Mother's Love

I offer continuous physical, emotional, and informational support before, during, and after birth. I'm not a medical provider, so I don't perform clinical tasks, my focus is entirely on helping you feel informed, calm, and supported through the whole process. As a postpartum doula, I offer in-home care helping mama to adjust to the precious addition by nurturing the family, offering resources and imformation, and providing practical support around the home such as light cleaning and cooking nutritious meals.

Think of it this way: your midwife or obstetrician (OB) is trained to catch complications, monitor you and your baby medically, and physically deliver your baby, that's her role, and she's licensed and trained for exactly that. What I bring is different: I'm not tracking vitals or making clinical calls, My role as a doula is to give continuous emotional and physical comfort by alternating positions, informing, and bringing calm to make this birth a special joyful experience. Two different roles, working toward the same goal: keeping you and your baby safe, and making sure you feel supported the whole way through.

The ideal time to hire a birth doula is by week 20 of your pregnancy. Booking early ensures you get your first choice, as booking does happen quickly. However, hiring later or even during late-term pregnancy is still possible.

All of the above. Wherever you're planning to give birth, hospital, birth center, or home.

For birth, please call me when you are feeling signs and symptoms of labor. We will access and discuss when it will be best to come support physically.

Yes, and I'd actually encourage you to reach out. A scheduled c-section is still a birth, and it comes with its own list of questions and decisions, what to expect in the OR, what choices you actually have, how recovery is different this time around. We'll talk through all of it ahead of time, and I'll be there for the part that often gets overlooked, the weeks after, when you're healing from surgery and caring for a newborn at once.

More than people expect, honestly. An epidural or other pain relief doesn't mean you stop needing support, it just changes what that support looks like. I'll still be there helping you change positions, stay comfortable, and keep labor moving along. And if your care team suggests any interventions, I'll help make sure you actually understand your options before you decide, so whatever happens, it feels like your choice.

I hear this a lot, and I love that you have that support already. Here's the thing though: even the most amazing partner is also scared, tired, and figuring things out for the first time right alongside you. My job isn't to replace them, it's to free them up. I'll be the steady, experienced presence in the room so your partner doesn't have to carry it all alone, and I'll teach them small ways to support you they might not think of on their own. Two people looking out for you is simply better than one.

My support isn't limited to just the baby. If your older kids need someone to read them a story while you rest, I'm there for that too. If a load of laundry or a sink full of dishes is what would actually help your family most that week, I'm glad to pitch in there as well. Every family's needs look a little different in those early weeks, so we'll figure out together what would help yours most, whether that's the baby, the siblings, the house, or all of it.

Yes, I speak Russian as well as English.