Meet Victoria Rose

I am Victoria Rose, the doula within the YFN team. I aspire to always be learning and training in the childbirth process. I provide emotional, physical, and educational support to mothers who are expecting, experiencing labor, or have given birth. I have a passion for helping women have a safe, memorable, and empowering birthing experience and postpartum recovery.

My desire to become a YFN Self Care Master sparked from my own process of recovery from postpartum depression/anxiety/psychosis. Each person is unique and receives their own program.

Focuses include nutrition, aromatherapy, exercise, stretching, Rebozo techniques, creating mothering community groups, postpartum doula services, hydrotherapy, baby-wearing classes, light meal prep, herbal teas, herbal oils, photography connections, referrals for lactation coaching, and referrals for prenatal massage therapists.

Services

Birth Doula Services

  • prenatal appointment, unlimited text support 

  • labor, birth support and up to 2 hours of immediate postpartum support

  • photography of the process

  • aromatherapy, massage, and hip squeezes

  • mood lighting and encouragement into multiple positions to labor in.

  • tips for birth and pain management through movement.

  • packages are available upon scheduling a private consultation.

 Postpartum Doula Support

  • offers breastfeeding knowledge, support, assistance, birth processing, and light household cleaning. 

  • caring for the baby so parents can take a nap, shower, or eat a meal. 

  • helping with mom's post-birth comfort measures, keeping mom hydrated and comfortable as mom recovers from delivery. 

  • assistance with newborn care, such as diaper changes, naps, feedings, baby soothing, and bonding methods.

Birth Education and Preparation Workshop

  • The stages and phases of labor

  • Medications and potential interventions

  • Labor coping strategies including breathing, relaxation, massage and position changes

  • 2nd stage of labor – birthing your baby!

  • Bonding with your newborn

  • How to avoid an unnecessary cesarean

  • Creating a list of birthing preferences

  • Community resources

    The goal of this guide is to offer valuable insights, practical advice, and heartfelt encouragement to help you navigate the path toward a positive birth experience. From understanding the various options available to you to creating a birth plan that aligns with your desires, we will delve into the intricate details that will empower you to make informed decisions.

    Available ONLINE via Zoom or in person. Sometimes it is not possible or desirable for a family to participate in a group childbirth education class. One of the options is private childbirth education. Our private childbirth education classes are also perfect for moms on bed rest.

Postpartum Planning Workshop Group (90 mins)

 A postpartum plan involves deciding ahead of time with your partner what postpartum and early parenting might look like and how you and your partner handle differences of opinion. Who will be in charge of the household chores? What do each of you expect your partner to do? Where will your baby sleep? When should visitors plan to come? Who will walk the dog? How will you feed your baby? Having these conversations with your partner, family, and friends now will help you have a more enjoyable postpartum experience.

Like your birth plan, your postpartum plan is a flexible, fluid document. What you expect to do may not be what ends up working best for your family, and that’s perfectly okay. But having a plan to serve as your guidelines will be a tool you appreciate for those first six weeks and beyond.

Mother Blessing Ceremony

A ceremony with mother-to-be’s closest female friends and family. this is an intimate and ceremonial event. There may be poetry, scripture readings, music, special braiding and beading, candles, flowers, and affirmations. The blessing will vary in proceedings and rituals and we will explore options so that you can choose the flow for your ceremony. Whatever your spiritual beliefs, we can customize a respectful, beautiful ceremony for you.

Packages: add-ons such as professional photography, food, and personalized memorabilia.

We can host the ceremony in our space, yours, or even the beach. It would be our honor to create something sacred and beautiful for you.