Kayleigh M.

DONA-trained Birth Doula, Certified Lactation Counselor, Certified Hypnotherapist (with a focus in Labor and Childbirth), PoundFit Fitness Instructor “I first became a Birth Doula with Doulas of CNY and then Certified Lactation Counselor in 2015.

I was inspired to help women through their birth and miscarriage experiences after the birth of my own first child, and a subsequent miscarriage I had 1 year later; I quickly put my doula career aside after the birth of my second child, and then third, to focus on raising my own family. During my precious time as a stay-at-home mother and wife, I had 2 homebirths of my own, so I’m very passionate about treating birth as a normal, natural human event. This being said, I also deeply value and respect science and technology, and the life-saving birth interventions offered at hospitals.

I jumped back into the birth and lactation field as my 3 kids were all starting school, in 2025; I joined the Herkimer and Oneida/Madison County Doula Partnership Programs, started taking private-pay clients and building my private Doula business, and am currently going through the process to be able to take Medicaid for Doula services. I live by the DONA mission, “A Doula for everyone who wants one”. I believe Birth Support is a Human Right - not a luxury, and should be a service everyone has access to.

I help people with a variety of birth experiences; no matter how you bring your baby into this world, the result is sacred. I love helping pregnant women prepare their Dream Birth plan, while also helping them visualize various twists and turns they may encounter along the way. I am so excited to expand my Doula services to people in the Syracuse area again, and to work with Doulas of CNY!