Birth Doula Services

What is your unique approach to birth work?

I believe birth can be an uninhibited physiological process - AND I know first hand that sometimes, we can depend on medical intervention for the best outcomes for mom and baby. I believe in bringing emotional support and rituals into birthing environments that often make us feel as if we have no choice or autonomy. My services might be especially helpful for those that:

• are planning a scheduled c-section

• have a history of a cesarean and are deciding between a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) and RCS (repeat c-section)

• Have a history of birth or medical trauma

I previously had a sort of difficult birth experience, but I don’t know if it was “traumatic” - would we still be a good fit?

Trauma can be defined by you and how you felt during the experience - there are no specific events that are considered “traumatic.” Trauma can be caused by: a medical event, a provider speaking to you in a disrespectful way, outside circumstances (ex: giving birth during the COVID pandemic), a very quick labor or very long labor,  or any unexpected diagnosis or scenarios. I will never tell someone if their birth was traumatic or not, and will never compare your story to others - we all experience our births through our lease of experience, and yours is valid. .

How could you help me if I’m planning a c-section? Shouldn’t I just schedule it and be done with it?

Bringing a baby into the world is a magnificent thing - and it should be honored as such. You are literally opening yourself up to give your baby life! I strongly believe that should be honored. How we honor that is up to you - but you have options. Check out my scheduled cesarean package for more info.

What is the point of a birth plan if things can go so not the way I planned?

Yeahhh…. that’s why I use the word preferences instead of plan. We cannot control birth - like most things in life, it will unfold on its path. However - we can be educated and informed as a way to gently steer it in certain direction. Also - doula support means stepping up to support you when things don’t go as you’d hoped. We can instill love, celebration, ritual, and compassion to all birth - however it unfolds.

What areas do you serve?

I attend hospital and birth center births in the Philadelphia region. I will travel up to 40 minutes from Glenside and up to an hour for scheduled c-sections.

Kids Yoga Offerings

My two-year-old won’t sit still for a class so we shouldn’t come…right?

Nope! Come! I meet you and your family where you are, and if that means your child is wandering around, we’ll fly like butterflies in our space to include them. Check out my next Family Yoga Playdate on my events page.