Etcetera
Resources for Conception to Postpartum
Prenatal Care
Childbirth Education and Birth Planning
Birth Planning Consultations
This is a great option for those looking for information and guidance on their journey but not sure about having a doula at their birth. Get coffee with Shannon and pick her brain for two hours, talk about your expectations, ask questions and prepare for an experience you will carry with you throughout life. You will get a kit designed to help you be confident in your choices, know what to anticipate, and help you evaluate your expectations for your birth!
Childbirth Education
Three of our doulas offer quality Childbirth Education Series! Find more info on each doula’s website: Laura - Marcia - Shannon
Don’t forget we offer a FREE quarterly 2 hour childbirth education course in person to help get you equipped for your birth experience.
Support for Labor
Your partner knows you and we know birth
Birth Doulas
Each member of Doulas Etc. offers support as a birth doula. You can get a feel for our personalities and experience on our About Page and set up a coffee date to ask questions in person. Picking the right doula really comes down to comfort and fit, deciding who you would be most comfortable with during such an intimate time. Know that we all serve our clients in a similar way. After your consult we meet for two prenatal visits to discuss your options for birth, outline your research in a birth plan and practice comfort measures. Your doula is then on-call for you by 38 weeks until baby arrives and will join you in active labor to provide continuous support for you and your partner. We will stay with you during the "golden hour" and help you establish breastfeeding then schedule a postpartum house visit to process your birth experience!
Postpartum Care
Taking Care of You so You Can Take Care of Baby
Placenta Encapsulation
Mothers who encapsulate their placenta report a more positive and healthier postpartum! Capsules have been reported to help naturally balance hormones, increase milk production, replenish lost iron, stabilize your mood and assist in preventing baby blues. Doulas Etc. has an APPA certified encapsulation specialist who serves mothers across Central IL. You can contact Shannon directly or fill out our contact form to see who has availability open near your due date.
Birth Circle
The Birth Circle in Peoria is a safe place to share your birth story and hear from other mothers. Women at any stage of their journey-- trying to conceive, pregnant, postpartum, experiencing loss or just interested in birth are welcome to attend. Come find your tribe of women to laugh, cry and lift one another up as mamas. Every month gives you a chance to process your birth or births you have attended. Every other month we have a guest speaker to share how they uniquely process birth. Speakers planned have spoken on birth art, birth photography, prenatal loss processing through talk and art, choosing a provider. Mark your calendar for the First Thursday of every month 7-8:30 pm at OSF Breastfeeding Resource Center in Peoria.
Postpartum Doula Care
Parents need nurture and support as they settle in with their babies. Postpartum doulas fill an important role in providing emotional, physical, and evidence-based informational support to the new family after the birth of a baby. Charity and Sheri are wonderful postpartum doulas.
Bereavement Support
When your journey doesn't go as planned
Still Birthday Doulas
In addition to emotional and physical support we are here to help answer the hard unexpected questions that accompany loss. Marcia is specially trained to specifically understand the process of pregnancy loss and infant loss and what that journey will entail for you and your family. At a time when you feel lost and unsure we are there to walk along side you. We have depth and understanding of the birth process, arrangements after birth, postpartum care and fetal development associated with pregnancy loss.