Alexandrea

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Alex has been working with babies and small children as long as she can remember. As a big sister to four brothers ranging from 4-14 years younger, caretaking become very familiar to her. She has always felt a connection to babies and children and loves the life and energy they give to everything around them. It only grew when she became pregnant with her first child, and she dove deeply into all things related to pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum time.

She always felt drawn to nurture mothers during that time, and after seeing loved ones experience postpartum depression and anxiety, and also experiencing it herself, she felt an even stronger pull to that work.

Alex believes in having a village of women that work together to nurture mothers and help make the postpartum transition easier for families. Whether that’s cleaning up the house, preparing nourishing meals, helping out with older children, breastfeeding support, or offering a listening ear, she wants to be that support. Alex is a Certified Elite Postpartum Doula through ProDoula specializing in overnight care. She is passionate about community and connecting mothers to empower them.

To see families thrive through the transition of parenthood with the right support gives her continued passion and drive for this sacred work.

She is also incredibly passionate about loss and grief support. After 4 miscarriages of her own due to fertility issues, her heart mourns deeply for mothers suffering from loss and believes they also need emotional and physical support during that delicate time.

In 2018, she became a Mothership Certified Health Service Provider.

Alex is passionate about holistic health and nutrition. She enjoys foraging, spending time outdoors, getting lost in a good book, being a mother, homeschooling, and, with a chef for a husband, is understandably a foodie. Alex lives in Grand Rapids with her husband and four children; Lila, Jacob, Vivienne, and Niev.

Alex is not accepting new clients at this time.

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Alex came into my life when I was most vulnerable. My second son was born 5 weeks early 6 years ago and needed special care. Alex loves children. I will never forget the smile she gave that first day. She answered all of my questions directly and honestly. At first Alex was there so I could get some much needed sleep. She easily juggled the every 1.5 hour feeding schedule with the needs of our 2.5 year old. To this day I marvel at her ability with children. Her patience and pure joy for kids allows her to stay grounded even during the hardest challenges. She is open minded and will respect your individual ideas on how to care for your child. You won’t find a more loving, sincere caregiver during your postpartum period.

[/fusion_testimonial][fusion_testimonial name=”Shauna W.” avatar=”none” image=”” image_border_radius=”” company=”” link=”” target=”_self”]Alex is incredible. Never have I met another person so devoted and so caring. She would bring me food, hold my babies, and fold my clothes. She’s helped me transition into motherhood three times. She even helped me latch my daughter to the breast for the first time! I cannot even imagine my postpartum transition without her assistance. If you have the chance to use Alex as your postpartum doula, grab her quick! You won’t regret the decision to have her help you smoothly transition into motherhood.[/fusion_testimonial][fusion_testimonial name=”Krishna” avatar=”none” image=”” image_border_radius=”” company=”” link=”” target=”_self”]

Alex was phenomenal. She helped me and my husband get longer stretches of sleep at night, did the dishes and never-ending piles of laundry. She helped my two year old daughter get ready in the mornings and got breakfast ready for her while I nursed my baby. She was constantly asking me if I needed anything, and sometimes stayed up all night with my son so I didn’t have to. I appreciate her genuine care and compassion for the whole family. I can’t recommend Gold Coast Doulas highly enough!

[/fusion_testimonial][fusion_testimonial name=”Amy M.” avatar=”none” image=”” image_id=”” image_border_radius=”” company=”” link=”” target=”_self”]Alex with Gold Coast Doulas was absolutely amazing! Having your first baby durning COVID is terrifying. Alex put me at ease and was such a pleasure having in our home. My husband works a lot so having Alex around allowed me to nap and get some alone time. She did dishes and laundry while wearing the baby (think baby whisperer). She helped me with breastfeeding support, and just gave me someone to connect with in a time when connections were so distant. I can’t say enough about her. We just loved her![/fusion_testimonial][/fusion_testimonials][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]