Megan Getz - Doula

09/19/2022

You can now inquire by filling out the form below, and I will reach out to you!

Welcome, my name is Megan Getz. I am a certified Labor & Post Partum Doula, Placenta Specialist and PAIL Advocate, offering services in the Lynchburg, VA area.

08/30/2022

I am here for YOU! ✨

08/18/2022

What is delayed cord clamping? What about Cord blood banking?

Families we support during pregnancy and postpartum often start to learn about this process by talking with their doula, then following up with their OB-GYN or midwife! Let’s dig into some of that research here to help you learn more about this decision.

-Kayley Mayhew; Virginia Family Doulas

https://www.virginiafamilydoulas.com/blog/should-i-delay-cord-clamping-or-bank-cord-blood

08/18/2022

Heads up: you’re not settled into being postpartum once your baby is delivered!

Whether you are giving birth vaginally or via cesarean, there is one more stage to complete the birth process. You have to deliver your baby’s placenta, the organ you created to sustain your baby while they were growing in utero!

You may find this life-sustaining organ to be super cool or super gross. You may wonder, “What the hell do I do with this after I have my baby?”

As with so many other aspects of pregnancy and postpartum, you have options. Let’s talk about what happens to your placenta after birth, and what you may choose to do with it.

-Kayley Mayhew; Founder- Virginia Family Doulas

Heads up: you’re not settled into being postpartum once your baby is delivered! Whether you are giving birth vaginally or via cesarean, there is one more stage to complete the birth process. You have to deliver your baby’s placenta, the organ you created to sustain your baby while they were grow...

08/09/2022

When you see these around our area, please take one for your loved ones!

08/06/2022

Oxytocin.. the good stuff!
That last few weeks of pregnancy, we don't want to do anything other than wait "patiently" for baby to make their appearance.
What better way to wait it out is there then increasing that Oxytocin? Snuggle up with your loved one, or your favorite bag of chocolates. Whichever you like at the time 🙃 and let the hormones roll.