Born With Love Doulas

Meet Kasey, one of the newest doulas on the Born With Love Team! While she’s new to us, she is not new to providing top notch doula support to clients and focusing her work on mother and baby wellness as a maternal clinical social worker.

I am so happy she is here, support clients on our team! Check out the website, 🔗 in bio to read more about Kasey ❤️💫📚

Happy !!
This is my why ⬆️
If you need help don’t hesitate to reach out to a local ! Many will accept your insurance (I very often do) and can see you in the period to prepare you and then in the to address any challenges and provide you with reassurance at minimum !!

I don’t always bring flanges to lactation visits, but when I do they require they’re own bag !!

Remember- not all are created equally! Size matters mama !!

For what ever reason you need to be a , I can help you figure out what works for you and your body 🍼🤱🏽🤰🏻
And this visit is covered by insurance just like any other visit 🙌🏽

This ! We hear about the all the time! Giving your enough contact is essential for growth and development, regulating their body temperature and nervous system and establishing . This is instinctual, biological, and should be done as often as possible with your into the whole first year!

Love spending time with my team ! A few of us were able to do breakfast this morning.

When building my team, I focused on bringing doulas onboard who do this work better than I do or have the potential to. These ladies are in fact awesome and have so many strengths to support others! I am so proud and grateful that they choose to be on my team !!

Check out the website to learn more about Emily, Gabby, and Amanda !!

I have a handful of clients turned doulas over the years !! If that’s you ….please reach out !! Maybe the on call lifestyle isn’t for you, I get it, being a is incredible, but it’s a lot, and a schedule is nice to have while stilling doing passion! Starting your work as a could be your jam !

I’m Marcella, owner here at Born With Love Doulas, and the new director of Active Birth Institute !

Fall Workshop on the calendar and happening in Haddonfield New Jersey !! Visit for details or check out the website @ activebirthinstitute.net !

Register before August 1st for the early birth special !

Aside from being basically water 💧 and delicious, watermelon is loaded with benefits for your body and thereafter !

🍉 reduces blood pressure and inflammation
🍉 improves circulation
🍉reduces 💪🏽 soreness
🍉 loads of lycopene great for bone health and antioxidants
🍉potassium and magnesium (hint we all need more magnesium !!)
🍉helps with constipation

Watermelon as well as other red fleshy fruits are an amazing addition to staying hydrated, healthy and satisfied on hot summer days ☀️

📢 Come hang with me at the Born With Love FREE Support group ! All are welcome, pregnant and postpartum !

Lets chat about birth. Baby, and beyond!!
June 16th at 1:00

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Doula Spotlight 📢
⏩Meet Emily !

Emily has been with Born With Love since the beginning! When I knew we were headed to building a team of incredible , at the top of my list of important elements that needed to be lined up for clients was continuity of care ! Not all of our doulas are Botha and , but Emily is! She possesses the education, experience and qualities that enable her to provide exceptional as well as . She works with her clients usually for overnight shifts, helping get the rest they need after .

Emily has 4 children herself and can assist support the as well as the parent. She has a wealth of knowledge and our clients love her !

Check out the latest ! If you are or with a this is a need to know 💡 🧠 💫 🤱🏽 🤰🏻

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NEW !!! Check it out 📢

NEW & EXPECTANT PARENTS GROUP at
in Haddonfield, NJ facilitated by
Yours truly !

Come hang out with me! You can be or in the with your ! I want to chat about all the things with you, provide resources, reassurance, and have come together too! If you’re breastfeeding and would like a weighted feed I will have my scale with me to settle your mind.
This group is open to ALL and FREE ! We can all offer each other some tips and relate to one another
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Bring a friend !

Meet Amanda ! An incredible on the BWL Team ! I met with Amanda months ago and immediately knew she was a great fit for our clients. She is new to Philly and lovin it, but not new to the at all !Amanda is an experienced and and very booked already in Philly and South Jersey. Her clients absolutely love her and I’m honored to have her on my team!

Head over to the website to check out more about Amanda, the rest of the team, and to schedule an initial zoom with me to get your birth and postpartum support as well as visits set up !

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THANK YOU !! Thank you to the amazing clients for your nomination ! We Won🥇 a LOVE ❤️ Award from for Best Lactation Consultant !

While I am the LC here at Born With Love Doulas, I can’t thank the on my team enough for helping our shared doula and doula clients throughout their from the start and throughout by following up with me, touching base, and guiding clients as they implement our plan.

is essential to breastfeeding success! Do not ever hesitate to reach out to your local IBCLC to get help early and often! I love what I do, I do not work a single day in My life 🙌🏽 🤱🏽🤰🏻🍼

Haters gon’ hate ! But based on one of my recent reels, I had to explain 🙃🤷‍♀️

Go check out the newest post !

What a great time spent with my team yesterday evening ! So many topics touched on, tips given, and insight shared ❤️❤️

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We have baby showers, sprinkles, gender reveals and who knows what else! What you actually need and what we get are very different though. The nursery accessories, endless clothes and containers to put your baby in are just not needed. Dozens of bottles, pacifiers, warmers of all kinds, oh my 🥲

What do we know about the and ?

✔️After your body requires healing, rest and proper nourishment is essential.
✔️Your should be with you as often as possible in the first year of life.
✔️Your first need is to attach, meaning they likely will hardly be ok with being in any container for longer than 20 minutes at a time if you’re lucky.
✔️Real support is necessary, not folks who want to come swoon over the baby.
✔️ need responsibility taken over and chores done
✔️New families need to eat and eat well !

So, if your , tell you aunt Suzy to drop off her famous soup and your neighbor to make her famous muffins and drop them at the doorstep. Maybe just maybe they can catch a glimpse. BUT hopefully not, as should be resting and feeding in bed for the first week at least ❤️

PASS IT ALONG 📢

This is what I envisioned when I brought my business to another lever of care ! Having a team means MORE support for clients, MORE continuity of care, MORE availability and flexibility and MORE doulas on this mission with me toward positive and empowering and experiences.

These are a couple pics from our recent Born With Love Team Meeting. So much connection, experiences and knowledge shared ! Can’t wait for next month with these ladies ❤️💫 🤰🏻🤱🏽👶🏻👶🏾👶🏽

If you are (for in the postpartum) and want to plan your peaceful, supported and informed birth and postpartum care, reach out to chat with me about a doula or doulas on the team that would be an amazing fit for you 💫💪🏽❤️

You’re going to hear way too much conflicting information about infant norms and what to expect ! Check out our newest blog post putting some things into perspective ❤️ 📖 🤰🏻👶🏽🤱🏽

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The postpartum time with a new baby can be so joyous, but can be impacted by the stresses of infant needs if parents don't understand them.

Some days we'll have crib naps, others we just hang on the couch. Maybe your pregnant and are hearing, "you'll never sleep again", and "all babies do is eat and sleep"? hmmmm (head scratch right)

It’s true. It really is!
After birth you may question if this is what you actually wanted. You may think it’s not for you. The constant feeding, the lack of sleep, the overwhelm. But regardless of what it looks like, everyone has challenges. They may not be exactly the same as yours, but it is NOT easy. Thankfully though, it gets better, you get into a groove, your baby adapts to their own rhythms and routines and you follow along. Things start to click again.

So just remember, somewhere, maybe even your neighbor is up all night with an infant too, frustrated and emotional.

This will pass, in the meantime, get help if total partner support is not doable or close supportive family. Support makes all the difference 💫🤰🏻🤱🏽

The is a delicate one. It can be quite simple but often feels complicated!

Taking care of yourself to ensure healing will greatly benefit those early days. Your needs feeding and but otherwise all the care should be for the so she can care for her ❤️

, , ….whats normal, what’s not, what does it all mean and what hat if it doesn’t pass ?!?

Check out this Born With Love Blog Post !
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We love what we do ! We are passionate about every new and expectant family having the care they deserve to educate and empower them toward *their* ideal positive and peaceful birth and postpartum experiences.

Think you need just a couple shifts of doula care weekly, this is doable. Do you think you need 6 nights and 5 days, yes! If you are in or near Philadelphia or South Jersey, reach out to plan for your support!
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We’ve heard it, want to achieve it, or hopefully are at a place where we finally know it’s nonsense. Infants should not be expected to . Human babies are born carry mammals, meaning they require closeness to a caregiver in order to feel safe. If an infant doesn’t feel safe they will let you know. Separation is just too much for many babies. Self soothing is a term that was never supposed to be used as something to expect of human infants nor is it something we can teach. Does it happen organically sometimes, yep! But this comes from a baby feeling safe. The way we help our infants to feel safe is show them that we are there when we need them ❤️

So the next time your baby cries when you put them down. Know that this is normal, they just need to be close .

If you are at the end of your and feeling spent, your provider wants to induce please think about the why. There are absolutely reasons for a medical , but often times induction happens when it isn’t medically necessary.

So what’s the big deal? Maybe you heard about the cycle of interventions, maybe you want an epidural anyway, maybe not, maybe you’re not even sure how it all works and are uncertain about your birth preferences. Know that inductions are usually a long process with taking often 18 hours on average after the start of an intervention. Providers use multiple ways to progress prior to the use of pitocin. This can all be exhausting and the effectiveness varies from person to person.

The risks for interventions that weren’t anticipated or wanted are often at play. Your positive birth and postpartum experience can very much be affected by this decision. Ask your provider about the process and if it is “necessary”. Discuss options and about waiting just a few more days for spontaneous labor to begin. Every day counts !

Enjoy a very Christmas if your holding off and waiting for your to arrive 🌲 ⛄️ 💫

Got to connect with a few members of the Born With Love Team (others were missed for sure) today over brunch. I am so blessed to know these ladies and work along side them. They are all amazing doulas and doing incredible things ❤️

It's important in pregnancy to always weigh risk versus benefit when deciding on if inducing labor and birth is the right option for you.

The holiday season is not a reason for induction There are many reasons that induction of your labor may be recommended. Many factors should play into your decision on this matter. Weighing risk versus benefit is key! While induction may be a good option for some pregn...

So thankful ❤️

Check out the new “why I needed a doula and it’s not why you think”.

My own birth experiences are what sparked a fire in me to pursue birth work over 12 years ago. I’m thankful for negative and the positive because I learned and evolved brought this to my own births and my work.

BUT with everything I know about birth, how to move, positions, managing labor contractions, focusing energy and releasing control, multiple experiences in my own briths and knowledge I’ve taken from the hundreds of births I’ve supported….I still needed a !

https://bornwithlovelactation.com/blog

How did your doula influence your birth?

Building a team of incredible doulas has been such a roller coaster. Making shifts as my business grows to care for and support more clients toward their positive and empowering birth and postpartum experiences has been well worth it though !

Messages from clients like this are why I do what I do and why I intentionally bring doulas on my team who share my philosophies on client care ❤️

If you’re a new or expectant parent, set up a free chat with me about your support needs ❤️