{"id":106,"date":"2017-01-09T20:11:40","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T01:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.meaningfulbeginnings.com\/?page_id=106"},"modified":"2025-10-20T16:56:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T20:56:17","slug":"services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.meaningfulbeginnings.com\/?page_id=106","title":{"rendered":"Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meaningfulbeginnings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_1304-e1587680778479-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"163\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meaningfulbeginnings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_1304-e1587680778479-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.meaningfulbeginnings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_1304-e1587680778479-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 163px) 100vw, 163px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><strong>My Birth Doula services include<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">One free, introductory\u00a0meeting to get to know each other and see if I am a good match for your family, needs and personality<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Once you hire me, I will be available for phone calls and emails during business hours in case you have questions or concerns<\/span><\/li>\n<li>at least 2 prenatal meetings before the birth (2 hours each) \u00a0to help you develop a birth plan, work on personalized relaxation and comfort techniques, go over labor positions, \u00a0aspects of newborn behavior\/ needs, questions etc.<\/li>\n<li>1 (or 2) body alignment session to look at individual body preparation for birth<\/li>\n<li>From week 38-42 I will be on call (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)<\/li>\n<li>At the beginning of labor, I will support you on the phone and will join\u00a0(virtually or in person depending on the situation) once you feel the need for it<\/li>\n<li>I will continuously support you\/and your partner throughout the labor and birth process no matter how long it will take<\/li>\n<li>personalized help with getting breastfeeding started (if that is your choice) and understanding your baby\u2019s first cues<\/li>\n<li>I will continue to support you for 1 or 2 hours after your precious baby\u2019s birth or until you are both settled and well on the road to recovery<\/li>\n<li>I will do one postpartum meeting around 1-3 weeks after the birth to go over your birth and to make sure you are both doing well. I will keep an eye out for signs of postpartum depression and will most certainly enjoy your baby!!<\/li>\n<li>I will also continue to be available for any questions, concerns or professional referrals and resources for 6 weeks after the birth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>The fee for my Birth Doula Services is $<\/strong><strong>. \u00a0<\/strong>A retainer fee of\u00a0\u00a0$ will be due when you sign the contract, the remaining $ will be due at your second prenatal meeting ( around week 35- 37 of your pregnancy). <em>I&#8217;m committed to supporting all moms who would like a doula and will offer a discount\u00a0\u00a0according to specific need or special circumstances.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>My Postpartum Doula services in the first few weeks include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">One free, introductory meeting to get to know each other and see if I am a good match for your family, needs and personality<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">guidance, tips and help with all aspects of newborn care, including newborn behavior, feeding clues, breastfeeding issues, breast\/bottle feeding, bathing, sleep etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">helping you gain a new way of balance and normalcy during this time of big transition through emotional and hands on support<\/span><\/li>\n<li>helping you understand and respond to your newborn&#8217;s clues and needs (physically and emotionally) and thereby deepening your mutual bonding<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">&#8220;mothering the mother&#8221; &#8211; offering you well needed rest to better recover and adjust to your new role as a mom<\/span><\/li>\n<li>calm, nurturing and non judgmental companionship<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">facilitating you to find your own parenting style<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">help with laundry, meal preparation, shopping and household organization\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>loving attention for the siblings to help them adjust better to the new family situation<\/li>\n<li>daytime (3 hours minimum), \u00a0occasional overnight care (10pm-6am)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>The fees for my Postpartum Doula Services are:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>$ per hour <\/strong>(daytime only; 3 hours minimum) &#8211; I generally take 1 family a month for up to 2 times a week for 3-5 hours each time<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Breastfeeding counseling (in person) session: \u00a0$<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My Birth Doula services include:\u00a0 One free, introductory\u00a0meeting to get to know each other and see if I am a good match for your family, needs and personality Once you hire me, I will be available for phone calls and emails during business hours in case you have questions or concerns at least 2 prenatal &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meaningfulbeginnings.com\/?page_id=106\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Services&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-106","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meaningfulbeginnings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meaningfulbeginnings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meaningfulbeginnings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meaningfulbeginnings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meaningfulbeginnings.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=106"}],"version-history":[{"count":85,"href":"https:\/\/www.meaningfulbeginnings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":899,"href":"https:\/\/www.meaningfulbeginnings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/106\/revisions\/899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meaningfulbeginnings.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}