The Heart and Hands Behind Pocket Doula Care
Care made for the sleep deprived, brave, hungry, thirsty, crying, messy, sometimes inconsolable, overwhelmed, and for those moments when you might just need an ear, a hand, or a hug.
Meet Vanessa
Heart and Hands behind Pocket Doula Care
Eleven years ago, I started as a Head Start home visitor. Initially focusing on collecting families’ records, but my passion quickly grew beyond paperwork. I found myself counseling clients on birth preparation, offering postpartum support such as safe sleep and feeding guidance, and tracking babies' milestones. I have helped families navigate resources like breast pumps, WIC, and job programs.
My approach is grounded in evidence-based practices, always delivered with a touch of humor and realness. I offer education, support, advocacy, encouragement, and a wealth of resources to empower you through pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum.
I have undergone training with ABG and ProDoula, with additional certifications in Spinning Babies, lactation education, Karen Strange, safe sleep and pace feeding practices. My diverse background includes experience as an Air Force veteran and a classically-trained French chef. Holding a Bachelor of Science in Family and Human Development, along with CPR and food safety certifications.
All this to provide you with highest quality of care and information.
Nurturing Care for Every Stage
Pregnancy, birth, and postpartum are each their own kind of transformation and often they don't go according to plan. Things happen! Your body is changing. Your priorities are shifting. Whether you're preparing to meet this little one or are already holding them---you shouldn't and don't have to do this alone.
Maybe you're figuring it out: how you want to give birth--Epidural? No epidural? Your thighs and hips and lower back and butt ache. Your partner wants to help but has no clue where to start. Or maybe you're home navigating hormonal shifts, carrying a lot more than you did just a few days ago. Figuring out breastfeeding, so thirsty and swollen.
It's a lot. And it's okay if you don't exactly know what you need. You don't have to have it all figured out. We can talk through it, together.
One of the most difficult parts of entering motherhood is that it’s hard to plan for.
In your pocket offering you steady, skilled, grounded support throughout it all.
Doula support in Austin, tx
Pocket Doula Care, Always In Your Pocket
We all love pockets. They bring us comfort and happiness. They're there to hold on to what matters, to keep things close, to ground us when we're feeling uncertain.
That's the kind of care Pocket Doula Care offers.
Whether you're preparing to give birth, navigating the final weeks of pregnancy or healing while getting know your baby, this is the support that feels steady, close and calming. Always within reach.
From those early questions to the first contractions and deep into bleary eyed nights, I will help you filter the noise, rest when you can, feel confident in your choices.
Here, for you and yours in your pocket.
Pocket Notes
I worked with Vanessa as my birth doula, and she helped me have an unmedicated birth that wouldn't have been possible without her. She was also very supportive when I considered an epidural. I appreciate the flexible approach based on my needs and wants.
G.H
Caring for you while you care for you little one
From the final stretch of pregnancy to those early weeks at home, you deserve steady, grounded support. If you're in Austin, book a commitment-free consultation to explore how birth and postpartum doula care can support you!