Birth and Postpartum Doula Services

Support through pregnancy, birth, and the early postpartum period.

Nest & Gather’s doulas offer birth and postpartum doula support rooted in experience, compassion, and deep respect for each family’s unique journey. Our approach is centered on listening, education, and steady, grounded support—meeting families where they are and walking alongside them through this season.

Our Approach

We believe families deserve support that feels calm, affirming, and responsive. Our doula services are shaped by years of experience, continued learning, and our own lived experiences as parents.

Support may include:

  • Prenatal education and preparation

  • Emotional and informational support during pregnancy

  • Continuous labor and birth support

  • Postpartum care and check-ins

  • Lactation and feeding support

  • Gentle guidance as families adjust to life with a new baby

Care is always personalized and collaborative.

Our Doulas

  • Demi Carr

    Nest & Gather Founder, Birth & Postpartum Doula

  • Lauren Miller

    Nest & Gather Founder, Birth & Postpartum Doula, Babywearing Educator, Certified Lactation Counselor

  • Monica Heartwood

    Monica is a mother of two who came to birthwork through her own transformative birth and postpartum experiences. She is a full spectrum doula guided by the innate design of pregnancy, birth and postpartum and their specific support requirements. Monica supports women in discerning and following their own inner knowing to prepare for their most aligned birth, and in meeting the experience with openness and receptivity. She focuses on deeply nurturing the postpartum mother so that her energy can go to healing her own body, bonding with her baby, and integrating within her family system. Across all stages, nourishment, loving touch, and heartfelt presence define her work — she is there to listen, witness, and tend the mother. She provides grounded, gentle care so that mothers can move through the childbearing continuum in strength and coherence, and emerge in thriving health on the other side.

Schedule a Consultation

Choosing a doula is a personal decision. We offer complimentary consultations as a chance to connect, ask questions, and see if working together feels like a good fit.