Blissful Birthing

Absolutely! Doulas and OB/GYNs/midwives play completely different roles in your pregnancy, labor and delivery.

Doula provide physical, emotional, and educational support to you (and your partner) in the perinatal period (before, during, and after delivery). They are there for you and only you.

Your OB/GYN or midwife is there to make sure you and your baby are physically healthy during your pregnancy, labor and delivery. They are the ones who look out for your medical well-being and who will present you with the options you have given how your labor is going.

Blissful Birthing’s doulas will work with you, your partner, and your medical provider to provide you with a safe, supportive environment for you to welcome your new baby and provide reassurance during those early months of life.

We do not work directly with insurance companies. However, we can accept FSA/HSA cards for most of our services.

Lactation counselors and lactation consultants both work with new mothers who are struggling with breastfeeding. For most basic issues (ie: getting a good latch, pain while nursing, pumping/milk storage, etc) the expertise of a lactation counselor should be more than sufficient.

The training for lactation consultants is more in-depth, allowing them to better tackle more complex issues (such as inducing lactation, relactation, etc).

Contrary to popular belief, neither a lactation counselor nor a lactation consultant can formally diagnose lip or tongue ties; that can only be done by a clinician (a pediatric dentist or ENT).

Certainly. How you choose to feed your baby is your decision and you will not have that decision questioned by your doula. Our doulas are trained in basic breastfeeding support, as well as safe formula preparation, so rest assured that regardless of how you will be feeding your baby, we will have the answers you’re looking for.

Blissiful Birthing is proudly serving clients living in Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess counties, as well as in Greenwich, CT.