Doula Services

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Support.  This is everything when a pregnant person is laboring, giving birth, and growing into their new role as a parent.  Partner’s need support too! As your Doula, I’ll help you prepare for your birth by learning about you, and the type of birth you want. I’ll provide education as needed and resources for your pregnancy and the postpartum period.  We’ll cover comfort measures and ways the whole team can work to ensure you feel cared for and supported during your entire journey.  It’s not only about the outcome of your birth experience, it’s about how you felt during your experience.  Were you listened to?  Did you have your questions answered?  Were you treated with respect and dignity?  Did you feel supported?  If you needed a hand to hold, was it there?  Hopefully, as your Doula, mine was.  

Kaleena was a rock and advocate, both for me and for my husband for the birth of our first child. From helping us outline our birth plan and think through postpartum priorities to providing incredible relief measures, suggesting different positions, and being with us at each step of labor, she kept me grounded and helped prepare us for the whole process so we could appreciate and prepare to welcome our beautiful girl. She is a gem! We are so grateful for her! — Marieke and Brent

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"If it wasn’t for Kaleena, I may have not had the courage to proceed with my birth plan. In a difficult time during labor she reminded me how I wanted a natural birth and I was absolutely capable of doing so. Several hours later we welcomed our beautiful baby girl to the world, just how I had hoped for. She was by my side every step of the way and gave both my husband and I the extra support we didn’t even know we needed. Amidst so many beautiful thing she did for me and my family, my most treasured memory is when she told me she had somehow managed to get our daughter’s birth on video. That is a gift she bestowed upon us that I will never be able to thank her enough for. She helped make my experience as a first time mother so incredibly special and memorable, thank you, thank you, thank you. — Deidra and Ryan

"Kaleena was a wonderful Doula, our family would highly recommend her to anyone! She was deeply present, patient, and attentive throughout our birthing process. She was an excellent support for us and extremely valuable. Kaleena worked as a team with our midwives and helped to keep our family members informed. As first time parents we are so grateful we were able to work with Kaleena. She's amazing!" -Steph


Traditional Doula Support

  • 2 Prenatal Appointments- birth plan preparation, comfort measures, emotional support, postpartum planning, community resources, etc.

  • 3 Private Introductory Gyrotonic® Sessions

  • phone/email/text support during your pregnancy and early postpartum

  • on call status 24/7 at 37 weeks, continuous labor support, and 1-3 hrs of support after the birth

  • 1 postpartum visit to your home including a nourishing meal!

  • 2 virtual postpartum coaching sessions with Midwife and Postpartum Coach, Gabrielle McDade: The Postpartum Coach

Consultation Package

Perhaps you have questions, are in search of a childbirth education curriculum, would love some resources, or just want someone else to help “fill in the holes” but don’t necessarily want a Doula to attend your birth? Maybe you’d like to try a few sessions of The Gyrotonic® Method to see what it’s all about? My Consultation Package might fulfill your needs! Individually tailored to your desires, our time together includes 5 virtual hours, one home visit for in-person comfort measures education and support, and 1 postpartum visit including a meal and resourcing for further support where it might be needed. Hopefully, by the end of our time together you’ll feel prepared and ready to greet your birth experience with confidence and grace.

 

Comprehensive Doula Package

Comprehensive Doula Packages include Pre and Post Natal Training in The GYROTONIC® Method. 

As part of our work together, we will use The Gyrotonic® Method as a means of movement and exercise to prepare your body for labor, birth, and the postpartum period, as well as help encourage optimal fetal positioning.  Movement is vital to your health and comfort during your pregnancy. I aim to provide you the knowledge and skills to achieve awareness of your pelvic floor as well as your whole body. The goal is to create an “elasticity” that includes having tone to recover with awareness, and also a suppleness to open when it comes time to push your baby out.  In the Post Partum Period, in addition to basic support with breastfeeding and compassionate care of you and your baby, I am excited to revisit some of the cues we established during your prenatal training sessions. Based on the recommendation and support of your medical care provider, and based on the type of birth you had (vaginal or cesarean section) we will start with basic breathing and awakening exercises.  I hope to help introduce you to your new and amazing body!

“Kaleena embodies a powerful mind, body and spirit! These are the qualities we wanted by our side during the birth of our second child. She was nurturing, calm, positive and supportive through it all making it a beautiful and unforgettable moment in our lives!”
-Cindy and Jim

 

Package Pricing Breakdown

  • Traditional Doula Services - $2200

  • Consultation Package - $1000

  • Comprehensive Package- $3550 includes:

    • 10- 1hr Pre- Natal Gyrotonic® Training Sessions

    • Traditional Doula Services

    • 1- 90min Postpartum Gyrokinesis® in Home visit and 5- 1hr Postpartum Gyrotonic® Training Sessions

      *payment plans available, just ask.

“Kaleena enabled my wife and me to be completely present for our daughter's birth. We weren't pulled away from the birth process by the many logistical factors that come with it (which Kaleena managed with ease), which left us with lasting memories of the birth instead of the logistics. Having a doula reframed the way that my wife and I approached our daughter's birth: she helped us to summon what we didn't know was in us, and was a consistent, compassionate presence. Her hands eased my wife's body, and her words emboldened us.” -John and Andrea