May your baby bee-born your way and may you approach birth with knowledge over fear. Listen to your mind, trust your body and release tension & fear
Welcome to BeeBorn Birth Services
...thoughtful, protective support through pregnancy, birth and beyond...
🤰🏻 Take a second to think about what you know about birth. Most often our perspective is shaped from what we've seen in the movies or have been shown on social media: it's a medical event that almost always turns into an emergency. But labour, birth and all the hard work you put into it is so much more than you've been lead to believe; it is a highly transformative, deeply human experience that deserves to approached with respect, reverence, patience and presence.
As a doula, I support people through pregnancy, birth and the postpartum transition period. Whether you are planning a unmedicated birth/homebirth, are navigating a hospital setting or something in between, my role is offer steady, empathetic and compassionate support that meets you right where you are. I'll walk alongside you as you plan the birth you hope for while providing calm guidance and unwavering advocacy.
My birth philosophy is rooted in the belief that birth unfolds best when you feel safe, supported and truly heard. My role is to support you exactly where you are and not where I or anyone else thinks you should be. I bring balance of practical knowledge and intuitive care - helping you stay connected to your body, your instincts and your goals; especially in moments that feel so intense or uncertain.
Beyond birth doula support, I offer childbirth, babycare and breastfeeding education that prepares you not only for what might happen, but how to meet the expected and unexpected with clarity and confidence. My postpartum care honours the reality that birth doesn't end when your baby arrives - this is when you deserve support as you recover, process, learn and find your rhythm in the weeks and months that follow. I also offer birth photography (complimentary with my birth doula package or on its own). My hope is to capture your quiet strength, raw emotion and powerful moments that often pass by in a blur. Let me capture all these moments so you return to them again; whether to marvel at all you did to give your baby their birth-day or to help you process the pieces you couldn't quite put together on your own.
A final note is this: Choosing to hire a doula should never be about trying to ensure a perfect birth but to help you feel informed, respected, grounded and supported no matter how your birth unfolds.
I would love to hear from you!
Thank you for looking through my site and please don't hesitate to send a message - there is no obligation for reaching out. Please include your estimated due date so I can check my availibility and include your neighbourhood (priority for postpartum support is given to those living between Sundre, Cochrane and Tuscany/Ranchlands, Calgary). If you scroll through the menu bar you'll find a full description of my fees and what I offer.
Feel free to message me and ask about payment plans so that my support is more barrier-friendly
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ EVERYONE IS WELCOME HERE
A Little Bit About Me…
Hi! My name is Sonja and I'm a DONA International Certified Birth Doula & Postpartum Doula - CD/PCD(DONA), Certified VBAC Doula and Certified Childbirth/Perinatal and Lactation Educator. I love to document births via photography and capture moments that you may miss. However, my primary role is supporting you and your supports, during your pregnancy, labour and birth.
Besides loving all things pregnancy, birth and babies, I love family, animals, tropical places and being on water. Vacations...I love vacations! All the planning and deal finding - I enjoy it all but rarely get to do it as much as I would love to.
I have been supporting birthing families since 1990 (I was 16). Over the years, I kept being invited to the births of friends, families and coworkers because everyone knew my passion for it and claimed I brought a calming presence to their birth-space. In 2007, I took my first doula workshop and have continued my education ever since. I have supported families in homebirths, hospital births and through all the highs and lows that pregnancy, birth and postpartum can bring.
On the opposite site side of the spectrum, I worked in the Federal prison system for 25 years; 10 of those at a women's institution. Many came to prison pregnant and I attended their births as a uniformed staff. No matter what they did to get into prison, when they were labouring and birthing their babies, they were no different than anyone else I had supported. This fuelled my passion even further - my belief that everyone deserves birth support, regardless of their life circumstances.
Birth is a journey of transformation and I am so lucky to be able to witness a family bee-born. I'll forever feel privileged to be invited into a birth space and bearing witness to these little aquatic creatures become earth dwellers!
Last but not least, I'm an advocate for body sovereignty; your ability AND right to choose what is right for you, your baby and your body. I'm an advocate for whomever you are, however your baby came to be and for whomever you love because there is no "one" way to create a family; love, family and fertility are all extremely diverse and I embrace it all!
Thank you and I really hope we get to chat!
In the spirit of reconciliation, we acknowledge that we live, work and play on the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, Piikani), the Tsuut’ina, the Îyâxe Nakoda Nations, the Métis Nation (Region 3), and all people who make their homes in the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta.