Seattle Birth Doula & Photographer

WHat I Offer as your doula

I offer physical, emotional, and informational support to birthing families in order to help them achieve their healthiest, most satisfying birth possible. I support you as you gives birth the way YOU want. I stay with you the whole time—at home and at the birthing location, even if the birthing location might change. I prefer to begin meeting with you in your second trimester, and we will meet one or two times before the birth and one or two times after. 

Physical Support

Informational Support

Emotional Support

I hold space for you. This means I give you room to express your wishes and exercise your autonomy. I’ll help you sort out your feelings without adding my own. I strive to listen deeply as you tell your story. I promise to never be disappointed in you, and I will never judge you. It is my goal to help you feel safe and empowered as you give birth.

One of my primary goals is to help your family prepare to make decisions regarding your care. This may entail education about the variety of choices that lay ahead of you. Sometimes this means helping new parents write out pros and cons lists, obtain more information, or brainstorm ideas. We might even practice ways of communicating clearly.

Doulas make one big promise: to be there. I offer continuous, in-person support to you starting from the time you want my presence (usually by the beginning of active labor) through two hours after delivery. I offer assistance in coping with labor pain, often including use of counter pressure, position changes, and movement. I also am familiar with the Spinning Babies® Approach and have attended the Spinning Babies® workshop for birth professionals.

Credentials

-Certified Birth Doula | Washington State Department of Health
-DONA International Birth Doula Workshop
-Lactation Support Workshop | Sharon Muza
-Spinning Babies® Workshop
-Certified Birth Photographer | Beauty in Birth
- Accredited Birth Photographer | International Association of Birth Photographers

(Hey CARROT Fertility members! Did you know you can use your benefits on my birth doula services? CARROT explains how doulas can help improve birth outcomes.)