Graceful Guidance Doula | NICU Doula Support in Fraser Valley & Vancouver BC
When your baby's beginning doesn't go as planned, you don't have to navigate it alone.
Specialized NICU Doula Support for Families in the Fraser Valley & Greater Vancouver Area
NICU Support for families navigating...
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Premature Birth
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Unexpected NICU Admission
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High-Risk Pregnancy
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Planned Early Delivery
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Multiples
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Medically Complex Newborns
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Respiratory Support
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Feeding Challenges
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Extended NICU Stays
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Birth Trauma Followed by NICU Admission
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Emergency Birth
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Separation After Birth
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Parents Preparing for a Possible NICU Stay
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Transitioning from NICU to Home
Every NICU story is different.
You don't need to fit into a particular category to deserve support.
If you are wondering whether a NICU Doula could help your family ...
Let's Talk.
Meet Doula Lexi
CERTIFIED NICU DOULA | CERTIFIED BIRTH DOULA | PRENATAL EDUCATOR | CPST
170+ Birth Supported
Your baby has a medical team.
You deserve someone caring for you.
I'm Lexi - a Certified NICU Doula, Certified Birth Doula, Prenatal Educator and Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician.
Over the years, I have had the honor of supporting more than 170 families through pregnancy, labor, birth, and early parenthood. The families who have stayed closest to my heart are those whose journey's took an unexpected turn and included an unplanned NICU admission as part of their journey due to premature birth, a complicated delivery, or a high risk pregnancy due to the birther's or baby's health.
NICU families need more than information. They need compassionate support, help finding their voice and space to hold both joy and grief.
While the medical team cares for your baby, someone needs to care for you, too.
That is the heart of Graceful Guidance.
What does a NICU Doula actually do?
A NICU Doula provides non-medical emotional, educational and practical support to parents and families during a NICU journey.
I can help you:
FIND YOUR FOOTING
Understand NICU routines, terminology and the many moving pieces of your baby's hospital stay.
FIND YOUR VOICE
Prepare questions, communicate your needs and feel more confident participating in conversations with your care team.
FIND CONNECTION
Explore meaningful ways to bond with your baby through touch, talking, reading, singing, kangaroo care and participating in your baby's care when appropriate.
FIND CONFIDENCE
Learn about pumping, feeding, discharge preparation, newborn care and the transition from hospital to home.
FIND SPACE TO FEEL
NICU parenting can bring fear, grief guilt, hope, joy, exhaustion and uncertainty and sometimes all in the same day.
You don't have to minimize those feelings.
You don't have to pretend you're okay.
You deserve a safe place to process them.
And sometimes ...
You simply need someone to sit beside you.
No fixing.
No judgement.
No pressure.
Just someone who understands.
NICU Doula Services
Build Your Services Around the NICU
NICU PREPARATION
For Families Who Know or Suspect Their Baby May Need Additional Care After Birth
Investment $375
This package includes one 90-minute virtual or in-person consultation, personalized preparation resources and follow-up email support.
Support Can Include:
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Preparing emotionally for a NICU stay
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Understanding what to expect
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Creating NICU Birth Preferences
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Preparing partners and support people
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Pumping and Feeding Preparation
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Hospital and NICU preparation
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Questions to consider asking your care team
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Creating a family support plan
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Preparing for different possible birth outcomes
You may not be able to control how your baby's story begins, but you can feel more prepared for what comes next.
NICU BESIDE YOU
For Families Currently Navigating the NICU
Investment $750
This package includes three 90-minute support sessions, either in person or virtually, plus email support between sessions. Sessions may be used at the hospital or online, depending on your needs and hospital policies.
Support Can Include:
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Emotional support
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NICU orientation and routines
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Preparing questions for your care team
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Advocacy and communication support
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Bonding and connection
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Kangaroo care support
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Feeding and pumping support
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Partner Support
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Sibling considerations
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Resource Navigation
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Celebrating Milestones
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Processing unexpected birth and NICU experiences
You don't have to know how to be a NICU parent on day one.
You learn.
One day at a time.
One milestone at a time.
NICU TO HOME
Investment $525
This package included two 90-minute sessions, personalized discharge preparation resources and follow-up email support.
You may be thrilled.
You may be terrified.
You may be both.
Support Can Include:
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Preparing for discharge
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Creating a home-care routine
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Feeding and pumping transition
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Newborn care confidence
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Car Seat Preparation
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Understanding follow-up care
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Building a postpartum support plan
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Sibling preparation
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Emotional preparation for leaving the NICU
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Connecting with appropriate community resources
Leaving the NICU doesn't mean you suddenly stop needing support.
Complete NICU Journey
Support From Preparation Through the Transition Home
Investment $1450
For families who want continuous support across multiple stages of their NICU journey
This Package Includes:
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One NICU Preparation Session
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Three Beside You Sessions
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Two NICU to Home Sessions
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One Post-NICU Support Session
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Email Support Throughout the Package
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Priority Scheduling when Possible
The Complete NICU Journey saves $200 compared to booking each package separately.
You don't have to navigate the NICU one stage at a time. Support can be there with you from preparation through coming home.
A Note About Support
All NICU Doula services are non-medical and are intended to complement, not replace, your baby's medical care team. Services are available virtually and in person throughout the Fraser Valley and Greater Vancouver Area, subject to availability and hospital policy.
Additional Services
BIRTH DOULA SUPPORT
Because your birth is only part of the story.
Investment $3200
My foundation as a birth doula continues to shape the way I support families.
With 170+ births attended, I understand that birth doesn't always follow a beautifully predictable path.
Physiological birth.
Home birth.
Medical Birth.
Induction.
Cesarean birth.
Emergency birth.
Unexpected complications.
And sometimes ...
NICU.
My role is to support you through the birth you are experiencing, not the birth you were "supposed" to have.
My approach is grounded in informed choice, compassionate advocacy, physiological birth knowledge, respectful collaboration with your care team and unwavering support for your family's individual needs.
And when birth takes an unexpected turn, I understand what may come next, the NICU.
That experience is one of the reasons NICU support has become such an important part of my work.
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On call from the moment of hire to 6 weeks postpartum
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Phone / Text / Email Support throughout your pregnancy and postpartum
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2-3 Prenatal Visits
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Birth Preferences Preparation
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1 Newborn Feeding Preparation Visit
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1 Carseat Installation Technician Visit
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Preparation for Postpartum and Recovery
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Unwavering Labour & Birth Support
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1 Post Birth Visit in person or virtually within 4 weeks after birth
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Placenta Honoring Options - some options at an additional cost
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Access to my Private Client Portal, referrals to books and resources
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Use of MAMA/ELLE TENS machine included
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Birth Pool and Supplies *Home Birth Only*
GROUP PRENATAL EDUCATION
Investment $395 + GST
Preparation isn't about predicting your birth. It's about helping you feel confident navigating whatever comes.
As a Prenatal Educator with Birth By Bloom, I provide evidence-informed education designed to help families understand labour, birth, newborn care and the transition into parenthood.
Because preparation doesn't mean expecting the worst.
It means knowing what to do if your path changes.
Explore Birth By Bloom Classes Doula Lexi is Teaching:
Location: Pomegranate Community Midwives - 2647 E Hastings St Vancouver BC V5K 1Z5
CAR SEAT TECHNICIAN SERVICES
By Donation
To provide parents with the confidence, knowledge and skills to safely transport their infants.
As a Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician, I offer comprehensive education in car seat safety, specializing in safe car transportation, correct car seat installation and how to fit your infant for their car seat. My focus is on empowering parents with grace and guidance through pregnancy and beyond, ensuring that parents have the knowledge, resources and support they need to keep their little ones safe on the road.
Badge
of Honor
#1 Doula -- The Best Vancouver
I am honored to be recognized as one of the top doulas in Vancouver, a reflection of the trust, love, and meaningful relationships built with the families I support. This badge represents more than positive feedback -- it symbolizes heartfelt connections, steady presence, and the privilege of walking beside families during some of their most vulnerable and transformative moments.
Every review is a story: a birth supported, a NICU journey held, a family cared for with compassion and respect. I am deeply grateful to each parent who has taken the time to share their experience and lift up this work.
Thank you for allowing me to serve you, your babies, and this beautiful community. Your words are my badge of honor.
- Doula Lexi
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