Jeanette Samyn

BIRTH & POSTPARTUM DOULA

Jeanette is a Birth and Postpartum Doula. She’s trained in rebozo techniques, breastfeeding, and Reiki. She also holds a PhD in English and is a mother of two. 

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Jeanette's bio

Jeanette is a Birth and Postpartum doula trained through Carriage House Birth in Brooklyn. Having spent the last decade as an academic researcher and teacher, she loves to guide clients through the overwhelming amount of information available to expecting and new parents, empowering them to decide what works best under their specific circumstances and then advocating for their needs, without judgment. In addition to evidence-based resources, she offers extensive physical and emotional support, using such tools as active listening, open communication, movement, massage, stretching, reiki, visualization, and breathing to help clients ground, relax, and gather strength before, during, and after labor.  

Jeanette holds a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University, a Ph.D. from Indiana University, and a Reiki 1 attunement from the Maha Rose Center for Healing in Brooklyn; she is also trained in breastfeeding and newborn care, Infant and child CPR, and rebozo. She lives in Brooklyn with her partner, their two children, and their dog, Gordy. She is dedicated to treating all birthing persons and their families with sensitivity, openness, and care.

 What Others Are Saying

I loved having Jeannette as my doula! She was kind, patient, and so helpful throughout the entire experience of working with her. During our prenatal meetings, I felt that she not only taught me what I needed to know to be ready for birthing, but also really listened to my fears and concerns and truly helped me process and get through them.

-Kaela

I feel so thankful to have been connected to Jeanette when I found myself needing additional postpartum support. She has such a calming and supportive presence, and really helped me through some tough moments as a new mom. She even suggested things that I didn’t know to ask for, which made my life a lot better (e.g. with her help we finally mastered side-lying breastfeeding!). She generally made me feel a lot more confident that I was doing my best and doing ok.

-Alex

We realized that she helped us come to know things about ourselves that we didn't know and in doing so, really helped us know who we were/would be during labor, delivery, and those first postpartum weeks. Her continued support postpartum was also wonderful to have - from our check-in texts, to a reassuring "you're doing great" postpartum visit, to providing some healing remedies - having Jeanette as a partner for this part of our lives was an invaluable experience.”

-Emmy

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