The Nesting Place
Birth and Postpartum Doula in Winona, Rochester, and La Crosse
Wherever you birth, whatever your goals are, you deserve to feel safe, supported, and in control. The Nesting Place Doula care is here to help make that happen. Your birth, your way. Serving Winona, Rochester, La Crosse, and surrounding areas.
Package #1
$750
The Nesting Birth:
Birth Doula Support
Free consultation
2 Prenatal Visits
Continuous labor support
1 Postpartum visitAll packages include an initial consultation, 30-60 min, to help me understand your goals, values, and wants for your birth experience. We will also have two prenatal visits, either between us (any other desired support persons are welcome,) or alternatively, I can attend two appointments with you and your prenatal medical caregiver, (OB/GYN, midwife, etc.) During these visits we will go over your birth preferences, comfort measures, partner involvement, labor positions, and other logistics. Throughout your pregnancy you will have unlimited text and email support, with additional phone calls scheduled as needed. Beginning at week 38 of gestation, I'll be on-call 24/7 until baby is born. Once labor begins, you'll have early labor support via text and/or call with your choice for when to begin in-person support. During labor, support can include but is not limited to: physical and emotional support, prayer, positional support and recommendations, massage and counter pressure, labor coping techniques, pain management techniques, guided partner support, communication and advocacy with medical staff and/or family members, and light photography (at your request.) Immediately after the birth, I will stay 1-3 hours postpartum, support initial postpartum goals such as skin to skin and nursing, and more guided partner support. Within the first 7 days postpartum, I will provide one in-home visit to offer emotional and practical support which can include but is not limited to: meal prep, house work, baby care, nursing support, birth story recording, maternal recovery, or appointment attendance.
Package #2
$200 add-on
$250 stand-alone
The Nesting Postpartum
Postpartum Doula Support
This package is available as an add-on to package #1, or as a stand-alone. This includes two postpartum in-home visits of 2-3 hours, providing but not limited to: feeding support, newborn care questions, birth processing, light meal prep/cooking, light housework, emotional support for you or your partner, and baby care. This package is a great option if you don't have a strong support network around you during the recovery process, and just need a little extra help.
Package #3
$200 add-on
$300 stand-alone
The Nesting Night Shift
Overnight Newborn and Postpartum Support
This package is available as an add-on to either of the other two packages, or as a stand-alone option. This package includes a 10-12 hour shift per your request (i.e. 8pm-8am, 9pm-7am, etc,) within the first 4 weeks postpartum where I will take on the nightshift with your newborn, waking you only as necessary to breastfeed and/or pump as necessary. I will offer continuous baby care during this window, including but not limited to: soothing, feeding, changing, bottle prep and sanitization, and light baby laundry. Having a baby is hard work; you deserve a good night's sleep.
Whether you’re planning a hospital birth, birth center birth, or home birth, The Nesting Place provides personalized birth and postpartum doula support centered around your goals, values, and individual needs.From pregnancy and labor through those first precious weeks with your baby, my goal is to help you feel informed, supported, cared for, and confident.
meet the Doula
Tessa Fredrickson
Hi there, I'm Tessa and I’m a birth and postpartum doula serving from Rochester to La Crosse and the surrounding areas. I'm a retired massage therapist, current wife and mama to three living in bluffs around Winona. I fell in love with birth and the wild, powerful experience that it is after my first child was born, and I knew I would never be the same. I strongly believe that going through pregnancy and childbirth without a support system can make them harder, more frightening, and more dangerous - and it was never supposed to be like that. I want your experience bringing life into this world to be what it was always supposed to be - a peaceful, natural overflow of life, filled with joy, ease, and safety.
Questions?
Contact Me
Please reach out if you have any questions, or to schedule an initial free consult. I look forward to being a small part of your birth story.