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Labor companion?

Who will be with you during your labor?Do you have someone to support you and your husband? My sweet mama was with me for all three of mine.

(My mom, oldest daughter, myself, and youngest daughter (L to R))

Services

My typical doula services will include:

-initial meet and greet/interview

-second appointment to discuss your birth plan, relaxation techniques, etc.

-third appointment, on baby's birthday! (From as early as you need me till baby has her first breastfeeding.)

-follow up appointment during the first week of birth

Payment is based on your family's annual income:

Up to $25,000----------$250

$25,000 to $40,000----$350

$40,000 to $60,000----$450

$60,000 to $80,000----$500

$80,000 and above-----$600

Please note that I do not wish a mother to miss the opportunity of having a doula due to financial reasons. My rates are flexible, and can be paid in installments as well.

Serving the Athens, GA area

Birth stories

In my first post, I shared that being a doula is what I love. But how did I come to realize this? I'll tell you...Once upon a time, long long ago, I gave birth to a perfect little 7 and a 1/2 pound baby girl I named Jeannie.

Because she was my first, and I was young-just 19-I delivered her in the hospital. The labor and delivery was normal, unmedicated, and fairly short for a first baby, about 12 hours from water breaking to end. Fast forward 4 years later to being pregnant with our son, Jacob.

My husband was laid off from his job and we found ourselves without health insurance. This is when we looked into having our baby with a midwife at home. The cost was affordable and the result was so satisfying. Labor was shorter and easier at home, and Jacob was delivered in our bed on the evening of Christmas Eve, with our family present. Soon afterwards, I got pregnant with our youngest, and we knew without a doubt that we would deliver her at home as well. 

   

Jaleah was born just as easily as her brother, and weighed over 9 pounds as well. From that point on, I could never say enough about having babies naturally, and with a midwife. Because my experiences of labor and birth were so positive, I want to help women to feel that way about their labors as well. This is why I became a doula. ~Missy

Who I am

Hi! I'm Missy. Welcome to my blog. Let me tell you a little about me. I'm a mother of three: a nineteen-year-old daughter in her sophomore year of college, an almost-fifteen-year-old son in ninth grade, and a thirteen-year-old daughter who homeschools with me. My husband and I just sold our twelve-year-old..........business! Scared you there, didn't I?? So we are beginning a new chapter in our life called "not-knowing-exactly-what-we're-going-to-be-doing-but-trusting-in-God-to-lead-us." Part of this new adventure is being able to pursue interests that we haven't had the time to in the past. Enter A DOULA MAMA! That's me :) and being a doula is what I love. In case you don't know, a doula is a companion to a woman, who is knowledgable about pregnancy, labor, child birthing, and breastfeeding. She is with the mother from the beginning to the end, being able to give the dad a break if need be, and not leaving the mother because her shift has ended (as sometimes happens with labor and delivery nurses). A doula does NOT have medical training, as a midwife does. Instead, she gains knowledge through workshops, self-teaching, and hands-on experience in comfort and relief methods to help the mother achieve the kind of birth SHE envisions. In my next post, I'll share my own birth stories, and what led me to become a doula. ~Missy