Jenn P. | Birth Doula in Ledyard, CT

I was called to birth work after the births of my first two children. The first of my children came after a very traumatic labor and delivery experience. I spent much of his infancy healing and wishing things had gone differently. When I became pregnant again, I knew I wanted things to go much differently and hired professional doula support. I peacefully welcomed our second child into the world with great joy for a positive, healing experience. I wanted this feeling to become something more families experienced. I wanted to help people have birth experiences they could look back on with fondness, as I was now able to do. I signed up for training almost immediately and supported my first family when my youngest son was just eight months old. When we chose to expand our family once more, we were faced with challenges as we navigated pregnancy losses and secondary infertility. We soon found ourselves immersed in the world of reproductive technologies as we underwent IVF to conceive our daughter. While it was a very difficult experience, it also filled me with a new insight on navigating pregnancy and birth both after loss, and making the transition to maternity care after graduating from the fertility clinic.