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Who is Open Arms Doula?

Colleen Nolan, CPD

 

Hi! I'm Colleen. I was born and raised on Long Island. I'm married with two children and two dogs. We live in North Babylon, NY, and spend a lot of time on the soccer fields since my kids play travel soccer. Some of my interests include photography, dancing, bowling, and reality TV! I'm a soccer mom and a PTA mom who loves traveling and exploring new places with my family.

🌟 LIDA Trained (3/2021) Postpartum Doula
🌟 LIDA Certified (3/2024) Postpartum Doula
🌟 Infant and Child CPR Certified
🌟 Vaccinated (Flu-10/2023, Tdap-5/2022, Covid-2022)
🌟 Member of Long Island Doula Association (LIDA)
🌟 Affiliated with The Nesting Place
🌟 Experience with Higher-Order Multiples (HOM)

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Prepare for Birth & a Joyful Postpartum

Journeying into parenthood brings questions, fears, and concerns about the unknown. As a postpartum doula, my job is to help you prepare confidently for birth, guide you through a peaceful postpartum, and ease you through those sleepless nights.

Why I love being a doula

I love working with families when they bring baby home to help with the transition into parenthood. I am a calming voice that can help support your family during this amazing but hectic time.
 

I typically work daytime hours and help with feedings, laundry, diapers, dirty dishes, light cleaning, simple meals, and emotional and physical support. I can be a shoulder to cry on, a sounding board for your questions, concerns, and frustrations, an extra pair of hands to help with the baby when you need some time to yourself, or I can also be there to help with postpartum anxieties and feelings of sadness if they arise.

Kind words from past clients

"Colleen was the best postpartum doula I could have ever imagined having. The help and support she provided during my postpartum period were invaluable and far exceeded any expectation that I had.
Colleen quickly became one of the most, if not THE most important person in my "village".
I would immediately feel a sense of relief when I would see her car pull up. Colleen is great to work with, she is very communicative, reliable, caring and has the best way of offering advice and support but without ever being intrusive. As a first time mom, she helped me feel a lot less overwhelmed during what is an extremely challenging time. I had orginally planned to only have a doula for 4-6 week but ended up working with Colleen for 12 weeks because of how incredibly helpful and supportive she was. She provided so much help from all aspects of newborn care like feeding, changing diapers, baby's bath, cutting baby's nails, how to dress and swaddle baby, tummy time, to breastfeeding and lactation support, laundry, organizing the nursery and always making sure I was fed and hydrated. It is so apparent how much Colleen cares about the family she is working with and most importantly, how much she cares for my son and how much he adores her in return."

Melissa C

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I'm here to support mothers and families on Long Island, NY. If you'd like to learn more or work with me, fill out this contact form.

 

I typically respond within 1-2 business days.
 

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