Jessamyn K. | Birth Doula in CA

Expecting Bliss www.expectingbliss.com

    Practice overview

    Jessamyn is a second generation birth professional and began her journey into birthwork after the birth of her own daughter in 2007. She has supported hundreds of families in their journeys of early pregnancy through the postpartum years in childbirth education, labor and birth support, and bodywork. She is passionate about guiding families in this life changing time through education and being a trail guide in their own birth, utilizing her intuition, years of experience, continued learning, and years of bodywork therapies. She guides clients towards self-empowerment and informed decision making, while also providing steadfast side-by-side, hand in hand support physically and emotionally.

    Years experience

    13

    Families supported

    150

    Care philosophy

    I'm often asked by expecting parents what my birth philosophy is. It is this: birth is a physiologic process. It is something that our bodies and babies innately know how to do. I'm here to support the process, connecting with my clients, exploring their fears, and hopes and intentions for their birth, and help tap into their own spiritual, physical and emotional knowing of labor and birth.

    Services

    • General childbirth education classes
    • Lamaze classes
    • Adoption doula support
    • Bereavement doula support
    • Birth doula support
    • Postpartum doula support
    • Virtual doula support
    • Massage therapy
    • Babywearing
    • Birth photography

    Specialties and Experience

    • Cesarean birth
    • Families conceiving with ART and IVF
    • Induced and high medical technology labor and birth
    • LGBTQ
    • Over 40
    • People of color
    • Plus size
    • Postpartum mood disorders
    • Previous birth trauma and/or birth injury
    • Previous life trauma
    • Single parents
    • Surrogacy
    • Vaginal breech birth
    • VBAC
    • Waterbirth

    Care settings

    • Birthing center
    • Home
    • Hospital

    Languages

    • Spanish

    Credentials

    • CAPPA Trained Labor & Postpartum Doula
    • Certified Lamaze Childbirth Educator
    • Certified Educator of Infant Massage
    • NCTMB
    • Spinning Babies course completion

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    Pricing packages

    Gold Package
    Complementary virtual consultation Unlimited text and email prenatal support 24/7 on-call support from 38 weeks through birth Up to two in-person prenatal visits which include: clarifying birth goals, partner support and practicing comfort measures/coping techniques One guided birth meditation relaxation session for you and your partner at our final virtual prenatal session Side-by-side support through labor and birth One hour of immediate postpartum and breastfeeding support One in-home postpartum visit to process your birth, assist with breastfeeding, answer any questions and connect you to any necessary resources
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    Location

    Areas served

    • Los Angeles & Ventura counties

    • Shelli
      February 27, 2023 at 3:07 pm | Peer review
      5 /5

      Jessamyn is a bright light.
      She exudes warmth, encouragement, thoughtfulness, compassion and she will make you laugh with her sense of humor and make you feel at home when she hugs you.
      Jessamyn’s professionalism and education is refreshing and her hands are literally magic.
      Jessamyn has been a mentor to me in the birthing community and I am beyond blessed to have her in my corner.

    • Inna
      February 28, 2023 at 1:41 pm | Peer review
      5 /5

      Jessamyn is as good as it gets. I’m a Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) that has had many shared clients with Jessamyn. Jessamyn is highly skilled but more importantly, she is deeply present, empathetic, and exactly what families need when welcoming a new member. When Jessamyn is around, you feel relaxed, safe, and empowered.

    • Kavon
      March 6, 2023 at 6:10 am | Client review
      5 /5

      Jessamyn is experienced, supportive, kind and connected. She was basically our private tutor for all things pregnancy and birthing. What I liked most when we first met her was that she had hospital, birth center and home birth experience but wasn’t pushing us in any one direction, she was just supportive of us and our plan. We ended choosing to have a home birth with a midwife. My wife was in labor for around 18-20 hours at home and was very close giving birth but in the end she needed to rest so we ended up going to the hospital to have an epidural so she could sleep. Jessamyn was right there by our side after more than 36 hours. She worked harmoniously with the nurses and the medical staff while also advocating that the staff be transparent and communicate what they were doing when they were doing it. She enabled us to have a vaginal birth when it seemed the odds were against us. We are eternally grateful for the beautiful birthing experience she helped facilitate. She is a part of our family now.

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