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My Doula Kelly, LLC

My heart's desire is that you have the most satisfying birth as YOU define it.

Whether you decide to have a non-medicated, medicated, or c-section, I am there to support you.

02/10/2026

Peek-a-boo!

Thought this one deserved a spot on here. 😉

If I have been your birth photographer, there is probably at least one photo that I am in. Did you spot me in your gallery? Some are more obvious than others.

01/25/2026

This cord was in small pieces. I was pretty sure it was going to fall apart as soon as I picked it up. But it melded together so beautifully.
For the momma who this belongs to, you are so loved. ❤️

01/22/2026

I pray a lot at births.

I pray for the details.
That my client will trust her body and that their story will unfold like it is suppose to.
That fear would be completely cast out —it is not welcome here.
I pray that baby is healthy and doesn’t have any complications….

There is so much that I want to control when it comes to birth. But I can’t. So I pray.

01/19/2026

Let’s play two truths and a lie…which one is the lie?:

1) To date, this birth is the longest birth I have supported
2) I was at this same hospital (Rose) three times in one week and the same room for two of the three!
3) This is their second baby.

01/04/2026

⭐️2025 baby names:
(Peep me in the mirror during this newborn session)

💙 16 Boys

- Banks
- Hendrix
- Thresher
- Miles
- Peter
- Samuel
- Jayse
- Julian
- Vander
- Zane
- Wyatt
- Kanan
- Caleb
- Weston
- Jayce
- Conrad

🩷 15 Girls

- Summer
- Dovey
- Sonny
- Emilia
- Josephine
- Lenna
- Remi
- Eden
- Glenna
- Vivian
- Charlotte
- Scarlett
- Iris
- Evallie

Are you expecting a baby in 2026? What are the top names that you have on your list?

01/01/2026

⭐️2025 doula/photography stats⭐️

**share what you are proud of from 2025 in the comments

31 births
- 2 Backup for births
- 3 Photo only births
- 2 Doula only births
- 26 Doulatog births

Birth locations:
- 8 Home
- 6 Rose
- 1 Littleton
- 1 St Anthony North
- 2 Avista
- 2 Lutheran
- 1 Boulder Community
- 5 UC Health Anschutz
- 1 Good Samaritan
- 1 PSL
- 2 UC Health Highlands Ranch
- 1 Platte Valley
- 1 Birth Center of Denver
- 1 MCR - Loveland
- 1 St Joseph’s

Transfers
- 4 Transfer from Birth Center to Hospital…1 needed c-section
- 3 Transfer from home to Hospital …two needed c-sections

24 Vaginal Birth
7 Cesarean Birth

13 Unmedicated
18 Epidural -7 for c-sections

9 Birth clients that added placenta encapsulation
22 Placenta encapsulation only clients

16 Boys
15 Girls

1️⃣ 11 First time birthers
2️⃣ 18 Second time birthers
3️⃣ 2 Third time birthers

✌🏻 9 repeat clients

Smallest baby - 3lb 12oz - earliest baby to date
Largest baby 9lb 10oz
4 babies were 8lb 6oz

Other things:
☕️Hosted monthly coffee meetups for doulas and doulatogs to help create community over competition
🥰 Co-hosted two Mock Birth Workshops with Lindsey and Beka (Next one is scheduled for April 2026)
👩🏻‍🏫 I mentored three new doulas that include birth shadowing opportunities
📸 I was published in two different magazines: Everyday Birth Magazine and Voyage Denver
🧘🏻‍♀️ I completed the Body Ready Birth Teacher Training course (⭐️I got 100% on my final test!)
⚕️Re-certified for infant and adult CPR

12/19/2025

Birth doesn’t happen in isolation.
It happens in handsel, bodies, supporting bodies, quiet, strength, and deep trust.
This moment is a reminder that Birth is not just about the baby being born, but about the community holding the birthing person through it.

11/26/2025

“What if I need a cesarean? Would a doula still be useful? What would you be able to photograph?”
I just had this conversation this week in an interview call.
Yes! A doula would absolutely still be helpful in a cesarean. In most cases, families don’t know ahead of time that a cesarean might be necessary. Here are some ways doulas are beneficial even in the event of a cesarean:
- In our prenatal appointments, we talk about preparing your mind and your body for any birth scenario. We talk through your birth preferences so we can all be on the same page together.
- I work alongside wonderful local practitioners that offer services that are outside of my scope of practice. This is part of my resources that I offer to families.
- Communication is key in our doula-birther-family relationship. Having a doula means that you can use me as a sounding board when you need more information or just need to talk things through. Maybe a topic came up in your dr/midwife appointment. Let’s dialogue until you feel comfortable.
- While my contract says that I am “on-call” starting at 38 weeks, anything can happen during pregnancy! I explain this part as actually being on-call from the time I am hired and on “high alert” starting at 38 weeks. This year alone, I had 4 clients go into preterm labor—one as early as 31 weeks! Birth is unpredictable!
- Once in the OR, the families sometimes start to feel nervous. I am there to explain what is happening, keep conversation light, and assure them that they are not alone.
- When the baby is born, they are typically taken over to the warmer for an assessment. The partners feel torn— do I go check on my newborn and meet them? Or do I stay with my birthing person? Having a doula in the room means that no one is ever alone. The partners can take turns with the doula, one with the baby and one with the birther, and rotate support.
- I don’t just leave as soon as the baby is born. I wait until everyone feels settled into Postpartum. I can hep with breastfeeding, make sure that food is ordered, answer any questions and capture sweet moments of you all together.

And yes, I can photograph your birth story as it unfolds.❤️

10/15/2025

Partners: if you forget everything you have learned when preparing for your birther to give birth, just be near. ❤️
This husband is helping to ground his wife. He is focused on her and he is not going anywhere. His gentle touch makes her feel safe and cared for. It is allowing her to keep her focus and stay within her labor flow.

08/28/2025

Brothers💙
What an absolute honor it is to be with families multiple times when they have their babies!
This space is intimate and sacred. It’s powerful and exciting. I’m so thankful to be invited!

08/25/2025

Labor is intense. It’s raw, powerful, and unpredictable — and so are you. 💪🏽

Coping with labor isn’t about staying perfectly calm or having a flawless birth plan. It’s about finding your breath in the chaos, your strength in the waves, and your power in the moment. Whether it’s through movement, water, music, support, stillness, or simply surviving one contraction at a time — your way is the right way.

To anyone preparing to give birth: you don’t have to be fearless. You just have to keep going.

You’ve got this. 💓

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About Me

My name is Kelly Contreras. I am a DONA-Certified birth doula residing in Thornton, CO.

I grew up in sunny Central Florida. I have four siblings, so my childhood was rarely spent alone (which I loved!). When I was 21, I took a summer to volunteer with Youth With A Mission in Tijuana, Mexico. It was there that I met a Santa Barbara boy that I fell in love with. A couple years later, I packed my things and traded one coast for another. Felipe and I got married in May of 2009.

A few years into our marriage, we were ready to have kids. We took an amazing Bradley birthing class where we learned about doulas. We met a great doula and hired her. Fast forward, she ended up being there for all three of our daughters births. She was encouraging, empowering, caring, loving, supportive, tender....she made birth magical for me. She helped me see how strong and capable I really am. She acknowledged my desires for birth and helped me see them through. Having her there made me and my husband feel comforted. Her compassion and continuous support was so inspiring that it made me want to become a doula.

In the summer of 2018, my husband’s job changed and it was time for our family to move from Santa Barbara, CA to Thornton, CO.