My doula, Jenna Ratzlaff, was fabulous. She's based in VA, but helped us in DC and also serves MD moms. She's newer too, which means she's more affordable. Her website is http://yourdoulabirth.com.

Sara isn't taking clients at the moment
If you want to check me out on doulamatch.net, My name is Bethany Thomas. I am doula in the D.C/Northern Virginia area.

Thanks!
Bethany

Anonymous wrote:I don't think Sara Baum is practicing as a doula anymore.

+1. she's great though.

I don't think Sara Baum is practicing as a doula anymore.

We were thrilled with the care we received from By Your Side Birth Services (http://www.byyoursidebirth.com/). They used to be the onsite doulas at Holy Cross, and maintain a high level of respect at that facility.

Anonymous wrote:I had a great experience recently with Jenny Corbett (opencirclebirth.com). She's a newer doula, and I was very impressed by her dedication during a wretchedly long labor.

Yay! I'm so glad to hear that! I just hired(?) her myself.

Laura Hippeard she's great 540-479-9415

I had a great experience recently with Jenny Corbett (opencirclebirth.com). She's a newer doula, and I was very impressed by her dedication during a wretchedly long labor.

Allison Harris NCTMB,LMT, CD
Kairos Holistic Healing Arts Birth Support Services
www.kairosdoulas.com
240-631-8868
Serving Md, D.C., and No. Va.
Former doula program coordinator, Holy Cross Hospital
Over 900 births attended

It all depends on when your due date is! I've found that most doulas are now booked up Feb/March. The Doula Match website (http://doulamatch.net/) allows you to search by city and zip code and availability, which is a nice time saver.

I agree that Sara Baum is great! You should definitely check out her website (http://www.sarabaumdoula.com/) and see's available for your due date.

i am also looking for a doula in the silver spring area. any additional suggestions would be great, or OP, if you have found some possibilities, please post!

Trys Sara Baum. She is in Kensington.

The nice thing about the Doula Match website is that you can read reviews of all the different doulas right there. It's sort of like Yelp reviews, except for doulas.

You also narrow the search by your zip code and due date. The doulas that aren't available should already be filtered out on the search so you don't waste your time emailing them.

We live in SS and recently did our "doula search" too. Here are some websites that might help you as a starting point:

http://www.birthingnaturally.net/directory/doula/maryland.html

http://doulamatch.net/default.aspx?doulatype=Birth

http://www.birthoptionsalliance.org/BirthDoulaList.pdf

Good luck!

Any recommendations for doulas in or near Silver Spring? Just working on putting a list of options together. If you can provide any info (why you liked them, cost, or any that you would suggest avoiding) that will help too!

Thanks in advance.