Bonu deCaires

Prenatal Support.

We will discuss your preferences for the birth in great detail including preparation of your body, pain coping, your partner’s role (if you have one), communication with your care providers and how best I can support you (both) through this process.  This thorough preparation will help you not only know your choices but work on specific strategies to avoid the need for interventions. We will face your fears together and alleviate your concerns through information and preparation. I aim to support you in a way that will result in a smoother labor through mental and physical preparation. 

Availability.

You can contact me by email, phone, or video chat starting from the date of hire with any questions or concerns that you may have. Having your own highly experienced expert to reach out to anytime can be so helpful. Sometimes you aren’t sure what you have questions about, so also expect packets of highly curated information, and a detailed birth preferences sample to help you know what questions to ask that you may not even have thought of.

Labor Support.

I will be on call 24-7 for the four weeks around your due date. For those birthing in the hospital, I prefer to meet you at home in labor if possible and help you travel to the hospital and figure out when is the right time in labor to go. I will support you through the labor physically, emotionally, and by providing information to aid with decision making. I am experienced with relaxation techniques, positioning, hydrotherapy, massage, hypnosis, breathing, visualization, pain medications and other methods of pain management. I am happy to help your partner or other support person be more engaged or to aid them in staying calm during this intense occasion. I make a specific effort to bring the best out of the medical staff and engage everyone to work as a team.

Postpartum Support.

After the birth, my role is to help ensure that you have an oasis of calm interaction with your newborn. We will be in close contact during the days following the birth. I will then follow up with a home visit, usually within a week after the birth. This visit can include help with breastfeeding, healing, adjustment, soothing techniques for the baby, using a wrap or carrier, diapering as well as numerous other postpartum and newborn care issues.

While I am primarily a birth doula I do offer Postpartum Doula Services for families whose births I have attended. Unlike most Postpartum Doulas I am totally flexible with my families and do not require any commitment to a certain number of sessions. As your Postpartum Doula I am here to offer you non-judgmental, highly informative support in finding your own way as a new mother and family.