SYA Birth

The birth of your baby is a sacred and blessed event, that requires a lot of preparation, physical, emotional and spiritual.

Some ways to prepare for birth:

-Take a childbirth education class, read books, listen to blogs and podcasts to understand what to expect and know what you want out of your birth experience.
-Construct a carefully thought out, concise and positive birth plan to share with your birth team.
-Select your health care provider and birth place with care.
-Prepare for pain management techniques and aim to labor at home for as long as possible.
-Hire a birth doula!
-Prepare for postpartum. This may look like hiring a cleaning service, subscribing to a meal service or meal train, bringing in mom or a sister, hiring a postpartum doula, taking a baby care of breastfeeding course, and so on.
-Stay healthy. Maintain fitness levels and stay active; walk, stretch and move; eat a healthy and balanced diet!
-Practice deep relaxation techniques daily/nightly. Deep relaxation is the key to managing hard labor!
-Know that you’ve got this! Tell yourself every day that you can do this, and motivate yourself to feel excited for the birth experience, not scared of it.
-Calm, privacy, peace and love are the friends of oxytocin, the birth and love hormone, while fear, anxiety and feeling exposed can be its enemy.

Happy birthing everyone!

Reasons why you NEED doula support for your next birth!

-A doula can provide childbirth education, to give you valuable knowledge on what to expect in pregnancy, labor, birth and postpartum, as well as help you learn about breastfeeding.
-A doula will give you 24/7 emotional support during pregnancy, sometimes in person as well as over the phone or video call.
-A doula will stay with you for the majority of the labor and birth process, unlike doctors and nurses who come and go, and leave when their shift is over.
-A doula increases birth satisfaction exponentially.
-A doula will provide physical support, emotional support and assist with natural pain management during the labor process.
-Moms are much less likely to require drugs during labor if they hire a doula.
-A doula helps to remind the birth staff of the parent’s birth plan.
-Doulas provide emotional support postpartum.
-Moms who hire doulas have lower rates of medical interventions and cesareans.
-Moms who hire doulas are more likely to feel supported in breastfeeding.
-A doula can help protect and shield your birth space to allow you to surrender to the process, to help you get out of your overthinking brain, and enter instinctive mode.
-Doulas are awesome!

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If you are interested in my availability as a birth doula or in taking childbirth education classes, contact me for a free meetup and intro lesson!

Currently holding a November 2025 discount sale on birth doula services.