West Michigan Doula Company, LLC

Curious to know, would you consider hiring a sleep consultant if it meant helping your baby to sleep through the night 💤😴?

Some awesome tips for new moms! I’d love to hear what other tips you would add!

How I Plan to Feel More “Human” in the Week Following Birth - Latched Mama That first week postpartum I had never felt less “human” in my life. Everything was a haze of exhaustion, coupled with feeling like I had been in a physical fight and lost big time. I had anticipated the challenge of not sleeping, feeling exhausted, and coming to terms with a physical body I did...

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Add a little sunshine to your day by booking our postpartum doula services! Postpartum doulas can:

🤩 take care of baby while you take a shower and a nap
🧹 do light housework to take that stress off your plate
📚provide you with newborn educational tools to make you feel confident in caring for your tiny human
🥗🌯 help you meal prep
🍼 assist with basic feeding questions

These were too funny not to share 😂! Hope this brightens your day!

Did you know that you have endless options when it comes to pregnancy, labor, and postpartum? This can be really overwhelming. A doula can help you navigate these options and help you make informed decisions. The more confidence you have in your birth team and your birth plan, the better chance there is for success!

We are the “wedding planners” of the birth world!

Are you nervous about giving birth? Consider a doula! We can provide you with physical, emotional, and educational support to ease your fears to help you have the birth that you want!

Great news! We are live with our new course WMDC Birth Ed.!

Registration is easy, and once registered, you have access for life!

As promised, here are registration instructions:
1. Find WMDC Birth Ed. group and click "Join Group"
2. Log In to Venmo and send full payment of $299 to
3. Take a screenshot of your payment confirmation
4. Go to West Michigan Doula Company, LLC FB page and send message with screenshot of your Venmo payment.

All requests will be accepted within 48 hours!

Research has proven that information is better retained when learned over small, frequent lessons as opposed to a few large lessons. This is why we are introducing WMDC Birth Ed. - a childbirth education program with continuous pregnancy, labor, and postpartum education.

The program includes premier lifetime access to:

***An interactive, supportive community
***Pregnancy education
***Labor & delivery education
***Postpartum education
***Healthy eating ideas
***Q&A sessions with childbirth professionals
***Access to a doula to assist with birth plans, visualization, comfort measures, relaxation techniques, affirmations, and more
***10% off WMDC doula services to include virtual services

Sign up instructions to follow!

We are trained specifically to help you feel calm and in control from pregnancy to birth to postpartum.

Reach out today for a free consult!

More details coming soon!

Knowledge is power. Birth professionals are here to equip you with knowledge, ease your fears, and empower you to have the birth you want. Consultations are always free! PM us for more info.

Anyone else feel this way!? When is your due date?

Have you heard of PURPLE crying? Does your baby seem to flip a switch from happy to miserable in the evenings? This is a period called PURPLE Crying that begins when some babies are around 2 weeks old and lasts until they are 3-4 months. PURPLE stands for:

P- Peak of Crying
U - Unexpected
R - Resists Soothing
P - Pain-like Face
L - Long Lasting
E - Evening

“Kissing your baby changes your breast milk. Did you know that the undeniable urge to cover your baby in kisses serves a biological purpose? When a mother kisses her baby, she samples the pathogens on baby’s face, which then travel to mom’s lymphatic system. Mom’s body then creates antibodies to fight those pathogens, which baby receives through breast milk. What?! Amazing, right?”

http://www.mothering.com/articles/10-things-might-not-know-breastfeeding/ 📸: Dusktildawnphotography

Meet the Doula! Haley is a Certified Doula and owner of West Michigan Doula Company. Haley became a doula to take the fear and stress out of birth and parenthood, and replace those feelings with excitement, confidence, and enjoyment. She’s a Davenport University grad and a member of the Michigan Air National Guard. She enjoys a good joke, trying new foods, binge watching anything funny on Netflix, and spending time with her husband and 2-year-old son.

On a scale of 1-100, how ready are you for your baby to arrive?

Consultations are always free! Send a message to get started!

We have labor and postpartum openings for late spring and summer! Send us a message today!

Yes, this! This was said perfectly!

Don’t get us wrong- babies are adorable, amazing little creatures.

But.

We actually do this work because we love working with the parents of these tiny humans.

Whether it’s parents who feel unsure about what is to come or parents who are confident in all of their choices- We get the honor of sitting in a sacred space that allows us a front row seat to see them make choices to be the best parents they can be.

Babies are cute- But watching people become parents is BEAUTIFUL.

Another benefit of using a doula? Having someone there who’s excited about your birth, aware of your goals, and supportive of your decisions!

PM if you’re interested in setting up a consultation! We’ve got openings that we’re excited to fill!

So what is a doula? A doula is a trained person who offers supportive services in an unbiased, nonjudgmental way. A doula provides physical, educational, and emotional support during pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period.