Virtual Doula

Why hire a doula Online?

It’s all about relationships and connections. If you decide having a doula is right for you, the next step is to interview doulas in your area and perhaps you are open to meeting some virtually.

You may be geographically far from family or close friends. Or you may be looking for support based solely on your desires to labor at home with just your partner. Perhaps you want the support but not the extra body in the room. Due to the current medical state we live in, you might just be more comfortable with virtual visits rather than in person. You might have realized that an online doula may be just what you are looking for!

My coaching services include pre-natal, during birth, and postpartum support. I am also able to virtually train someone of your choice to be your doula and support during your labor.

When to look for virtual birth doula support?

Whether you opt for an in-person or virtual birth doula support, you want to choose your coach by the 5th month. Part of my focus is to develop a great and trusting relationship with expecting parents. That is achieved by having enough time to listen to you, educate you, and plan together.

My digital services include childbirth education in which you want to make sure you have enough time to go through. Also, by week 30 we should have your birth team all on board.  Rule of thumb, you want to have your birth team assembled by week 30.

Who are all the people in a birthing team?

Your birthing team consists of the people you want to be there for your labor along with the nurses and doctors, doula, or attendants and a midwife. Many hospitals have a limit of 3 people you can have with you. Birthing centers tend to allow however many people you want to be in the waiting room. You need people who support your choices, people who are encouraging and involved in your plans, and of course someone who is trained to deliver a baby safely.

I have had experience will all birth team sizes. From birthing parents where it was just the couple and myself. To couples who had both mothers-in-law, grandma, grandpa, as well as myself, an assistant midwife, a senior midwife, and midwife assistants. I have been the only other person on a team of medical staff for a cesarean birth and in addition to the doctors and nurses. Moreover, I have trained grandparents-to-be to provide doula services for their daughter with the pregnant mom’s dad completing her team.

Is there a Difference Between a Doula and a Birth Coach?

The American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecologists’ (ACOG) website defines the word doula as a birth coach or aide who gives continual emotional and physical support to a woman during labor and childbirth. BabyCenter also defines a doula as a trained labor coach who assists you during labor and delivery. For the purposes of My Baby Lady and the services we offer and refer, there is no difference between the term’s doula or birth coach.