Anticipation and Beyond Doula Service can help you intricately visualize what style of birth you are seeking to experience.

Prenatal counseling sessions give you the important information needed to make informed choices during your labor and birth process. Childbirth options are endless.  However, sometimes a wealth of education and information can become overwhelming.  I can encourage you to identify your strengths, and relieve your fears and concerns.

I would like to offer this service to expecting parents.  Prenatal counseling would be a wonderful addition to your pregnancy and birthing plans.  Anticipation and Beyond prenatal sessions address the many issues that women face as they walk through the passage of pregnancy into childbirth then to motherhood.  Some parents might not want a total birth support package or they might have already taken a childbirth class and still have many more un-answered questions.  After reading countless pregnancy books and listening to the timeless stories of family and friends, you could be left even more perplexed and confused.  Let me help you sort through the myrid of myths and facts.  I can assist you through the navigation of this wonderful, but sometimes confusing journey. Leave the TV birth shows behind as you weigh real life facts. With over twenty years of childbirth experience, I can provide reassurance as well as a bountiful amount of information concerning pregnancy, labor, delivery, postpartum care, and breastfeeding.

This is not a class, but an intimate private consultation.  Instead of a classroom rate, I will be charging an hourly fee of $35 per hour.  This time spent together can also be used for writing a birth plan.  Birth plans can help you intricately visualize the style of birth you are wanting.  Birth plans need to be short, concise, and direct.  It is very important to keep an open and productive line of communication with your healthcare provider.  Healthcare providers in our area are very respectful of the birth plan you provide to them, so it is helpful to keep them friendly and in perspective. 

Some thought provoking questions should be discussed between you and your birthing partner.  A few of those questions should include: who would you like present for your birth support team? what type of coping skills would you use? how will you integrate the process of becoming a parent or a parent of more than one child? Learned beliefs, previous birth experience and relationship histories can bring un-productive fear to birth, I can help you work through these issues.

Prenatal Counseling will come from a voice of experience, along with a tremendous passion for trusting the birth process. Prenatal counseling will encourage you to find knowledge, skill, intuition, and support.  I will look forward to hearing from you, please use my contact page or give me a call if you would like to setup an appointment.