Kaitlyn McEntire

Birth Doula

5 years of experience

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Colorado Springs, Colorado

Kaitlyn McEntire

Birth Doula

Colorado Springs, Colorado

5 years of experience

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About me

Hello, friend! I'm Kaitlyn - Colorado Springs' ONLY certified doula AND birth photographer. Families come to me for the trifecta of birth services (aka photography, videography & doula support), and leave their birth experience not only with powerful images and video, but with meaningful doula support and impactful, tangible art. I’m deeply inspired by the resilience, joy, and self-knowing that happens in the birth space. Giving you space and support to experience that, and giving you the ability to look back on that powerful knowing is why I’m here. Alongside birth work, I regularly donate bereavement photography to families experiencing pregnancy and infant loss, and help families richly document and embrace their pregnancy and postpartum (read: get both photos AND video of your pregnancy/newborn, PLUS doula-level support throughout the whole process).

Education

B.S. Chemical Engineering, Brigham Young University (2018)

Certification and training

Certified Birth Doula, Spectrum Doula Academy (2020)

Certified Birth Photographer, Birth Becomes You (2020)

Bereavement Educated: Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss and the Advanced Workshop for Providers Supporting Pregnancy and Infant Loss, Camille Hawkins, LCSW (2022)

Memberships and affiliations

The Motherhood Anthology Member

Birth Becomes You Member

Specialties

Birth Doula Birth Photographer Birth Videography Breastfeeding Photography Evidence-Based Care Family Photography Fresh 48 Photography Grief and Loss Home Birth Labor Doula Loss and Bereavement Doula Maternity and Family Photography Maternity and Newborn Photographer Maternity Photography Natural Birth Natural Childbirth Newborn, Baby, & Birth Photography Newborn Photography Perinatal and Infant Loss Postpartum Photography Pregnancy Loss Support during Labor, Birth, and Postpartum Support in Pregnancy Loss

Languages

English, Portuguese

Service introduction

Maternity photography & videography (both more traditional and intimate) Prenatal visit(s) (birth plan assistance, basic training in comfort measures, fear releasing, etc.) Birth photography, videography & doula support Newborn/postpartum photography & videography (including fresh 48's, siblings meeting baby for the first time, baby's first portraits (natural, baby-led posing), your first family photos with baby, breastfeeding, self-embraces, and more) Postpartum visit(s) (processing your birth, mental health check-ins, additional support as needed) Family & milestone photography & videography (family-centered, to document the changes as your smallest one grows)

Packages

Birth fee: doula support + documentation

Your birth fee reserves your due month on my calendar, and includes my doula support throughout your pregnancy, birth & postpartum. Doula support includes: 1-2 prenatal visits, birth support from active labor through 2-ish hours postpartum (while I'm also documenting your birth with photos and video), and a postpartum visit and reveal in your home. Your birth gallery (photos), films, and products are purchased separately.

$1,400.00

USD Flat rate

Session fee: maternity, newborn, and motherhood photography

Your session fee reserves your in-home, outdoor, or studio session, and also includes access to the Client Wardrobe, thoughtful session planning, and luxurious support every step of the way. Every session – whether in your home, the beautiful Colorado outdoors, or at the downtown Colorado Springs studio – is documented with both photo and video, and includes time for both traditional and intimate portraits. Digital files, films (videos), albums and wall art start at $500 and are purchased separately at your reveal and ordering appointment in your home, 2-4 weeks after your session.

$350.00

USD Flat rate

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Frequently asked questions

Do you have dresses and clothes that will fit me and my family in the Client Wardrobe?

As a business that serves pregnant and postpartum parents, we pride ourselves on carrying flexible and adaptive pieces with inclusive sizing (currently XS-3XL dresses, as well as men’s shirts), and comfortable, kid-friendly clothing for your littles (NB- size 8). We’re always adding pieces, so check in at your wardrobe consult for the latest!

Can you really be my birth photography/videographer AND doula??

Over the course of most births, there's ample space for me to interweave my different roles - especially if you have a partner and birth team that are comfortable supporting you as well. That being said, I'll focus most of my efforts towards what you want and need most, and occasionally recommend my clients get a dedicated doula.

What is your view of birth? (What's the "perfect" birth?)

Birth is beautifully unpredictable, transformative, and sacred. Though my younger doula would've said that the "best" birth was at home, uninterrupted, and unmedicated, surrounded by family, that perspective has shifted a bit over the years as I've listened and learned from birthing families. Now, I hope that my clients have a provider who fully respects them, supports their birth values, and that they feel warmly supported in their birth journey - wherever they choose to birth, and with whatever tools they choose to use. I do my best to help my clients make decisions with evidence-based information (while also acknowledging that I'm NOT a medical professional and have my own biases), feel validated and supported in the experience they choose, and to help them see the beauty and strength in their efforts. Birth will always take effort, always takes courage, and always deserves loving support.

What do bereavement services look like?

Bereavement services are flexible to each loss family's unique circumstances and experiences. Most will call me (or have family call me) as soon as they're able after they find out that baby has passed (or that their babe will most likely die soon after birth). I'll come and document and support them through whatever part of the loss process they feel would be meaningful: their induction, meeting and saying goodbye to their baby (including doing anything with baby they wish - holding them, bathing them, dressing them, spiritual rituals, etc), their funeral, etc. I can also edit phone pictures/video taken at the hospital after the fact. All the images and/or video are delivered (both in color and black and white) in a private gallery for the family to see, download, and keep, whenever they are ready. When I am not available, I do my best to connect them with fellow birth workers that are; every family deserves to have meaningful images of their babies to hold onto in their grief.

Where are you located, and how far do you travel?

I'm based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and serve birth clients as far north as southern Denver (Littleton and surrounding areas), and as south as Pueblo. (I'll travel a bit further for maternity/newborn/family clients.)