Montreal Birth Doula Care
Why hire a doula for your birth?
From the moment you hire your doula, you have unconditional support for your pregnancy. Your doula is as excited as you are about your growing family and will help you navigate through the overwhelming and confusing world of pregnancy and childbirth.
You’ve likely already found a doctor or midwife who will follow the medical aspects of your pregnancy and your partner or family who knows you best is there to help. Choosing a doula to be part of the experience means that you have someone by your side who specializes in providing non-judgmental, baggage-free advice, support, and coaching so you can experience these milestones in the most positive and confident way possible.
Doulas are not just for those who want a “natural birth”. Do you want to have the best possible birth experience, no matter how it unfolds? Perfect! A doula is for someone just like you!
What Does a Doula Do?
On-Call Availability
Once you’ve signed on with us, we’re here for you. You have access to information, resources and support above and beyond what you might have imagined. You can call, e-mail or text your doula when you need.
Individual care and attention
Spending quality time together during your prenatal meetings means that you can develop a relationship, discuss a flexible plan for your birth that makes you feel comfortable and prepared, and go over any lingering fears or concerns you might have about your upcoming birth. With experience in the hospitals and birthing centres in Montreal, we can offer guidance and advice on everything from packing your hospital bag to what to expect each step of the way during the labour process.
Our approach is to meet you where you are. What that means for you? We encourage you to explore the options that work for you while keeping you informed and supported.
When Do You Call Your Doula?
Time to head to the hospital!
Even if you’re wondering, “Am I really in labour?”, we’re on-call for you at any time and ready to jump out of bed at 3am to join you at your home or hospital. We’ll keep in touch during early labour and when you’re ready to have extra support your doula will be there when you request her. From that moment until the birth of your baby your doula will be there supporting you in whatever way you need.
Hands-On Birth Support
We are there to help you find your strength when you need it, help you communicate with the medical staff, provide guidance and suggestions to ease your pain and focus on your emotional well-being. We want you to have a birth you can look back on with pride and happiness! If you want a specific type of birth experience, we offer guidance and support to help you achieve it. Even if your plan is to “go with the flow”, we can help you find the tools to make informed decisions, techniques to cope with labour pain and we will get you ready to welcome your baby in the most confident and joyful way.
Our philosophy about birth is that you should feel confident, supported and encouraged. Whether you are preparing for a natural birth, planning on having an epidural, or giving birth by cesarean section, we support all types of births and can’t wait to hear about what you have in mind for yours!
Follow-Up Visit After Baby Arrives
We stay with you until you and your baby are settled in and if you’re choosing to breastfeed we make sure that it’s off to a good start. During your hospital stay we are still available by phone or text for any questions or concerns you might have, and upon your return home we arrange our postpartum follow-up visit. You have the option to hire us for new baby postpartum care, but we continue to be available by phone or e-mail for in the first few weeks.
The Baby Bliss Package
If you want complete support during your pregnancy, birth and in the first few weeks after birth then this is the right package for you. A birth doula who will be available to you leading up to your birth, and will be by your side during your labour and delivery. Then, after you return home with your baby, 20 hours of dedicated, professional postpartum support so you can feel rested, confident, and at ease with your new baby and make those first few weeks at home a peaceful and enjoyable time.
This package includes:
- 2 Prenatal meetings to prepare for your unique birth experience
- Unlimited e-mail and phone support
- Doula Support for your birth
- Optional postpartum hospital visit
- 20 hours of Postpartum Doula care
The Essentials Package
For those who want an experienced and knowledgeable doula to support them during pregnancy, birth and postpartum, this package includes prenatal support that prepares you for your birth experience, reliable and trained labour support for your birth and a follow-up after the birth of your baby to make sure you are transitioning as smoothly as possible with your new baby.
This package includes:
- 2 prenatal meetings to prepare for your unique birth experience
- unlimited e-mail and phone support
- doula support at your birth
- 1 postpartum follow-up visit within a week of your baby’s birth
