Giving Hands Doula Support

11/04/2025

I’m Molly, the hands (and heart) behind Giving Hands Doula Support. I help parents feel strong, calm, and confident through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. Think evidence-based support, honest conversations, and zero judgment — just real care for real bodies.

Whether you’re preparing for birth, figuring out feeding, or simply trying to find your balance again, I’ve got you. Together, we’ll make this season feel supported, empowered, and a little more human. 🤲

Serving families in the DC Metro area — in-person & virtually.

10/15/2025

October 15th is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day

A day that so many of us wish we didn’t need.
But one that means everything to those who’ve been there.

The babies we carried but never got to meet.
The ones we held but had to say goodbye to.
The moments we dreamed of that never came.

It’s a grief that never really leaves.
It just becomes quieter over time.
It shows up in the still moments,
in the “what ifs,”
in the love that still lingers.

If today is heavy for you, I see you.
You’re not alone in this.
Your baby mattered. Your love still lives.

At 7 p.m local time people all around the world will light candles
a wave of light across the darkness
for every little soul we’ll never forget.🕯️
💗

08/23/2025

What an exhilarating day yesterday as I supported my birth clients as they welcomed their baby boy, and just 3 doors down and 5 hours later, my postpartum clients welcomed their baby girl! Welcome to baby Loch and baby Ksenia! 💗💙

08/21/2025

Body Ready Method® is a revolutionary training exclusively for birth pros who are ready to make a difference with every client or patient they work with!

I am honored to join them as a group leader and support the learning and success of the training participants!

BRM®’s flagship training program teaches how to apply its method from pregnancy, to and through birth and beyond. BRM® is for anyone who works with (or wants to work with!) perinatal, birthing or postnatal folks. PTs, OTs, doulas, body workers, nurses, midwives, chiropractors, fitness professionals, yoga teachers, childbirth educators, Ob-Gyns, and any other birth professional are welcome to join us in shifting the paradigm of prenatal prep and birth care.

Participants have joined the training at the beginning of their careers and some after decades of experience. There is a place for everyone in the BRM® community and I can't wait to support participants in their journey. Will you join us?

We will not only learn and grow together, but through Body Ready Method® I believe we can truly transform our work and make a positive impact in the birth world!

Feel free to PM me with any questions and for a coupon code! The last day to register is August 22, 2025!

08/19/2025

Upcoming family event for local families!

08/18/2025

Body Ready Method® is a revolutionary training exclusively for birth pros who are ready to make a difference with every client or patient they work with!

I am honored to join them as a group leader and support the learning and success of the training participants!

BRM®’s flagship training program teaches how to apply its method from pregnancy, to and through birth and beyond. BRM® is for anyone who works with (or wants to work with!) perinatal, birthing or postnatal folks. PTs, OTs, doulas, body workers, nurses, midwives, chiropractors, fitness professionals, yoga teachers, childbirth educators, Ob-Gyns, and any other birth professional are welcome to join us in shifting the paradigm of prenatal prep and birth care.

Participants have joined the training at the beginning of their careers and some after decades of experience. There is a place for everyone in the BRM® community and I can't wait to support participants in their journey. Will you join us?

We will not only learn and grow together, but through Body Ready Method® I believe we can truly transform our work and make a positive impact in the birth world!

Feel free to PM me with any questions and for a link to register! The last day to register is August 22, 2025!

08/06/2025

FREE Virtual Lactation Clinic!

Drop-in hours:
Wednesdays | 9AM–3PM EST
Saturdays | 10AM–2PM EST

No appointment needed. Just show up for real-time help with latch, supply, pumping, or weaning — led by student consultants and supervised by Leslie Owens, RN IBCLC.

🔗 https://tinyurl.com/lactationclinic

Need help outside of clinic hours?
Call our Warm Line: 888-791-MILK — available 7 days a week from 8AM–11PM EST for free breastfeeding and pumping support.

You don’t have to do this alone. We’re here.

10/31/2024

No matter which state you might be in this Halloween, I hope it ends with a little of the latter!🎃

08/04/2024

Such important information!

Last week the AAP released a statement that if you are struggling with Breastfeeding, the first person you should go to is a pediatrician. Here's the problem with that: most pediatricians have less than three hours of lactation training and the good ones only have about 10 hours. They aren't trained to do a full functional assessment and breastfeeding assessment. If you're struggling with Breastfeeding, your first person you get support from should be a lactation professional with over 90 hours of training!

The statement also said oral ties are being corrected to frequently and the only thing that matters is adequate weight gain 🤬 What about mom being in pain? What about speech? What about oral development and airway development? What about reflux and constipation?

Oral ties are so complex and require support from multiple professionals including lactation, chiropractors, cranial sacral therapist, Pediatic dentist or ENT, pediatrician, myofunctional therapist, and a speech or occupational therapist. If they are not corrected they can have life long consequences! Tara and Amanda are not strangers to how oral ties have negatively impacted their lives as adults. We still have lots to learn but to put a blanket statement out there without access to full information is unprofessional.

Organisations like the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine are the professional experts that are continuously researching and improving breastfeeding outcomes. They are the ones to listen to about lactation protocols.

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07/30/2024

Such an inspirational story!

When Allyson Felix, a renowned Olympic athlete, discovered she was expecting, her primary sponsor, Nike, was prepared to reduce her endorsement agreement by up to 70% and advised her to 'know her place and just run.' However, Felix did not accept the offer and instead chose to leave Nike to start her own line of running shoes called Saysh One. Despite giving birth to her daughter via an emergency c-section seven months into her pregnancy and spending over a month in the NICU, Felix made an incredible comeback and qualified for her fifth Olympics. She proudly wore her brand of running shoes and went on to win 11 medals, surpassing Carl Lewis for the most track and field medals by an American in history. In addition, Felix has partnered with Pampers to launch the first-ever nursery at the Olympic Village, providing a space for Olympic mothers to bond with and nurse their babies amid their competitions.

07/04/2024

Happy 4th of July!🇺🇸

01/04/2024

This couldn’t be more true!💗