Melissa Vernon - Birth & Postpartum Doula

About Melissa

Hi! I'm Melissa, owner of Nest and Nurture ATX. I've worked as a birth & postpartum doula and childbirth educator since 2017. The core of my support is personalized care, advocacy, and compassionate guidance from pregnancy through postpartum. I believe in honoring each individual's unique birth preferences and fostering confidence and informed decision-making. It would be an honor to support you!

Birth & Postpartum Doula packages and pricing

Birth Doula Support

Birth doulas provide emotional, physical, and informational support before, during, and after childbirth. I help my clients understand and navigate the childbirth process, advocate for their preferences, provide continuous support, utilize comfort measures and techniques, and assist with communication with medical staff. My goal is to equip and empower you to have the birth you want. My support includes: - A free consultation to get to know each other and see if we are the right fit - Virtual support throughout pregnancy and early postpartum - One prenatal in your home where we create your birth plan and cover childbirth, breastfeeding and newborn care education - In-person support from active labor until 1-2 hours post delivery - One postpartum visit in your home - Resources and local referrals

$1,700 USD · Flat rate

Overnight Postpartum Support

Postpartum doula support offers practical physical and emotional support to new parents. My goal is to help promote a smooth transition to parenthood by helping parents adjust to their new roles, providing guidance and reassurance. My duties include: - Light housekeeping such as laundry, dishes, bottle/pump part washing, organizing nursery - Light meal/snack preparation - Newborn care throughout the night to ensure parents get maximum rest - Breastfeeding/lactation assessment and support - Physical and emotional support

$40 USD · Per hour

Virtual or In-Person Birth Planning Session

Whether you're planning to give birth in a hospital, birth center or at home, having a birth plan is an excellent way to help feel prepared and to communicate with your birth team and providers what your desires are for labor, delivery and the immediate postpartum for you and your baby. If you aren't sure where to begin, I'll help you discover what your ideal birth looks like and provide helpful insight into the many decisions you'll be faced with surrounding your birth.

$150 USD · Flat rate

What to expect

I offer in-person birth and postpartum doula support, virtual birth planning sessions, breastfeeding consultations and postpartum text support.

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Certifications, training, and specialties

Certification and training

DONA (2017)
Doula Trainings International (2019)

Memberships and affiliations

Central Texas Doula Association
American Association of Drugless Practitioners

Languages

English

Specialties

Abuse Birth and Lactation Birth Assistant Birth Doula Birth Support Breastfeeding Assistance and Support Breastfeeding Support Childbirth Education Codependency Issues Early Parenting Educator Evidence-Based Care Exclusive Pumping/Bottle Feeding Health Coach Home Birth Hypnobirthing Method Infant Care Labor Doula Low Milk Supply/Over Supply Mindfulness Natural Birth Natural Childbirth Newborn Care Newborn Prep Parenting Parenting Support Postpartum Care Postpartum Doula Care Reproductive Mental Health Sibling Preparation Support during Labor, Birth, and Postpartum Support in Pregnancy Loss Water birth