Hello, I'm stacie!
California's Central Valley is a fertile ground for agriculture, and also for babies! Located along the line that separates Kern and Tulare Counties, I work with families during the childbearing year. I come to the world of birth as a woman and as a mother; as a student and as a teacher. I have four unique boys, with four unique birth stories. My travels through motherhood have helped guide me toward my professional work as a doula, childbirth educator, and breastfeeding counselor.
I strive to lead a very simple life. Over-scheduling is something I work hard to avoid, not only for myself but also for my family. Typically, you can find us at home -- mugs full of hot chocolate or lemonade -- sitting on the back porch playing Yahtzee, or reading books in bed. My husband has a flexible schedule and he understands babies come when babies come -- this allows me to be available to my clients around the clock, with very short notice, in a minimally distracting way for my family.
After 11 years living in Chico, CA and working as a doula, childbirth educator, and breastfeeding counselor, my family and I have relocated between Tulare, Visalia, and Bakersfield. I am eager to offer services to moms and babies in this area, and I look forward to working with families as they travel though the exciting year that surrounds birth.
I strive to lead a very simple life. Over-scheduling is something I work hard to avoid, not only for myself but also for my family. Typically, you can find us at home -- mugs full of hot chocolate or lemonade -- sitting on the back porch playing Yahtzee, or reading books in bed. My husband has a flexible schedule and he understands babies come when babies come -- this allows me to be available to my clients around the clock, with very short notice, in a minimally distracting way for my family.
After 11 years living in Chico, CA and working as a doula, childbirth educator, and breastfeeding counselor, my family and I have relocated between Tulare, Visalia, and Bakersfield. I am eager to offer services to moms and babies in this area, and I look forward to working with families as they travel though the exciting year that surrounds birth.
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Experience
2002-present Breastfeeding Peer Counselor (9000+ direct breastfeeding counseling hours) 2004-present Birth Doula (professional labor support person; attendance at 300+births) 2007-2012 Childbirth Educator, Paradise Midwifery Services/Feather River Hospital (1000+ hours) 2010-2012 Comprehensive Perinatal Services Worker, Feather River Hospital Midwifery Services 2009-2011 Columnist, Lamaze's Journal of Perinatal Education 2018-present Childbirth Educator, Adventist Health Hanford |
Presentations
2005 Older Nurslings: The Caring Continuum, LLL Conference, Sacramento, CA 2008 Why We are Doulas, Enloe Hospital Doula Training, Chico, CA 2008 How Doulas Help with Breastfeeding, DONA Doula Training, Chico, CA 2009 Teaching Latch and Early Breastfeeding Skills, Area Doula Training, Chico, CA 2010 Baby-Led Latch: Let the Baby Do It, DONA Doula Training, Chico, CA 2011 Biological Nursing, DONA Doula Training, Chico, CA 2012 I am Your Father: Getting Dads On-Board with Birth & Babies, Paradise, CA 2014 Creative Ways to get to First Latch, Visalia Birth Network, Visalia, CA 2014 Adventures in Tie-Land: Navigating Tongue & Lip Tie, LANC, Paradise, CA 2014 Breastfeeding with Strings Attached, Kaweah Delta Hospital, Visalia, CA 2015 Exploring Careers in the Birth World, Visalia Birth Network, Visalia, CA 2015 The Ties that Bind: Moms' Experiences with TOTs, LANC, Chico, CA 2015 Tongue Tie Troubles: Babies, Children, Teens, Adults, Delano, CA |
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Why is Continuing Education important to me?
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