EMPOWER YOUR PREGNANCY, BIRTH AND POSTPARTUM WITH VICKIE & RACHEL
You will receive the education, tools, and encouragement to feel thoroughly supported and empowered during this very exciting and overwhelming time of your life, the time where you grow, birth and parent your baby.
Like to plan and is finding that incredibly hard to do in your pregnancy through postpartum because there are so many unknowns? Overwhelmed by the amount of seemingly contradictory information that exists on the internet? Looking for thoughtful educational offerings that leave you feeling more prepared and excited for what’s to come? Hoping to have an empowered birth experience where your preferences and choices are respected and you are treated with respect and autonomy as you birth your baby? Looking for guidance and reassurance as you are figuring out how to care for your new baby? Looking for find a community of like-minded pregnant people who can relate to your pregnancy through postpartum journey?
Rachel and I are here to help transform your pregnancy, birth and postpartum journey!
We are here to help instill confidence in you as you navigate this time!
We are here to normalize that this is an emotionally intense time in your life and you are not alone! We are part of your village and are honored to be.
We are here to give you evidence-based information to help guide your decision-making and save you from the Google rabbit hole!
We are here as a sounding board to help your craft your birth preferences and a postpartum plan.
We are here to provide in-person physical, informational and emotional support during your labor to help you trust the labor and birth process, feel respected and cared for, to advocate for the best health outcomes for you and your baby and to welcome your baby in an empowered way!
We are here to answer all of your questions postpartum and help you feel supported as you figure out how to feed and care for your baby and take care of your healing postpartum mind and body.
Vickie and Rachel are very experienced birth and postpartum doula partners who have collectively attended over 350+ births and have supported over 500+ families in the last 6-7 years as doulas. We have supported many people in this time and know our support makes a huge difference in people’s lives.
"Having Vickie by my side through pregnancy, delivery and postpartum was an enormous blessing…her deep knowledge and calm demeanor gave me confidence heading into the labor.”-Gretchen
“Vickie helped us find an OB that was patient-centered after an awful experience with a previous provider. She single-handedly changed our experience- we had such a positive, joyful and empowering birth experience as first time parents.” -Karen and Kris
“From the very start Vickie was easy to connect with, and every interaction felt like spending time with someone who genuinely cared about us. Whether by text, voice or in-person, she gave us the tools and confidence to feel prepared and we she always within reach with thoughtful, evidence-based answers that respected our values.”-Deb and Rajib
“I genuinely believe Vickie’s support changed the course of my birth. Her presence was not only calming, but also powerful-she knew exactly when to step in and when to let the moment unfold. I look back on my birth experience with gratitude and so much of that is because of her”- Nina and Brandon
“Vickie’s calm, positive energy and thoughtful guidance helped us feel grounded and informed through every decision. She advocated for supported us without judgement and made sure we always felt heard".- Penney and Nish
“Vickie’s new parent support group was an invaluable resource…I would have felt very lonely and isolated without her weekly support group and couldn’t imaginer my pregnancy and postpartum without her guiding presence”- Anna and Ben
“From showing me how to use a carrier, to the emotional support through pumping, to holding space for us new moms to find each other, Vickie helped in critical ways in those initial months of motherhood.”- Annie and Brad
“The level of support I got postpartum was true above and truly above and beyond what I could have expected. Both Vickie and Rachel continued to be such an incredible resource, checking in regularly, offering emotional support and guiding ud through those early weeks and even months without newborn.” -Janice and Dor
We offer sliding scale pricing for our in-person birth doula services. The sliding scale pricing below represents our general sliding scale range but please do not hesitate to reach out to us if our website resonates with you or you have worked with us before and your budget is outside of the listed range. We are also happy to chat further about how our sliding scale works during our consult.
We also accept payments through FSA accounts, HSA accounts and from Carrot Fertility.
In-Person Birth Doula Package with Vickie and Rachel
Vickie and Rachel’s Birth Doula Services Package is priced at a sliding scale rate of $3,500-$4,500 and includes:
Two virtual prenatal visits (1-2 hours each) to discuss birth preferences & vision, explore childbirth prep, techniques for labor comfort/coping and create a postpartum plan
Text/email/phone support throughout pregnancy to answer any questions or offer support
For the pregnant parent and partner (if applicable): Bi-weekly prenatal education/community circle from the time of hire
A 2-hour group Lactation and Feeding Class (taught over Zoom by my doula partner, Rachel Andre) to be taken prenatally
24 hr. on-call support from 38 weeks until the birth
Continuous informational, emotional and physical support from the time you call the on-call doula to join you in labor until 1-2 hours after baby is born
One in-person postpartum visit (1-2 hours) to process the birth experience, support newborn care, feeding and the transition home, answer any questions & discuss if other resources are necessary (pelvic floor therapy, body work, counseling, etc).
For the pregnant parent: A virtual weekly new parent support group for the first 5 months postpartum