Compassionate Birth & Postpartum Care

My path to birth and postpartum work was shaped by one thing I’ve always known: I love caring for babies, and I’m passionate about supporting women through the most transformative, and tiring, season of their lives.

As the youngest in my family, I grew up wishing for a baby brother or sister. That unfulfilled wish sent me from home to home as a child, just to hold and care for other people’s babies. Raised in a Christian community, I naturally stepped into leading children and youth activities. That love for little ones only deepened as I got older.

I began working as a nanny and babysitter, and found myself drawn to families welcoming newborns or preparing for birth. At the time I didn’t have the word “doula” for it — I was simply doing what felt natural: supporting parents through pregnancy, labor, and those first fragile weeks.

After moving to Canada, I formalized my training as an Early Childhood Educator Assistant, Newborn Care Specialist, and Infant & Toddler Specialist. In those roles, I discovered postpartum doula work. I supported many families through agencies and collectives, but something was missing. While I focused on baby care, parents kept coming to me with questions about pregnancy and birth. I heard story after story of how hard their labors had been because they lacked support in the birth room itself.

That pushed me to certify as a birth doula. The moment I began supporting births, everything clicked. Parents would tell me how rested and energetic they felt in the morning after a supported night. That’s how Merry Mornings was born — because every parent deserves to wake up to a morning that feels possible.