IN-PERSON BIRTH DOULA SERVICES

Your Journey, Supported

Choose the path that feels right for your family.

The Signature Package

• Two In-Home Prenatal Planning Sessions: Focused preparation to build your birth preferences and practice hands-on comfort techniques for labor.

• 24/7 On-Call Support: Dedicated availability for questions and support starting at 38 weeks of pregnancy.

• Continuous Labor & Birth Support: Hands-on support at home, birth center, or hospital to ensure you feel safe, seen, and informed.

• Initial Lactation Check-In: Immediate feeding support during the first hour after birth to encourage a confident first latch.

• One Postpartum Processing Visit: An in-home visit within the first two weeks to check on your healing and process your birth experience together.

The Comprehensive Package

• Four In-Home Prenatal Planning Sessions: Deep-dive preparation including birth preference sheet creation, comfort measures, and optional yoga and lactation education sessions.

• 24/7 On-Call Support: Available via phone, text, and email starting at 38 weeks until your baby arrives.

• Continuous Labor & Birth Support: Unwavering physical, emotional, and informational presence from active labor through the first "golden hour" postpartum.

• 10 Hours of In-Home Postpartum Doula Care: Professional support during the fourth trimester—including newborn care education, light nourishing meal prep, and sibling support.

• Priority Lactation Counseling: Direct access to my expertise as a Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) for the first two weeks of your feeding journey.

• One Postpartum Processing Visit: A dedicated time to honor your birth story and ensure your recovery is on a healthy, supported track.

Recommended for First-Time Parents!

$2,200

Complete continuity for your birth and fourth trimester.

Essential, expert-led support for your confident birth.

$1,500

No obligation. We’ll chat about your birth goals and see if my support feels like the right fit for your family.

No obligation. We’ll chat about your birth goals and see if my support feels like the right fit for your family.

Doula Support FAQs

What does a doula do, and how is that different from a midwife or doctor?

A doula provides non-medical support—emotional encouragement, physical comfort measures, and evidence-based information before, during, and after birth. Unlike midwives or doctors, doulas do not perform clinical tasks such as exams, prescribing medication, or delivering babies. Instead, I work alongside your healthcare team to ensure you feel supported, heard, and empowered in your decisions.

What types of births do you support?

I support families in hospitals, birth centers, and home birth settings. My role is to adapt to your chosen environment and help create a safe, respectful, and supported experience, no matter the setting.

Aren't doulas just for unmedicated births?

Not at all! This is one of the biggest misconceptions about doula care. While many people choose a doula to help them navigate labor without pain medication, my role is to support your birth, your way. Whether you are planning for unmedicated, an epidural, an induction, or a cesarean birth (planned or unplanned), having a doula provides a continuous layer of support that clinical staff simply cannot offer.

At Lumaea Wellness, I believe every birthing person deserves to feel empowered and heard. Here is how I support you through different birth paths:

Support with an Epidural

An epidural provides wonderful pain relief, but it doesn't mean "labor is over" until the baby arrives. I help by:

• Optimal Positioning: Even with an epidural, movement is key. I use tools like peanut balls and specific "active" movements to help your pelvis stay open and encourage the baby to descend.

• Advocacy & Education: I help you understand the "what’s next," from managing blood pressure checks to knowing when it’s time to start pushing.

• Physical Comfort: I provide massage for your upper body, cool cloths, and help with the "shivers" or itching that can sometimes accompany an epidural.

Support during a Cesarean Birth

A C-section is a major surgical procedure, and it is still a birth. My support includes:

• Pre-Surgical Calm: I help ground you and your partner while you're being prepped, using breathing and mindfulness techniques to lower anxiety.

• In the OR (Hospital Policy Permitting): I can be an extra set of hands and a calming voice. If your partner needs to follow the baby to the warmer or the NICU, I stay by your side so you are never alone.

• Recovery & Bonding: I facilitate immediate skin-to-skin and provide expert lactation support in the recovery room to help get your nursing journey off to a strong start.

  Nurses are incredible, but they often have multiple patients and many clinical tasks (charting, vitals, meds). As your doula, I am the only person in the room whose sole focus is your emotional and physical well-being from the moment labor starts until after your baby is in your arms.