In Due Time Doula Care ~Jenn Beiswenger, Doula
About Doula Jenn B
Hi!
I’m Jenn. I’m a Christian birth & postpartum doula. 😊
I’m passionate about pregnancy, childbirth and child-rearing. My mission is to empower expectant moms to have the childbirth
experience they want, to support new moms through matrescence and to help families navigate the first precious months of bub’s life outside the womb. I will do what I can to help mom own the process of bringing her child into this world, and to have as positive an experience as possible. (Please know that my Christianity does not preclude working with non-Christian moms; I’m happy to support women in any walk of life! 💜)
I have personal experience with Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) & In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) ♥ home and hospital, water and land, vaginal and caesarean birth ♥ and lots of practice supporting moms & bubs through the trials & joys of early infancy. I’m also available to be a homebirth doula for older siblings, to be their dedicated buddy throughout the labour & birth.
Babies have been my passion since I was a little girl. First it was baby dolls, then looking after other people’s babies; next I volunteered with teenaged moms and subsequently did an internship with a home & birthcentre midwife; eventually I was (am!) blessed with the the opportunity to mother my own child, then subsequently mothered new moms…. which brings us to the present day, when I support women through the process of matrescence: becoming a mom, joyfully and confidently. I loved being pregnant, bringing my eagerly-awaited son into this world and caring for him, and I love supporting childbearing women to have their dreams come true, too.
I am a wife and a mother, a daughter, sister, aunt and niece, teacher, artist and friend. Besides all things birth, I love books, thrift shopping, spirituality, puzzles, Zentangle and healthy living. Born & raised in Canada, college-educated & married in the US, I lived in Sydney, Australia for over 12 years and am now located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, eager to support you in your childbearing process!💗
Doula Network Australia
PIM-Friendly Practitioner
Credentials
• Graduate of the Australian Doula College Birth & Postnatal Doula training program – Feb 2023
• Certified Perinatal Integrative Medicine (PIM) -Friendly Practitioner – 2022
• Volunteer with 3Bridges Early Years Support Services – 2018-2021
• Bachelor of Arts in Biology & Human Sciences from Bryn Athyn College of the New Church; thesis: Touch And Its Impact In Infant Massage – 1999
• Certified as Infant Massage Instructor with International Association of Infant Massage – 1998
• current certification in Standard First Aid with CPR/AED Level C
Professional interests & workshops/webinars attended:
• The Thompson Method Breastfeeding Program: Professional Edition
• Rethinking Trauma workshop for perinatal professionals supporting clients through birth trauma with Fiona Rogerson
• Gilligan’s Guide workshop for optimal positioning for birth
• From Crisis to Comfort: How Doulas Can Make a Difference in the NICU Experience introductory workshop for doulas supporting families with babies in the NICU with The NICU Translator
• Energetics of Birth workshop with Reiki for Birth
• The Obstetrician’s Dilemma 12-part online symposium with Intentional Birth
• Celebrating the Postpartum Renaissance webinar with Newborn Mothers
• Reproductive Justice: Not Just Abortion, Not Just Women virtual international conference
• Supporting Clients in Pleasurable Birth Masterclass with Ecstatic Birth
• various webinars & masterclasses with the Australian Doula College on topics such as homebirth, grief, human rights in childbirth, breastfeeding & breastmilk banking
• Homeopathy, aromatherapy & acupressure in labour & childbirth
• Reading, listening & learning all the time about all things pregnancy, labour, birth, postpartum & infancy from sources such as The Great Birth Rebellion & Midwives Cauldron podcasts
• Passionate about babies & mothering since knee-high to a grasshopper 😁
A little more about me….
I am a wife (pastor’s wife, at that) and a mother, a daughter, sister, aunt and niece, teacher, artist and friend. Besides all things birth & baby, I love books, puzzles, spirituality, thrift shopping, Zentangle, emojis 😜 and healthy living. Born & raised in Canada, college-educated & married in the US, I’ve now lived in Georges River Council, NSW, Australia for over 10 years and I’m eager to support you in your childbearing process. ♥ ((And I’ll be moving to Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the end of 2024!))