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Nurse-Led Childbirth Education & Postpartum Support
Prenatal classes • birth planning • doula
Private, evidence-based care for expecting parents
📍 Boston & Greater Boston, MA
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10/07/2026

We are so excited to welcome our newest nurse doula, Kirstin!

Kirstin is an experienced Labor and Delivery nurse and IBCLC. She is a north shore native passionate about physiologic birth, breastfeeding, and supporting positive birth experiences. She is an amazing fit for our team, and we are excited to be able to take on more doula clients with Kirstin's help this fall and winter.

When she’s not pouring her energy into birth work... Kirstin is probably at Logan airport about to hop on a plane to Europe, or at home cuddling her two Maine c**n cats. We are lucky to have her.

You can check out Kirstin's full bio on our website and schedule a consult to work with her!

10/07/2026

Join us this fall for group prenatal classes! Learn from experienced L&D nurses, get hands on preparation, meet other expecting parents, and have a good time doing it.

Join our Essentials of Labor and Birth class to learn about the labor and birth process, comfort measures, pain management, positions to support labor, what to expect at the hospital, birth partner support, self-advocacy, and how to build a supportive birth plan.

Once you've mastered the basics of birth, prepare to bring your baby home with our Newborn Care, Lactation & Infant Feeding class. You'll learn normal newborn behavior and safety basics, practice hands-on skills like swaddling, burping, and diapering, and gain the knowledge you need for feeding by breast, bottle, or both.

Classes are held on Sundays from 2-6pm at the studio of our amazing collaborator BEYOND Physical Therapy

Sign up on our website!

08/28/2026

“As a first-time mom, I had no idea what to expect, but I certainly wasn’t expecting all the bumps along the way. Working with Anna was one of the best decisions we made for my pregnancy.

She helped my husband and I feel informed, calm, and truly prepared for labor, everything leading up to it, and everything after it. She was there for us 24/7. Phone calls, zooms, and responding to my endless texting. She even came to our home and walked us through a full presentation on what to expect, answering every question and making the entire process feel far less intimidating.

When complications arose, including bleeding, a short cervix diagnosis, and multiple trips to Boston Children’s Hospital after doctors suspected cardiac abnormalities in my son. Anna was there for us every step of the way. She helped ease our fears, supported us through the unknown, and reminded us to breathe when things felt overwhelming. (Everything thankfully turned out to be completely fine.)

She also helped with positioning techniques when my son was breech and showed my husband how to help too. He flipped shortly after we implemented the positions and inversions. Anna was endlessly patient with my constant questions and worries. There wasn’t anyone I relied on more during my pregnancy and no one I trusted more. She is knowledgeable, steady, and deeply compassionate; exactly the kind of support every expecting parent deserves.

When my son was born I was so excited when Anna got to meet him, because I felt she was responsible for so much of his well being (and mine). She continued to be there for us postpartum as well, and she was the first person I texted when I got pregnant the second time.

My husband and I adore Anna and I cannot recommend Birth [Savvy] more. 5 stars is not nearly enough.”

- Vanessa B.M. (Google Review)

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08/26/2026

The two lines on that test don't erase the road it took to get there, and they don't automatically erase the fear either. If you’re pregnant after IVF and feeling more braced than blissful right now, you are not alone, and you are not ungrateful. You're human.

After IVF, early pregnancy often comes with its own kind of vigilance: watching for every twinge, counting down to the next blood draw or ultrasound, holding your breath until you hear a heartbeat- and then holding it again until the next appointment. That heightened alertness isn't a flaw in your outlook. It's a reasonable response to everything you went through to get here.

This is exactly why early, personalized support matters so much.

BirthSavvy offers nurse-led pregnancy support and education starting in the first trimester- so you don't have to wait to feel informed, prepared, and truly supported.

We help you:

🤍 Understand what's happening in your body and your pregnancy, week by week and appointment by appointment
🤍 Process the emotional layers of pregnancy after IVF- the joy, the fear, and everything between
🤍 Build a pregnancy support and birth plan that reflects your unique history
🤍 Feel less alone in the waiting, the wondering, and the what-ifs
🤍 Answer all the questions that are popping into your head during the long weeks in between your appointments

Give yourself permission to feel joy and fear in the same breath- both are allowed to be true at once. You don't have to hold this alone.

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08/24/2026

Breastfeeding is natural- but that doesn't mean it comes naturally. If you've hit a bump (or five) in your feeding journey, you are far from alone. Most parents run into at least one of these challenges, and many of them can resolve with the right support and a few adjustments.

🤍 Sleepy baby- Baby quickly falling asleep on the breast? You might need to encourage them to stay awake by getting them undressed and a little cold, changing their diaper, or rubbing their foot. Remember sleepy babies still need to be woken up to eat!

🤍 Latch pain- Often a positioning or latch depth issue. Make sure baby is turned towards you belly-to-belly. Make sure their nose is aligned with your ni**le before latching, they are well supported, and their ear, shoulder, and hip are in a straight line. This will help the baby latch deeper (more ar**la in the mouth, not just the ni**le) usually making a big difference with latch comfort.

🤍 Engorgement- Breasts feeling full, hard, and painful? Continue frequent feeding or pumping- even at night! Using cool compresses between sessions, taking ibuprofen, and hand expressing before latching to soften your breasts can bring real relief.

🤍 Low supply concerns- Before assuming supply is low, check on latch and transfer first and work with a lactation consultant to do a weighted feed. True low supply is less common than it feels in the moment- but if it's confirmed, frequent milk removal is still your best tool.

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08/19/2026

The hardest part about bringing your baby home... might not be the sleepless nights. It might be navigating eager visitors.

Many new parents feel torn. They want their excited loved ones to meet the baby- but they are also healing, learning how to feed a newborn, adjusting to life as a growing family, and running on very little sleep.

Some visitors might be an essential part of your support system, while others might bring more stress than help.

Before your baby arrives, ask a few questions to clarify a plan for visitors:

-Do we want visitors at the hospital?
-When do we want our first visitors at home?
-Who do we want our first visitors to be?
-How long should each visitor stay?
-Can we make sure all visitors wash their hands or postpone if they're feeling sick?
-Are we comfortable with people kissing the baby?

One of our favorite rules is this: Don't come to be entertained, come to be helpful.

The best visitors show up with dinner and ask,
"Can I fold the laundry?"
“Can I make you a snack or refill your waterbottle?”
"Can I hold the baby while you shower or take a nap?"

And if you're simply not ready? It's okay to say: "We're taking a few days to settle in as a family. We can't wait for you to meet the baby soon."

You don't owe anyone immediate access to your newborn. These first days are precious, emotional, and fleeting. Protect your peace. Protect your healing. Protect the time you'll never get back.

Your baby will be just as lovable next week. 💛

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08/14/2026

When you're in labor, words matter.

Because you may not remember every contraction, but you'll probably remember how the people around you made you feel.

The best encouraging words help the birthing person feel safe, heard, and never alone. Because as a support person, labor is not something to simply watch. It’s something to stay completely present for and walk through with your partner.

Sometimes that means offering water. Sometimes that means a back or foot rub. Sometimes it’s suggesting a change of position or simply sitting quietly and holding their hand.

But many times, it’s reminding the birthing person they are strong, capable, beautiful, and that you are so incredibly proud of them.

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08/13/2026

Trapped air after a feeding can leave your baby feeling uncomfortable, gassy, and fussy.

A few simple burping techniques can help

✨ Sitting Upright
Sit your baby upright on your lap while supporting their chin and chest with your hand (not their throat). Lean them slightly forward and pat their back.

✨ The Hinge Method
Sit your baby upright on your lap. Support their head with one hand on their chin and chest and the other hand on their upper back and neck. Slowly rock them backward and forward, hinging at the hips. This gentle movement can help trapped air rise naturally, and many babies burp without much patting at all.

✨ Over the Shoulder
Hold your baby upright against your chest with their chin resting over your shoulder. Their head is now supported by your shoulder- give their back a good pat!

Burping is important after every bottle feed, and it can be helpful to use these techniques mid feed as well.

Breastfed babies won’t swallow as much air during a feed, but they are still producing their own digestive gasses and can benefit from a good burp as well. This can be helpful in between switching breasts and after a feed.

Not every feeding ends with a burp, and that's okay. If you've tried for a few minutes and your baby seems content, it's okay to move on.

And if your little one spits up while you're burping them? Completely normal- keep a burp cloth close.

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08/10/2026

Your baby is giving you clues they are hungry long before they are crying.

Knowing what cues to look for can make feeding feel less stressful and help your baby stay calmer at mealtimes.

Early hunger cues include:

🤍 Smacking or licking their lips
🤍 Sticking our their tounge
🤍 Sucking on their hands
🤍 Rooting-turning their head side to side with an open mouth- they are searching for a ni**le or bottle!

As hunger continues to build, your baby may become fussier, move around more, and eventually begin crying.

Whether you're breastfeeding, bottle-feeding, pumping, or combo feeding, responsive feeding is about following your baby's cues, not the clock.

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08/09/2026

Happy World Breastfeeding Week to all you breastfeeding heroes! We know there is both beauty and grit in your journey

- When it’s 4 am and you’ve already woken up to nurse five times, does time have any meaning anymore?
- When you absolutely, certainly, without a doubt, will cry over spilled milk
- When your three weeks in and latching your baby still feels like tiny knives stabbing you in the ni**le
- When “breastfeeding is the most natural thing in the world!” except… your baby won’t latch
- When your sink looks like a pump parts graveyard and somehow there's still one valve you can't find
- When you have tried everything this side of casting a spell, and your supply simply won’t improve

However your journey looks- joyful, exhausted, triumphant, heartbreaking, redemptive, or all of it in the same hour- we see you.

Breastfeeding is seriously hard work, and you're doing an incredible job.

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20 Burr Street
Boston, MA
02130

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Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm
Sunday	9am - 5pm

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http://www.birthsavvy.co/

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