First and foremost, I am a mother of four wonderful children, three boys and a girl. My pregnancies were all great, my deliveries were relatively smooth and I nursed them all for about a year. I was surrounded by family and friends and had endless amounts of support, but that was years ago. Families no longer live near each other and many family members work and are unable to provide the additional care and support you may need at this time. Your partner may have to return to work soon after the birth and would like to know you have the care that is beneficial to your healing process. This is why I became a doula.

I began helping friends after their first births, offering breastfeeding advice, sharing ideas and information I had learned or gained from my own experience. All this knowledge is invaluable to a new parent and I loved to share what I was learning with them. 

The need for doulas is great. The postpartum depression rate drops when you are empowered with the knowledge to care for yourself and your newborn. The confidence you acquire with the help of a doula will carry into your relationship with your children, well into their futures.

I am a certified postpartum doula, having trained with CAPPA (Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association). I am CPR certified through the Red Cross annually. I am a Certified Newborn Care Specialist, a Certified Lactation Counselor and an Infant Massage Instructor. I am insured. I have been caring for families professionally since 2001. I have many happy parents and wonderful babies, toddlers and adolescents calling me Auntie Linda, who would all love to share their experiences of having me as their doula. Please call or write for an updated reference list.