Kaleigh Herter

Chicago, Illinois

Kaleigh Herter

7 years of experience

As an infant to early childhood nanny, it has been my complete joy to witness parents blossom fully into their roles as loving, foundational caregivers for their children. In my time as a doula, that joy has increased tenfold as I have been able to witness the exact moment that this unconditional love and care is born. The birth of a new human is remarkable, but the birth of parents should be held and cherished just as thoughtfully and deeply. My philosophy as a doula is whole-family care; we got us, we take care of us by taking care of each other. I'd love to be a part of your journey whether you're adding your first or your tenth to your family. Sliding scale rates available: Birth $800-$1200 Postpartum $30-$35/hr

Yhwdith Yhadath Dinah Yasharahla

Chicago, Illinois

5.0 (1 review)

Yhwdith Yhadath Dinah Yasharahla

7 years of experience

Hello my name is Yhwdith-Yhadath! I am a certified doula and have been for about three years. I am also a medical professional with NURSE AIDE CERTIFICATION in 10 states and counting and 3 classes down for my LPN LICENSE.

Recent review

Yhadath was amazing !!! Handled everything in a very professional manner I couldn't be more happy with her service. I would recommend her to family and friends!! All needs where met thank you soooo much

- Shmahyah I.

Niki Flood

Chicago, Illinois

Niki Flood

15 years of experience

Life is made of moments. Some of these moments will be easy, while others will be harder to navigate. No matter the ease or difficulty within that moment, it is still YOUR moment. As your Doula, I want to be there to help navigate the moments that may be a bit difficult, very difficult, or even the easy ones. Communication is very important, and I feel it is one of the main components to making sure that you, as a whole, are being seen, heard, supported, and appreciated in each and every moment. I am currently working on my certification through Doula Trainings International (DTI).

Jennifer Allen

Chicago, Illinois

Jennifer Allen

8 years of experience

Hello! I am a scrunchy mom of two, and I have lived in birth world for the last 5 years serving dozens of families. I support all birth, postpartum, and feeding journeys. I have my bachelors of science from DePaul University with research focus in infant gut development, and I am certified for birth work through DONA. I am happy to support you and your family throughout your story!

Nia Ellis

Chicago, Illinois

Nia Ellis

9 years of experience

I am a Full Spectrum Doula and yoga instructor who specializes in supporting whole family units through the transition of a new baby in the home. I have extensive experience with working in private homes and with all ages. I recognize the enormous transition that a family experiences when welcoming a new baby and am here to provide care and support in whatever way a family needs.

Erin Van Engen

Chicago, Illinois

5.0 (3 reviews)

Erin Van Engen

6 years of experience

Hi! I am Erin Van Engen, a pediatric Physical Therapist Assistant and Certified Child Sleep Consultant. And I LOVE sleep! Sleepless nights are not just a given, or a right of passage into parenthood and you do not have to just wait and hope your child grows out of it. I guide parents to follow gentle techniques to teach babies to sleep on their own, enabling them to sleep through the night. I help establish good routines and boundaries for older children to stop bedtime resistance and ensure kids are getting the appropriate amount of sleep. Whatever age your child is, let’s get started teaching them independent sleep habits so your whole family can enjoy a well-rested, happy and healthy life!

Recent review

Erin has helped us with both of our children. We started our oldest at 18months and then our second child at 7 months. Both experiences were great! I can’t believe the differences she helped us make. We were rocking them to sleep and then they would wake up when we tried to leave the room. Bedtimes were hours long battles of trying to rock to sleep and then army crawl out of the room only to have them wake up 30 min later. We loved her methods and she was very responsive to any questions we had. She tailored her plans to our needs and we can’t recommend her highly enough. If you are on the fence just give her a call!! Sleeping is a wonderful thing for everyone!

- Brittany K.

Tabresha Posey

Chicago, Illinois

Tabresha Posey

5 years of experience

My name is Tabresha “Breezy” Posey. I am a Certified Birth and Postpartum Doula living in the Chicagoland area. As your doula, it is my practice to create opportunities for birthing people and their family to be informed, emotional and physically supported throughout this intimate experience. My goal is to ensure the birthing person feels safe, empowered, respected, and heard throughout the pregnancy, labor and delivery experience. My background consists of an A.A.S in Early Child Development, B.A Humans Services along with Certified Labor and Delivery certification. I am a student of life and learning; and have a Life Coach certification and I am working on my 200 hr.Wellness, SELA and Yoga certification. In my free time I love to travel, walk in nature and spend as much time as I can with my grandchildren. I also love solitude, reading and daydreaming.

Sydney Gelb

Chicago, Illinois

Sydney Gelb

5 years of experience

Hi! My name is Sydney, and I am That Doula! I am DONA certified and have my bachelor’s degree in child development and education. I am also infant CPR, AED, and child CPR certified. Prior to being a postpartum doula, I was a nanny for more than 3 years. It was a transition from being an infant teacher at a child development center. When I worked as an infant teacher, I had a class of 8 infants, ranging in age from 6 weeks to 15 months old. I took care of the infants basic care needs, while also teaching them sign language, performing baby yoga, and creating developmentally appropriate activities to help them meet milestones. All students were on eating and sleeping schedules as it is impossible to feed 8 infants at once!! I was also a major support system for my students' families and often babysat when I wasn’t at the school. The parents of my students could always count on me for ideas to help their littles ones sleep better, eat better and be on a good schedule. As a nanny, I had all the responsibilities of my teaching days and more. Helping a family raise children involves so many moving parts and I have tackled them all. I became a doula because I love helping people. More importantly, my previous experience makes me ideally suited to assist with older siblings as they adjust to their growing family.

Mayra Buitron

Chicago, Illinois

Mayra Buitron

12 years of experience

Compassionate birth and postpartum doula hoping to provide holistic culturally sensitive and evidence-based support. Spanish and English speaking.

Heather McCullough, CPM, LM, Doula & Doula Trainer

Chicago, Illinois

Heather McCullough, CPM, LM, Doula & Doula Trainer

31 years of experience

Partnering with families during fertility journeys, pregnancy, & the childbearing year from a holistic midwifery & integrative health lens. 27 years of caring for families as Midwife & Doula, centering birth advocacy & justice throughout. +2,000 births🧡

Michelle Humbert

Chicago, Illinois

Michelle Humbert

3 years of experience

Heyy Yall, I'm Michelle social worker by day and certified birth doula by passion located in Chicago. My main focus as a doula is make sure I'm supporting your goals and interests. Within my business mental and nutritional health are pillars in the structure and embedded in all that I do since it impacts all part of your life especially in birth. My goal as a doula is reinforce your desires and educate you with warmth and compassion. There's so many things in life that are hard childbirth shouldn't be one of them. In my free time I'm a proud auntie, reader, sometimes chef/baker, I love watching Golden Girls every night and picking a new hobby every season to try out!

Heather Bethune

Chicago, Illinois

5.0 (4 reviews)

Heather Bethune

21 years of experience
Accepts insurances

Hello! I'm Heather Joy, oldest of nine kids, and mother of four. Caregiving on every level is my life's calling-- mentally, emotionally, logistically, and physically! I am dedicated to healthy boundaries that empower the caregivers I work with so we can do sustainable work that truly nurtures the nurturers. I love brainstorming with new families when challenges arise-- I excel at developing systems, routines, and rituals that work best for each unique family. I also stay up to date on evidence-based care, melding my knowledge with the power of intuition to meet new families personalized needs. When I'm not working, learning, or caregiving, I spend time walking in Chicago's prolific nature, cooking with my kids, and socializing in my neighborhood. (LGBTQIA+ ally, religiously inclusive, and generally grateful to walk alongside any and all types of family units where love and peace are the priority!)

Recent review

I met Heather when my baby girl was just three days old. As a first-time mom with no family around, I needed support during my postpartum period, and Heather's exceptional care was truly invaluable from day one. She taught me everything from changing diapers to bathing my baby. Heather approached parenting as a trial and error process, guiding me through different methods, such as finding the best way to swaddle my baby, understanding that every baby is unique. Her calming presence was instrumental in helping me cope with the significant identity shift and potential postpartum depression that new moms often face. I wholeheartedly recommend Heather for her expertise, compassion, and unwavering support

- Shahrzad

Antonia Speranza

Chicago, Illinois

Antonia Speranza

5 years of experience

Antonia brings a calm and caring presence to family’s homes and is passionate about providing evidence-based, empathetic, and non-judgmental support to growing families in the Chicago area. With her extensive background in child development (MS Child Development, Infancy), she leaves each family feeling confident in not only caring for their new baby, but in supporting their development as they continue grow!

Kyla Conner

Chicago, Illinois

5.0 (1 review)

Kyla Conner

11 years of experience

I'm a trained professional doula that provides emotional, physical, and educational support to pregnant women and families during and after childbirth. With 10 years of experience with infant and maternal health I can always reassure my clients they will get the best care and servic

Recent review

We are incredibly grateful for Kyla and the support she provided during our postpartum journey. Kyla was calm, compassionate, and knowledgeable, which immediately put us at ease as new parents. Kyla provided overnight postpartum support, helping us rest while ensuring our baby was cared for with patience and attentiveness. Kyla supported feeding, soothing, routines, and early milestones while also checking in emotionally and making postpartum recovery feel less overwhelming. As our needs changed, Kyla transitioned seamlessly into a nanny role, continuing to provide consistent, nurturing care. Kyla’s doula background truly sets her apart, and we would highly recommend Kyla to any family looking for a dependable and supportive doula or nanny.

- Corinne A.

Damiana Andonova

Chicago, Illinois

Damiana Andonova

14 years of experience
Accepts insurances

J’adore Mon Bébé was founded by a first-generation female immigrant and proud second-generation doula with one very simple mission, to give every baby an equal welcome. Our mother-daughter founders bring a combined 45 years of experience, and provide services across the care continuum, including preconception care, fertility doula services, childbirth education, high-risk birth doula care for medically and socially complex birthing people, perinatal loss doula services, and a full suite of postpartum care such as daytime and overnight care, lactation support, and healthy sleep rituals training. Our care approach is highly collaborative, and we empower our patients to develop deep, strong, honest relationships with their medical care providers (OBs and midwives) . We believe that we all need to work together in aid of birthing people and their families to make births safer, more respectful, and empowerful. We are also proud to provide a selection of concierge care services including healthy materials nursery design, baby event planning, travel doula services, healthy home consults, and babymoon planning. Many of our families have leveraged these services and found our proprietary GOTS-certified organic cotton swaddles, sustainable wallpaper, nursery art, and baby carriers to be very helpful as well. Our team have supported clients in three cities and have worked in a variety of birth settings. We hold certifications from Birthing from Within, DONA International, PAILAdvocate, Healthy Material Lab, and many others. Some of us have master’s degrees, are CNAs, IBCLCs, and more. We invite you to explore your wellness in our care at www.jadoremonbebe.com.

Sarah Vesely

Chicago, Illinois

Sarah Vesely

2 years of experience
Accepts insurances

As a mom of three, Sarah is passionate about creating equitable, empowered birth experiences for all her clients. She was inspired to become a labor doula after seeing the gaps in support for pregnant and birthing people as well as new parents. Sarah is passionate about helping to provide her clients with the agency to have a positive birth experience, no matter what that looks like! In her free time, Sarah is an avid reader, cultivates her vegetable garden, and loves to spend time with her three girls and husband.

Carrie Sobel

Chicago, Illinois

5.0 (3 reviews)

Carrie Sobel

16 years of experience
Accepts insurances

Hi everyone! I'm LGBTQ+ friendly and I believe all families deserve love and support. I'm a certified postpartum doula and I provide daytime support in the city of Chicago. Not only can I provide excellent care of your newborn, but I'm there to provide support for the whole family by assisting with breastfeeding or bottle feeding, making meals and snacks, answering questions about newborn development or postpartum recovery, and generally providing emotional support during a time that can be both joyful and stressful. I take your family's health seriously, which is why I'm fully vaccinated and boosted, and I've received the Tdap vaccine. I get a yearly flu shot and I keep my CPR certification updated.

Recent review

Carrie is amazing. She brings a sense of calm wherever she goes, and has an incredible supportive energy. She’s wonderful at anticipating needs without being asked, and an expert in all things postpartum. Whether it’s making a warm meal or snack, holding a hand (or baby!), or troubleshooting the highs and lows of this very special time - Carrie is my first choice. Thank you for everything you do!

- Alexa D.

312Doulas Chicagoland

Chicago, Illinois

312Doulas Chicagoland

18 years of experience

312Doulas: passionate about helping families have healthy and happy births! We loves to help create a unique roadmap to baby (and beyond) with clients by instilling confidence thru education, evidence based information and with support. Philosophy: “Each birthing parent’s body, pregnancy, birth path, values, and labor are different and with empathy and compassion she loves to help prepare, support and honor the birthing parents and their process while teaching savvy strategies to cope and to navigate maternity care.”

Gerda Ameyaw

Chicago, Illinois

Gerda Ameyaw

18 years of experience

As a newborn care specialist and night nanny I love making an impact and bringing out the best in your baby. I am very passionate about overall infant growth, development and wellness. You will be amazed at the leaps in developmental milestones your baby will meet ( feeding( lactation), sleep, gross and fine motor skills etc). I offer overnight, daytime and virtual support I look forward to connecting .

Joy Thomas

Chicago, Illinois

Joy Thomas

5 years of experience

Hello Beautiful Mama, My name is Joy Thomas and I am your Birth & Postpartum Doula servicing Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana. I believe that the Freedom to Choose is your Maternal Birthright! My goal is to ensure you have a safe, peaceful, confident and well supported pregnancy, birth and postpartum period. Ready to Birth with Joy? #ChooseJoy