Your Cheyenne & Fort Collins
Doula
Birth is better with a Doula ❤️ As one of Wyoming’s most experienced birth doulas, my goal is for you to have an empowered, informed, and supported entrance into motherhood… however that looks for you! Your doula support begins during your pregnancy and has a heavy emphasis on childbirth education, self-advocacy, and intuitive decision-making. I’ve seen firsthand how these three factors can transform a birth experience into something profound.
Birth can take so many different paths, and we will explore all its possibilities and come up with a plan together…. helping you feel prepared and confident when the big day finally arrives. And of course, you will have me by your side providing continuous labor support and encouragement as you meet your baby. You’ve got this!
So, What does a doula do?
Informational Support and Education on:
Breathing, relaxation, and positioning techniques
The stages of labor and birth
How to self-advocate in a medical setting
All of your options regarding you prenatal care and birth
Physical Support during labor:
Counterpressure and hip squeezes
Massage and soothing touch
Creating a calm environment
Encouraging fluids and nourishment
Emotional Support:
Reassurance, Encouragement, and Praise
Helping you work through fears or self-doubt
Answering questions as they arise
Reassuring your spouse or birth partner
Meet Danielle
I’m a certified birth doula, birth photographer, home birth mother, wife, and professional hype woman for moms!
I want you to know: You are safe with me. You don’t have to act a certain way with me… just let go. Be silly, scared, brave, frustrated, loud, ecstatic, and everything in between. Regardless of how wild or chaotic your birth may seem to you, I promise to showcase its beauty.
I truly believe that positive birth experiences can change motherhood, and therefore change the world. EVERY person deserves to have an empowering and informed birth experience.
Are you ready to do this?
I am the right doula for you if:
You believe pregnancy and birth are normal family events
You feel called to take radical responsibility of your birth experience
You’ve been called (or self-identified as) “crunchy” or “scrunchy” a time or two
You want someone in your corner who ALWAYS believes in you
You believe strongly in bodily autonomy and informed consent, and believe those same rights extend to your baby.
You have fears, reservations, or worries about childbirth and want love, guidance, and encouragement along the way.
Research-Based Evidence on DoulasA 39% decrease in the risk of C-Section
A vaginal birth is more likely with continuous labor support from a professional doula.
15% increase in the likelihood of spontaneous vaginal birth
With a doula, it is more likely to have a vaginal birth without labor-inducing drugs, or instrument-assisted delivery.
31% decrease in the risk of birth dissatisfaction
Education, advocacy, and support support from a doula can increase the chance of birth satisfaction.
love notes from families
“After 2 c-sections, I knew my next birth needed to be different, and I knew Danielle needed to be my VBAC doula. She helped my husband prepare and I knew that with the two of them I could birth this baby unmedicated. She was the hip squeezing queen during contractions. She also was so observant and knew exactly the right time to switch things up to help my baby along. Danielle captured the most breathtaking pictures of this life- changing birth. I am so unbelievably grateful for her.”
~Liz
“Danielle was present, grounded, kind, and empowering. She supported me through every moment, helping me navigate the intensity without any pain intervention. When a true emergency occurred, Danielle became our voice: asking all the right questions we hadn’t even thought to ask, advocating for us, and finding a way to be in the operating room with us. She talked us through every step and helped keep us calm when the world suddenly felt upside down. I wasn’t able to see my baby for five hours due to complications, and Danielle never left my side. She supported me emotionally, continued advocating with the medical team, and made sure I was not alone during those painful hours of separation.”
~Kimberly
“Danielle provided me with amazing support throughout all of my pregnancy, labor, and is still someone I can reach out to today, 8 weeks post partum, if I needed to talk! I had a 9 hour unmedicated labor and I know that if Danielle hadn't been on my birth team it probably would have turned out much differently. She provided so much knowledge about counter pressure, ideas for position changes, and encouragement from the time she showed up at my house to three hours after baby was born!”
~Katherinepricing and collections...For Doula Support
Doula Support & Birth Photography
$2600
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-Comprehensive doula support through the perinatal period (2 prenatal visits, birth support, and 1 postpartum visit, as well as unlimited text and phone support as questions arise)
-Photography coverage from active labor through 2 hours postpartum
-On-call from 38 weeks until delivery
-Unlimited time at birth (I'm there as long as I need to be!)
-Unlimited, professionally-edited images
-Print and social media release
Payment plans are available and flexible... I want to make this accessible for your family! Please inquire about full pricing details and about military or home birth discounts.
Optional Add-onsPriced exclusively as an add-on to Birth Packages
Maternity Photography
$400
Newborn Photography
$400
frequently askedDoula SupportQuestions about
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Usually, I do not offer doula support as a stand alone service without photography. I’ve seen that the addition of birth photography does wonders for birth processing. HOWEVER, I have made exceptions in the past for people who feel I am the perfect doula for them but are opposed to photography in their birth space. If you feel like this is you, please inquire.
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Being on-call means I am fully available to you 24/7, day or night, and ready to join you whenever you are ready. I do not travel more than 30 minutes from home, I do not engage in any activities that would interfere with driving, and I have my phone on and nearby 24/7. It also means I have gas in my car, and my bags packed and ready!
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I do not place a time limit on birth doula support. I join you once you have reached a strong active labor pattern, or as soon as you request my presence, and remain with you up to 2 hours postpartum. I’ll be there as long as I need to be!
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Absolutely! It is an immense honor to join you during your cesarean birth. Ceasrean moms still benefit from the education, advocacy, and emotional support that a doula can provide.
Be aware that some doctors or hospitals have policies against me being in the OR, but I’ve had many clients fiercely self-advocate and my presence has been granted. If you hire me for a planned vaginal birth and end up with an unplanned c-section, I will do my best to join you in the OR. If that is not possible, I will rejoin you as soon as possible in the PACU.
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If you have a spouse or other birth partner, please know that I am never there to replace them! I know birth, your partner knows you, and together we make an amazing support team. I can support and educate your partner on how to be helpful to you in labor. I will teach them how to do hip squeezes, reassure them that things are normal, or explain what they are seeing if they are confused.
Now that you’ve learned more about doula support,Let's talk about YOU!
I want to learn more about you, your family, and your desires for birth and motherhood. Our consultation is free, no obligation, and no pressure. Let’s see if we are a good fit for each other!
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