Where do you support births?

Anywhere within 1 hour of my home in Silver Spring, MD. I support hospital births, birth center births, and homebirths at which there is a midwife present.

What types of births do you support?

I am passionate about providing nonjudgmental and heartfelt support for your birth choices. I support both medicated and unmedicated labors, vaginal and Cesarean births, and all variations. I also support stillbirth and termination.

Do you offer different doula packages?

I do this work because I want to accompany you on your entire childbirth journey. As such, I have put together a package that includes childbirth education, tailored to your needs, and a post-partum doula visit. This allows us to build a meaningful relationship that best supports your journey. Birth and newborn photography are optional - feel free to ask me more!

How many clients do you take?

I take about 6-8 clients per year and focus on clients for whom I think I truly am best positioned to be in relationship with you and your family and support your childbearing journey. This allows me to be on call for only you and no other families simultaneously. This minimizes the risk of needing to call a backup and makes sure I can bring my all to our work together. Please reach out if you think we are a good fit, I can’t wait to meet you!

What’s the difference between the Fresh 48 and in-home newborn photography options?

Fresh 48 sessions occur within 48 hours of birth, and tend to be slightly more documentary in nature, as you are still freshly recovering from birth. These take place at your place of birth. In-home sessions occur 7-14 days out and are more like lifestyle sessions, with slightly more posing direction while still keeping things relaxed.

Why “wild thistle”?

Have you ever tried to kill a thistle? You fucking can’t! That’s the kind of resilience I know you to be capable of as you navigate birth. A thistle’s seemingly endless resilience comes from an interconnected root system, which reflects how I believe we all deserve to give birth with support and within community. Thistles are ungovernable, beautiful, and full of life - like birth.