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Doula support

Most of this happens on a video call now, which turns out to be a feature. You get me when you actually need me, not only when I can drive to you.

Working together

Free intro call

15 minutes · video

Tell me when you are due and what is worrying you. I will tell you honestly whether I am the right fit. Sometimes I am not, and I will say so.

Free

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One-to-one coaching

By the hour · video

Bring a specific question or a general dread. Birth planning, decision-making, processing a previous birth, or working out what you actually want this time.

$150 / hour

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Ongoing packages

Before, during and after

A standing relationship through pregnancy and into the fourth trimester, rather than one conversation at a time.

The fourth trimester

The first twelve weeks after a birth are the part nobody prepares you for. You are healing, your hormones are doing something unrepeatable, and there is a person in the house who did not come with instructions.

Postpartum support usually starts daily in the first days after birth and eases off from there — often down to a few times a week by week three, then as needed through the rest of the fourth trimester. We cover newborn cues, feeding and lactation, bathing and sleep, your physical recovery, and the emotional side that people tend not to say out loud.

It is worth setting this up before the baby arrives. Meeting once while you are still pregnant means that when things get hard at 3am, you are calling someone you already know.

Rita holding a sleeping newborn