Nurturing Doula Support during Pregnancy, Labor + Birth, Postpartum, and Early Parenthood

with a focus in LGBTQIA+, Neurodivergent and Low Income Families in Whatcom County

Expansive Education for Childbirth, Postpartum + Early Parenthood, and Infant +Toddler + Family Sleep

**Meet Heron**

*Full-Spectrum Doula + Educator*

- Offering Education, Support, Companionship, + Advocacy -

Building your family can be a magical, exhausting, exciting, confusing, and emotional process. It is not easy to move through transitions, and our lives can feel complicated, messy, and overwhelming during times of change.

As a Full-Spectrum Doula who focuses on Birth, Postpartum, and Early Parenthood, I am here to co-create a meaningful map of support with and for you - in the ways that make sense for you and your family!

I offer you my time, attention, knowledge, and support with love and openness.

I am here to sit with you during difficult times, to be present when you need someone the most, to listen to your fears, celebrate your joy, answer your questions, advocate for + center your needs, provide education catered to you, and remind you of your options.

I would love to meet you and see if we are a good fit!

Full-Spectrum Doula Offerings

Labor + Birth Support

Attentive in-person and on-call support during your pregnancy, labor, birth and immediate postpartum including physical + emotional support, childbirth education, and advocacy.

Knowledge and companionship to support you in bringing your baby earthside, including education around birth anatomy + physiology, fetal positioning, and labor patterns; the nervous system and mental health; supportive movement for pregnancy + birth, tension release, and body positioning; massage, counterpressure, and comfort measures; provider care + communication, family support, and various birth locations.

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Postpartum Support

Attentive and nourishing in-person care after birth including postpartum healing support, lactation + infant feeding education, newborn care education, meal preparation, light home care, and physical + emotional support for the birthing person, infant and support people. May include day and night care + support.

I am here to sit with you during difficult times, to be present when you need someone the most, to listen to your fears, celebrate your joy, answer your questions, advocate for + center your needs, provide evidenced-based education catered to you, and remind you of your options.

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Childbirth, Postpartum, and Newborn + Family Sleep Education

Prenatal Visits, Postpartum Visits and Group Classes

Stages of labor, comfort measures, birth preferences, movement + positioning, breathing techniques, partner support, common interventions, providers + birth locations, and self-advocacy.

Breastfeeding/chestfeeding, bottle-feeding, newborn care basics, and postpartum care basics.

Adaptable postpartum sleep strategies for families seeking to build responsive, attachment-focused and intuitive relationships with their children from infancy onward, all while supporting healthy infant + child development, optimizing sleep and caring for the family as a whole.

Current Offerings

Attentive + Affirming Full-Spectrum Doula Support

from a Trauma-Informed, Size Inclusive, Gender Expansive, and Transformative Justice Lens

Labor + Birth Doula Support

Postpartum Doula Support

Night Doula Support

Parenthood Doula Support

Coming Soon

LGBTQIA+ Childbirth Education Classes

Postpartum, Infant, + Family Sleep Education Classes

Make a donation.

By donating to the Onward Love Care Fund, you are directly contributing to Full Spectrum Doula Services for families who would not be able to access doula care otherwise.

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Dance + Movement

We hold periodic movement + dance offerings and incorporate movement exploration for joy, healing, body nourishment, creative expression and community connection.

| Classes are currently on pause |

Queer TTC Dance Break

Coming Soon!

A dance class centering the emotional, physical and mental needs of queer folks trying to conceive.

Family Dance Break

A dance class centering kiddos and parents/guardians who are seeking joyful movement, body-trust building, silliness and connection!

Open Dance Break

Join us for wiggles, jiggles, dance combos, and grooves. Dance Break provides a sweaty, joyful, 35-minute dance class that centers Health-At-Every-Size and joyful movement.

Slow and Soft Sundays

Settle into slow movement sequences with soft stretches and grounding words. Explore the exquisite creativity of your body and the space that comes from moving with intention.