Janel Rogers Doula Services

04/24/2026

Tell me what a postpartum mom needs the most besides sleep and physical support. Something tangible, something that can be brought to them!!!

04/17/2026

This 👌🏻

01/02/2026

Baby girl born @ 3:57 am! First 2026 baby for this Doula! Welcome baby girl!!

12/18/2024

This💜

Walk into a room while I am supporting a birth and you might think that I am just sitting there doing nothing. I won’t be talking. I won’t be touching the client. I won’t be using anything in my bag.

So what am I doing exactly?

🪑 Watching mom’s breathing and sometimes breathing loudly alongside her to remind her to slow down her breath

🪑 Scanning mom’s body during the contraction to make sure that she isn’t holding any tension

🪑 Monitoring the temperature and lighting to create the peaceful environment that she desires

🪑 Calculating how long it has been since she emptied her bladder

🪑 Thinking about how long she has been in her current position and thinking about the next position that she might try

🪑 Timing contractions to see if they are longer, stronger and closer together

🪑 Thinking about when mom and her partner last had a snack

🪑 Reviewing her preferences to make sure that everything is going according to her plan

🪑 Giving the couple space to connect on an intimate level (allowing for oxytocin) and/or guiding the partner to be the lead support

🪑 Updating notes and capturing labor flow

Sometimes just being fully present is enough. Sometimes just knowing I am there in close proximity is all mom needs to be able to relax and focus on what she needs to do. Sometimes just holding space for them in an unbiased manner allows for a noticeable shift in the energy of the room.

And the list goes on….

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11/25/2022

This is a good reminder, but also so cute!!!

A WONDERFUL reminder! 👇😊💜💕
As the holiday season approaches, it may be tempting to offer your little one a few bites of mashed potatoes. As a reminder, here are the signs that baby is ready for solids:

▪️Baby is at least 6 months old
▪️Baby can sit up without support
▪️Baby no longer has tongue-thrust reflex
▪️Baby is able to chew/mash gums
▪️Baby can use a pincer grasp
▪️Baby is interested in solids

Remember, all of these must be present before offering baby solids. If baby isn’t showing all these signs, it’s best to wait until baby is developmentally ready before offering solids.
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09/13/2022

I am super excited to share my new website is live!!! Go check it out!!!

Start your Birth Plan today!

09/05/2022

Here is a little funny for your day!!

08/30/2022

Keep things positive and picture the birth you desire💜💜💜

08/16/2022

The difference is night and day.

07/18/2022

Very good explanation of why it’s important who your care provider is💜

Midwives are not ‘doctors helpers’… they are highly skilled professionals, having done a three or four year degree course, or an 18 month conversion course from nursing and they specialise in physiological birth. They are experts in normality. They know how to recognise and facilitate it. Midwives can also quickly recognise if a birth is moving away from normality, and have the skills to help bring it back in line.

Many women think that by paying a huge amount of money for an obstetrician to look after their pregnancy and birth, they’ll have the best care. But while obstetricians are highly specialised in birth, their real expertise is dealing with emergencies. And they are absolutely amazing at that. I am exceptionally grateful that the life saving skills of obstetricians are available when they’re needed.

The thing is though, if your main experience of birth is dealing with emergencies, then you’re probably not going to view birth as a completely natural, normal, incredible part of life...

So when choosing your care it’s good to keep that in mind. If you want to have a normal physiological birth, and are considering an obstetrician, you might want to ask them what their caesarean rate is, and how often they have actually supported physiological births.

If you have a healthy, normal pregnancy, and want to have a normal, physiological birth, then that’s what (particularly home birth/independent/midwife led unit) midwives specialise in, and they do an absolutely incredible job. ❤️

07/09/2022

🥰milksharing

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