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DOULAS by the BAY is the leading and most trusted doula practice in California that offers birth and postpartum support to new and expectant families.
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What do Next steps look like?
- Meet With a Family Consultant — Discuss your birth and postpartum journey and explore the services that fit your needs.
- Meet Your Doulas — Get matched and interview doulas to find your perfect fit.
- Book Your Doula — Secure your chosen doula and begin your supported journey with confidence.
Stories from Families Like Yours
Real experiences from parents who found confidence and community through our classes
EXCELLENTVerified We had engaged Marilou from doula by the bay. As a new mom, I was quite anxious, but she immediately put me at ease with how gentle, patient, and caring she was with my baby. She handled my baby's diaper rash carefully and confidently, which really reassured me and showed her experience. She is incredibly kind and thoughtful--she even went above and beyond by bringing diaper rash cream and swaddles when we needed them. At the end of our contract, she surprised us with a sweet gift for our baby, which meant so much to our family. Marilou was also always punctual and reliable for her night shifts, which made a huge difference during those exhausting early weeks. I felt completely comfortable trusting her to care for my baby on her own, and that gave me the precious opportunity to rest and recover. I'm truly grateful for her support and would highly recommend her to any new parents looking for a caring, dependable, and experienced doula.Posted onVerified We were so lucky to have been matched with Shibban as our postpartum doula. We initially had her help us out for the first 2 weeks with our newborn. She was so helpful, kind and gentle with our little one that we ended up asking her to stay on for another 2 weeks. Being able to actually get some sleep, knowing our newborn was in Shibban's caring and capable hands, made the whole experience so much more enjoyable for us. She was the only reason we weren't total zombies at the end of the 1st month! She was also a parenting coach to us(first time parents) and helped answer our many questions and shared tips and tricks for better sleeping and feeding positions. We would recommend Shibban in a heartbeat to anyone looking for postpartum support.Posted onVerified As a first time parents with a complicated birth history, an extremely small family, a terminally ill mother, and both working full time up until the birth--the best advice we received after we learned we were pregnant was "get a doula." After doing research I found Doulas by the Bay (DBB) and it was truly a match made in heaven - compassionate, efficient, dedicated and comforting care provided through every single employee and doula we worked with. Because of our lack of family and sisterhood, we really leaned on DBB to help match us with doulas who were first and foremost professional but felt like cousins and aunts - genuinely invested in our confidence and comfort. We are so grateful and indebted to have been able to be introduced to wonderful doulas who helped us throughout our difficult pregnancy and complicated delivery. We knew after meeting Mish, our birth doula, she was going to be integral to our journey. Mish being so even keel, kind, nonjudgemental and compassionate was exactly the disposition and approach we so greatly needed and wanted after a lot of ongoing trauma in our family. We deeply appreciated her advice from everything to health care concerns to milk storage to baby bottles. We were so gratified to have been so well prepared by Mish prior to the upcoming due date about what we could expect in the hospital as well as all induction methods. She listened to every concern, question and fear we had with patience and able to set us both at ease. She was in contact with us and extremely knowledgeable with gestational diabetes/hypertension. We are so grateful for how well prepared we were because of Mish and the confidence she helped us create. DBB was able to pivot quickly and problem solve on our behalf when we had a completely unexpected change in our induction schedule from 1 week before our due date to 3 weeks early. DBB placed in Marilou's care and both DBB and Marilou was in touch with us every single day even in the early or late hours while we at the hospital and even through active labor. It was such a relief to have Marilou's help as a night doula after coming home and the additional support she provided through tips, tricks and advice she would pass onto me. Marilou was so gentle with all of us and had a very calming, maternal presence. Our second night doula, Hellen was so cheery, jovial and very gentle. She was very sweet with our baby and did whatever she could to help us out overnight so we could try to restore our energy for the next day. Hellen was so consistent, reliable and made us feel at ease. She was just such a happy presence and we are so grateful for her help as we needed to catch our breath again despite getting better as new parents. We knew we had struck gold with Angelika as a day doula. As cheesy as it sounds it was almost an instantaneous connection at the interview where we quickly learned we had a LOT in common. We were so fortunate to work with her and found she slid right into our lives effortlessly. She is so wise beyond her years, so incredibly good natured and sweet. We deeply appreciate how thorough and attentive she is to our baby's changes and development - offering gentle support and advice which we deeply appreciate as we continue to learn about parenthood and our baby. Angelika is very communicative and knowledgeable, nonjudgemental and makes an effort to adopt the preferences of the family while also using her wealth of experience. We are so grateful with how caring she was towards our baby as well as our fur babies. Overall, DBB was a major lifeline and a huge reason we have been able to pivot so seamlessly from prenatal to postpartum feeling so supported and rested. We are so grateful for the trustworthy and compassionate women we worked with.Posted onVerified Ana was our amazing postpartum doula. She cares so much about her work & is extremely compassionate. She was calm and supportive through the many highs & lows of my postpartum recovery.Posted onVerified I cannot recommend Marilou at Doulas by the Bay highly enough. She was our postpartum night doula for the first few weeks after our son was born, and she was incredible. As new parents, the sleep deprivation is real, but knowing she was there allowed us to finally get the much-needed rest we required to function. Beyond just being a set of expert hands, she became a trusted guide for us and taught us invaluable newborn care tips that we still use daily. We trusted her implicitly with our baby from night one which was critical for us as anxious new parents. Marilou's calm, professional, and warm presence made us feel so at ease during a very vulnerable time. We truly loved our time with her and are so grateful for the care she provided. If you are looking for a doula who is knowledgeable, nurturing, and completely trustworthy, Marilou is amazing!Posted onVerified We had an incredible experience with Sally for our son from when he was 1-3 months. She was consistently punctual, professional, and incredibly kind. Beyond just helping with night feeds, she took the initiative with bottles and laundry, which was a huge help to our family. We felt completely at ease knowing our little one was in such caring hands. In addition, she helped with sleep training. Additionally, the office staff was a pleasure to work with. They were extremely professional and maintained a quick turnaround time on all our requests and paperwork. We highly recommend this team for anyone looking for top-tier newborn care!Posted onVerified We loved working with Hlamalani as our night doula. She always came early and had a clear focus on safety, cleanliness, and being considerate to us to try to help us get as much sleep as possible. When she came over, we never woke up from baby crying-- which was a godsend for the 0-1 month stage. We would recommend her to anyone looking for a night doula! At first the idea of having a person come into our house at night to take care of our baby was a bit daunting, but we would do it 100x over with how comfortable we felt with Hlamalani.Posted onVerified Romekya was such a wonderful resource during our first couple weeks with our new kiddo. She gave us useful info and tips, and positively impacted our mental health during this big transition. She was phenomenal at anticipating both our needs as well as the baby's. We'll miss her so much!Posted onVerified I'm so happy I decided to hire a postpartum Doula for my first baby. Julie was a heaven send and help me get through the first 4 weeks of being a new mom. It was so great to have someone care for both the baby and I. I felt like having Julie was positive for my physical and mental health postpartum.
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We envision strong, healthy communities where equitable access to doula care improves maternal and infant outcomes and creates lasting opportunities for those called to support families.