The Doula Leidy

11/14/2025

If you are birthing in a hospital and are wanting to stay as mobile as possible then start reframing your views around that HUGE bed that’s the focal point of that room. It’s not for laying down, it’s a tool for movement and pelvic engaging positions. Play with it, break it down, lift it up. Explore other areas in your room, specially the bathroom. Take advantage of the 🚽 and hydrotherapy 💦

11/13/2025

This is the perfect video to put your coping techniques to a test! A count down to an active labor . The more you set clear expectations and the more knowledge you gain about labor and its stages, the more present you are able to be in your experience. 🧠 Reframe your brain! Labor isn’t the pain we’ve gotten to know, the sensations you feel during labor are P- purposeful A- anticipated I- intermittent (they always give you a break!) N- natural Strong frequent contractions get you a baby and are the natural culmination of a healthy pregnancy. Embrace and welcome them. Do not fear them.

10/29/2025

I ran a warm bath, set up tea light candles, cued up her relaxing playlist and encouraged her partner to just sit with her as she let her surges come thru ,comforted by the warmth surrounding her. I sat right by the door, listening closely to her, coming in to every so often to keep her water warm, and her confidence high. A few moments later her roar shifted and she welcomed her baby boy earthside surrounded by love and support. She got her 🥰

10/28/2025

A mother’s instinct is like no other 💕

In 2000, a Mexican woman performed a C-section on herself after enduring 12 hours of constant pain. After 3 attempts to open her abdomen, she successfully made a 17 cm vertical incision, whereas a typical incision is 10 cm and horizontal. Remarkably, without any training.

In one of the most astonishing medical survival stories in modern history, 40-year-old Inés Ramírez Pérez from rural Oaxaca, Mexico, performed a life-saving C-section on herself after enduring 12 hours of labor with no access to medical help. Alone in her small home, she used a kitchen knife to deliver her child — a feat once thought impossible without surgical equipment or anesthesia.

After the procedure, she lost consciousness but survived, along with her newborn son. When local health workers found her hours later, both were alive and stable. Her case has since been studied in medical journals as a near-miraculous example of human instinct, courage, and resilience under extreme conditions.

Inés Ramírez Pérez remains the only documented case of a woman successfully performing a C-section on herself and surviving both the procedure and childbirth.

10/27/2025

I am in awe of the women I serve 🥰 In order to face your birth day with confidence you have to be willing learn about the physiology of birth. You have to be willing to put in the time to prepare your mind and body. You have to be willing to surrender and trust. She did that!!! And more. Way to welcome your baby girl on your terms, owing all your power, and surrounded by love and support. Thank you for allowing me to be your doula , K and baby A 🩷 🙏

10/26/2025

Spooky season : birth workers edition 🤣🎃

10/18/2025

Come with me on a full day of doula-ing! This amazing pair of mamas trusted me to support them thru the expansion of their family and I did not disappoint 🥰 what an honor it is to witness power and love at its purest form

10/18/2025

My clients nurse brought me coffee! Talk about a collaboration 🥰 a whole team dedicated to serving and comforting a laboring woman. Birth goes much smoother when everyone is working towards the same goal. Assemble a team, it makes a huge difference

10/15/2025

Dont shoot the messenger! The preparations that make the biggest positive impact in your birth and postpartum experience aren’t cutesy. They take work, they take introspection , they require you to tune in with your body and emotions. Let’s get you ready for a successful empowering experience 😊💪

10/11/2025

In home private classes are my jam! There’s something about sitting across from excited, eager to learn parents and stay active participants of their labor and birth. The candidness and familiarity that the comfort of your homes gives us ,makes way for some of the most productive conversations. We dive into what matters to YOU and discover your preferences for your big day and beyond! Major plus is that you get to take as many potty and snack breaks as you desire 😂

10/07/2025

Do not skip a good ! It’s one of the most impactful preparation you can make to approach your birth day full of confidence! Reach out for my private classes availability 😊

09/30/2025

Yes! Do this birth partner. Do all of this and more to provide comic relief and distractions. YOU know her best, you know how to make her laugh.

Pro tip: when she no longer finds you funny, we’re in business 😉😆