Doula Services
Every mother and baby are different, rendering each birth experience unique. I trust a mother’s intuition regarding where she wants to give birth, at home or in the hospital. By exploring the unknown, we release attachment to the outcome. We will find ways to maintain a state of surrender and faith – no matter how birth unfolds. Ultimately I will help you find the security in the freedom of trusting your Self, and trusting the wisdom of your own body.
“For decades, women have been told that they need a guide to tell them what to do and when,” says Odent. “But the basic mammalian need is for privacy. To give birth, women must release the key hormone oxytocin, and it is a shy hormone – if there are too many people around it doesn’t appear. These women are teaching us what is most important.” ~Michel Odent
During labour I will remain in close proximity to the mother, exploring comfort measures which we will familiarize ourselves with in the weeks before labour. These include breath awareness, guided visualizations, massage, toning, optimal labour and birthing positions.
All-Inclusive Doula Package:
- One complimentary 45-minute consultation
- 9- hour private prenatal course – click to view
- Phone & email support from the 38th week of pregnancy
- Access to hot/cold packs, birth ball, massage products & lending library
- Support in labour, birth & immediate postpartum
- Breastfeeding support from birth onwards
- 1-3 follow-up postpartum visits to help you in your home
- Essential postpartum healing bundle
- Herbal Compress Massage ~ Optional Service
- Home-cooked organic meal ~ Optional Service
My overall service is designed to really get to know the parents with whom I work. I find that at least three, 3-hour educational sessions are key to developing an easy, trusted client~doula relationship. Together with your birth partner, we will explore all your questions and concerns until you’re feeling comfortable and confident about your birth journey ahead. I will stand by your side as you labour into the otherworld and back, and dedicate my presence in the after-care, so you are feeling nourished and well with baby at home.
If your partner is your right hand, then a doula is your left…I look forward to supporting you in your birth journey!
Serving the Nelson, Slocan Valley, and Trail/Rossland communities.
Contact me (250) 551-3156 or email: delia@thesisteringtree.com for more information.
Thank you Delia for helping us bring our baby daughter into the world. You are a vital part of our birth story, and are forever a part of our lives. ~Melissa & David Knoop