Providing Calm & Compassionate Support in Your Most Sacred of Moments …
Having a baby is one of the most exciting times of your life!
That’s where I come in!
It is my life’s work to be a loving and dedicated guide to parents as they navigate the experience of being pregnant and preparing for the birth of their babies. I provide non-judgmental birth and postpartum support and show up without personal agenda or ego. Prenatally, I deeply listen to your hopes and desires, so that in labor, I can support your choices. My goal is to be there to help you to decide what is best for you and your family in the moment.
During pregnancy, labor and birth and in the postpartum time, I trust you and your inner wisdom to listen to your body, your baby and your heart as you work toward meeting your baby. I am there to remind you of your own innate wisdom. I am also there to facilitate partner support, collaboration with your birth team and an easier and meaningful birth experience!
Certified as a Professional Birth and Postpartum Doula, and one of Denver’s only Certified Birthing From Within® Childbirth Educators. I have over 13 years experience working with over 1500 families as a doula, childbirth educator and yoga instructor. My trainings include Spinning Babies, Nervous System Regulation & breathwork for pregnancy and birth, bereavement and loss support, and trauma-informed support. I have also studied Ayurveda for the past 15years and specifically for pregnant and postpartum people and love to incorporate aspects of it into all of my doula support, when possible.
When we work together throughout your pregnancy, labor and birth, my hope is that we will focus on bolstering your inner resilience and knowing and build a preference list that is unique to you and your desires. We will discuss all the things that are important to you - your hopes and dreams, your fears and worries, your past and desires for the future as a family. We do all of this so that you enter birth and meet your baby feeling confident, excited, and connected not only to your baby and your partner, but most importantly to yourself!
My own birth journeys and experiences in birth work over the past 12 years have really informed how I approach birth and postpartum. Every experience is different.
But one thing is for sure: we all need loving, knowledgable support during this pivotal time!
Please set up a time to meet up and see if we might be a good fit - however you might need support!
I can’t wait to meet you!
MEET BONNIE SLATER
MY PARTNER, BACKUP SUPPORT, & BIRTH DOULA (& VERY GOOD FRIEND)
I am honored to get to work with such the amazing, fun and extremely experienced Birth and Postpartum Doula, Bonnie Slater of Birth Doulas in Boulder! Not only is she a special soul, she was MY birth doula when I had my daughter Everly! (You can read how I felt about her doula support here in more detail!)
We believe that clients who choose to work with us as a team truly benefit from our diverse and extensive backgrounds and experience. Learn more about her here!
What does it look like to work with US as your Birth Doulas?
First - I work with an amazing doula partner named Bonnie Slater, who has been a doula for over 27 years. When you schedule with me, you schedule with both of us! We share our clients and an on-call schedule for a balanced work/life balance and so you get two very experienced doulas for the price of one!
(Please go here to learn more about her!)
If after we meet, we feel compatible, we will send you our intake forms and an agreement. You will also receive an invoice for both retainer payment for our birth support and a link to pay your final payment come week 37 of your pregnancy.
We are then available virtually (phone, email, text) for unlimited support (24/7) + will be on-call to support you as your birth doula starting at week 37 of your pregnancy.
We also set up our TWO 2hr prenatal meetings. The first meeting will be with Bonnie and the second with me so you meet both of us! In those meetings we go through everything! There is also some childbirth education and yoga in those meetings, as well as discussions about how to utilize your home space for birth and how to communicate your preferences to your birth team.
We stay connected! You have questions? We have answers and resources! Having worked within the Denver, Boulder, Longmont, and beyond birth communities for over the last 20-30years, the connections and resources we have are amazing - we really can’t wait to share them with you!
If time permits, you are invited to attend my Birthing From Within Childbirth Preparation Class for 12 more hours of in-person hours of connection and an awesome childbirth class community! (PLUS I give my doula clients a $50 discount to these classes as well!)
Once you’re in labor, we stay in touch virtually initially and then throughout the time you’re starting to work through those early contractions. We will eventually join you either in your home or whenever you are ready for us and will remain with you through at least the first hour after your baby is born.
And then whomever attended your birth (me or Bonnie) will come to your home a few days after your birth to help process the birth experience and as an opportunity to ask questions about any postpartum topics that may arise and for us to make sure you have all the resources you need! We stay connected as you move through your postpartum window and remain available to support you, if needed, in any way we can. Even if it’s just to listen.
