Full Service Maternity Care for Evidence Based Parents.

Birth Doula Support

If you have found my website, you probably already know that a birth doula provides continuous physical, emotional, and informational support during childbirth. But does anyone actually understand what that mumbo jumbo really means? It means that I will meet with you before birth, forming a relationship and bond with your entire family. I will provide a plethora of childbirth information, and probably a few laughs too. During labor I may be a shoulder to lean, cry, or puke on (it happens sometimes). I will squeeze your hips during contractions, tie your hair up when you just can't manage to move another inch, ensure you receive full informed consent for medical decision making, and remind your partner not to sing "Ring of Fire" when you are pushing. A birth doula is like a personal trainer for birth. I will help you develop a plan, hold your hand, cheer you on, and adjust the plan as needed. To my clients, I am a teacher, an encourager, a confidant, and most importantly, a friend.  

Prenatal Education

Parenting and birth doesn't come with a manual, but that doesn't mean you have to fly in blind. I have developed a variety of prenatal education classes that don't suck. This is not your moms lamaze class! My classes are just like my clients, there is a huge variety, but they are all really really fun. I offer classes for the mainstream mom who just wants to know how to survive while she waits for the anesthesiologist to arrive, a class for the mom who wants to stay fit and active during pregnancy, a class for the hippy homebirthing mom, a class for the busy parents who don't have the time for a childbirth series, and every other type of parent in between. I also offer classes that teach breastfeeding and how to take care of yourself postpartum. Because, you guessed it, that doesn't come with a manual either. Classes are offered all over the OKC metro area, as well as offered in home, for the parents who want a little more privacy and one on one time. (Or they just waited until the last minute. That happens too.)

Postpartum Doula Support

Have you thought about who will help you out after you have the baby? Yep, I do that too! A postpartum doula is a lot like a birth doula. There will be bodily fluids, there will be tears, but this time there is a human outside of your body. Your body has just been pushed to its physical limits, you and your partner are running off of a couple hours of sleep, birth hormones, and maybe a little bit of caffeine. You both have a million questions, "Is this normal?", "Am I doing this right?", "What do I do now?". As your postpartum doula, I will answer all of your questions. (I'll google the really weird obscure ones.) I will assist you with nursing or bottle feeding, provide help with physical postpartum healing, and keep everyone in the family fed and clean. I will always respect your parenting decisions, and provide information if you're really not sure how you want to parent yet. Postpartum doula care is varied just like birth doula care, but you can rest assured that you will have a friend to hold your hand and walk you through this transition.

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​Sooner State Doula was founded to provide full service care for the growing families of Norman and the Oklahoma City Metro. The transition into parenthood begins with high quality prenatal education, continues with compassionate birth support, and ends with experienced postpartum care. Sooner State Doula is committed to empowering, and encouraging parents to seek evidence based care as well as protecting a parents right to birth and raise children as they see fit.

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