10/18/2026
✨ The Truth About Birth Plans! ✨
Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE a good birth plan! 🤰🏼💕
In fact, I strongly encourage every one of my birth clients to create one!
Birth plans are an incredible tool for educating yourself, exploring your options, communicating your preferences, and feeling empowered going into labor.
BUT… here’s something I always remind my clients.
Birth plans are preferences, not promises. ✨
Birth is unpredictable. Sometimes things unfold exactly as we imagined, and other times we find ourselves navigating a completely different path.
And that’s okay!
One of the most valuable things we can bring into birth is the ability to remain flexible, open-minded, and informed as things unfold.
Letting go of control does NOT mean letting go of your voice, your choices, or your education. 🙌
You can advocate for yourself AND remain open to change.
Because sometimes the very first lesson parenthood teaches us is that we can’t control everything. 💕
My goal as your birth doula isn’t to make sure everything goes according to plan. It’s to help you feel educated, supported, and empowered no matter how your birth unfolds.
✨ Did your birth go according to plan, or did your baby have other ideas? I’d love to hear your experience in the comments!
📍 Certified Birth & Ayurvedic Postpartum Doula serving Seattle, Renton, Bellevue, Tacoma & surrounding Washington areas.