Meet Chrissie D.
Chrissie is a dedicated Birth and Baby University certified Postpartum Doula, and Lactation Counselor. Her approach combines assistance and emotional support, helping families navigate the delicate transition of welcoming a new baby.
She supports families with helping them understand their baby’s cues and behaviors and is so knowledgeable about sleep and feeding methods. She is a strong support for families who are nursing, pumping, formula feeding and combo feeding. She is also a strong support for all newborn care, and light housekeeping.
Drawing from her experience as both a nanny and a lactation counselor, Chrissie excels at anticipating needs and taking initiative to support families. Her proactive, take-charge approach has been consistently praised by clients who appreciate her ability to reduce their mental load during the postpartum period. She brings particular expertise in supporting families with multiples, older children, NICU graduates and providing overnight care.
Chrissie is a mother of two children, and she enjoys spending her time with her kids, reading and solving puzzles.
Anna
3/2025
“We had a wonderful experience with Chicago Family Doulas and absolutely loved working with Chrissie. She immediately put us at ease about leaving our little one in her care. Chrissie was so attentive to our family’s needs and made sure that everything we needed (and what we didn’t even know we needed) was done! I would absolutely work with Chrissie again and would enthusiastically recommend her to any other expecting parents.?
Katie
3/2025
“We had a great experience with Chicago Family Doulas. We had Chrissie as our daytime postpartum doula for about 6 weeks. She was so helpful, informative and a pleasure to have around. I mostly needed help with household responsibilities, especially meal prepping healthy meals for the week so I was thrilled when she told me she loved to cook. She often texted recipes she thought I may like and resources we had discussed, and just checked in on how I was doing in between our Tuesday visits. It’s sometimes intimidating having a new person in your home when you’re in such a vulnerable state but she made my postpartum experience so much more comfortable.”