Find A Doula: DFW

06/01/2026

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Imagine getting to Heaven one day…

And realizing your baby has been there the entire time.

No more ultrasound screens.

No more wondering what they would’ve looked like.

No more imagining who they would’ve become.

Just finally seeing the face you’ve spent years trying to picture.

Finally hearing the laugh you never got to hear.

Finally holding the child you’ve loved your entire life but never got to hold long enough.

Because miscarriage stole the moments.

But it didn’t steal the love.

And maybe that’s why so many grieving mothers hold onto faith so tightly.

Because for us, Heaven isn’t just a place.

It’s where someone we love is waiting.

05/31/2026

So true

I don’t get jealous of pregnancy announcements.

I get jealous of the certainty.

The certainty that a positive test meant a baby.

The certainty that an ultrasound was exciting instead of terrifying.

The certainty that every appointment wasn’t a survival check.

Because after infertility and loss, pregnancy doesn’t feel guaranteed.

You don’t count down to your due date.

You count down to the next scan.

The next heartbeat.

The next piece of good news.

So when I see pregnancy announcements, it’s not the pregnancy I’m jealous of.

It’s the peace.

The ability to believe everything will be okay.

05/29/2026

Nifty.

05/23/2026

Give ‘em some more time together.

If you’re in the season of waiting… maybe your baby is spending a little extra time with the loved ones you miss most.

Maybe they’re being rocked in the arms of someone you’d give anything to hug again.
Maybe they’re hearing stories about the family they’re about to join.
About how badly they’re wanted.
How fiercely they’ll be loved.
How long you’ve been waiting for them.

Maybe they’re getting a few extra cuddles in heaven before making their way to you.

And maybe, just maybe, this season of waiting doesn’t feel quite as heavy when you imagine they’re being loved every second until they land in your arms.

05/02/2026

Hi there yall!
My name is Rae Ann. I’m a Birth Doula (birth, pp, lactation educator, a bereavement doula and a Child Birth Educator as well). I do a lot of pro bono births, in fact at least half of my births a year are pro bono. My jive is women supporting other women. And I believe every woman should have the availability to have Birth assistance and a Birth Doula on the journey with them. But most doulas charge upwards of $1000. Actually $1000 is on the very very very low end. That’s what I charge. But the women who can’t afford it, well I do pro bono work because I have a heart for women and their babies and their families. But sometimes I will reach out to the community/surrounding communities. I wish I could give these families all that they need. But sadly, we cannot absorb the cost to buy all the things these families need. So I reach out to the community.
I ask for gently used items that you may have and be willing to donate if you are willing to part with or no longer using it. If my clients that need extra help have a registry, I usually include them in my post. NOT ASKING FOR YOU TO BUY OFF IT FOR THEM!!!!!!!!! 🩵🧡🩵🧡 But as an idea of what they might still need and can be donated gently used.
And additionally anything else you might have that is gently used would help and be appreciated. They don’t have all the furniture and other needs for a baby. So anything will help. They are both 18 and in need. I myself am facilitating the birth process pro bono - I do a lot of that, thus I ask for gently used things sometimes.
She is really interested in a co-sleep bassinet. Or a co-sleeper to put in the middle between them. And yes, this girl even though she’s 18 has her stuff together. She goes to every volunteer thing that she can go to. So please - I am not saying this in a hateful or nasty way, I know that texts can be read wrong, I’m just giving you the information. For example, today she went and took a course at the fire station and they gave her a free car seat and showed her how to install it. She is doing her very best to get all she can for that baby and herself. If she finds a place that’s giving away free diapers, even it’s just a little bag, she goes. She is trying to help herself as much as she can, and help the baby.
But they need a little extra help. She has herself more together than some late 20s early 30s clients that I have. I honestly am really impressed. Lol.
So, there are still some things that they need. And let me tell you this girl is doing her best and her husband is giving her his full support. So if you have anything that you could gently donate, that would be awesome. Thank y’all so much. Anything would mean something to this little family! 🩵🧡🩵🧡

Registry Links:

https://www.amazon.com/baby-reg/emily-jessup-rae-koonce-june-2026-haslet/3EIW7AQIYPBFI?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_03E451KZNN2SPESDGYC1&language=en-US

https://www.walmart.com/registry/br/72c52034-3aa5-4c1d-96ec-9b6c47d89b0c

Thank you!!

Rae Ann Koonce

04/18/2026

Nope. And doulas can be some of the worst.

04/15/2026

Trigger warning. R**e and su***de. In my case - in a hospital.

MEDICAL R**E!!!!!! Doula Friends. Doula’s should know this.
I truly understand if you don’t agree.
But Idc if you don’t like the term. It’s my story, and my choice of words. and I left SOOOOOOO much out in this video.
Thank you for watching.
I feel like total crap. The antibiotic is helping but I’m having a bad reaction to it. My OB is very aware. She is amazing btw. She’s been taking care of my lady business for years. My oldest son gave me a 4th degree tear. And messed up a lot in there. I was 20 and knew nothing about birth. She’s been doing her best for years! lol.

Caring for Women - Denton - Dr. Monica Popov. https://cfwdenton.com/physicians/listing

They have Drs that deliver too. She doesn’t. I think I have a “medical professional crush”. She’s that good. And she’s funny. She talks to me like I have a little knowledge. I have occasionally asked her Doula questions. I travel an hour and a half to see her. She asked me why one day. I said “When you find a good Dr you stay.” She cracked me up - she shrugged and said “fair enough”.

Back to the story. That baby, he died 18 years later, but he would almost be 24. Committed su***de in his bedroom. I walked in the next morning to get him up, he was laying right in front of me. It was a shot gun. You don’t want to know what I saw. And I’m not gonna say.
Totally different kind of pain. But I know pain. Mental and physical - this Current story about me is bad. Really bad.
I have a 3 hour radius for clients in the DFW/North Texas - Southern Ok. Texoma area.
No, I’ve never missed a birth because of that. I’ve been at it for 7 yrs almost. 2 because I was really sick. You can’t doula if you can’t stop puking and 1 because of another birth. Never because of time. And that’s not what I’m trying to discuss rn.
This was beyond horrible. So many issues. I’m really sick. And the hospital knowingly did it. They had to know. If the Dr didn’t know, he shouldn’t be a Dr. that kind of straight cath in the hospital is known to be the #1 cause of this bacteria. 5 months horrible effects - most I didn’t even mention.
Not ok.

04/11/2026

The Midwives Did Not Obey!!!!!!
Hell yeah!!! And so we have the story of Moses.

The first act of civil disobedience recorded in the Bible was committed by midwives.

Let me tell you their story.

In Exodus 1, we meet Shiphrah and Puah, two Hebrew midwives living under Egyptian oppression. Pharaoh, afraid of the growing Hebrew population, gave them a direct order: kill every Hebrew baby boy at birth.

These midwives said no.

They defied the most powerful man in Egypt. They risked their own lives to protect the babies they were called to serve. They looked Pharaoh in the face and lied to him, telling him the Hebrew women were too strong, too vigorous, that the babies were born before the midwives could even arrive.

And because of their courage, an entire generation of Hebrew boys lived. Including Moses, who would eventually lead his people to freedom.

The Bible says: “So God was kind to the midwives… And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.” (Exodus 1:20-21)

God honored their courage. Their defiance. Their protection of life in the face of authoritarian power. Thousands of years later, midwives are still fighting. Not against genocide, thank God. But against systems and policies that try to control how, where, and with whom women can give birth. We fight for a woman’s right to choose homebirth when it’s safe for her, informed consent instead of coerced interventions, bodily autonomy in birth spaces, access to physiologic birth instead of routine intervention, and the freedom to birth without unnecessary interference. We stand between families and systems that don’t always have their best interests at heart.

Just like Shiphrah and Puah, midwives today protect families’ rights to make their own choices about their bodies and their births. We push back against policies that restrict birth options. We advocate for informed consent when providers pressure unnecessary interventions. We honor women’s autonomy even when it’s countercultural. We believe that families, not institutions, should be the decision-makers in birth. This is sacred work. Not just catching babies. But protecting the fundamental right of families to choose how they bring their children into the world.

Shiphrah and Puah set the standard thousands of years ago: midwives serve families, not systems. We protect life and honor autonomy, even when authorities tell us otherwise. And just like God honored those ancient midwives for their courage, we trust that standing for families’ rights is exactly where we’re called to be.

“The midwives, however, feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them to do; they let the boys live.” - Exodus 1:17

02/26/2026

I am looking for doulas to spotlight!!! Lmk if you are interested!!!!

12/21/2025

For real!