This means that I will help you to relax and calm your mind and body remind you that your thoughts, emotions, desires, needs, and physical experience are real, understandable, and valid offer and thoroughly explain available options for any situation and provide relevant resources, whether they be books or articles, people you can trust, or other things you might consider. A core tenet of this training is a four-part method for providing support: slow down, validate, provide options, supplement with resources. I am also trained to provide postpartum support and grief support. I am a Childbirth International and Stillbirthday doula, which means that I am trained to provide support for complicated and uncomplicated live births, as well as miscarriages, stillbirths, births where baby is not expected to live long, and births where baby is expected to have complex health needs. If you have previously gone through pregnancy or infant loss, I am trained to provide support to your children as they navigate the complex emotions surrounding a new baby coming home while remembering and honoring the sibling(s) they carry in their heart. This support includes 1-2 prenatal visits with you and your children, basic childcare & food prep, emotional support and preparation for welcoming a new sibling, and a postpartum playdate. Sibling doulas are on call 24/7 just like a birth doula, and provide specialized support for your children, either in your home or at your birth location (if giving birth away from home). When parents are preparing for birth and already have living children at home, a sibling doula serves as on-call support for the siblings of the child being born. This also means that I know how important your birth is, how pivotal a moment it is in your life, and I approach every birth with honor and reverence. Don’t worry, though hiring a doula who serves families experiencing loss isn’t bad luck-in fact, being able to support both loss births and live births is one of my greatest treasures in my doula work, and supporting and advocating for families experiencing loss has given me the tools I need to help you navigate the ups and downs of birth. Some of the information on the loss birth side of this site may be unsettling-you may choose not to look around, or you might ready yourself for reading difficult information. Perhaps you’ve never experienced a loss, and you ended up here by referral. If you and your baby fit into one of these categories, I am so happy for you, and I would be honored to serve you throughout your pregnancy, birth, and postpartum period. Pot of Gold babies are an additional baby born after a rainbow baby. Rainbow babies are those born after a loss (also referred to as “subsequent babies”). Sunshine babies are those born before a loss, or those born to parents who have not experienced a loss. There are a few terms used for live births by those who have experienced a loss. I understand my support is uncommon, but fear not: I am here for your happy birth, too. Thank you for considering me for your doula support! While I started my doula work focusing on perinatal loss and complicated pregnancies and births, I also support live births. If you are expecting a loss, please jump over here. If you are here because you’re looking for a live birth doula, you’ve come to the right place.
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