Meet Lina
Lina is a well-loved birth and postpartum doula on our team who trained through DONA and plans to eventually become a midwife. She also completed a training through Stillbirthday to support families during a loss. She is also incredibly experienced supporting families through breastfeeding (she has breastfeed for over ten years and she is a mother of six). She offers a wealth of knowledge to families with newborns.
During Lina’s first pregnancy, she had dreams of a home birth, but at 32 weeks she developed pre-eclampsia, which lead to a very eventful induction. It wasn’t until her third child in 2010 that she found a home birth midwife and delivered with a team of doulas. This is what inspired her to become a doula.
After completing her doula training, she supported many friends and family members through their births. She also volunteered with Chicago Volunteer Doulas. Lina’s calling is in serving people. She enjoys helping new families as they settle in with their newborns. After being a mom to six, she has learned that those first few days and weeks home with a baby can be stressful. Having an experienced helping hand is very comforting.
In her free time she enjoys crochet and volunteering at her local church. She love to watch documentaries and loves anything narrated by David Attenborough. She is also fluent in Spanish.
Allison
12/2022 via Google
“Our family used Chicago Family Doulas’ overnight postpartum doula support for our twins. During that time, it enabled us to get the rest we so badly needed. We also have a toddler, so I knew being rested overnight to have energy to devote to him was crucial. As a mom healing from delivery, I was able to spend my time resting, eating and taking care of my body, while our doula took care of our twins. Lina is highly recommended by our family and really became “part of our family”. The first night she was with us she walked right in and began helping us right away. I remember bending down to pick up toys and she kindly told me not to, that she would get them. It was like a weight was lifted off my chest. I told her she was our “angel sent from above.” I truly don’t know how we could’ve survived caring for three young children without her. Later that night, I heard her singing quietly to our girls to help them fall asleep, and I knew she was the perfect fit for us. Anna, the owner of CFD was always available to answer any questions I had via text or email. She was always responsive, organized and flexible.”