Your Denver and Boulder Doula
Providing Calm, Compassionate, & Experienced Support in Your Most Sacred of Moments …
Having a baby is one of the most exciting times of your life! It is also a time we need non-judgmental, calming and expert-level support! I believe that we are not meant to walk this pregnancy, birth and postpartum journey alone.
My work with families in the perinatal time began almost 15 years ago when I was pregnant with my first child and looking for answers. I myself had so many questions! I was looking everywhere - in books, movies, classes and to others who had experienced birth or worked in the birth world. The deeper I dove into my own birth preparation, the more I realized it was more than just preparing for birth and parenting, it was a step into my new calling.
As a Birth and Postpartum Doula and Childbirth Educator, I help expecting parents prepare for birth with intention, clarity, and calm through experienced guidance in my childbirth classes and in my pre-birth meetings with my doula clients.
When we work together, my aim as your birth doula is to bolster your inner resilience and inner knowing through personalized meetings, worksheets, classes and deep listening. We build a birth preference list that is unique to you and your desires for your birth. We will discuss all the aspects of the process that are important to you - your hopes, your fears and worries, your past experiences (who you are) and your desires for the future as a family. We take a deep dive into what you’re hoping for your labor and birth experience in great detail so that I may know the best ways I might support you.
During pregnancy, labor and birth and in the postpartum time, I trust you and your inner wisdom. I will encourage you to listen to your body, your baby and your heart as you work toward meeting your baby because I know that is what is often needed in the labor and birth process. I am a calm presence in your birth to remind you of your own innate wisdom. As your birth doula, I am also there to facilitate loving birth partner support, collaboration with your birth team and to hold space for you to have an easier, faster and more meaningful birth experience!
My intention as we work together prenatally is that you enter your labor and birth and meet your baby feeling confident, excited, and connected not only to your baby and your partner, but most importantly to yourself!
“During labor, Rebecca was an absolute godsend. She helped me stay focused on my breathing, made sure I was comfortable, and most importantly, she gave me the confidence I needed to have the birth experience I wanted. Rebecca also guided my husband, ensuring he knew how to best support me, and worked seamlessly with the hospital staff to create a calm and positive environment.”
Please note:
Rebecca is committed to providing a brave space in her birth classes and as a birth and postpartum doula in a diverse and inclusive community and learning environment. She aims to provide a space where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. She does not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind, including but not limited to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.
““Just wanted to reach out and say thank you for teaching such a great class! We really enjoyed it and learned a lot. We both feel much more prepared for labor and like we have tools in our toolbox to help us through individually and as a team. I will recommend your class to all the pregnant people I know, and will be sure to tell my OBGYN at Denver Health how much we liked it.” - Janice”
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“Rebecca was absolutely fantastic on so many levels! In holding a quiet container of space for myself and my husband, for keeping a sense of humor, and always checking in with me to make sure I was comfortable and that my needs were being met. Rebecca also played a critical role at the moment when the labor nurse suggested that we might need to entertain the idea of a c-section after I had not dilated beyond 6cm for over 10 hours. Rebecca and our nurse worked together seamlessly in helping me avoid a c-section by moving me into a handful of new positions to help guide the baby backwards and along with an amnio infusion, reposition her head to help progress dilation. AND IT WORKED!”
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