When you become pregnant, your lifestyle instantly shifts in a way that many people around you just can’t understand. And that’s ok. But with that shift comes questions, overwhelm, and a great desire for support.
Hiring a doula to advocate, support, and guide you through your pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experience can make all the difference.
A doula provides in person care, and alters their support tactics based on how you desire to feel during your entire pregnancy and postpartum experience. Coulee Health Doula services are currently available for those in the greater La Crosse region of Wisconsin. We will travel to support you at your birth within a 60 minute radius of our Coulee Health facility.
When you hire a Coulee Health doula, you’re investing in 20 years of combined experience, care, and expertise from a trained professional whose knowledge base becomes a gold mine for an expecting mother.
Coulee Health doulas are highly trained in:
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Core and pelvic floor dysfunction
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Movement
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Nutrition
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Childbirth support
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Postpartum support
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Lactation
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Advocacy
BEFORE HIRING A DOULA
If you need to ask more questions or learn more before hiring one of our doulas, we encourage you to book your FREE 30 minute doula consult. Consults can be held in-person at Coulee Health or virtually.
During your free consult you will:
- Learn about the individuals on our doula team
- Learn more about the doula process and how they can support you through this season
- Ask any and all of your questions. We LOVE questions, so make sure you write them down before the consult!
Birth Doula Support
This package includes:
- 2 prenatal visits
- During these visits you will learn the multiple ways a doula can support you through your experience, discuss your desires and questions, and leave with a list of topics to think about and/or discuss with your partner.
- On call support during the two weeks surrounding your due date
- Your doula will not make any additional travel plans during this two week period and is guaranteed to be on call 24 hours a day.
- Unlimited support during your labor and delivery
- During your prenatal visits, we will form a plan that best suits your needs and desires for when you will activate us for in person support during labor and delivery. This may look different for everyone and will be a customized plan.
- 2 postpartum visits
- Your first visit will take place 36-48 hours postpartum and usually lasts around an hour. Second visit 3-6 days postpartum and usually lasts around an hour.
- During the first visit we will check in, make sure feeding is going well, parent(s) feel comfortable and supported, have time to talk about how things went, answer any questions you may have, and of course help where needed.
- 3-6 days postpartum is when there is a big shift in hormones. During this second visit we want to check in to see if you’re feeling that shift physically and emotionally and make sure you’re feeling supported through it. This visit involves support, answering questions, listening, holding space, and providing resources where needed.
- If travel (beyond 1 hour drive time one way) is necessary for doula support: Client will cover the cost of travel, transportation, and lodging upon booking. Prenatal and postpartum visits may be held virtually if travel further than 30 miles from Coulee Health or the doula’s home is necessary.
Birth Doula Pricing:
2023 Rate: 1200.00
Coulee Health Doulas available to be hired for this service:
- Dr. Ellyn Halley [Availability: Booked through 2023]
- Gretchen Sawatsky [Availability: Booked through 2023]
- Katie Cohen [Availability: Booked through 2023]
- Kiele Deleeuw [2023 Unavailable]
- Meghan Tomlinson [Availability: Aug-Nov.]
POSTPARTUM DOULA SERVICES
A postpartum doula is a non-medical assistant in the days, weeks and/or months following the birth or adoption of a baby or babies.
Services Provided:
A postpartum care plan is individualized to the family’s specific needs and desires providing unbiased, caring, and supportive services to all types of families. Supports offered include but are not limited to:
- Support in physical and emotional recovery of birth
- Breastfeeding and/or bottle feeding support
- Light housekeeping + healthy meal preparation
- General infant care (bathing, diapering, massage, swaddling, comforting, baby wearing)
- Referral to local resources for parenting class, support groups, lactation support, mental health support and pediatricians
- Available by phone or email during normal working hours 7a-9p Mon-Fri, when not with client in person.
If travel over 30 miles is necessary for doula support: Client will cover a mileage fee of .60 per mile.
Coulee Health Doulas available to be hired for postpartum services:
Postpartum Doula Packages: day/night
- 4 hours: $160/$200
- 8 hours: $310/$350
- 12 hours: $460/$500
- 16 hours: $610/$650
- 20 hours: $760/$800
*Daytime: 8a-8p & Nighttime: 8p-8a
PLACENTA ENCAPSULATION
SCOPE OF SERVICE
After delivery, you will keep the placenta refrigerated, or frozen if it will be longer than 24 hours before the placenta transfer. You will then notify me by phone that it is ready for encapsulation. Depending on the package you have selected, you may have a family/friend drop off the placenta or it will be picked up from your location within a limited time window. Upon receipt of the placenta, it will be carefully steamed, dehydrated and encapsulated, yielding an average of 100 to 200 capsules depending on its size. As a Placenta Encapsulation Specialist, the process used is in complete compliance with OSHA. If Meghan plans to be out of town or traveling during the delivery, this will be communicated to you ahead of time, and the placenta can be frozen until her return to the area.
Some of the numerous reported benefits to placenta encapsulation include:
- Alleviated postpartum bleeding
- Enhanced uterine involution (uterus return to pre-pregnancy size)
- Improved and accelerated healing and recovery
- Reduced maternal postpartum pain
- Prevention or treatment of anemia
- Improved lactation
- Facilitated bonding with newborn
- Increased strength and vitality
- Prevention and relief of headaches
- Treatment and prevention of hypothyroidism
- Replenishment and regulation of hormones
- Improved quality of sleep
- Increased libido
Basic Package: 255.00
- Encapsulation of the placenta with Gentle Steaming Method (TCM)
- Written dosing and care instructions
- Placenta will be completed within 72 hours
**Does not include the pick-up or drop-off of the placenta. Placenta must be dropped off and picked up by a friend or family member.
Premier Package: 290.00
- Encapsulation of the placenta with Gentle Steaming Method (TCM)
- Written dosing and care instructions
- Placenta will be completed within 72 hours
- Umbilical Cord Keepsake
- Pick-up of the placenta from your place of birth.
- Delivery of the placenta to your home or other specified location.
** If round-trip travel greater than 30 miles is required, an additional $.60/mile will be added to the total cost.
Add-Ons:
- Placenta Tincture – $20
- Tree of Life Placenta Print – $10
Coulee Health Doulas available to be hired for placenta encapsulation:
- Meghan Tomlinson
BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT
A certified breastfeeding specialist on our doula team is available to educate and support breastfeeding families through pregnancy, breastfeeding initiation, and the normal course of lactation.
Breastfeeding support will cover issues such as (but not limited to):
- Engorged breasts
- Latching difficulties
- Sore or cracked nipples
- Clogged ducts
- Mastitis
- Thrush
- Inverted or flat nipples
- Tongue and lip ties
- Oversupply/Undersupply
- Feeding schedules
- Pumping
- Bottle-feeding
Breastfeeding support can be offered in the form of phone calls or in-home visits.
- Breastfeeding Support Fee: $100 per visit (Visit length: 2 hours)
Visits will include noting initial concerns, phone or in-person consult with client, addressing main concerns, and answering follow-up questions
Coulee Health Doulas available to be hired for breastfeeding support:
- Kiele DeLeeuw (Currently Unavailable for this Service)
*Note* Someone will contact you within one business day to schedule via email or phone.
BIRTH PHOTOGRAPHY
My focus in birth photography is to be a fly on the wall and honor your birth space. I aim to document the little details you might not notice and my favorite moment to capture is when you meet you baby for the first time. It’s a split second that will change your life forever.
Packages Available:
- The Complete Birth Story: $1600
- The Birth Story: $1250
- The Basic Birth: $1000
For next steps, download the guide below!
MEET YOUR COULEE HEALTH DOULA TEAM
- Dr. Ellyn Halley
- Meghan Tomlinson
- Kiele DeLeeuw
- Natalie Connell
- Renee Jakobi
- Gretchen Sawatsky
- Katie Cohen
REFUND POLICY
- Your initial (2022) 500.00 or (2023) 600.00 deposit is non refundable.
- If you paid the full amount and something happened where you needed to cancel your doula service:
- The initial deposit is non refundable.
- We will refund you the remainder (minus the cost of any doula services already utilized).
- Instead of being refunded, you will also have the option to apply the remaining amount towards other Coulee Health services.
NEED MORE ASSISTANCE BEFORE HIRING A DOULA?
If you need to ask more questions or learn more before hiring one of our doulas, we encourage you to book your FREE 30 minute doula consult.
During your free consult you will:
- Learn about the individuals on our doula team
- Learn more about the doula process and how they can support you through this season
- Ask any and all of your questions. We LOVE questions so make sure you write them down before the consult!