“If a woman doesn’t look like a Goddess during labor, then someone isn’t treating her right. -Ina May Gaskin “

Hi, I’m Lacey and I’m so glad you are here! I’m proud of you for already taking charge of attaining your wants and needs for your birth and postpartum journey. Of course most births do not go exactly as planned, but I want to ensure you that I would do everything in my doula power to give you the ideal birth you have been dreaming of as well as a healthy foundation for breastfeeding and physical and mental postpartum care. I understand what it is like to have a birth go a bit sideways from what was hoped for as well as a birth that goes almost perfectly to plan. I’m also no stranger to the breastfeeding struggles.

I’m a bit granola, so even with my first birth I was hoping to do it unmedicated. The sense of empowerment and naturalness that comes with accomplishing an unmedicated birth is what I was after, however I was induced with my first baby at 41 weeks. With a lot of Pitocin and patience she came almost 3 days later. It was rough because my baby simply was not ready to come out, but the birth of Penelope was still amazing and beautiful.

The birth of my second baby, Emilio, went much more according to my birth plan. I went into labor during my 40th week and after about 12 hours of active labor, deep internal focus, grit, and lets be honest, some anger during my 4 hours of transition due to an unbudging cervical lip, he was born. All the mental prep work that I had done during my pregnancy to have an unmedicated birth finally paid off and the secret that I learned is that WOMEN ARE STRONG and SO ARE YOU.

So now having done my education through New Beginnings Doula Training and being welcomed into an amazing team with Doulas of CNY, I am able to offer my services to you. It is your right to be supported in your decisions about your body and your baby.