Gentle Beginnings Collective LLC
New York, NY Serves families in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island
I am a Carrot approved Postpartum Doula. I am happy to help you navigate the reimbursement process with your work place.
Postpartum Rate
$45 to $85
Postpartum Rate
$45 to $85
5 years and 20 families served
Type of practice: Solo practice
Clients per month: 2 to 8
BA/BS
MA/MS
New York, NY Serves families in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island
I am a Carrot approved Postpartum Doula. I am happy to help you navigate the reimbursement process with your work place.
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6/23/2025
I cannot say enough good things about working with Mia! She last minute stepped in when family couldn’t make it to town and helped us every day our first week home from the hospital. She was a much needed calming presence for us as first time parents and taught us a lot about newborns in just a week. If you have the opportunity to have her help in your home, you won’t be disappointed. Thank you, Mia!
6/7/2025
Mia was a fabulous postpartum doula for our family! As first-time parents, we were looking for someone who could help show us the ropes for taking care of a newborn. Mia helped us become confident in basic baby care (swaddling, diaper changes, baths, baby wearing, etc.), provided guidance with feeding, and generally organized all our newborn things (bottles, milk storage, clothing, etc).
Mia had a wonderful demeanor with our baby. She has a very soothing and calming presence. This was especially helpful during times when I was looking for Mia to take care of our baby so I could shower, eat, or just get some extra sleep.
Mia worked with us three mornings per week for our baby's first six weeks. Mia was able to start with us from our baby's fourth day, even though our baby arrived almost two weeks early.
A major plus for us was that Mia was an approved Carrot Fertility doula. Mia was on top of the necessary Carrot paperwork, which made the reimbursement process easy for us.
I could not recommend Mia more highly.
6/6/2025
We feel so incredibly lucky to have had Mia with us during the transformative first few months postpartum. From the moment she entered our home, her positive energy and calm presence brought a sense of peace and reassurance. She blended so seamlessly into our daily routine that it felt like she had always been a part of our family. Mia had a remarkable ability to intuitively align with our parenting style – gently taking her cues from us while also stepping in proactively - getting to work right away and requiring little direction to offer meaningful insights and support from the very start.
She has a deep understanding of postpartum recovery and infant development and the ability to bounce ideas or questions off of her with each new phase gave us so much confidence as new parents. Mia offered calm, grounded guidance – never alarmist, but always attentive – helping us discern what was typical newborn behavior and what might warrant closer attention.
Mia’s “tips and tricks” spanned a range of topics including soothing, baby wearing, bathing, sleep training, and feeding support. She always made sure to share links to helpful products or videos that I could easily access whenever I had my hands free (key for new moms!).
Mia was the extra set of hands we didn’t know we needed. I could not imagine having gone through this post-partum period without her. She allowed us to rest, bond and breathe more easily during the early days. Above all, she is a lovely person to have in your home and part of your family. We are so grateful for her care and cannot recommend her highly enough.
6/5/2025
Mia became a part of our family shortly after the birth of our second child. Having hired an overnight doula for our first, we knew this time around, with two little ones under two, we’d need even more support. From the moment Mia arrived, she was extraordinary. She intuitively understood the rhythm of our home and our unique challenges. I trusted her completely with my newborn, which allowed me to give my toddler the attention she needed.
Mia provided unwavering emotional support and was remarkably proactive, anticipating our needs before we could voice them. She brought calm and clarity during a time when I often felt overwhelmed, almost like the part of my brain that wasn’t functioning in the haze of postpartum. Whether it was preparing nourishing snacks, offering thoughtful breastfeeding support, or simply being a grounding presence, Mia was indispensable. Her presence during those intense early weeks was nothing short of a gift.
2/18/2025
We're first time parents with a preemie baby who spent a lot of time in the NICU and who came home with a nose tube and a feeding aversion. We couldn't be more worried and stressed, and Mia was an immediately calming and soothing presence. She connected with our son and us seemingly effortlessly - she's kind, thoughtful, proactive, and clearly very experienced taking care of babies and new parents! She spent quality time with our son, reading stories, doing tummy time, holding him and comforting him through feeds and naps. She also helped us with baby laundry, straightening up the nursery, washing an endless number of bottles and pump parts, and Mia also learned to use our son's feeding pump and prep feeds for his tube. Mia found useful tools and gear for us to have on hand and has great recommendations - we're very grateful for our time with her! It was lovely to spend time with her and to have her help. Mia is an excellent addition to any family's team!
1/18/2025
I hired Mia after my 2nd birth. She is just amazing- such a ray of sunshine and aura of calm! She is studying therapy, hence she is very non-judgmental and very supportive on all topics. Some people can just get babies relaxed and Mia is one of them. I felt I was in the best hands with her and highly recommend her!
1/6/2025
“I had Mia and two other doulas help out after my 2nd baby. They did various shifts throughout the day and evenings. Mia was fantastic. Like having someone who is a combination of a good friend and professional support. I was always very comfortable when she took care of our daughter. Given the nature of having 2 children, she was very flexible in whatever help they needed. Mia is very non-judgemental and helped us in every way. Due to her support, I was able to spend time with my newborn and my husband could take care of our older child. I am so grateful I was able to have so much help after birth this time!”
9/22/2024
Mia was IMMENSELY helpful after the birth of my second daughter. My second daughter was born just 22 months after my first, so I had 2 kids under 2 for the first few months. I also had a second c-section so I had limited ability to lift and significant pain for the first few weeks. And, my first daughter understandably still needed a lot of attention while my second daughter only liked to sleep while being held, which posed a significant challenge. Mia is a calm, caring, and kind person who somehow knew just the right thing to do or say in that environment. Mia would lovingly hold the newborn daughter so that she would sleep - for hours on end, it seemed - and would compassionately listen to me vent about the many challenges of having 2 young children, trying to work at the same time, and trying to physically get back to a comfortable space. If there was ever any downtime, Mia would fold laundry, do dishes, play with my older daughter, and just generally make everyone's lives better! To be honest, I wish Mia could have just moved in with us for the duration as she made every hour she was there SO much easier and more pleasant. Our first few months with 2 kids under 2 were not easy, but they were manageable BECAUSE we had Mia helping us.
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