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Meet Your Doula
Tess Ferrara
CPD, founder
DONA Certified Postpartum Doula & Perinatal Nutrition Expert
Welcome! When I began my journey into motherhood, I was an educator. My teaching philosophy focused around inquiry - questioning everything we read and think we know in order to collaboratively arrive at an understanding. Little did I know that my work in the classroom would carry over into my parenting. Like many parents, I would arm myself with all the research I could find to navigate the growth spurts, crying fits, acid reflux, sleeping regressions, and emotional yoyo my hormones threw my way. I also found myself reaching out desperately to anyone who understood this stage and this transition. I felt very alone in my journey, despite having an incredibly supportive spouse.
This is truly when my passion for a different postpartum experience developed and where the genesis of my professional interest popped up. After three boys joined our family and walking through a miscarriage, I decided to formally put into practice what I naturally did for my friends - caring for mamas. I humbly approach the postpartum period with curiosity, resources, humility, and humor. The difference of a comforting ear, a shower, affirmations or adjustments in a feeding, and folded laundry is not insignificant and is incredibly rewarding. When I'm not loving on mamas and their families, I am chasing my boys to all the sports and activities, baking, hiking, and falling asleep during any movie I watch.
Tess's Services Offered:
Daytime Postpartum In Home Visits
Postpartum Virtual Support
Postpartum Planning Sessions
Postpartum Meal Services
Kathy Crawford
DONA Trained Postpartum Doula
more to come!
more to come!
Kathy's Services Offered:
Overnight Postpartum Visits
Daytime Postpartum In Home Visits
The Genesis Doula Services Philosophy
We believe that pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum transition are not meant to be independent endeavors but require the collective care and resources of helpers. Once baby is born, the consistent attention paid to the mama's body is dropped to focus on baby's health and development. The attention given to the mother's well-being is largely cast aside post-birth. Many other cultures have traditions around supporting the birthing mothers and the space around them. The community helpers carry the responsibility of caring for the mother so she can care for the baby and her recovering body. We can learn from their wisdom and bring the support structures back around the mother and her family.
We believe that parents are the experts of their babies. Parents know more about their babies than they might recognize; we hope to encourage you into a place of confidence and comfort and provide resources and referrals to further inform decision-making.
We believe that babies are intelligent and actively communicate with us about their needs and preferences. We support parents translating their baby's messages which results in a calmer, symbiotic dynamic in the family. We know that a supported, educated, rested, fed family is critical and necessary.
Katherine
"I cannot begin to express how incredibly grateful and appreciative I am for your support over these past months. Your listenng ear and wise words have instilled me with a newfound confidence as a mother. Thank you for helping me acknowlege the challenges, but also find the joy in these early days a family."
What Clients Say
Emilie
"Tess helped us so much--she was truly a godsend. There are so many ways she helped us, from latching/burping/bottle techniques (which, as a second-time mom I thought I knew what to do but my second child was VERY different from my first!), being an actual baby whisperer, invisibly doing things in the background (homemade snacks for lactation, meals in freezer, folding laundry, so much more), helping with the baby to give me time for self-care or so that I could have one-on-one time with my first-born. She helped us create such a peaceful, happy, low-stress environment in those first few months, and I learned so many things from her that I will use for the rest of my motherhood journey."
Natalie
"Something that was important to me was finding a doula who wasn’t judgmental, provided options and gave recommendations based on research. Tess did all of that and more. She has an incredible way of interacting where she is comforting, approachable and wicked smart. I couldn’t imagine where I would be on this motherhood journey without her, and I would recommend her services to anyone looking for a postpartum doula (or even if you aren’t looking for one, you should be!)"