Throughout her professional career Leah found a strong need for additional support, assistance, and evidence based education from patients and friends regarding pregnancy, labor, breastfeeding support and care of the newborn. She desired to spend more time with her patients by providing in-home support through professional consulting. Leah also has three wonderful children of her own, Amelia, Ellis, and Evan.
Leah keeps up-to-date on current research and prepares new and expectant mothers and fathers for their journey into parenthood through her warmth and genuine nature. She provides families just what they need to feel at ease with the changes a new baby brings. She has built an amazing team to help support, guide, educate, and empower families during pregnancy and beyond.
Katie has a Bachelor’s degree in Nutritional Sciences and a Master’s degree in Health Studies. She is also an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), teaching prenatal breastfeeding classes and providing one-on-one support for new moms. But she really just loves helping parents-to-be navigate the overwhelming, but sweet, world of babies — and making sure they have the support they need to meet their goals. Katie has one sweet daughter, Claire, in heaven and two kiddos here, Avery and Charlie!
In her free time, Randi loves spending time with her 2 fur babies, trying new restaurants, working out, and enjoying weekends on the lake with her fiancé. She looks forward to becoming a mom in the future!
Labor and Postpartum Doulas
Katie continued her nursing career in Jackson, WY after moving there in 2019. She worked at the local hospital when she wasn’t bike riding, attending yoga classes, or skiing. Also in WY, Katie worked with one family navigating their everyday life and cooking healing meals for the whole family.
She feels so honored to expand and be able to share care-taking for more mothers and families around Austin. To Katie, cooking is a love language and mamas need all the rest and nourishment in the first forty days and beyond. Along with cooking and newborn support, Katie loves making sure spaces are kept clean and organized so that mom can focus on restful healing after birth.
After 15 years of helping families mostly overnight she has experienced a range of newborn and infant sleep, sleep challenges and parenting styles. After seeing first hand how simple changes can often lead to huge sleep improvements she was inspired to become a Sleep Consultant. We all know the importance of sleep on our physical, mental and emotional health and the effects of not getting enough. She works with families to create a plan that takes into account their parenting style, their sleep goals and their baby’s temperament. Her resources and coaching support help families make improvements in their children’s sleep.
In 2019, she became a DONA trained Birth Doula, and obtained certifications in: Newborn Care Specialist (NCS), Postpartum Doula (PPD), Basic Life Support (BLS), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), CPR, First Aid, and trained in Benkung Belly Binding.
She has had the pleasure of supporting parents with their newborns during both daytime and nighttime shifts. She has provided care for families across different states, families with multiples, parents with disabilities, and supported births in both hospitals and birth centers. Nia learned to be more understanding, open to new ideas, and sensitive in different situations. It’s everything she thought it would be and more.
Nia still finds the time to be a supportive wife to her husband, homeschool her son, sing, brush up on Spanish, and even play pickleball. She hopes to support as many families as she can while enjoying this adventure. She looks forward to hopefully being a part of your family’s journey!
Bonus for exhausted families: Laura LOVES cooking and nutrition and truly enjoys preparing nurturing, healing, and delicious foods beneficial for the postpartum period. She looks forward to providing your family non-judgmental, unbiased, and loving support and care!
In Tammy’s free time she enjoys spending time with her family and loved ones and her hobbies include reading, hiking, fishing, and tennis. She also enjoys volunteering in the juvenile court system as a youth advocate. Her empathetic heart and caring soul assist her in being the voice for many youth in the foster care system as a child mentor. Tammy has been enjoying supporting Stork clients since 2014.
Her certifications include:
● Certified Postpartum Doula (CPD)
● Certified Birth Doula
● Advanced Newborn Care Specialist
● Registered Behavior Technician (Autism Spectrum)
● Certified Behavior Technician
● Certified Sleep Trainer
As a mother herself, she deeply understands the importance of a smooth transition as the family unit grows. Haley loves supporting clients so they can take this time to rest & rejuvenate with the assurance their little one(s) is fully cared for. This includes but not limited to: lactation support, nurturing mom to make sure her needs are met both emotional and physical, empowering parents to make time for self care, and creating healthy sleep habits for baby. Haley Celeste would be honored to have the opportunity to hold this space for you during this beautiful chapter of life.
Janette has been all over the United States as a RN postpartum/ newborn travel nurse, providing her the opportunity to care for many postpartum families from all walks of life and social situations. She feels it is the most precious gift to be invited in on such an intimate time of a new family’s life. Outside of supporting new families, Janette loves spending time with her family, gardening, traveling the US, cooking, and catching a football game on the weekend! Janette would be honored to meet your family.
Her own journey into motherhood was not a smooth one and her first child was diagnosed with a serious birth defect early in her pregnancy. She is very thankful for this trying experience as it has given her a priceless understanding of what birth is like when things are slightly more than “normal.” She experienced a high risk birth, an extended NICU stay; planning for the worst, hoping for the best and going home without her baby for several months, (Who is now a healthy middle school boy). While we all hope for “healthy mom, healthy baby” she knows that this is not the case 100% of the time and those moms and families deserve support as well. She is proud to be able to offer comprehensive doula care to all mothers and families no matter the type of birth they hope for or what type of birth and journey to motherhood and fatherhood comes their way.
If she could teach all mothers one thing, it would be that you absolutely cannot fail at birth. No matter how your baby comes to earth, no matter the outcome: happy, sad, blissful or stressful, it matters. You matter and what is important at the end of the day is that Mom did what she thought was right for herself and her baby and felt supported in her choices. That is why Parris is a doula and what drives her.
Educators
Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1998. Early in her nursing career, she was given the opportunity to work as a Labor and Delivery nurse. Through that experience, she developed a strong passion for women’s health and their healthcare needs. In her desire to further her education in women’s health, Darla received a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of South Alabama in 2009 and recognized as a Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner by the National Certification Corporation for the Obstetric, Gynecological, and Neonatal Nurse Specialties. In 2017, Darla obtained a Doctor of Nursing Practice with a Nurse Educator subspecialty from the University of South Alabama and currently enjoys working as a lecturer for Southeastern Louisiana University College of Nursing.
Lactation Consultants
When Gloria isn’t cheering her 3 kids on at the soccer fields, she enjoys family game night, reading, and working out.
Spa Professionals
Christen uses an integrative massage technique, pulling from several different modalities to meet the custom needs of each client. She enjoys massage therapy very much and looks forward to your first session together soon!