Safe Professional Virtual Doula Care: $1000
So much of what is offered for in-person support is transitioned to phone, text + video calls. With years of experience supporting birthing parents in all Twin Cities area hospitals, I will guide you + your family to feel fully confident and supported in navigating this transition into parenthood together. In prioritizing the experience of a fully supported pregnancy, birth + immediate postpartum doula care offers a comprehensive virtual doula package, which offers the following:
Before baby's arrival:
- Unlimited email + phone support for questions, connection & a safe place to vent
- Digital Access to Client Resource Portal including added education, labor skills, + postpartum plans
- Digital Access to Client Resource Portal including added education, labor skills, + postpartum plans
From my 'Welcome' email, you will receive the link to the digital portal where I will share my expertise and additional education about evidence-base maternity care & birth, labor, postpartum & lactation including:
- breath work & massage techniques
- 15 pages of labor positions, labor skills & epidural positions
- labor/birthplace packing checklist & Twin Cities resources
- postpartum recovery timeline & postpartum/nursing checklist
- postpartum plans to engage support system
- fortifying your partner relationship after birth
- cesarean birth recovery tips
- handout for grandparents about their adjustment
- newborn sleep guidance
- lactation support from hand expressing to boosting milk supply to latch
- 24/7 on-call doula support beginning the moment the doula agreement is signed
- One 90-minute prenatal visits to deepen our relationship for a more trusted doula-family relationship, address your curiosities, questions and normalize the transition into parenthood.
- One 90-minute prenatal visits to deepen our relationship for a more trusted doula-family relationship, address your curiosities, questions and normalize the transition into parenthood.
Through labor, birth & immediate postpartum:
- Guidance in distinguishing false labor vs true labor
- Quick, reliable and engaged continuous communication from early labor through the first few hours after birth via phone, text and/or video calls
- Partner labor coaching in guiding them to care for you plus normalizing the labor/birth process
- Evidence-based, judgement-free education at the ready when any questions or uncertainties arise
- Quick, reliable and engaged continuous communication from early labor through the first few hours after birth via phone, text and/or video calls
- Partner labor coaching in guiding them to care for you plus normalizing the labor/birth process
- Evidence-based, judgement-free education at the ready when any questions or uncertainties arise
After baby's arrival:
- Continuous texting lactation support to ensure optimal nursing relationship
- One 1-2 hour virtual visit within 2 weeks postpartum to talk through your birth, check on your healing & lactation journey, and provide resources as needed for the transition
- One 1-2 hour virtual visit within 2 weeks postpartum to talk through your birth, check on your healing & lactation journey, and provide resources as needed for the transition