Ideally, families begin looking for a doula during their first or second trimester. This gives us time to build a relationship, discuss your preferences, and prepare for birth. However, it’s never too late to ask about availability. Availability permitting, I love supporting families at every stage of their pregnancy.

A birth doula provides continuous emotional, physical, and informational support during pregnancy, labor, and birth. My role includes helping you prepare for birth, exploring your options, practicing comfort measures, positioning, relaxation techniques, education, discussing your birth preferences and supporting you and birth partners throughout the experiences.

One of the most important parts of my role as a doula is helping families reconnecting with the trust they have in their bodies and their babies. I want you to feel confident in your body’s capabilities, understand the birth process and recognize that you deserve to feel supported and empowered. My job isn’t to tell you how to birth, but to help you feel confident in your ability to navigate your own experience.

Absolutely! A doula doesn’t replace your partner; we support both of you. I help partners feel confident and involved while providing additional reassurance, comfort measures, education, and guidance throughout labor.

Yes! I support families planning hospital births and homebirths. Every family has different preferences and goals, and I meet you where you are, providing individualized support that honors your choices.

Absolutely. Doula support is not dependent on whether you choose an unmedicated birth or an epidural. My role is to support your choices without judgment. Your birth, your choices.

Absolutely! VBACs hold a very special place in my heart because this is something I have personally experienced. Having navigated the journey of VBAC myself, I understand that it can bring a unique mix of hope, excitement, questions, and emotions.

My personal experience, combined with specialized VBAC training, allows me to offer compassionate, informed, and individualized support to families considering a vaginal birth after Csesarean.

I believe every family deserves to feel heard, educated, and empowered to make the decisions that are right for them. My role is to help you explore your options, prepare for your birth, build confidence, and feel supported throughout your journey, whatever your birth journey looks like.

You deserve support without judgement, encouragement without pressure and the space to make informed choices.

Yes. I believe families deserve support regardless of how their babies enter the world. We can discuss ways prepare, comfort measures, partner support, and your preferences for your birth and immediate postpartum experience. Hospital policies and clinical decisions will guide what is possible.

My birth support is designed to provide continuous support throughout your labor and birth, according to the terms of your package. We discuss coverage and backup arrangements before your due date.

Absolutely! My support doesn’t end the moment your baby arrives. I provide immediate postpartum support following birth, helping families navigate those first precious hours as they welcome their baby, begin feeding and settle into their new roles.

I also stay in close contact with my families after birth to check in, offer encouragement and help connect them with additional resources as their needs evolve.

While I don’t personally provide ongoing in-home postpartum doula care, I work closely with a trusted network of postpartum doulas throughout the Hudson Valley and Capital Region. If your you’re looking for additional hands-on support, I can seamlessly connect you with a postpartum profession who is a good fit for your family’s needs.

I believe families deserve a village, and helping you build that village is an important part of my role.

I provide early breastfeeding support, including early positioning, latch assistance, suggestions, general feeding education, and encouragement as you begin your feeding journey. If additional or specialized lactation support is needed, I can help connect you with an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).

My packages start at $2,300. This included personalized prenatal support, birth preparation, continuous labor and birth support, immediate postpartum support and additional services outlined in my package agreement.

I want families to understand the value of having continuous, individualized support through their birth journey. Contact me to discuss package details and availability.

I believe finances shouldn’t automatically prevent families from seeking birth support. Sliding-scale pricing and adjusted fees may be considered on a case-by-case basis depending on individual circumstances and availability. Please reach out to discuss your needs.

Some insurance plans and benefit programs cover doula services, but coverage varies. I encourage families to check their specific plan requirements. I can help you understand what questions to ask you insurer.

Eligibility depends on your specific plan and the service. Check with you HSA/FSA administrator. I have had many families have success with reimbursement through these accounts.

The first step is scheduling a FREE consultation! This gives us an opportunity to meet, talk about your birth preferences, dsicuss your questions and determine whether whether we’re a good fit.

Onceyou’re ready to move forward, we'll review your package, contract, payment arrangements, and availability. Your booking is confirmed according to the agreement.

With doula experience dating back to 2013, I bring years of experience, personal understanding and a deep passion for supporting families through pregnancy, birth and parenthood.

I believe birth is more than just the arrival of a baby. It’s an experience that deserves to be respected, supported and remembered.

An important part of my work is helping families reconnect with trust in their bodies and their babies. I want you to feel informed rather than fearful, empowered rather than pressured and supported rather than alone.

I also believe in the importance of community. Throughout my connects with other birth and postpartum professions, I help families find resources and support they need to build their village.

Let’s connect! I offer free consultations so we can get to know one another, discuss your hopes for birth and explore how I can support you.

Your birth. Your choice. Your experience.

Because It’s YOUR Birth Day!