Meet Ashton

Ashton is a certified birth and postpartum doula and breastfeeding counselor through the International Doula Institute. She has experience with day and night time care, in addition to supporting families with multiples. Families can see her genuine compassion and care shine through and appreciate her prompt communication skills. She loves supporting families with their newborn and she is comfortable with twins, as well as, busier households.

As someone who has struggled with infertility and loss, she has an intimate understanding of the new realm of anxieties that families face in pregnancy after loss and an Ivy journey. She has a passion for holistic and natural health, which is great for families seeking a more holistic approach to birth and postpartum.

Ashton maintains a CPR/First-Aid/AED certification. She has also cared for families beginning in her teen years. As her first job was as a babysitter at 14, and her care expanded to nannying and being a house manager throughout the following 10 years, including being a live-in nanny for a year and a half. 

Her desire to become a doula began at a young age when her first out of nine siblings was born. She is so grateful that she has pursued this path and is supporting sweet families  adjust with their newborns throughout the Chicagoland area. When not working, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends.