In 2023 I certified with Birth Boot Camp, which required reading several books, taking an online Childbirth Class, compiling a list of local resources, attending community postpartum support groups, and a 3-day in-person training. I officially spent over 130 hours working to become a confident, prepared postpartum doula, ready to serve you.

I am a mother of five. In my years of motherhood, I have experienced and learned a lot. I have changed over 12,000 diapers. I have spent more than 3,000 hours breastfeeding my babies. I have experienced and overcome postpartum depression. I have integrated the newborn into the family and learned how to help my other children still know their importance. I have also helped many other women understand their worth and power to be the kind of moms they want to be. Some of what I experienced in my postpartum journeys: (2013) shoulder distocia, postpartum hemmorage, birth trauma, difficulty breastfeeding, postpartum depression, intrusive thoughts; (2016) Anxiety during pregnancy, Pelvic Congestion Syndrome, NICU stay, baby broke collarbone in birth, birth trauma; (2018) Unmedicated birth, adjustment with toddler siblings, RSV; (2021) birth trauma, lip and tongue tie, Emergency room scare and operation; (2024) changed medical provider several times, birth center (water) birth, big baby (11 lbs 1 oz).

• Moms are people too
• We must hold the mom
• How you talk to yourself really matters
• Postpartum is a time for bonding, healing, and delegating
• You are not taking up too much space in the world
• Self care can be as simple as seeing yourself as a person worth caring about

For more check out my instagram @douladiane

or my blog holdthemom.blogspot.com