Welcoming a new baby to the family can be exciting and overwhelming at the same time, that's why I am here to support! As a birth doula, I am here to provide professional labor assistance, physical and emotional support to you and your partner during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. I will offer physical comfort through techniques such as touch, massage, different positioning, comfort measures, and assistance with breathing.
I will offer emotional reassurance, comfort and encouragement. I will keep you Informed about what's happening during labor and the postpartum period, including explanations of procedures. I will help with facilitating communication between you and the hospital staff. I will offer guidance and support for loved ones and assistance with breast-feeding if needed.
Birth Services Includes:
- Free 30 minute consultation: We will discuss what is important to you during pregnancy and birth. We will go over what you are looking for in a birth doula to see if we are compatible. We will discuss any concerns you may have and I will go over my services.
- 1st prenatal appointment: During the first prenatal visit you will fill out a questionnaire so I can get to know you a little better. We will do some art activities and start working on your birth plan.
- 2nd prenatal appointment: The Second prenatal visit will be more hands on. I will teach you different pain relieving techniques using a rebozo, birthing ball and peanut ball. We will work on different labor position and breathing techniques, so that you can breath the baby out! You will learn the early signs of labor and the different stages of labor and what stage you would call me to come to your birthing place.
- Comfort Prenatal massage technique's: massage can help you relax and relieve some of the aches and pains of pregnancy. Additionally, it could lessen swelling, uplift the spirit, and ease certain pregnant melancholy and anxiety.
- Customized birth plan
- Aromatherapy:Aromatherapy as an alternative and complementary medicine is a method for relaxing and controlling the mind and body through aromatic compounds and essential oils, in order to reduce the symptoms of pregnancy and labor.
- Himalayan salt lamp
- Labor support
- Postpartum call/text/email support until 6 weeks
- Access to pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding books.(Lending Library)
- Early breastfeeding support(Not Certified):Breastfeeding has significant health benefits for mothers and babies and is an important strategy to reduce health inequalities. New mothers require help and reassurance independent of whether this is their first or subsequent child, reinforcing the need for support, breastfeeding information, and education about normal neonatal behavior. I will provide reassurance, normalization of infant behavior, and education.
- On-call service, begin at 38 weeks
- One postpartum visit: Services may include light housekeeping, childcare for older siblings so mom can have quality time with new born. Breast feeding assistance, infant care and in some cases, physical care for mothers recovering from delivery.
- Postpartum self-care basket: long labor in your delivery, it is appropriate that you have some time and personal care. This basket is full of goodness for you to take care of yourself after your delivery. Thanks to my knowledge I will be able to customize the basket to your needs, taking into account your skin type and if there are any existing allergies. All the products that come in the basket are suitable for postpartum use.
- Amateur photography
- Postpartum Belly Binding (Bengkung, Malaysia)
- Sitz bath: Sitz bath will help Increase blood flow to the perineal area, which reduces swelling and inflammation and promotes healing. Relax the muscles in the perineum, which can relieve the pain of a tear or episiotomy.
Price: $1500
Price: Starting Package