Amanda Mondlock, Birth & Postpartum Doula

07/23/2026

07/08/2026

Join me for book club!! ❤️❤️

05/19/2026

NEW CHANGES! PLEASE READ 📣 ‼️

After a great deal of reflection, I’ve decided to intentionally reduce my doula client load moving forward. I will be accepting just one new birth client per month, with limited space for returning clients as availability allows.

This change allows me to offer the kind of deeply individualized, attentive support that has always mattered most to me. I prioritize care that is personal, present, responsive, and never stretched thin. By working with fewer families at a time, I’m able to protect the energy, focus, and balance that help me show up as the grounded and fully invested doula my clients deserve during one of the most important seasons of their lives.

Because of this shift toward an intentionally limited and highly personalized model of care, my pricing will increase by $100 beginning December 2026. I’m incredibly grateful for the trust families continue to place in me, and I’m honored to keep doing this work in a way that feels sustainable, full of heart, and deeply supportive for the families I serve.

05/14/2026

ALL OF THIS!!!!

A lot of women think they have a low pain tolerance until they give birth in an environment where they actually feel safe.

Read that again.

Because what many women call “I can’t handle pain” is often:
• fear
• tension
• lack of support
• being dismissed
• feeling out of control
• bright lights and constant interruptions
• people making them panic during contractions

Birth is physical, yes.
But it is also deeply mental and emotional.

A supported woman labors differently than a terrified woman.
And yet so many women go into labor more prepared for newborn photos than for understanding how fear affects the body.

When we’re afraid, the body tightens.
Breathing changes.
Stress hormones rise.
Pain intensifies.
That’s not weakness.
That’s physiology.

I’ve watched women who swore they “could never do unmedicated birth” labor calmly once they felt educated, supported, and safe.

And I’ve watched strong, confident women completely unravel after being ignored, pressured, or made fearful.

This is why support matters.
This is why environment matters.
This is why the way women are spoken to during labor matters.

Because birth is not simply about “how high your pain tolerance is.”

It’s about whether a woman feels safe enough to surrender to the process instead of fighting against fear the entire time.

05/12/2026

Want a one-on-one childbirth class tailored to your family, goals, and preferences? By an experienced birth worker familiar with both local hospitals?! Reach out today!

🐻💙 Meet Amanda Mondlock 🐻💙

At Mama Bear Family Care, Amanda Mondlock, Birth & Postpartum Doula is the seasoned birth worker ready to stand with you as you prepare for your birth and postpartum experience.

She's a CAPPA-certified Childbirth Educator, as well as a Birth & Postpartum Doula.

Amanda's background is rich in trauma-informed care. She is passionate about preventing birth trauma proactively, as well as debriefing birth experiences that may not have gone the way you had hoped.

Your mental health is one of Amanda's top concerns. Period.

And Amanda is one of the least judgmental people on the planet. She will literally meet you WHEREVER you are and build you up so you feel ready to tackle all that is to come with the arrival of your little one.

At Mama Bear, Amanda loves teaching tailored Childbirth Education classes one-on-one with families. It's really made-to-order based on what you need and want. Accessing her brain with your specific questions is, well, a no-brainer!

Amanda is gearing up to lead a Book Club in July (who's excited with us for BIRTH VIBES by Jen Hamilton???)

Birth Vibes Book Club 🐻💙 July 2026

And once in a while she leads a live virtual support group for us related to pregnancy, birth, postpartum, etc.

Connect with Amanda directly by emailing [email protected].
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Amanda is a Childbirth Educator with Mama Bear Family Care, based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. 🐻💙

We love supporting families prenatally through postpartum with birth preparation, lactation and infant feeding guidance, gentle sleep coaching, and parent education for all stages.

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03/30/2026

I’ve always had some concerns about how widely the ARRIVE trial findings are applied. While correlation isn’t causation, I’ve been at many inductions, particularly for first-time parents, that ended in cesarean for “failure to progress”.

It makes me hopeful to see more research emerging. In the meantime, informed consent and nuanced conversations about induction matter so much!

We hear a lot about the ARRIVE Study. As doulas, this is definitely a publication we've struggled with as it doesn't assess birth experience and autonomy.

However, newer research is adding more to the conversation 👇

A 2024 study published in Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care looked at real-world births. It found something important:

✨ Induction at 39 weeks may lower c-section rates based on the ARRIVE study in a somewhat controlled study

BUT

✨ In everyday clinical practice, induction was associated with a higher chance of c-section

👉 This newer study looked at outcomes from an entire population (Victoria, Australia) and not a controlled trial.

It found:
✔️ Only after 40 weeks did induction show a benefit in reducing perinatal mortality
✔️ For lower-risk pregnancies, non-medically indicated induction may carry its own risks

So what does this mean for you?

It’s not about “induction is bad” or “induction is good”

It’s about informed decision-making, having autonomy, and providers respecting a desire for spontaneous labor.

Spontaneous labor has benefits when there's no medical concerns for the birthing person or baby. Parents deserve accurate information to make informed decisions that also align with birth preferences.

When induction is offered, try using BRAIN:
🧠 Benefits
🧠 Risks
🧠 Alternatives
🧠 Intuition
🧠 Nothing (what if we wait?)

You deserve to understand your options and have autonomy in your birth experience.

Save this for your next provider conversation
& share with someone navigating pregnancy decisions

👇 Did your provider discuss BOTH risks and benefits of induction?

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03/29/2026

Lee, IT. The language of failure. JAMA 2022; 327(5):425-426.

09/22/2025

Too often, especially on social media, birth gets framed as a performance; something you can pass or fail, win or lose. But birth isn’t a test. You’re not being graded for how long you labor, what interventions you use, or whether you stay ‘calm.’

When birth is treated like a performance, parents are left feeling judged, pressured, and compared, instead of supported. That pressure can add fear and stress, which are the very things that work against labor progressing smoothly.

Birth is a threshold. A crossing into parenthood, into expansion, into something you can never fully prepare for but carry with you the rest of your life.

This is why support matters. A doula isn’t there to evaluate or push you toward a certain “ideal birth.” We’re there to protect the space, quiet the noise, and help you feel safe, grounded, and truly seen. When birth stops being performative, it becomes what it was always meant to be: your unique transformation, honored and supported every step of the way.

07/14/2025