Hi I’m Lauren, I help women like you prepare for a positive birth experience
I want every expecting mom to uncover the strength within herself that has been muffled by negative and scary cultural narratives around birth.
You may have found me while you were looking for some tips on how to have an easier birth. Because while you are SO excited about having a new addition to your family... you are not looking forward to giving birth.
This is how it all got started
Back in 2015, I was working at a big consulting firm in Manhattan. It might sound impressive, but I knew deep down that this wasn’t my life’s calling. It wasn’t until I got pregnant with my first baby that I started opening my eyes to the birth world.
During my pregnancy, all I knew was that I wanted an unmedicated birth. I did what I thought was a lot of research and preparation. I took a basic birth class, did a hospital tour, and even hired a doula. I was planning to go to my parents for the first 2 weeks after our baby was born.
I was having a healthy, uncomplicated pregnancy and expected that things would go smoothly. When I went a week past my due date, my doctor recommended an induction. I had no idea what an induction even was or what that would entail. I wanted to let my body do its thing – but I felt a lot of pressure to consent to the induction so I did.
The labor itself was relatively quick which I was grateful for. But once I was on the other side, it took me time to process my shock at how intense the birth was. Despite things going smoothly I still felt underprepared for the reality of giving birth and for the recovery postpartum.
After my oldest was born, I started hearing more and more birth stories from other new moms...
I was floored by the varying, and overwhelmingly negative, experiences that so many women were having during their births. Which got me thinking…
Would more or better education have made a difference for me and for these other new moms?
Fast forward to my second birth.
I was way more savvy about how my decisions could influence the birth process.
I learned as much as I possibly could. I binged every birth-related podcast, and read many books. I re-hired my doula. I chose an in-hospital birthing center and an OB that was more aligned with my needs and preferences for a low intervention birth.
In getting ready to give birth to my second child, I saw how better preparation empowered me. I felt how my different choices had a big impact on how safe, respected, and cared for I felt. On the other side of that birth – I saw that it was possible to feel like myself after having a baby. I felt what it was like to really trust my birth team. I experienced that a positive birth is more than just a quick labor.
I realized that birth doesn’t have to be something you ‘get through’—it can be something you can look back on with a smile on your face. And now? I help women just like you walk into birth feeling calm, confident, and in control.
And since then, I have not stopped thinking or talking about birth (you can ask my husband, close friends, or any female guests we have over 😂).
I can’t stand by and watch unsuspecting families walk into their birth completely unprepared.
I teach expecting parents everything I wish I would have known.
I want expecting families to know that they have options, so that the closer it gets to their due date, they feel prepared and excited instead of fearful about the birth experience. I want them to know that their birth is significant and they deserve to look back on it with joy.
You are more likely to look back on your birth positively when you are prepared and treated with respect. This is not about one right answer – it’s about making the choices and having the experience that is individualized to you. When my clients make the decisions that are authentic to them and navigate anything that comes their way, that is a success in my book.
Take the first step toward a positive, calm, and informed birth experience
Your birth is a significant life event, one that you will take with you for years to come, the sooner you start preparing, the better.