Benefits of Hiring a Lansing Doula
If you’re within a 1.5-hour radius of Lansing MI, hiring a Lansing doula is a great way to ensure you’re well supported during labor. With McLaren Health Care Labor and Delivery / Birth Centers and UM Health-Sparrow situated right in Lansing, Henry Ford Jackson only forty minutes away, and Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital at University of Michigan Hospital an hour away, a Lansing doula is optimally located to attend your birth. Ideally, you’ll be in contact with your birth doula as your labor begins and progresses, so your doula can join you at the hospital when you’re ready. Some moms worry that their doula might not make it to their birth if the hospital isn’t right in town, but unless you typically have very fast labors, your birth doula should be able to make it to you.
Why Hiring a Lansing Doula Gives You Birth Experience & Insight
Not only will your Lansing Doula be in close proximity to you, but your birth doula will also likely have experience at a number of different hospitals and can use that insight to help you prepare for birth at the one you’ve chosen. For example, different hospitals will have different policies on whether water birth is allowed and if so, what the qualifications are. Your local Lansing doula will likely know the answers to these questions, or she’ll be able to flag this as information you should ask and discuss with your medical provider.
There is also a robust home birth community in the Lansing area. Home births are attended by Certified Professional Midwives or Certified Nurse Midwives in Michigan, and a Lansing doula is a great addition to your team. Similarly to laboring at the hospital, a birth doula can support you during a long early labor at home, providing companionship, comfort, and ideas for resting or keeping labor moving. This gives the midwifery team space to be well rested for the actual birth.
A Lansing Doula Will Know Resources for Prenatal and Postpartum Support
A Lansing doula is going to be familiar with resources available to the general community regarding birth support. She can help you find prenatal and postpartum support. Whether it be referrals to parent classes and groups, therapists who specialize in postpartum depression and life transitions, or to local lactation consultants for asap breastfeeding help, a Lansing doula will have a pulse on the resources in the area.
Essentially, you’ll want to find a Doula in Lansing MI that lives relatively geographically close to you, knows the area’s options, and is a good fit with you personally. If you’re not sure which hospital you want to give birth at yet, or if you’re trying to decide if you want to have a hospital or a home birth, your birth doula can give you information about both and help you sift through your thoughts and feelings as you determine what’s right for you and your baby. It’s a wonderful thing to prepare well for your labor and birth, as it’s a truly defining experience. Your local birth doula will help you do just that and be with you throughout the entire experience, from prenatal to postpartum.
Contact Me Today For A Free Consultation
I’m a Certified Birth Doula and I’m here to support you in achieving your vision of the best birth for you. Your care will be personalized to you. Contact me today for a free 30 min consultation. I serve families giving birth at hospitals or at home within a 1.5 hour radius of Lansing. Learn more about my doula services in Lansing.
