Services
Free Consultations
Free consultations to meet with you to discover your wishes for your birth. I want to know your:
- expectations
- fears and anxieties
- hopes and dreams
- birth preferences
- relevant medical conditions
This free consultation gives me the opportunity to:
- establish a caring connection with you
- present my birth services
- answer all of your questions
- bring ease and curiosity to your birth possibilities
I am here to serve you with professionalism, kindness and respect for all of your preferences.
Childbirth Education Classes
Childbirth Education Classes provide a comprehensive course including:
- how to prepare for early labor at home
- what to pack in your hospital bags
- the stages of labor and how to manage them
- all of the possible ways labor can begin...natural contractions, labor augmentation and inductions
- comfort measures, creative positions, how to count contractions and the progression of labor
- when to call the care provider and go to the hospital
- possible interventions like Pitocin and Epidurals
- pushing phase and delivery
- Cesarean Sections
- managing realistic expectations
Prenatal Craniosacral Therapy
Craniosacral Therapy is a very gentle, hands-on, deep relaxation therapy that:
- releases stress and strain in the head, back, pelvis, hips and legs
- reduces puffiness and swelling in wrists and ankles associated with pregnancy.
- helps relieve carpal tunnel syndrome in wrists
- relieves pain and discomfort in the pregnant body
- helps to create more space and flexibility in the hips and pelvis allowing for the best chance of a vaginal birth
- assists breech babies to turn into the most favorable position for a successful vaginal delivery
- aligns the position of the baby in the pelvis to help avoid a Cesarean Section delivery
- calms stress, fear and anxiety
- facilitates relaxation and rest for the pregnant woman
- allows her to have some private time to be nurtured and recharge her energy
- results in clear insights and peace of mind
- prepares a pregnant woman's body for an easier labor
​Labor Support
Labor Support Service consists of:
- childbirth preparation class
- phone consultations to build a relationship and stay updated with you to learn any news from your care provider.
- labor support in early labor and guidance as to when to go to the hospital.
- comfort measures, breathing techniques, creative positions, music and tools for comfort and ease
- support throughout your labor at the hospital
- advocacy with the medical staff and care provider
- guidance, information and coaching
- pushing techniques
- breastfeeding support following the birth
Lactation Support
Lactation Support Service includes:
- in-home breastfeeding sessions to ensure successful latches and breast care
- preparing comfortable feeding stations
- feeding schedules
- keeping feeding logs
- breast pumping
- resolving breast engorgement
- different feeding positions
- tandem breastfeeding for twins
- ensuring your newborn is getting enough to eat
Newborn Care
Newborn Care Service includes:
- diapering
- swaddling
- infant baths
- infant calming techniques
- infant language and cues
- sleep schedules
- feeding schedules
- bottle feeding if needed
- care and empowerment for new parents
​Infant Craniosacral Therapy
Infant Craniosacral Therapy helps:
- release stress and strain from birth, especially when vacuum or forceps were used to assist the delivery
- release neck strain that prevents successful breastfeeding
- helps resolve Torticollis
- allows for deep relaxation and better sleep
- creates better body alignment to develop the best posture
- helps with reflux, digestion and infant constipation
- helps reduce the body pain and fussiness associated with growth spurts
- helps to soothe, nurture and calm babies when they are overwhelmed
