Warm, grounded, & intentional care.

Serving the Twin Cities and surrounding areas

Minnesota Doula care for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.

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Pregnancy

hands-on, intentional nesting support designed to prepare you and your home for the postpartum bubble.

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Birth

continuous physical, emotional, and informational support throughout labor and delivery.

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Postpartum

gentle care, practical guidance, and compassionate presence-day or night-as you ease into life with your new baby.

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Meet Bella

I’m Bella Girtz! As a wife, mama, and full spectrum doula, maternal instincts run deep for me. For all of my life I have passionately devoted myself to caretaking with a heavy emphasis on pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. Throughout college and directly afterward, I assisted numerous families with childcare for children aged newborn-toddlerhood. After a few wonderful years nannying, I decided to pursue my deepest passion (birth-work) full time. I am now a Birth & Postpartum doula with training and certification through DONA International as well as ICEA. I am currently serving families in the Twin Cities with the support they need to ease into life with a new baby. My love for this work fosters long-lasting connection, continuing even after our formal care concludes.

My purpose & mission:

Pregnancy, birth, and postpartum are such sacred spaces. During all three you are the most vulnerable that you will ever be. My heart for you and your baby is to be a continuous source of companionship & support.

My work is dedicated to client advocacy and the parent-baby bond. Whether it's holding your hand during labor, or taking the night shift postpartum, I am at your side proactively tending to your needs. My sole focus during our time together is to make sure that your entire family unit has been seen, heard, & tended to. It can be so hard to ask for your needs to be met. Having me as your doula means never having to ask.

“Bella was an absolute Godsend, I don’t know what I would have done without her in my challenging postpartum season.

Her attentiveness to my needs and emotions impressed me most. It felt like she knew what I needed before I even did.”

- Olivia N.

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Nesting Support

hands on intentional care designed to prepare you and your home for the postpartum bubble.

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What is included?

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$38/hr

  • washing, folding, and organizing baby items

  • setting up nursery, sleep, and feeding spaces

  • stocking postpartum and newborn care stations

  • laundry support and basic home organization

  • hospital preparation (packing bags, organizing documents, and final to-do lists

  • preparing nourishing postpartum focused meals and snacks

  • postpartum recovery preparation (padsicles, recovery stations, comfort items)

  • creating a peaceful, supportive environment for your return home

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Your Birth. Your Strength. My support.

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What supporting your birth experience looks like

  • These sessions are designed to help you feel informed, grounded, and prepared.

    During your prenatal visits we will:

    • build and customize a tailored birth plan for you

    • set intentions for your birth experience

    • explore your preferences for comfort measures, environment, and decision making

    • review what to expect in labor and early postpartum

    • discuss prenatal, birth, and postpartum resources available in Minnesota (local classes, lactation support, mental health care, newborn services, and community programs)

    • talk through partner roles and ways to feel supported as a team

    • address any questions, fears, or hopes you have leading up to your birth

  • Hands-on comfort measures including positioning, massage, heat/cold therapy, & guiding you through breath work

    Assistance in setting your birth space with comfort items such as aroma therapy, lights, affirmations, photos, and music

    Supporting your partner to feel involved, grounded, and tended to in the birthing process

    Intentional care throughout— making sure you are staying hydrated, nourished, and emotional grounded

    Helping you advocate and communicate your birth plan to your care team— making sure your preferences are thoroughly understood

  • Support in the hours immediately after birth

    Advocacy for your immediate postpartum wishes regarding you, your baby, and your care plan for both

    Assistance with early lactation if breastfeeding

    Grounding emotional support as you mentally, physically, and emotionally transition out of labor

    Knowledgable guidance and reassurance for you and your partner

    Tending to you and your partners needs— nourishment, rest, comfort, making plans for the first day/night with your baby

    Ongoing text support through the week(s) postpartum and you heal and recover

    An in-home postpartum visit check in on your emotional, physical, and mental well-being— recapping your birth experience and discussing newborn care

    Additional postpartum hours are available to book for clients desiring expanded postpartum care.

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Birth Packages

  • A complimentary consultation call prior to booking

    Access to my curated birth + postpartum resource library

    Three prenatal visits (60 minutes)

    24/7 on-call support from 37 weeks

    Continuous in-person labor support from to moment you request me through two hours postpartum

    Birth photos + videos taken if desired

    Unlimited text/email support from hire through the week(s) after baby is born

    One postpartum visit (60 minutes)

  • Everything included in the Essential Bloom Package + additional hands-on support for the weeks before and after delivery

    One 90 minute prenatal massage

    Two hours of prenatal Nesting Support with Bella designed to prepare you and your home for postpartum

    A thoughtfully curated postpartum care basket tending to your body and self care after birth

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No matter how you choose to birth, you deserve to feel like an informed participant, fully held by your support team throughout the whole process.

- Bella

Postpartum Support

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Overnight Care 40/hr:

  • Caring for your baby’s needs throughout the night so you can get a full nights rest.

  • Feeding baby bottled breastmilk or formula, bringing baby to mom to feed.

  • Bagging breastmilk and cleaning all pump parts and/or bottles.

  • Tending to essential newborn care like diapering, burping, swaddling, and soothing the baby back to sleep.

  • Providing detailed notes on how the night went.

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Daytime Care 38/hr:

  • Household tasks; dishes, laundry, cleaning bottles/pump parts, meal prep.

  • Lactation support; answering basic questions regarding breast/bottle feeding, and providing assistance with feeding concerns.

  • Emotional support; provide empathetic companionship as you process your birth and all the changes that come with postpartum. This time is for you and whatever you need mama.

  • Nursery tidying and organization.

  • Answer questions regarding newborn care and postpartum healing.

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