MY SERVICES
BIRTH DOULA PACKAGE
$600
Childbirth can be an overwhelming and challenging experience. As your doula, I will be right by your side during labor to assist with hands-on comfort measures, emotional support, partner involvement, and tips & tricks to encourage a smooth labor and delivery. We work together as a team and I'm there to support the goals and desires specific to your family.
Think of me as a trail guide: I'm familiar with the path, I help you keep hiking when you're tired, and know special tricks to help you reach the finish line!
Along with the above services, this package includes:
2 prenatal appointments
The purpose of these meetings is for us to get comfortable with other, discuss your birthing goals, practice comfort techniques for labor, and make a birth plan catered just for you.
Continuous support through active labor through delivery at your desired birthplace.
1 postpartum visit
At this follow-up visit we will review your birth experience, make sure the transition to home is going well, and discuss appropriate referrals to any community services that you may need.
Fee: $600
$100 non-refundable deposit, the remainder is due by 38 weeks
If you hired me at 16 weeks, this is less than $30/month!
Please contact me for a free consultation if you would like to discuss payment plans or different payment arrangements. Bartering is a welcome option.
POSTPARTUM SUPPORT
Offering Support
Postpartum services are for families with a new baby 0-3 months old. I currently am available for work between 8:30am and 9pm.
Goals will be set for individually for each shift. Sometimes that looks like coffee and emotional conversations, sometimes it's a shower or a nap! I respect your parenting goals and strive to help the entire family unit adjust.
The most commonly requested services are:
Assistance with newborn care such as diapering, bathing, feeding & comforting
Birth debriefing or emotional support (being a new parent is HARD!)
Baby wearing basics
Light housekeeping while you rest
Meal prep or cooking.
Rate: $25/hour
Family and friends asking how they can help? Tell them to contact me for gifted postpartum doula hours!!
DEBRIEFING FOR A DIFFICULT BIRTH
$30
Over 30% of families have significant trauma symptoms as a result of their birth. You are not alone.
Did you have a birth that didn't go according to plan?
Are you finding yourself playing parts of your birth over and over to try and make sense of it?
Do smells, sights, or sounds that remind you of your birth throw you into a panic?
If any of these ring true for you, I'm here for you. Debriefing after a difficult birth can be a very effective tool in reducing your risk of long term PTSD and fostering resilience and confidence.
In a one-hour session, we will sit down together and talk about your experiences and how they are affecting you now. This can take place in the comfort of your own home or virtually. My goal it to help you feel understood, heard, and comforted. Trauma is relative, and I want you to know that you are worthy of feeling better.
CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION
Childbirth education classes are offered weekly at Mama Bear Lactation Care in downtown Eau Claire. Each class provides a deep dive into specific areas of birth, comfort, planning, and postpartum. For more information or to sign up for a class, visit https://mamabearfamilycare.com/confident-birth