Hello! My name is Lindsay Osterhoudt and I live in Raleigh, NC. I was lucky enough to discover Hypnobabies during my first pregnancy, before the days of Facebook and Social Media! I believe if you don't know your options in birth then you don't have any options! I'm excited to share my knowledge of Hypnobabies with families so they can make the best decisions for themselves and their baby during pregnancy and birth. I am a registered Hypno-Doula through Hypnobabies® and a Hypnobabies® Childbirth Hypnosis Instructor. I have had the pleasure of teaching for seven years, teaching over 85+ families, as well as using Hypnobabies® for the birth of my own five children. Additionally, I'm a Body Ready Method Certified Birth Professional. I have been trained on how to help clients prepare their bodies to improve baby positioning and pelvic space. I've prepared with specific hands-on tools to encourage progress and address delays and I can help you advocate for the birth of your dreams!
Hypobabies Childbirth Instructor & Doula (2017)
Body Ready Method Certified Birth Professional (2023)
English
I am a birth doula who specializes in hypnobirthing. I offer group or private Hypnobabies CBE classes in person and on Zoom. I also offer support to students who are doing a home study with Hypnobabies.
My husband and I cannot say enough positive things about Lindsay. She is an extraordinary doula. You know, some people are just made to do what they do. Well, Lindsay was born to bring babies into this world. She was magnificent at every step in our journey, from helping us figure out the details of our birth plan to calm and steady coaching and helping us navigate the birthing process, and being available constantly in those early days and weeks after our child’s birth. We just cannot recommend Lindsay highly enough — we will be forever grateful to her!
- Kavitha P.
"Our biggest fear was not having the magical experience that we both had been dreaming about. We wanted to experience the birth of our son in a new light compared to the birth of our daughter. We decided that we needed a professional with experience to support our dreams. Having a doula was truly the key to success. We were educated, informed, supported, loved, and championed through our entire pregnancy and birthing experience. I don't think I can pick just one thing that we found helpful because there was so much that we loved. We found the education, knowledge, reassurance, love, support, and physical presence to be unbelievably essential to our story. We had not anticipated the feeling of becoming family with our doula but we welcomed it greatly! Having a Doula is an investment, but it pays off 10 fold. There are things that I would sacrifice in my birth story but my doula is not one of those things. I could not have done it without her and our story would have never been as magical without her. The most valuable part for me was the physical support during my birthing time. This is when I felt like I was at my most vulnerable and yet every need was met before I even knew I had a need. It wasn't until we started taking our Hypnobabies class that we realized how important having someone in our corner was going to be. My only regret is realizing how amazing having a doula was later in my pregnancy. I wish I had come to this realization in my first trimester."
- Jacqueline B.
Social Media