Pregnancy and Birth Support

$900

Having doula support at your birth begins with making sure we connect well and will develop a great friendship throughout our time together. We offer a free consultation appointment to help you with deciding if our care aligns with what you are looking for. If you feel confident about moving forward, you will get the following perks.

Included in this cost is:

-2 Prenatal Visits: The first visit will be dedicated to creating a birth plan. This is a great time to sort out any details you may be unsure about or need more information on. The second visit will be full of childbirth, postpartum, and breastfeeding education. We can also discuss baby-wearing and cloth diapering if this is something that interests you. Our favorite part of these visits is the relationship that we will build through getting to know one another!

-Resources for developing a strong knowledge surrounding birth and breastfeeding

-Virtual support through text, calls, and Facetime/google meets

-Birth Support: This will begin with virtual support deciding what stage of labor you are in, what information your contractions are giving us, recommendations, and emotional support. This will lead to physical support in person. We remain with you until you are 1-2 hours postpartum. (See below for more details!)

-Breastfeeding Support (See below for more details!)

-1 Postpartum Visit: We always love checking in with you after the birth to make sure your recovery is going well.

20% of your total cost is due at the time of booking. The rest is due by 36 weeks gestation. Most families choose a payment plan that allows them to pay month to month, but this is not a requirement. Ask about the discounts we offer!

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About Birth Support

Emotional Support

Birth has many emotions attached to it no matter how you choose to give birth. We are here to offer comfort and encouragement to you throughout the ups and downs.

Counter Pressure

Counter Pressure has been shown to be relieving of the intensity of labor, but also helpful to the labor process when done correctly and during the right moments.

Tens Unit

If back labor strikes, a Tens Unit can help tremendously! The intensity is controlled by you and has a button to boost the strength if your contraction is stronger than you anticipated. (Tens Unit can not be used in water or with an epidural. Some forms of fetal monitoring are also affected by Tens Unit machines.)

Educational Support

If you are unsure about anything during labor or need help making certain decisions, we can help by offering the education necessary to feel confident during your labor and birth.

Partner Support

We are always there for both you and your partner or other support team members. Most partners find it reassuring to have unbiased educational support in the room for them to ask questions to and also someone to help reassure them as well. I'm happy to support more than just you as the mother.

Other

We bring a bag full of lots of tools that are useful during labor and birth! It includes essential oils, a heating pad, a battery powered fan, tennis balls for counter pressure, honey sticks, and more!

Frequently Asked Questions

Please reach us if you cannot find an answer to your question

Is there a time limit on birth support?

Absolutely not. When it comes to supporting your birth, we do not restrict how many hours we will stay with you. We do typically wait to arrive to your birth until you are actively laboring though. This is to allow you all the time you need in early labor to rest before being mentally involved in the birthing process. This is for your benefit and something we discuss with each mom prenatally. In the case of very long births, there may be a need to step out and eat or nap for us to be able to provide our best support to you. These are things we discuss in the moment if the time is right!

Will both Krissy and Anna be at my birth?

Most likely, no. Although we support all clients behind the scenes together during the pregnancy and postpartum, your primary doula will be the only one at your birth to support you unless one of us in unavailable and needs to call the other to step in. If there is a reason you would like to have both, please discuss this with us ahead of time so we can make the proper arrangements.

When should I hire you?

As soon as possible! Our availibility is first come, first serve. Just because our visits do not start until the third trimester, this does not mean there isn't support to give throughout all of pregnancy! We check in with you periodically to see how you're doing, recommend resources and education, and are working to build a great relationship with you.

Do you accept insurance, HSA/FSA, or health share funds?

Once your invoice is paid in full, we can provide a detailed invoice for you to submit to attempt reimbursement, but we cannot bill insurance or accept HSA/FSA directly. For health share accounts, we can provide a detailed invoice once your deposit has been paid.

Is there anything else I should know?

When it comes to reaching your birth goals, it is really important to know that the work begins long before your actual birth. There is much to learn and do to prepare your body for labor. Very few people could run a marathon without training intensely for months leading up to the event. Labor is similar. Our support to you begins with empowering you with knowledge, coping skills, decision making opportunities, nutritional goals, and more! These are all preparing you for the big "event" and are critical in having a birth experience that you feel at peace with! There may be times we ask you to do really hard things, but it is done from a place of love and because we know it will serve you greatly in this experience!