Welcome to Lumos and CONGRATULATIONS!
We are educators and doulas.
We get real geeked to talk with folks having babies.
And believe us when we say we aren’t here to tell you there’s a “right” way to do this complex human experience that is growing, birthing, & raising a tiny human.
Welcome to Lumos and
CONGRATS!
We are educators and doulas.
We get really geeked about talking with folks having babies.
And believe us when we say we aren’t here to tell you there’s a “right” way to do this complex human experience that is growing, birthing, and raising a tiny human.
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“We are forever grateful for the information shared during the Lumos classes. My husband and I left feeling excited, informed, and supported. Through these classes we felt empowered to make choices in our birthing preferences that were authentically us.” -Stephanie & Bob
Seven hundred+ births, thousands of families, decades of professional work in this birth and babies world between us…
We are open-minded and nonjudgmental.
When it comes to options, we encourage you to explore, consider, try on – and we encourage plenty of space to change your mind too.
We care about how you feel about your decisions more than that you find the “right” answer.
We work to be aware, inclusive, and anti-racist.
We know you value your time, and we strive to make this experience stream-lined and personally tailored to your needs.
We are experienced. We are organized. We are responsive.
And we absolutely LOVE what we do.
“Natural Birth” – a soapbox
Can we just let go of the term "natural birth" already? Here's a hot take: it does more harm than it has usefulness. There's a phrase that a local midwife we adore uses - have intentions and hold them loosely. Thousands of birth stories into our careers and we can say...
Five common mindsets for labor that are actually setups for disappointment
1 - "We're just gonna go with the flow..." Yes, “flow” can be extremely useful in the birth process. AND without preparation, intention, information-gathering ahead of time, it can be hard to keep your flow once you step into a hospital setting that has a whole lot of...
What “stuff” do parents say was actually useful when they had their babe?
There is so much focus on buying baby stuff when folks are expecting a little one – but what “stuff” do parents actually say was useful?
