Grounded Hearts Doula

& Family Photographer

Portland Doula

Doula smiling for her Portrait

Hi Mamas, I’m Heidi

I am a longstanding and experienced Portland Doula, Family Photographer, and Niched Postpartum Doula. I reverently provide a constant loving presence with you throughout your pregnancy, birth journey, & delicate postpartum period. I am committed to helping women on their journey to healing, well-being, and overall happiness.

As a Portland Family Photographer, my artistic passion is to craft not just images, but memories laced with love. I am here to celebrate the full arc of your “Love Story”, frame by frame, with a touch of magic and a whole lot of soul.

Doula Menu

Family of 3 hug and cuddle during their Family Photo Shoot in the Japanese Gardens in Portland Oregon

Family Photography

You are looking for the magical “All in One” Portland Doula-Photographer combo!

You desire to keep your support team small, solid, and intimate. You desire to have your Doula guide you through parenthood AND to capture your entire parenthood journey from start to finish with captivating imagery!

Imagery to captivate your Heart

What an incredibly unique opportunity it is to have a carefully chosen Birth Doula, who you feel confident to be by your side, to also be the person who walks beside you documenting the ever unfolding journey of becoming parents. Watching your love grow for each other and with your new bundle of love!

Maternity, Birth, Fresh 48, Newborn, & Family Photography

Our journey begins with me capturing your “Belly Bump”, snapping raw and vulnerable footage of your “Labor & Delivery”, returning to your place of birth to photograph your baby’s “First 48 Hours of Life”, coming to your home and celebrating moments together as a “New Family”, and later making my way back as you continue making “Unforgettable Moments” together as a Family.

Couple in a Portland Birth Center holding their newborn baby

Doula & Birth Photographer

You want to remember this moment forever…

As a Portland Doula & Birth Photographer, I am thrilled to offer you a stunning, heartfelt, & personalized experience that celebrates the genuine joy and love that defines your family’s story. My dual expertise as a Doula and Birth Photographer allows me to provide both grounded support and stunning visual memories during your birthing journey.

Choosing me as your Portland Doula who is also your Birth Photographer means…

* Receiving an unforgettable experience knowing you are fully supported & deeply witnessed.

* Knowing that I will capture all of the powerful moments of your Birth as well as the tangible bond between you, your newborn, & your partner.

You desire to have a constant loving presence with you throughout your pregnancy & birth journey

As a Portland Doula, I love being with you every step of the way so you have at least ONE constant person on your side in and out of the birth room. Educating you, deeply listening to you, advocating for you, supporting you, guiding you, & nourishing you.

As a Portland Doula, I offer support during those in-between moments

I stay with you so you feel safe, empowered, supported physically, emotionally, and mentally. I help you stay true to your Birth Plan as closely as possible, breathe with you so you stay anchored in your strength, & offer massage/loving touch/double hip squeezes so you can make it through one more wave.

Mother is holding her newborn in her Portland home during their Maternity Photoshoot

Postpartum Services

The Essential New Mother Care package nourishes the new mother and crafts an in-home luxury pampering experience to support proper postpartum recovery for all birthers. Every birth parent in the early postpartum weeks deserves a nourishing pampering day from her Doula!

In-Home Newborn Care Education provides an opportunity to create a solid chunk of time learning the ins & outs of becoming a new parent. In-Home Newborn Education teaches new parents how to properly care for their newborn baby in the comfort of their home! As a Portland Postpartum Doula, I help build confidence in parents just a few days after coming home with their baby!

Pelvic Steaming offers a safe and natural way to promote healing and wellbeing for pregnant and postpartum women. Imagine filling your womb space with warm herbal steam that penetrates deep into the body. I provide gentle, caring, and knowledgeable guidance during a steaming session to ensure maximum comfort and relaxation. I am committed to helping women on their journey to healing and well being.

LOVE NOTES FROM FAMILIES

  • “You’ve been designed with such a strong and beautiful heart! Thank you for being you and helping us be true to who we are and our desires in birth. It was beautiful seeing strength in tough moments, love in how you served us, and beauty in your confidence. Thank you for all the extras and staying with us in the tougher moments. I respect you.”

  • “I think there is no greater compliment than to trust someone with the birth of your baby. From the very start I’ve felt the fullest trust in you during my pregnancy & birth. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all of the support during this journey. I cannot explain how much peace & comfort you brought me during such an anxious and vulnerable time”.

  • "Thank you for being you!! I'm so glad I tried Pelvic Steaming during postpartum!! My whole body is happy. I'm so thankful our paths crossed. I believe in the work you are doing and feel it's so needed in women's health. My whole body is smiling".

  • "As Portland Doula, Heidi is the perfect combination of knowledge, compassion, and softness. She really took the time to get to know my husband and I. I really felt she was invested in valuing our birth preferences, while helping to educate us on the importance of keeping an open mind. We were lucky to deliver our baby boy in alignment with our birth preferences, but let me tell you, I know for a fact I wouldn't have been able to do it without her by my side."

  • "Heidi met needs that I did not even fully realize I had. Her experience, attentiveness, and instincts are swirled together in this wonderful combination of a person. She also steps up and steps back in all the right moments. We had time and space as we needed it. I would recommend Heidi to all moms as their Portland Doula!"

  • "Heidi will meet you where you are, jump in with what you need, and help you achieve a peaceful birth. Heidi was easy to work with. She is organized, up front about what she could do to help, and is very responsive to our communication. I especially appreciated her intuitive, open and caring demeanor and willingness to jump right in for whatever we needed!"

  • "We needed someone that we could fully trust to understand and help us carry our wishes through. Heidi was that person. As a person, Heidi is caring and truly passionate. She is someone to really get into the details, but she does so in a very natural way. She won my trust from the start. She has a very calm demeanor and a very confident personality. She talks with conviction and she transfers that conviction to the people around her. As a Birth Doula, Heidi is simply amazing".

  • "She was nurturing, connected easily with our newborn, and we trusted her completely to help us with our baby’s daily needs. She provided great insights into resources that might help me in my recovery. Heidi helped with breastfeeding tips, nursing positions, food prep, light housework, and shopping. Heidi reminded us that we as parents were also humans with needs ourselves".

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