Birth Doula Services
The WFBC Birth Doula Team Model of Care
Here at WFBC, we have always known the value of community care, and we have worked hard to foster that sense of community within our ever growing Wildflower family, but also to extend that community care to ourselves as birth doulas. For us, this looks like Michelle and Natalie working as a team, and sharing all aspects of our client’s doula care, including a balanced calendar of on call and off call time for each doula. A major cornerstone of our values lies in continuity of care. This is why we carefully ensure that every client gets to know both Nat and Michelle throughout their pregnancy, so that when their birthing time comes, our clients feels connected to their doula, regardless of who is on call. We find that having a team of doulas creates sustainability in our work and in our lives, and improves the quality of support that we provide to birthing families.
Package Options
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The Foundation - $1,800
This package is for folks who are birthing for the first time or birthing again but are seeking more foundational birth knowledge or a different birth experience. This package is also great for blended families.
- Access to your own Wildflower client folder as information & resource treasure trove, as well as a centre for preparation- A continuously monitored group chat for easy access to your doulas
- 2 x In-home prenatal visits (up to 3 hrs each)
- 3 x three and a half hour sessions of online group cohort prenatal education
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- 1 x up to three hour in-home postpartum visit -
The Expansion - $1,500
This package is for returning Wildflower clients, families who have already taken a comprehensive prenatal class or for families having subsequent babies who have a really good foundational knowledge of birth and mostly need birth and postpartum support.
- Access to your own Wildflower client folder as information & resource treasure trove, as well as a centre for preparation
- A continuously monitored group chat for easy access to your doulas
- 1 x In-home prenatal visit (up to 3 hrs long)
- 1 x In person or virtual check in, in the final weeks of pregnancy (approximately 1 hour)
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- 6 hours of in-home postpartum doula support
Both birth doula support packages include:
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Prenatal Preparation
Prenatal meeting(s) in your home to get to know each other and individualize your care
Access to our amazing & curated resources
Continuous chat support
Building your birth values & intentions
Preparing your mind & body for birth
An exploration of any past birth & pregnancy experiences
Comfort & fatigue management for labour
Creating a postpartum plan
Newborn prep, care & expectations
Breast/chestfeeding & feeding options
Safe sleeping options
Building your community of birth recovery & healing practitioners
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Birthing Guidance
Continuous communication and support via phone and text
Our arrival within about an hour of you deciding you want us to join you
Our continuous presence, physical & emotional support for yourself & your family
Support ranging from information and affirmations, to sibling support, to hair braiding to hip squeezes, to giving your partner a bathroom break, and everything in between
Complimentary use of our TENS machine, as well as everything in our doula bag
Full setup and cleanup if you rent or buy a birth pool & home birth equipment for home births
Our presence for your immediate post-birth bonding & breast/chest feeding with your newborn & new family until you are fed & comfortable
In-hospital support if you need to transfer for any reason
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Postpartum Care
In-home postpartum support, with a focus on any and all of the following that feel most helpful to your family:
Emotional support & birth debriefing
Healing resources beyond our scope
Newborn care
Baby-minding
Sibling support (& sometimes fur-siblings)
Baby wearing support
Baby feeding support & resources
Meal preparation
Light housework like folding laundry, tidying your kitchen or vacuuming