Standard Package

$600

 Prenatal Meetings
~We provide one consultation meeting to review our services with no obligation

~We visit a second time to learn more about each other and how we can serve you

~We will discuss a birth plan including comfort measures, relaxation techniques, various birthing positions and other options

~We provide complete support for your desired birth experience
~We provide information & resources specific to your pregnancy and birth goals

24 Hour On-Call Availability
~We provide phone and/or email support throughout the 3^rd trimester and after every care provider visit

~We are available by phone during the day and by e-mail for routine questions
~We are available any time 24 hours a day when you think you are in labor
~We are available at any hour to meet you once you are in labor and need us

Support Throughout Labor and Delivery
~We provide support in early labor--in your home, at a birth center, or at the hospital
~We provide suggestions and support for activities or positions to help labor progress
~We can assist you in deciding when to go to the hospital/birth center
~We can help with breathing and relaxation techniques
~We can provide massage and visualization techniques for relaxation
~We can suggest labor positions and comfort measures
~We provide comfort, encouragement and reassurance
~We include and support the woman's partner
~We encourage nutrition and fluids in early labor (for both you and your partner)
~We provide help for your partner to be the best possible support to you
~We help create an environment in which you can feel secure and confident
~We provide information or explanation of medical and birth options during labor
~We work cooperatively with your health care team

~We assist with immediate postpartum care, including help with initial breastfeeding

Postpartum Visits
~We schedule one postpartum visit within 24 hours of arriving home from hospital

~We schedule an additional visit about 2to 3 weeks after birth

~We provide phone and/or email support until the final postpartum visit

~We will address breastfeeding progress or concerns, answer questions you may have about your newborn and review your birth story

Add-on Services

~Accompanying you to care proivder visits: $25/visit

~Accompanying you to child birth education class: $25/class

~Additional prenatal or postpartum visits: $50/each

~Birth Story: $50

~Labor and delivery photos taken by your doula: $100

~Belly casting: $40 + materials

~Henna Tatoos: $20 + materials

Standard Postpartum Care Services

 $25/hour

~Breastfeeding support

~Newborn care: hands-on support with swaddling, bathing, cord care and babywearing

~Immediate answers to your baby care questions

~Postpartum depression education and referral

~An enthusiastic and experienced 'ear' for your birth story

~Infant care so you can rest

~Household organizational assistance

~Nutritious snacks for mom, prepared in your home or ours

~Access to our lending library

~Benefit from our complete referral list of service providers

~Meals for your family, prepared in your kitchen or ours (+ groceries)

~Help with errands, on our own or with you

~Sibling care

~Pet care and playtime

~Accompanying you to care provider visits

Classes:

Private- $100 per class

Small group (maximum of 4 couples) - $50

~Childbirth Refresher

~Birth Story Writing

~What to Expect in the First Trimester: Nutrition and Stress

~'What-ifs' of Labor and Delivery

~Relaxation Techniques and Comfort Measures

~Breastfeeding Preparation

~Arriving home with Baby

Class Package: $250

Choice of 3 of the above private classes

Baby Shower or Baby Welcoming Parties:

$25/hour + supplies

~We will help you plan a baby shower or welcoming party in your home or ours

~Includes intitial 2 hour planning consultation

~We will coordinate invitations, food preparation, clean-up

Gift Certificates:

 Available in increments of $25 or more

$25 can provide:

One hour of prenatal care and/or postpartum care

One hour of sibling care

Birth log

Henna tattoo

$50 can provide:

Two hours of prenatal and/or postpartum care

Birth story

One small group childbirth class

Two hours of pet care

Belly casting

$100 can provide:

One private or two small group childbirth classes

Labor and delivery photo album

Four hours of prenatal and/or postpartum care

Four prepared dinners

$500 can provide:

Basic birth package

Twenty hours of prenatal and/or postpartum care

Five private childbirth classes of your choice