my ear, and overall holding it down as I entered the embodied experience of labor. And although he was amazing and present, truth was, we needed a space holder and guide into the depths of this journey, to be invited to let go, and step fully out of this reality into the portal of birth and creation. Her presence was that invitation, and the energy she brought to the room will forever be imprinted on my family as a key player in the birth of me as a mother and our first born son.

So what can working with me as your Birth Doula look like?

FOUNDATIONAL PACKAGE:

Four Prenatal Sessions 90 minutes each

• 1) Drop in and build the foundation of our relationship with the birthing person and partner

• 2) Birth Plan creation. How can I best advocate for your desires? As well as discuss spiritual/ embodiment practices to be with discomfort. What space can I call you back into?

• 3) Home visit with Birth team (if having a home birth.) Or preparation to birth in hospital/ birth center support. Plan for postpartum support (meal train, self care, nervous system grounding)

• 4) Prenatal Massage

Herbal Bundles (x2)

• Prenatal and Postpartum/ Breastfeeding herbal support for infusions

• Sitz Bath Herbs

Two Postpartum Sessions 60 minutes each

• Deliver nourishing meal, moxa, belly binding, light house work, and general check in with Mama/ baby connection (feeding and sleeping,) as well as new partner dynamic

• Yoni Steam and Birth Story telling/ receiving

GODDESS PACKAGE:

Foundational Package plus:

Mama Blessing Way Ceremony (See Mother Blessing Way Document for more information)

Prenatal Photoshoot with myself and Sammy Aucella (all of my pregnancy photos are by her!) An afternoon with the two of us styling, organizing and shooting your Goddess embodiment!

Birth Photography at your birth with Sammy Aucella.

Photographing this journey is an excellent tool for storytelling to your children in the future! As well as such an incredible tool to celebrate and honor how beautifully embodied you are in this time of life!

1 Prenatal Massage

1 Postpartum gentle bodywork session