Birth doula services

You deserve to feel confident, calm & empowered in birth.

The answers you want and the emotional support you need during the most transformative experience of your life.

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Supporting you through all stages of birth

- 3 prenatal meetings tailored to your specific needs. We will set the stage for your big day and I will provide you with all sorts of yummy things:
  - Information on the physiology of birth and how to care for your newborn (including tips on all types of feeding).
  - Emotional support for any fears or anxieties you may be struggling with.
  - Physical support for any discomforts you might be feeling (option of including a short yoga session to work on breathing and opening the body to prepare for birth).
- Text, email and phone support from the moment you hire me, up to 2 weeks pospartum.
- On call support as of 37 weeks of pregnancy (yes, I keep my phone on at night!).
I will be fully present for you and your partner throughout your birth. With the connection we will have developed during our prenatal meetings you will feel completely at ease with me in your birth bubble. Below are just some of the things you can expect from me during labour up until 2 hours after your baby is born.
- Information: even with prenatal education, medical jargon can be confusing (especially in the heat of the moment!). I will be there as your translator: to explain the benefits, risks and alternatives of medical interventions suggested by your care provider.
- Emotional support: even the best partners need a back up when they are tired! I am there as your cheerleader and your rock. Feeling discouraged? I will pump you up! Feel anxious? I will work you through breathing exercises and visualizations to help your mind and body relax. Your partner doesn’t know how best to support you? Don’t worry, I’m there to support them too!
- Physical support: Having me by your side is like having your own personal masseuse. I’ll touch and massage you when you feel the need, and/or educate your partner how to do it. I will suggest and help you into different positions to ease the pain of contractions.
I will visit your family once in the week following your birth. Similarly to our prenatal meetings, I will provide you with 3 levels of support:
- Information: Eat (burp), sleep, poop, repeat. This is your newborn's life and will also be the source of your questions and concerns. I will be there to help, and to provide references to specialists if necessary.
- Emotional support: The post-partum period can be a very tumultuous time, which, in between the bursts of love, can trigger some dark feelings. With a little encouragement from your friend and doula you will learn to develop confidence in your new role as a mother.
- Physical support: I can suggest stretches and gentle exercises to help with aches and the strengthening of your pelvic floor muscles (which is very important to the recovery period).
If you feel the need for more support in the post-partum period you can always hire me to come back!

on-call in-person birth support

Little Breath Package

You want full doula support before, during and after your birth

1800$* + tax

*ACNN naturotherapist insurance receipts provided

Includes

Before your birth:

Access to my on-demand Prenatal Yoga Library & Meditation Made Easy program

3x 2 hour prenatal sessions

During your birth:

Early labour voice & text support
Active labour in-person physical, emotional and information support

After your birth:

1x 2 hour postnatal visit
Voice and text support 2 weeks after birth

Pre & Postnatal support package

Pre & Post Doula Support

If you’d like doula support before & after your birth, but you’d prefer to birth on your own

850$* + tax

*ACNN naturotherapist insurance receipts provided

Includes

Before your birth:

3 x 2 hour prenatal sessions and all worksheets
unlimited email support throughout duration of contract

After your birth:

2 hour postnatal session including breastfeeding support
unlimited email support until 2 weeks after birth

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Note: I only take one birth doula client per month. If I don’t have availability for your due date I will contact you before we meet for our discovery call.

à la carte

Create your custom doula package with à la carte classes

You want to customize and create your own doula experience

Buy 2 classes and get $50 off!

*ACNN naturotherapist insurance receipts provided

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Childbirth Education Essentials

250$*

This is not your usual prenatal education class. With my 10 years of experience as a high school teacher, I know how to present information in a fun, engaging, and clear way. Add to this my years of experience as a birth doula and you’ve got a great class!
You will learn:

Stages of labor
Induction
Epidural
Optimal fetal positioning
Surgical birth
Planning your birth preferences (and common interventions)
Immediate postpartum and newborn assessment
Newborn care
Newborn Mother care
Breastfeeding

This includes my signature Breathe with Lauren Prenatal Education Handout, Birth Preferences Worksheet, and a 2 hour meeting.

2. Mind & Body Techniques for Better Birth

200$*

Equipping yourself with reliable information is key to an empowering birth, but nothing is more effective than PRACTICE! In this session I will teach you movement and stretches for optimal fetal positioning, and breathing exercises for pregnancy comfort and pain management during birth,

This includes 4 x 30 minute sessions including mediation, breath work, and guided visualizations to help bring you into your birth bubble

3. Pain Management & Partner Support 101

250$*

Pain Management:
Whether or not you are planning on having pain medication during your birth you will still experience a lot of intense sensations in early labor. Fortunately, there are many simple pain management techniques that can be extremely effective in making these new and uncomfortable feelings more manageable. In this session you will learn exactly what these techniques are, and when is the best time to use them during labor.

Partner Support:
Birth partners want to be helpful as can be but often don’t know how. Fortunately, a little coaching is all they need! This session is also designed for your birth partner to help them learn:

What to expect and how to support you physically and emotionally you during each stage of labor
How to be your advocate in the birth room - what important questions to ask
Hands on techniques to help the birthing mother

This includes my Pain Management for an Empowering Birth worksheet, Partner Support Cheatsheet for labor and birth, a hand selected playlist of video clips to help your birth partner learn and practice hands on techniques for pain management, and a 2 hour meeting.

4. Postpartum Sanctuary Planning & Support

250$*

With so much preparation for your baby’s arrival, planning for the postpartum period is often overlooked. Research shows that ⅔ of couples will experience a decline in their marital satisfaction within the first year of their child’s life. This doesn’t have to happen to you! A little advanced postpartum planning and a few team building exercises will help you and your partner experience a smoother transition to parenthood. This session is designed for you and your partner, so you may become Stronger, Together. And when baby does arrive, I will be there to answer all your newborn baby care questions and concerns!

This includes my Postpartum Sanctuary Workbook, 2 X 60 minute meetings (one before birth, and one after), and unlimited email and text message support for the first two weeks after you give birth.

How a Doula Can Support You

You’re feeling a little overwhelmed. There is SO much information out there on pregnancy, birth and parenting. Where do you begin? You’re not a parent yet, so it’s hard to define what your exact parenting style and philosophy will be, and everyone seems to have a different opinion on the matter, so who should you listen to?

I certainly don’t have ALL the answers (and no one really does) but after navigating the same rocky waters that you are right now I can definitely help you find your path on your Motherhood journey.

As your doula, I will provide you with clear and objective information to help you make sense of any confusion you may be feeling. My professional experience as a neuroscientist and yoga teacher have taught me a deep understanding of the connection between the emotional state of the mind and the physical state of the body.
As a mother of two, I also understand the wide range of emotions that can accompany pregnancy and birth.
My warm, grounded, and authentic nature, you will feel more confident and calm with me by your side.
And when you feel calm, so will your body and baby, allowing her to be born just the
way she was meant to!

Learn about my birth philosophy & qualifications

Birth Doula Testimonials

Lauren’s calm and loving presence as well as her pain management skills were an incredible support before, during and after birth. Thanks to Lauren my husband and I had exactly the birth experience we were hoping for: calm, intimate and without any medical intervention. Lauren also took beautiful pictures so we will be able to remember these magical moments

Laura B
First baby, first everything! My husband and I are usually calm people but having a baby was quite a thing! Since we were feeling more and more nervous about the big day coming, hiring Lauren was the best decision we’ve made. She was there to answer our questions many weeks before D day so we could face it with all the tools we needed. And from the minute my water broke she was there with us, calm and caring, supporting us with every decision we had to make, until our little Helena was in our arms, healthy. Thanks a lot Lauren, you’re amazing!

Anne-Marie Sylvestre
Hiring Lauren was the best decision I made during my pregnancy. After a traumatic birth and postpartum experience with my first born, I had many hopes for this labour and delivery. Lauren was my advocate to ensure my husband and I received the experience we wished for, if at all possible. Despite my son being born 6 weeks early, our birth experience was exactly what we wanted: calm, intimate and without any medical intervention.

Meghan C.
I would urge anyone having a baby to get a doula and highly recommend Lauren. She was my advocate at the hospital during my most vulnerable moments when my mind was too distracted to speak up or ask questions. She also made my hospital room look more like a spa with her diffuser, essential oils and nice music. So happy I got to have her with me for my first delivery.

Nora F.
I know several women who work as doulas, and the moment I found out I was pregnant I felt compelled to work with Lauren. There was a certain resonance that I felt in her presence that felt safe for including her in our very intimate and important moment of birthing our first child into the world. What I loved most about working with Lauren was that it felt very casual, informal, and intimate - while tapping me into a world of wisdom and resources that I needed to feel safe and secure throughout the pregnancy and at the birth. Our birth happened to take a scary turn. I couldn't have predicted it, but in the end I am so grateful that Lauren was there to hold my hand during some scary moments, like when I was separated from my son and husband and rushed to hospital after the birth. She was always attentive to my needs, and made sure I understood what was going on every step of the way. I recommend Lauren as your birth doula because she is the perfect balance of soft kindness, and resourced wisdom. She doesn't hesitate to step in when it's necessary to interpret the situation for you, or to ask the medical professionals the questions that need asking. All while holding your hand if you need that, getting you water, or coaching you through pushing. She juggles all her possible responsibilities with grace, and this inspires so much confidence, that even when things got scary at my birth I felt reasonably calm. I can't thank Lauren enough for being on my birth team

Christine G.
We hired Lauren as a Doula, for us it was very important to have a French speaker doula and also to have the same birth approach and life in general. We loved Lauren because we find a match with those aspects. I also have been practicing yoga for the last years so the breathing and mindfulness were very important to me too. Also, Lauren is an amazing person, very easy going, flexible and great to talk to, we felt very comfortable with her. Even though I had a c-section Lauren was there to answer any questions. The day of my c-section she was also there giving us support and calm. Many thanks, Lauren for your work.

Isabel A.