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Welcome to G.R.I.T. Doula Co.

Grounded. Resilience.

Intention. Transition

At G.R.I.T. Doula Co., we offer physical, emotional, and informational support to mamas during prenatal, labor & delivery, and postpartum. Our approach focuses on empowering women to navigate the transformative stages of motherhood with confidence and resilience.

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Hiring Amber as our doula was one of the best things we did for our pregnancy and delivery. 

During the early and middle stages of pregnancy, Amber educated us in what to expect, helped us draft a birth plan, went over breathing and positioning techniques, and helped us navigate prenatal appointments.

When we found our baby was breech at 37 weeks, Amber provide hands on training and exercises to try to get baby to turn into a more optimal position. 

We had wanted a low intervention more natural birth. However, in late pregnancy my blood pressure started to rise. My OB wanted to schedule an induction which was not originally in our birth plan. The night before, Amber provided us with at home interventions to try to kick start labor to hopefully avoid further interventions in the hospital. 

It was during labor that Amber was the biggest blessing from the Lord. Labor was one of the most difficult things I had ever endured. Amber helped me achieve a minimal medical intervention birth by helping me change positions, providing hands on support for movement activities, encouraging breath work, helping my husband support me, and working beautifully alongside my medical team and husband. When I kept repeating “I can’t” Amber encouraged me to keep going.

Even post partum Amber has been amazing. She provided homemade meals and the most amazing recovery basket filled with sitz bath materials and placental encapsulation. 

Overall, I would hire Amber as our doula time and time again. She helped me achieve the most beautiful pregnancy and birth story and I am so thankful for her support.

Sydney

Alexa Young, CA

Our Support

G.R.I.T. represents being GROUNDED in your body and faith, building RESILIENCE through each wave of labor, moving with INTENTION in every decision and honoring the sacred TRANSITION into motherhood.

Our support is designed to nurture and empower new mothers during the transformative phases of motherhood. From prenatal education and labor support to postpartum care, we are committed to providing personalized care for every mama.

Prenatal Support

Preparing for Motherhood

Growth and development of baby, milestones, questions for your provider. We will go through your birth preferences, building your birth plan, as well as laboring positions and breathing techniques.

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Postpartum Care

Nurturing Recovery

Postpartum care focuses on nurturing the mother's recovery, assisting with newborn care, and providing emotional guidance as she transitions into her new role with confidence and resilience.

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Labor & Delivery Assistance

Empowering Birth Experience

We offer continuous physical and emotional support during labor, advocating for the mother's birth preferences, and fostering a nurturing environment for a positive and empowering birthing experience. We help the partner help you!

Carlsbad Birth Support

About Me.

Hello! Thank you so much for stopping by and visiting my page.

Hospital Birth, Birthing Center Birth

I married my high school sweetheart, and together we have five wonderful children—three boys and two girls—ranging in age from 17 down to 8.

 

I was blessed with an amazing OBGYN for all but our oldest. He truly allowed me to labor in a way that felt comfortable for me while still accomplishing the goal of safely bringing our babies into the world. My very last birth, however, was one I was unexpectedly terrified of. I don’t fully know why, except that I struggled deeply with postpartum depression after baby number four.

 

When it was time to go to the hospital, the doctors looked at my nurses and said, “Leave her alone. She knows what she’s doing, and if she needs you, she will call you.” I remember the nurses looking at him like, Are you sure?—but they listened. That birth ended up being the best one. It was just my husband and me, and the nurses came in only when it was time for our baby to arrive.

 

As time went on, I began having conversations with new moms about their labor and delivery experiences, and so many of them were nothing like mine. It broke my heart that they weren’t having positive experiences—but what hurt even more was realizing that many of them didn’t know they had a voice or the right to be heard.

 

That realization is what birthed my desire to support and serve mothers. I want to help moms become informed about their rights, learn natural ways to navigate labor, and feel empowered to make the decisions that are right for them. I provide emotional, physical, and informational support—everything in between.

 

I am certified through Luma Nova Rural Doula Training, based in Southeast New Mexico, and I also received my training through Brilliant Birth Academy as a certified essential oil birth consultant. It is important to maintain safe uses of essential oils during pregnancy, labor and delivery.

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I am a certified placenta encapsulator. 

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I am so excited, I am currently expanding my training in postpartum care to better assist families with newborn and maternal support.

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Carlsbad, NM certified doula
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