Doulightful Beginnings Birth Care

Doulightful Beginnings Birth Care 41 births attended since 2018. Birth Prep Course now available! Free consults available! Hello! This is a decision I have never regretted.

Emotional and physical support during pregnancy, birth, & postpartum to help women make informed decisions about the care they receive both in & out of hospitals. I am Chelsey Hernandez Whitcomb, founder of Doulightful Beginnings Birth Care. As a former teacher, I believe continual education is the cornerstone to our growth as individuals and this was even more true during my pregnancy. When I was pregnant with my daughter in 2016, I saw “Business of Being Born,” which completely changed how I viewed pregnancy and birth and I realized I had so much to learn! From there, I read Ina May Gaskin’s “Guide to Childbirth” and took a Bradley Method birthing class. It was through this decision that I decided to hire a doula to help at my birth. I learned that a doula offers emotional and physical support during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum and that the doula’s primary role is simply to be there for you, your baby, and your partner during this special time. Studies have shown that women supported by a doula in labor have a 50% reduction in c-section rate, 25% shorter labor, 60% reduction in epidural requests, 40% reduction in Pitocin use, 30% reduction in analgesia use, and 40% reduction in forceps delivery. My doula was there for me during my pregnancy, answering every question I had and helping me to interpret the things my doctor was saying. She reminded me of things to ask my doctor and also provided me with evidence based research to make informed decisions about my birth. During labor, I credit my doula with helping me achieve an unmedicated natural birth. She reminded me of my strength and helped me get mentally back into the hardest part of labor. She didn’t take the place of my baby’s father or the other people in my birthing room. She complemented them and added her expertise and guidance when needed, while also reminding hospital staff of my goals and desires for my birth. She showed me how to breastfeed just after my daughter was born, which I still can’t believe we’ve successfully done for 15 months! My doula was also there postpartum. She visited me once I was settled at home to check on my well-being and helped me remember parts of my baby’s birth story that I had forgotten. After my daughter’s birth, I became a “birth junkie” and had to read every article I found. This is the moment when MY doula suggested I become A doula! This was also when I realized the importance a woman’s birthing experience is and how much it can impact her life by giving her a sense of empowerment or a feeling of defeat. Now it is my passion to be the doula YOU need me to be whether you choose to deliver at a hospital, birthing center, or at home! Thus far, I have attended 18 births since March 2018 and had my second child at home in 2020. I completed my doula training with a local Houston midwife, Shannon Stellhorn, of A Sacred Journey Midwifery Services and finished my doula certification in October 2019. I have also attended workshops on Acupressure (April 2018), Spinning Babies (August 2019), Bengkung Belly Binding (February 2021) and recently (December 221) became a trained Hypnobabies® Hypno-Doula after scoring a 100% on my Hypno-Doula Training and can labor assist mothers who have already taken a hypno-childbirth class such as Hypnobabies® or Hypnobirthing. Additionally, my professional listing can also be found on the Hypnobabies® website under "Find a Hypno-Doula." Please log in on your desktop to view my website www.DoulightfulBeginningsBirthCare.com and check out testimonials and my birth availability through my DoulaMatch profile at https://doulamatch.net/profile/19506/chelsey-hernandez

If you’ve read this far, THANK YOU! If you are pregnant or know someone who is, please contact me for a FREE consult! I offer discounts for teachers, military veterans/active military, and emergency response workers. Other discounts also available! Much Love, God Bless, and Happy Birthing!

~Chelsey Hernandez Whitcomb, CLD, HCHD (Certified Labor Doula, Hypnobabies® Childbirth Hypnosis Doula)

11/15/2025

This is why prenatal visits with my clients are so important. It’s to prepare, not scare. The things we talk about may not ever happen, but if they do, I don’t want the first time my client hears it to be during their birth.

Hello current and former clients! BirthCo is taking nominations for their Best in Birth awards and they want people to ...
11/15/2025

Hello current and former clients! BirthCo is taking nominations for their Best in Birth awards and they want people to nominate individual providers. I would greatly appreciate your nomination for Best in Birth and/or Best Childbirth Educator. It would mean so much to be nominated as this has been a HUGE year of growth in working with families and could mean so much moving forward. If you feel like the information I presented in birth class, prenatal visits, or how I served during your birth helped prepare you for your birth or got you through it, I would greatly appreciate your nomination. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.

https://www.birth-co.com/best-in-birth

11/14/2025

In October 2018, the skies above Queensland, Australia, turned an eerie shade of gray before erupting into chaos. Fiona Simpson, 23, was driving with her 78-year-old grandmother and 4-month-old baby along the D’Aguilar Highway near Nanango when the weather shifted from heavy rain to a violent supercell storm. Within moments, hailstones the size of tennis balls began slamming into the car, shattering windows and filling the vehicle with shards of glass and ice.

Acting purely on instinct, Fiona climbed into the back seat and threw herself over her baby’s car seat, using her own body as a human shield. The hail pummeled her back, arms, and face, leaving her bruised, cut, and bleeding — yet her baby beneath her remained almost untouched.

When the windshield gave way, she moved the infant into the car’s front footwell, the only space offering any protection, and then turned to help her grandmother, who had suffered deep cuts to her arms.

That night, the storm left a trail of destruction — hundreds of homes damaged, more than 330 emergency calls, and vehicles torn apart. But amid the chaos, Fiona’s act of maternal courage stood out.

Later, she wrote on Facebook that the sound of the hail was so deafening she couldn’t even hear her baby cry. All she knew was that she had to keep her daughter alive. The photos of her injuries — her back and arms covered in deep purple welts — spread across the world, a haunting reminder of what love looks like when it refuses to yield.

Fiona was hailed as a hero and nominated for a bravery award, though she humbly rejected the label.
“I only did what any mother would do,” she said — and in those words, she defined what courage truly means.

She’s talking about that shoulder dystocia scene in “The Pitt.” (Such a good show other than that scene though!)
11/13/2025

She’s talking about that shoulder dystocia scene in “The Pitt.” (Such a good show other than that scene though!)

☠️🤣🤣🤣 Watch with sound.
11/13/2025

☠️🤣🤣🤣 Watch with sound.

11/12/2025
Beautiful.
11/11/2025

Beautiful.

It’s not often I’m early to a prenatal visit at a client’s home, so this morning I drove around the corner and grabbed s...
11/11/2025

It’s not often I’m early to a prenatal visit at a client’s home, so this morning I drove around the corner and grabbed some delicious beignets and soaked up some of the goodness of the Psalms from a book written by a former teacher of mine. I highly recommend “Everlasting: Peaks, Valleys, and Grace in the Psalms” by Christina Hergenrader. My church is doing this as a women’s Bible study and it’s already resonated with me so much. https://a.co/d/3bS4tCG

Delta Chiro and Wellness is a great option for chiropractic care whether or not you’re pregnant.
11/11/2025

Delta Chiro and Wellness is a great option for chiropractic care whether or not you’re pregnant.

🤰 Embrace a Healthier Pregnancy with Chiropractic Care

At Delta Chiropractic & Wellness, we support expecting mothers in achieving optimal health through chiropractic care. According to the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA), chiropractic adjustments can help:
-Alleviate common pregnancy discomforts such as back pain, sciatica, and nausea.
-Enhance pelvic alignment, potentially leading to a smoother labor and delivery process.
-Support nervous system function, contributing to overall well-being for both mother and baby.

Our team is trained in the Webster Technique, a specific chiropractic analysis and adjustment that aims to reduce the effects of sacral subluxation/ SI joint dysfunction. This technique is particularly beneficial in balancing pelvic muscles and ligaments, optimizing the mother's pelvic function, and reducing undue stress to the uterus or supporting ligaments.

If you're expecting and interested in learning more about how chiropractic care can support your pregnancy journey, contact us today!

📍 League City, TX
📞 713‑893‑9777
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11/11/2025
I did the exact same thing when I had my son. Only difference was I didn’t tell anyone.
11/11/2025

I did the exact same thing when I had my son. Only difference was I didn’t tell anyone.

Her videos are worth it every time. 🤣 Beautiful illustration of how a Foley balloon works in an induction. I’ve had sev...
11/09/2025

Her videos are worth it every time. 🤣 Beautiful illustration of how a Foley balloon works in an induction. I’ve had several clients use a Foley.

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Hello! I am Chelsey Hernandez, founder of Doulightful Beginnings Birth Care. As a full time teacher, I believe continual education is the cornerstone to our growth as individuals and this was even more true during my pregnancy. When I was pregnant with my daughter, I saw “Business of Being Born,” which completely changed how I viewed pregnancy and birth and I realized I had so much to learn! From there, I read Ina May Gaskin’s “Guide to Childbirth” and took a Bradley Method birthing class. It was through this decision that I decided to hire a doula to help at my birth. This is a decision I have never regretted. I learned that a doula offers emotional and physical support during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum and that the doula’s primary role is simply to be there for you, your baby, and your partner during this special time. Studies have shown that women supported by a doula in labor have a 50% reduction in c-section rate, 25% shorter labor, 60% reduction in epidural requests, 40% reduction in Pitocin use, 30% reduction in analgesia use, and 40% reduction in forceps delivery. My doula was there for me during my pregnancy, answering every question I had and helping me to interpret the things my doctor was saying. She reminded me of things to ask my doctor and also provided me with evidence based research to make informed decisions about my birth. During labor, I credit my doula with helping me achieve an unmedicated natural birth. She reminded me of my strength and helped me get mentally back into the hardest part of labor. She didn’t take the place of my baby’s father or the other people in my birthing room. She complemented them and added her expertise and guidance when needed, while also reminding hospital staff of my goals and desires for my birth. She showed me how to breastfeed just after my daughter was born, which I still can’t believe we’ve successfully done for 15 months! My doula was also there postpartum. She visited me once I was settled at home to check on my well-being and helped me remember parts of my baby’s birth story that I had forgotten. After my daughter’s birth, I became a “birth junkie” and had to read every article I found. This is the moment when MY doula suggested I become A doula! This was also when I realized the importance a woman’s birthing experience is and how much it can impact her life by giving her a sense of empowerment or a feeling of defeat. Now it is my passion to be the doula YOU need me to be whether you choose to deliver at a hospital, birthing center, or at home! Thus far, I have attended one birth and I have attended training with a local Houston midwife, Shannon Stellhorn, of A Sacred Journey Midwifery Services. I will also be attending an Acupressure workshop in April in addition to the other requirements for my certification. Additionally, please log in on your desktop to view testimonials and my birth availability or check out my profile at https://doulamatch.net/profile/19506/chelsey-hernandez If you’ve read this far, THANK YOU! If you are pregnant or know someone who is, please contact me for a FREE consult! I am offering special pricing over the summer and am also offering discounts for teachers, military veterans/active military, and emergency response workers. Other discounts also available! Much Love, God Bless, and Happy Birthing! ~Chelsey Hernandez