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Sarah Poole

Doula Sarah Poole

Bonney Lake, WA   Service range 30 miles No ferries

http://www.doulasarahpoole.com

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Birth Fee

$1200 to $2000

Postpartum Rate

$35 to $50

Birth Fee

$1200 to $2000

Postpartum Rate

$35 to $50


Birth Doula Experience

12 years and 45 births attended

Postpartum Doula Experience

11 years and 20 families served


Doula Training

  • Intuitive Childbirth, July 2013
  • Big Belly Services, October 2013
  • ProDoula, March 2024
  • Other Trained, March 2024
  • ProDoula, March 2024

Type of practice: Solo practice

Clients per month: 1 to 2 births and 1 to 2 postpartum families

Attends hospital births? All Hospitals

Attends birth center births? All Birth Centers

Attends home births? Any Home Birth
I am not comfortable with attending free births at this time.


Special Services Offered

  • Baby-led weaning
  • Babywearing education
  • Belly binding
  • Bereavement doula (pregnancy & infant loss)
  • Cancer patients and survivors
  • Childbirth education services
  • Cloth diapering education
  • First Aid and CPR
  • Military families support
  • Miscarriage support
  • Newborn care specialist
  • Reduced rates for women considering adoption
  • Satellite doula (for remote and rural clients)
  • Sibling support (for your older children at the birth)
  • Sleep educator
  • Stillbirth and infant loss support
  • TENS units rental
  • Twins and multiples birth support
  • Twins and multiples postpartum support
  • Virtual and remote doula support

Training Documentation

credential


Relevant volunteer or advocacy work

I regularly work to provide sliding scale cost doula care for low income families and single mothers.

Languages Spoken

  • English

Fee Details

Please see my website for a detailed list of services and fees.

Service Area

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Bonney Lake, WA Service range 30 miles No ferries

Client Testimonials for Sarah Poole

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Meghan Carlson

3/31/2025

We cannot express enough gratitude for the incredible care and support provided by our overnight doula, Sarah. From the moment we met her, Sarah instilled a sense of calm and confidence that allowed us to get the restful sleep we so desperately needed. Knowing our daughter was in Sarah's capable hands was truly a gift.

Sarah was consistently punctual and reliable, arriving on time and ready to take over with a warm and reassuring presence. Her communication was exceptional; she kept us informed on events throughout the night, providing updates and addressing any concerns we had. It was clear that Sarah is not only knowledgeable and experienced, but also genuinely passionate about her work. She possesses a deep understanding of newborn care and effortlessly handled everything from feedings and diaper changes to soothing our little one back to sleep.

Beyond her professional expertise, Sarah's compassionate and gentle demeanor made us feel completely at ease. She took the time to understand our preferences and needs, ensuring we were comfortable with her approach. It's rare to find someone who is both highly skilled and genuinely caring, but Sarah embodies both qualities.

Thanks to Sarah, we were able to wake up feeling refreshed and ready to take on the day, knowing our daughter had been lovingly cared for throughout the night. If you're looking for an overnight doula who is reliable, knowledgeable, and truly exceptional, we wholeheartedly recommend Sarah. She gave us the invaluable gift of peace of mind, and we are forever grateful for her support!

Meghan Carlson

3/30/2025

We cannot express enough gratitude for the incredible care and support provided by our overnight doula, Sarah. From the moment we met her, Sarah instilled a sense of calm and confidence that allowed us to get the restful sleep we so desperately needed. Knowing our daughter was in Sarah's capable hands was truly a gift.

Sarah was consistently punctual and reliable, arriving on time and ready to take over with a warm and reassuring presence. Her communication was exceptional; she kept us informed on events throughout the night, providing updates and addressing any concerns we had. It was clear that Sarah is not only knowledgeable and experienced, but also genuinely passionate about her work. She possesses a deep understanding of newborn care and effortlessly handled everything from feedings and diaper changes to soothing our little one back to sleep.

Beyond her professional expertise, Sarah's compassionate and gentle demeanor made us feel completely at ease. She took the time to understand our preferences and needs, ensuring we were comfortable with her approach. It's rare to find someone who is both highly skilled and genuinely caring, but Sarah embodies both qualities.

Thanks to Sarah, we were able to wake up feeling refreshed and ready to take on the day, knowing our daughter had been lovingly cared for throughout the night. If you're looking for an overnight doula who is reliable, knowledgeable, and truly exceptional, we wholeheartedly recommend Sarah. She gave us the invaluable gift of peace of mind, and we are forever grateful for her support!

Courtney White

2/23/2025

We were unsure if we wanted to hire a doula for our third birth. We had never used a doula before but hiring Sarah was the right choice. From our consultation call to last postpartum visit, she was nothing but helpful and reassuring. I appreciated her wealth of educational resources that she provided us. This was our first home birth and she was able to really help us manage expectations and offered helpful tips to prepare. My due date overlapped with another client and she even brought another doula along to ensure I was comfortable with either of them when it was time to deliver. Sarah is fantastic during labor. She is really good at matching the pace of labor progression and offers helpful suggestions each step of the way. She isn't afraid to try new positions or comfort measures if you aren't responding to one. Sarah's expertise allowed my partner to be fully present with me during labor which was such a gift to both of us. She even helped with my two little toddlers that were curious about what was going on with mom and helped get them set up with breakfast. Overall, Sarah was the perfect addition to our birth team and I will always encourage someone to hire a doula if on the fence. 

Michelle Suarez

12/31/2024

Sarah is an awesome doula! She was such a blessing throughout the pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum period! She is knowledgeable in different techniques during labor as well as how our bodies work in a physiologic birth. She’s a great support to have and truly kept me calm during the most intense part of birth. So thankful I had her as my doula!

Joey

11/20/2024

Highly recommend choosing Sarah for post partum doula! I felt very supported by her and she was professional yet easy to talk to. She has the best baby care tips and is a fabulous cook.

Chelsea

9/24/2024

Sarah was such a blessing to me! I am so grateful for her calming and caring presence  during my pregnancy and labor.  Leading up to my labor Sarah was so kind and thoughful and i felt comfortable sharing more personal things with her.  She was always a source of encouragement when i needed it.  When my first sign of labor was my water breaking (PROM) I had some anxiety that my contractions would not start up again - mirroring my previous birth.  Sarah had some good suggestions of things to try to get my labor started and it worked! She arrived just in time for my contractions to become intense.  My baby had been more on my right side which had been a slight concern for me.  She had me try a few positions to labor in including a deep lunge which I think helped baby shift positions because my contractions shifted from my back to my front and labor went really quickly after.  My entire labor was only two and a half hours! Sarah had tools with her that made a huge difference in my comfort level. She also timed my contractions and helped communicate with my midwife when I couldn't.  After my baby was born she stayed to support me and my family until things quieted down.  She and my husband were a great team and I couldn't have done it as smoothly without them.  I still think back on the whole experience and just smile. It was everything I had dreamed of.  

Janessa

9/20/2024

Sarah made such a huge difference in my postpartum period. My husband owns a business and could only stay home a week, so I really needed the support. She was extremely flexible with scheduling, which I appreciated very much since his schedule can change on a dime. She really optimized every moment of her shifts, even involving my high energy preschooler who wants to be in charge of everything. ??

One thing I appreciate about Sarah is that she'd ask what I wanted done, but if I wasn't sure how to answer she would just start doing things, based on what looked like it needed to be done. Also, when my son was bouncing off the walls and and needed attention, she would stop what she was doing and play with him without me even needing to ask. 

She was very good natured about the very specific, borderline OCD, way I like certain things done, even when I couldn't exactly say why I wanted them done that way. 

Also, we hired her for a meal prep shift and she busted out so many meals in 4 hours while I was at the park with the baby and my son that I still don't know how she did all that. She even did the dishes too, which I don't know how she had time for.

Sarah is always available during her shifts as a listening ear and offers condolences, support, and potential solutions without being pushy.

I think Sarah has a rare combination of assertiveness and flexibility that makes her very good at her work. She could definitely charge way more but wants to remain affordable so she way undercharges, which is amazing. 

We were very pleased with Sarah and wish we could have hired her indefinitely. ??

 

Clara Nguyen

7/30/2024

Right from the beginning of our relationship, Sarah Poole stood out from the rest of the doulas we interviewed. Her experience gives her a fluency and confidence in the subject matter that put us at ease. We also valued that she was unbiased toward a birth method. Combine that with her professionalism, and packages that provide great value, Sarah Poole was the obvious choice.

At our appointments, we came away so excited and grateful that we had connected with her. It was easy and natural to be around her, she felt like someone we already knew. She provided detailed education that was evidenced based in a format that was easy to understand and retain. We took two birth classes (she recommended my favorite of the two) read a few books, and talked with a lot of people, but the things we learned from Sarah turned out to be really crucial in our birth experience.

During our birth experience, Sarah Poole was the difference between fear and peace. Her understanding of our wishes, and the birth process made her a trusted source of information that gave us confidence in our real time decisions. Her emotional support protected us against anything that might have been traumatic to face alone.

Sarah Poole is an exceptional person. She went above and beyond to sprinkle kind gestures all throughout our time together. Should we become pregnant again, we would want her to be our doula! Sarah Poole was an invaluable member of our birth team, and I highly recommend her for yours.

Kimberly Storey

7/14/2024

Sarah Poole is an amazing doula and any family is lucky to have her in their home. We felt like she was a Godsend! She is beyond caring and professional. She was our night doula for the first 7 weeks after our son was born. She was extremely helpful when it came to baby care and she was also amazing with helping around our house. It was a breath of fresh air to wake up to a tidy home. We appreciated her attention to detail with our baby and our home. I highly recommend her. If you're looking for a doula she is top-notch and will take incredibly good care of you and your baby. 

Ira W.

2/8/2024

Sarah was my doula for all of my 3 childbirths. I had 2 home births and 1 hospital birth. She was incredibly helpful and was very attentive to my needs. My first 2 births was uneventful, but my 3rd birth had some complication. I ended up having an emergency C-section, and my baby was transferred to Seattle Children's Hospital because she needed surgery. Since I myself just had surgery, I had to stay in the hospital for 2 days while my husband went with our baby to the other hospital. Let's just say that was really hard for me, but Sarah stayed with me and accompanied me at the hospital until I was discharged. Since I was advised not to operate a vehicle because I was taking strong pain medication, Sarah drove me all the way to Seattle so I could be with my baby and my husband. That was really nice of her to do. Sarah truly was a great doula! 

Eva Musrasrik

1/13/2024

I was honored to have Sarah as my doula for my 4th baby. She was very helpful and gave my husband and I exercises and things to do to have our baby. I was very grateful for how everything went. She went above and beyond and even took photos after our baby was born. I'm very thankful. 

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