Meet Jennifer
Jennifer is a well loved and very experienced birth and postpartum doula on our team who trained as an Advanced Holistic Birth and Postpartum Doula through The Matrona. She is also trained as an INNATE Postpartum Care Practitioner. She is a Certified Lactation Counselor and Infant Massage Instructor. Jennifer is also a Reiki Master/Teacher, Sound Healing Practitioner, Bach Flower Remedy Consultant, and a student of Herbalism and Childbirth Education.
As a mother and doula, Jennifer understands how important quality continuous care is for families during the birth and postpartum time. She has studied and practiced plant-based nutrition for many years, and is able to offer nourishing meals and recipes to postpartum clients.
Jennifer is honored to be the mother of four incredible children who inspire her passion for learning and growing, natural methods of healing and wellness, and gentle parenting. She is passionate about helping clients feel supported, nurtured, nourished, and informed through their transition into parenthood. She offers both modern and traditional methods of care for her clients.
When not supporting families, Jennifer spends her free time gardening, reading, cooking, and enjoying every moment with her family.
Jessica
1/2024 via Google
“Jennifer G was an immense help to us for the first two months of our baby’s life. She worked for us as a night nurse and went above and beyond our expectations. She communicative, easy going and responsive. Getting sleep was certainly a huge help but her small tips along the way on nursing, caring for baby and related topics were also powerful. Her thoughtfulness and kindness, which brought great energy to our household, will be missed. I highly recommend Jennifer if you get the opportunity to work with her! Jennifer, our postpartum doula match, was an incredible support to our postpartum experience. She was the calm, peaceful presence we needed to tackle the early weeks of parenthood with confidence and clarity. Tactically, Jennifer is punctual and has great communication. For instance, she routinely shared detailed recaps of each overnight the following morning. Her flexibility was also helpful. Though we had a routine set of days together each week, she was always open to variances as needed. Jennifer’s experience and expertise was invaluable. At the start of each visit, she would answer all of our questions about our new baby – from “is this behavior normal?” to “what would you recommend we do if this happens?” This ongoing consultation was critical in tackling the uncertainty of those first days as new parents. All in all, we are deeply grateful for our time with Jennifer and Chicago Family Doulas.”
Nikka
1/2024 via Google
Bridget J
4/2023 via Google
“We had a wonderful experience with Chicago Family Doulas. From the beginning, Annamarie was a joy to work with and a professional, skilled communicator. I will miss my back and forth with her!
Jennifer, our postpartum doula match, was an incredible support to our postpartum experience. She was the calm, peaceful presence we needed to tackle the early weeks of parenthood with confidence and clarity.
Tactically, Jennifer is punctual and has great communication. For instance, she routinely shared detailed recaps of each overnight the following morning. Her flexibility was also helpful. Though we had a routine set of days together each week, she was always open to variances as needed.
Jennifer’s experience and expertise was invaluable. At the start of each visit, she would answer all of our questions about our new baby – from “is this behavior normal?” to “what would you recommend we do if this happens?” This ongoing consultation was critical in tackling the uncertainty of those first days as new parents.
All in all, we are deeply grateful for our time with Jennifer and Chicago Family Doulas.“