Sweet Pea Birth and Beyond

Enlightening and empowering you on your birth journey.

 

Sweet Pea Birth and Beyond offers birth doula support, childbirth education, and other birth services to those in the Seattle area. I hope you are receiving the love and support you need during this time – you deserve it!  My name is Paula Kett and I am excited about birth and have a strong desire to see each and every birth be the exhilarating and empowering experience that it is meant to be.

 

In my role, I offer information, support, and education before, during, and after birth to instill in you confidence, positive perspective, and complete preparation for your birth journey ahead. I believe in the power and intuition of women to deliver their babies and that each birth is a once-in-a-lifetime experience that should be celebrated! As you go on this journey, I seek to support you in making informed and educated choices about YOUR birth preferences to enhance your engagement in your birth experience and assist you in emerging fulfilled and emboldened.

 

While birth is a natural and normal experience, preparation is important and, amidst this preparation, there are many questions and uncertainties that can surface.  I seek to help lessen many of those concerns and assist you in your preparation through providing education, facilitating discussion, offering resources and tools for comfort during labor, and assisting you in making informed choices about your birth and birth plan.  Through our 2 prenatal appointments, I also seek to learn more about and understand your desires, hopes, and fears surrounding your birth to enable me to provide excellent emotional, physical, and informational support.  My goal is to help you enjoy each step of your journey, face any decision and challenge with confidence, and overall, have the incredible and wonderful experience your birth is meant to be.

 

I invite you to explore this website to learn more about me and all of the services I can offer you!  Most importantly, I wish you joy on your birth journey and the exciting time ahead.

My Services

Below are the services I currently offer.  Please contact me if you have any questions!

Birth Doula Services – fee is $700-$1000

I will accompany you as your birth doula anywhere in the Seattle area, whether it is at home, in a birth center, or at the hospital.  Here is what I offer:

  • Complimentary “meet and greet” to discuss my services and our fit together
  •  2-3 prenatal visits (this is where I really get to know you and your preferences, thoughts and plans for your labor, your vision for my role in your birth, your hopes and fears, and any questions you may have about your birth or my support)
  •  Learning and practicing comfort and coping measures for labor
  • Access and referrals to many birth resources
  • Assistance in working through and developing your birth plan (if desired)
  • Available by phone or e-mail 24h a day/7 days a week if you just need to talk or have any questions.
  • On call 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after due date.  Unless there is an unforeseen emergency, I will be at your birth whenever you go into labor to offer continuous support.
  • Immediate postpartum support for up to 2 hours.  I can help with beginning breastfeeding and other services as needed.
  • 1-2 postpartum visits to see how you are doing, review the birth, receive feedback from you on my role, and, of course, see and admire your little one.

 

***I do offer sliding scale and reduced fees for those who cannot afford this fee.  I do not wish my fee to be a barrier to you receiving doula support.  If you are someone who can offer above and beyond my fee, your additional payment will allow me to provide these lower cost services and pay for basic expenses.

Childbirth Education Services – fee $250

I offer private childbirth education in the comfort of your home.  At times, it is difficult amidst busy schedules to be able to attend a 6- or 8-week course or to go on a Saturday for an 8-hour class.  I can offer you the same education in the comfort of your home according to your availability and schedule.   My classes will offer you everything you need to know to prepare and joyfully experience your birth; because they are private, they can be tailored specifically to you and your needs.  Typically, there are 2-3 classes about 2 hours long each, but this can also be flexed according to your needs.  Please contact me to find out more about these classes. 


***I will offer a referral discount of $50 if you make a referral for me, either for my birth doula services or my childbirth education services and this referral is successful. 

Infant CPR Training - $20/person

I am a certified CPR Instructor and can offer you infant CPR training if desired.  If you are taking childbirth education classes from me, we can make this a part of your class (at no additional charge) However, I can do this for you privately or for up to 10 people if you have a group that would like to take the training.  I can offer more in-depth training as well, including Adult CPR and AED, First Aid, and Child CPR and AED.  The fee for those courses is dependent on the training you desire.

Placenta Encapsulation - $150 (if you are my doula client), $200 (as a separate service)

Your placenta is an amazing center of nutrients specific to your needs after birth.  It can help with a variety of ailments, including postpartum depression, low milk supply, low energy, and hormone imbalances, as well as encourages faster healing.  Multiple women who have chosen to encapsulate and ingest their placenta report experience these, and many other, positive effects. I offer placental encapsulation services for you if you desire.   If you have any questions about this process, please contact me.  I would be happy to talk it over!